Category Archives: the panda channel

Ok, NOW it’s Fat Tuesday (or is it Pudgy Wednesday?)

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We could hardly keep Babette‘s feet on the ground, once she realized that, not ONLY has she been nominated for best panda in a short feature film, (Your Brain on Pandas: The Movie)  but that she would lead the Panda Krew in the All Panda Fat Tuesday celebration in New Orleans!  We apologize that our footage of the festivities was unavailable yesterday, but it seems that we had some technical difficulties which prevented us from showing the film yesterday.  Without any further delay, Here is:

All Panda Fat Tuesday!

Till next time,  Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

New From the Panda Channel: This Olde Den

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Those who know me, know that my stance on housekeeping is unfortunately more like Bob’s than like Mehitabel’s.  Even so, I am addicted to shows on decorating on HGTV (or would be if I had a TV….good thing I don’t) and used to watch “This Old House” when Bob (!) Vila was the host.  I thought that this would be an excellent theme to harvest a few cartoons from before people run away screaming.

By the way, you still have time to enter the “Dress up Babette de Panda and photograph her somewhere” contest.  Go to the December 2nd post to get your printable Babette de Panda paper doll and her first outfit.  There are 3 more outfits that have been featured here in the past few weeks, or make your own outfit for Babette!  Post your pictures on Bob T. Panda’s Facebook page! Win valuable prizes!

Be the bear!

Bob T. Panda

Will Scotland Be Brave in the face of the Panda Kindergarten?

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Nobody expects the Panda Kindergarten!  Or was that the Spanish Inquisition?  No matter.  While the tune Scotland the Brave runs through my head, the Panda Kindergarten continues to get ready for Tian Tian and Yang Guang‘s arrival.  Bagpipes Beware!  What next? MacBear, or should I say, The Scottish Cartoon?

The Scottish pandas

Be the Bear!

Bob T Panda

Alas, Poor Chi Chi, I Knew Her…

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Yes, panda fans, it’s time for the Scottish Play…er…cartoon I mean.  Here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire we never miss the opportunity to make fun of current events in the panda world.   Well, actually, we’ll make fun of anything, whether it’s about pandas or not.  The return of pandas to Great Britain for the first time in almost 40 years is an event to be celebrated!  ( My panda historian friends will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that Chi Chi, who lived at the London Zoo from 1958 until her death in 1972, was the last panda who lived in Great Britain.

The Scottish Cartoon

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

 

While we wait for the arrival of the Scottish pandas….

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Of course we know that Tian Tian and Yang Guang are not actually Scottish,  I mean, it’s not like they are some exotic variation on Scottish Terriers, after all.  But still, our heart starts to go pitter patter just a bit when we think of pandas gracing the British Isles once again.  As you know, pandas have trod these paths before, and not so very long ago at that.  Am I speaking of Chi Chi, who lived at the London Zoo from 1958 until her death in 1972?  Why no! I’m speaking of the Torch Bears recent visit to Westminster Cathedral to start their round the world journey back to London for the 2012 (Panda) Olympic Games!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Where’s My MacArthur Fellowship When I Need It?

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I don’t know what most people think I do all day, but it is definitely NOT sitting around on my fuzzy butt drinking margaritas and eating bon-bons. Wouldn’t it be nice, though, if some magical fairy godperson (I’m not picky) would swoop down and drop a big bag of money so I could sit around drawing PANDA CARTOONS for days on end?  I have fans now!  (Well at least 28 of you are subscribing and some of those AREN’T because I personally threatened you with bodily harm and excessive whining if you didn’t.) People are depending on me for frequent applications of panda satire!

Around the beginning of October, someone on NPR always announces that the annual MacArthur Fellowships have been awarded and gosh darn it I didn’t get one again this year. Sigh… So there I was, lamenting my failure to receive large bags of money once again, and darned if I didn’t think of a cartoon to celebrate the season.  So, I hope someone on the committee that selects people for the grant is reading this, because this category has long been neglected among MacArthur recipients.

Be the Bear (who was feeling better enough to draw a new cartoon!)

Bob T. Panda

It’s Here!

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Well, we’re not entirely sure, but we think the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire has officially launched our new Panda Commerce Division: PANDYLAND on Cafe Press. You can follow the link in the sidebar under the heading  Panda Commerce Division.  ( http://www.cafepress.com/pandyland)  I am still working out some of the bugs as I am not the most techno sort of panda and I will be adding more designs and cartoons of Bob and his friends to the page.  I hope you will feel inclined to invite some pandas to come and live with you!  Black and white goes with everything, don’t you think?  We really thought it was time that the pandas got off their furry little butts and helped buy all the ink and paper that we use here to make cartoons.  The fast food thing was really not working out.

Let me know what you think, and if there is something you would like to be on a t-shirt or anything else, really!

Be the (well dressed) Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Atlanta Surprise Part 2

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You can believe us when we say that some things are just too absurd to make up, and this is one of them!  It’s almost as good as a Tea Party press conference!  We now join Bob T Panda and Mehitabel in their ZooNooZ interview with Mei Lan, at the Panda Channel Studios (in an undisclosed location!)  This will definitely go down in Panda History.

We’d like to report, in other exciting panda news (is there any other kind?) that the Australian pandas are “dating”  Stay tuned for further updates.

Be the Bear! (of one gender or another!)

Bob T. Panda

The Atlanta Surprise! (part 1)

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Well knock me down and put feathers up my nose, I couldn’t have been more surprised at the news coming from the Panda Ranch and Day Spa in Chengdu.  Yup,  Mei Lan, Atlanta’s Beauty turns out to be a boy!  I suppose Lun Lun knew, but for some reason she didn’t say anything.  Panda watchers are all scratching their heads in wonder and embarrassment, no doubt.

Here’s the first of 2 cartoons on the subject, so hot off the press our pen is still smoking!

Stay tuned for the 2nd installment (Yes there really is one, it’s just not done yet)!

Till then, here is a little seasonal cheer from the Institute of Contemporary Panda Satire!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Coming SOON to the World of Internet Commerce….

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Here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, we are pleased to announce that we are taking the leap to bring about panda proliferation!  Invite Bob T. Panda and friends into your home! Introducing the ShowUsTheMoney division of P.A.N.D,A. International and Way Better Than Working Cartoons:

I’ll let you know when things are up and running.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda