March 2, 2010

The only thing older and more obsolete than VCRs are jokes about VCRs. In today's scene, Loretta turns on the way back machine and brings everyone straight back into the middle of a late 80s sitcom with her ossified dig about Leroy's failure to program the VCR. Perhaps she'll follow up with timely zingers referencing cassette tapes, "Miami Vice", or the Iran-Contra affair. The Lockhorns walk an extremely fine line between timeless jokes and old jokes; here's a great example of them sadly tripping into the latter. However as dated the insult may be, it's still an insult nevertheless. Loretta gets the point.

Official Count:

Leroy - 17
Loretta - 23
Push - 21