Sad how much things don’t change when it comes to Mittens. They just get worse.
I sure hope Mittens can’t read my thoughts!Come back soon!
I think this was when they went on their first vacation to Alaska after moving in to the Panda House.
Oddly enough, even in 2026, Mittens STILL hasn’t accepted the results of the 2020 election.
The Shadow Docket, which is still being abused, still kinda scary!
Well, that’s our round up from the archives for this week. And remember, all the bad stuff that’s happening? We told you so! Sigh…maybe things will be better next week!
Be the Bear Bob T why can’t Mittens just go away? Panda
Once again we take a trip through the archives to see what we were doing in previous years this month!
“I’ll have one of these, and one of these, and one of these, and one of…”
I bet it was Frank and Mikey, who we hadn’t met yet in May of 2018.
And then one more from the animal justice league!
If you go out in the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise!
And wouldn’t ya know…a ‘toon from May 2019 has relevance even today in 2026…
Ping!
I have REALLY got to quit predicting the future…
Who could have done this????
In May of 2020, we were deep into the scariest part of the Covid pandemic…
Wait…we get paid?Nooz Flash: “president” Mittens has tested negative for having any compassion at all.Did Pinky put this on Daddee’s Panda Express card?Cole slaw, anyone?
It’s amazing what you can get from Acme, isn’t it?
Pinky: now where did I leave Daddee’s Panda Express card…
These ‘toons brought to you in preparation for more from Pinky’s twins, Four and Five, and why they are the way they are.
I hope these ‘toons from the archives have brought even a momentary smile to your faces. Remember: Mittens and his minions WANT you to feel bad, forget joy, feel hopeless! Be like Pinky! (MX: well, not exactly like Pinky…) and don’t give up in advance. Remember, it makes them mad when you laugh at them.
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to take a little dive into the archives and see what we were thinking about during May of years past.
Here we go!
No matter how random I try to be when choosing ‘toons, many of them are extremely relevant to current events:
Really…I’m not!
The aftermath of the Canadian Cubby Caper…
There may be political concussions!
Boycotting The World Cup Games? Maybe International Competition Level Cookie Balancing might be just the thing to replace soccer!
Did I mention I broke the world record in cookie balancing?There are rules here!The roar of the crowd, the smell of a freshly baked cookie…
Did I actually balance cookies? I’ll never tell*
*Yes, I actually did.
I was looking for this ‘toon a little while ago!
Did I just see what I thought I saw?
I hope today’s trip down panda memory lane distracted you from the sh*t show that is going on right now. Hopefully no pandas in China were subjected to visits from F45 or any of his tech bro entourage, particularly The head Wanker at Tesl* and his spawn, Kevlar.
Till we meet again! Be the Bear Bob T I’m not sure how much more of this I can take Panda
See how quickly I pivoted to the Thursday Archive dive, as if this is ALWAYS how we’ve done it.
Ahhhh….what to concentrate on. I think I’ll just share some ‘toons from the month of May through Panda Chronicles history, which oddly enough, is now 15 years long!
Let’s start with the Pandarama!
The pandaramaNever underestimate the power of a good “fart joke”
The panda kindergarten would like to point out they were NO WHERE NEAR NOTRE DAME when it caught fire!
So much for those new navigation systems…or is it “nagagation systems”?I have extra frosting!I really had no idea what she was up to.Are you SURE you wouldn’t like to vote for Bob?
Sigh…it could have all been so different…
I hope you enjoyed this dive into the archives! Be sure to ‘toon in next week for a *new* ‘toon on Tuesday (New ‘toon Tuesday?) and another fun dive into the archives on Thursday!
Be the Bear Bob T honestly, I’m working hard Panda
I’m not sure how many people shared the story with me, of a bunch of guys who thought maybe they’d lever a bunch of money out of their insurance companies, but there were several of you who shared this delightful story about a bunch of greedy, clueless morons. Were they republicans? Was any of them named Don Jr.? Who knows! Just asking questions!
“Hey guys, look at this bear suit I found! I have a great idea!”
Take advice from Frank and Mikey! First, get rid of (or eat) the evidence. Then when you get caught, say it wasn’t you!
A reminder to all fans of panda satire: as I am preparing for a painting show, my time is limited, so from now until August (or so) I’ll only have time to do one new ‘toon a week, (usually on Tuesday) and then for my Thursday post, it will be a round up of relevant ‘toons from the archives. Fun to revisit, and a chance for new readers to acquaint themselves with the cast of characters.
Nooz has just been received at The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, that Zoo Atlanta has just signed a new contract with the Chengdu Panda Base to bring a new pair of pandas to Pandalanta! The new pandas are Ping Ping (not the one I met at Gengda in 2017, but STILL!!!) and Fu Shuang.
