Dr. Muskiday tries to turn feelings into data. His emotion-reading technology translates emotions into glowing clouds. As the experiment spirals, it becomes clear that understanding emotions is much messier than measuring them.
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Transcript
(Panel 1)
Holo-Clone Miss Match: Oh, Musky! I’m so PROUD of you!
Dr. Muskiday: You are?
(Panel 2)
Holo-Clone Miss Match: Sure! And I’ll prove it to you.
(She sprays Dr. Muskiday’s “Project: SMILE” mist onto her chest with a “Pft Pft Pft.”)
(Panel 3)
Holo-Clone Miss Match: That’s odd. I’m definitely experiencing a twenty-five percent increase in admiration.
(He looks at her as she stands confidently in front of him.)
(Panel 4)
Dr. Muskiday: (sighs) I know. I wrote your approval algorithm.
(He buries his head in his hands.)
(Panel 5)
Computer (stylized): Disappointment detected. Initiating emotional buoyancy protocols.
(She stands looking at the dejected Muskiday.)
(Panel 6)
Computer (stylized): Activating file: hold_and_squeeze_those_big_puppies.exe
(She touches her lips in contemplation.)
(Panel 7)
(Two holographic dogs appear — Oso the Pug and Digby the Dachshund from the ‘Sheldon’ comic strip— to a now overjoyed Muskiday, who grabs and cuddles them gleefully.)
Holo-Clone Miss Match: Well… I AM proud of you!
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Comic strip featuring Holo-Clone Miss Match (a holographic clone of Miss Match) and Dr. Muskiday (a small, humanoid fly in a lab coat) having a humorous interaction. Miss Match tells Muskiday she’s proud of him. She sprays Dr. Muskiday’s “Project: SMILE” mist onto her chest with a “Pft Pft Pft.” It fails to trigger the expected results. She insists that her admiration has increased by 25% even though it’s not indicated by the mist. Muskiday sighs, saying he knows because he wrote her approval algorithm. Detecting his disappointment, Muskiday’s computer initiates an “emotional buoyancy protocol,” executing a file named “hold_and_squeeze_those_big_puppies.exe.” Two holographic dogs appear — Oso the Pug and Digby the Dachshund from the ‘Sheldon’ comic strip — to a now overjoyed Muskiday, who grabs and cuddles them gleefully. The dogs cameo from the "Sheldon" comic strip to promote Dave Kellett’s Kickstarter book, "Double Dog Dare," available at doubledogbook.com
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“Gravity Falls” was created by Alex Hirsh for Disney XD. The story centers on a magic summer vacation that two kids — Dipper and Mabel — spend with their “Gruncle” (great-uncle) Stan in a town that seems to be immersed in paranormal / supernatural forces. Despite the show’s runaway success, the creator, Hirsch, had a definite story arc in mind for this series, and was able to convince Disney to end it after only two seasons. The story itself is as entertaining as it is intricate — and it was fun to watch the total immersion that happened as my sons got drawn into the writing.
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Be sure to visit our Patreon page! (patreon.com/heycomicskids ) The boys were huge fans of the Disney XD animated series, “Gravity Falls.” They loved Dipper and Mabel and Grunkle Stan. They know they’re approaching Weirdmaggeddon, but they’re not sure how they feel about that. This series has been their favorite Disney XD show for a long time, and I’m a little sad that it’s only slated to run two seasons.
