i like to think that philippe is just being philippe, and teodor uses the opportunity to mess with mr. bear.

who of course is not fooled.

I've always been curious myself.

i think teodor is bullshitting

that would make more sense

Is it just me or does Cornelius' glasses look like a bicycle?

Amazing avatar.

Tripy.

Oh god.
I chubby you, sir.

"How so?" IS the punch line. Cornelius stands there thinking about all the stuff that could happen to a stuffed otter baby, and when he realizes the whole idea is absurd, he calls Teodor on it.

Ditto everything you said, except that this one _is_ funny to me. I imagine Teodor and Mr. Bear standing outside the bathroom for hours wondering what it might be, while the little otter keeps at it, whatever 'it' might be.

Now, "Philippe is standing on it", I don't get, but it *is* Achewood #1, and that Counts.

If you prefer one-strip-one-punchline jokes, PVP is right over there. Now let us enjoy the early strips for what they are: rough diamonds.

Yes!

The real punchline is that you'd expect Cornelius to ask what happened. Instead, he politely inquires, "How so?" His obviously confused (or suspicious) speech leads to an awkward, humorous situation.

Look who's being a dick about terms.

Arguably, this is where Mr. Bear started to become Cornelius.

We've all seen Philippe's arms. How the heck can he even reach the water?

The same way he gives.....Huuugs!

somehow this strip gets me pretty much everytime and i cannot measure why

Phillipe is the only character who really hasn't changed at all over the years... I'm glad.

This has been said about three different characters now.

looking at old strips like this is kind of like looking at baby photos. it was all so innocent, so harmless back then.

what a terrible misunderstanding

"when he was a pup"? Philippe is always 5

The therapy is for the time his arm got burned by the Big Bang.

this strip is my childhood. end of story