I guess it was a good thing I was too tired last night to set up an archive pandapalooza, because now we have a theme for today’s dive into the archives!
We bring you PANDALANTA PANDAS PAST AND (UP TO) THE PRESENT!
One of the early appearances of The Meihems, before Pinky…um…poofed them
Huzzah! a guest appearance by little Po!Pinky is VERY powerful. Be afraid, be very afraid, Mr Wu.downloadable paper panda upgradeReady for panda kindergarten!
Of course there was some amount of rivalry between Pinky and the Meihems, but sometimes they cooperated on projects…
we are friendly, not ambitious!I love a good art forgery, don’t you?
And around the time Pinky was getting used to having a little brother, a new set of twins was born in Pandalanta…Let’s have a big Panda Chronicles welcome for Six and Sebben!
Panda Trek 2: The Next GenerationThe little gift that keeps on giving!“Why can’t my children be as well behaved as Lun Lun’s,” mused Mei Xiang
Huh…apparently Six and Sebben started out as well behaved, but…
Will these two ever get along?Well, bless her heart! Are you sure that’s a good idea, Mei?
Sisters!
Well, that’s about all the Meihem we have time for today, but we’ll probably share some more Pandalanta stories from the Sun Sun/ Yang Yang dynasty next week! (If you know who hasn’t blown up the planet by then.)
In 1972, the first pandas* arrived at the Smithsonian National Zoo, courtesy of China wishing to gain favor and influence from the US, after Pat Nixon wanted to hug a panda** on a trip to China.
*The first panda (named Su Lin) that came to the US was brought by Ruth Harkness (read the book The Lady and the Panda for a fascinating account of this real life epic adventure story) and eventually went to live his short life at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
** Who doesn’t want to hug pandas? I ask you! I might have used some creative license with this fact, but Pat was the one who wanted the pandas. Nixon said okay, but they absolutely cannot sleep on the couch, and they are really, really not allowed on the bed.
I am only making some of this up. copyright 2012 -A. Belov
Did you get your taxes done?
The only sure things are Pandas and taxes.
Meanwhile, we R still endangered …
The endangered species act is not a popularity contest!Guess who’s coming for cuppycakes!!!!“We are NEVER going to get our security deposit back!!!”Ruh Roh….
I never get tired of Frank and Mikey stories!
I know it is really scary out in the world right now. I hope my stories of pandas (and other bears) are helping you cope with it all.
Be the Bear Bob T celebrating the Nixon Pandas Panda
For the foreseeable future, I will only have one new ‘toon each week (generally speaking) but will share a pandapalooza of goodies from the archives on the other regular posting day. We can’t go a whole week with no pandas (or other bears)!
Here are some ‘toons from Aprils past! Have fun then get back to work!
The secret lives of the wild panda!Let the WHAT out of the bag?Lamentations of Luddites lay waste to Linguini. This was way too much fun. :o)Do you smell smoke?Well, bless her heart!
With my currant work/nap load, I feel like I can only get one new ‘toon done each week. I’m trying to get a jump on next Tuesday, so back into the archives for today!
Let’s see what was happening during Aprils past…
Bob was at work on another book in 2011…
Do you like my new book?
In April of 2012, the Scottish Pandas were entering their first Panda Season of Looooove in Edinburgh…
A panda by any other name, would smell…well, they would just smell…I hope people haven’t had enough of silly love songs!
And of course, April is when we celebrate the arrival of The Nixon Pandas!
I am only making some of this up. copyright 2012 -A. Belov
Sometimes the Panda Season of Love hits a roadblock or two…
“It was dark….there were men in masks….”
Well that’s it for this week’s dive into the archives! Something to give you a chuckle besides the nooz of Pammy Jo’s ouster as Attorney General. Better luck in your next life, I guess.
Be the Bear Bob T is hiding under the bed for the foreseeable future Panda
With all the terrible things that F45 is doing out in the real world, we needed a really nice day and we got it on Saturday at the 3200 + worldwide #NoKings events that took place this past Saturday. I was at our local one, and it was rocking by the time I got there. I had to park WAY down the road because there were so many people there.
It wasn’t like the big cities, but one of the interesting things to me is that were about an additional 800 events as compared to the one in October. And there were reports and photos from some rallies being held in very R heavy areas. I find this very encouraging, in a time when not much else is.
Of course, the most important and accurate reporting on the #NoKings rallies comes from…you guessed it…
ZooNooZ!!!!
Red pandas have an anger management problem!
Will we survive until the tide turns against Mittens? I don’t know, but I’m gonna keep fighting. As long as we have pandas on our side, how can we fail?
