He himself can't, because he's innocent and five. But it's for that fact that it's always him that's in the messed up situations. If Freddy Krueger were being terrorised by Michael Myers, nobody would be scared.

Well yeah, if I was five I'd be terrified in most of those situations... But that's the joy of Phillipe- he does it for you!

He is a Special Boy.

I would scream and scuttle away, too.

and he's just trying so hard to be cool

I use Paul Mitchell and can verify this.

Tea Tree Mint Shampoo baby. It BURNS the sexy right into your scalp.

It's all about the last panel. Hairglasses!

theodore's scuffle-fleeing has me laughing so hard every time i look, all the way around the corner

Bruce Willis needs no shaver to get that effect.

that was a strange reaction.

Onstad, you thought of this?

How come?

WHY FIND OUT

I understand this strip, but I don't get why Phillipe's haircut scaring Teodor is supposed to be funny.

How is it NOT supposed to be funny?

It's funny because Teodor reacts in such an extreme way, as if a shaven Philippe is basically the sum of all his fears personified. As if he then has to spend the next week in therapy before he can come back to the strip in time for Rays toilet party.

Ohhhhhhh. Now I'm imagining Teodor reliving some horrible childhood incident involving a shaven otter, and it's retroactively hilarious.

What... happened to his nose?

it's still there...i think...

I've laughed out loud at Achewood before, but this is the first time that I laughed so loud I couldn't breathe.

philippe looks so tough teodor scuffles away in intimidated horror. this is why he felt he should change to something less scary, like harry potter.

christ, philippe is mega nasty here.

I never noticed before but Téodor's pants are pretty silly.

I picture them as being like violet brocade, like King Lear would wear.

Teodor's face and exactly repeated screams totally make this one.

It's like that scene at the end of Hannibal, with ray Liotta's exposed brain. Ray Liotta is kind of a tough guy too, so the rule still stands.

Téodore's reaction makes bearable the horror of Philippes buzz-cut.

Isn't this one of the few times we actually see Teodor's bottom lip?

Lurk mode had to come off to provide the chubbie for your service to the Achewood community. Especially helpful for noobs like me who start at the beginning of the archive.

you are awesome

I want so badly to see Teodor's reaction to Philippe Potter there, considering what just being Philippe Willis did to him.

EEEAAUGH!

Dude, indeed.

He is a stuffed otter. That will never grow back.

And he is five.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAUGH! ... EEEEEEEAAAAUGH! ... EEEEEEAAAAAUGH!

I wonder who's hair products that is? I too use the Paul Mitchell leave in conditioner.

The inspiration for the very small counter with nothing but Paul Mitchell, a horse-hair brush and a razor on it could only have come from a recent barbershop visit by Mr. Onstad.

No such small hair-product counter exists in any home. Not in any home in this country, anyway.*

*By "this country," I mean America, home of the Internet since 1977. America: Where we put commas inside quotation marks, even if we are not quoting the comma. America: Try it today!

This is right up there with the one where Philippe opens his mouth.

Christians don't like Harry Potter.