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| Looking forward | Scamper: It's interesting... I'm headed to college, hoping to be reunited with my family, and Ellie Sue's moving away from hers. / Scamper: This must be difficult for her. I wonder how she's taking it? / Ellie Sue: Boys boys boys boys...! / {{Strip# 0; Created: 11.05.07; Starring: Ellie Sue, Old Man... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00000 |
| Goodbyes | Scamper: Well, there's my ride. / Scamper: Carlotta, Missy, Wooter, Skip... I'm really gonna miss you guys. / Carlotta: Goodbye, Scamper.
/ Missy: Good luck.
/ Skip: I'll miss you. / Wooter: Y'all come back now, y'hear? / {{Strip# -1; Created: 12.08.07; Starring: Carlotta, Missy, Scamper, Skip, Wooter;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0001 |
| First day of school | Scamper: Well, here I am at Luther College. / Scamper: I wonder if I'll be able to find any other squirrels here... / {{Strip# 1; Created: 08.24.01; Starring: Scamper; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00001 |
| A New Hope? | J'lo: Greetings. This is J'Lo speaking. / J'lo: The following series of strips were written with no input from the actual author whatsoever. / J'lo: Be afraid. / {{Matt Nelson Guest Strip# mn001; Starring: J'lo; Tagline: the continuing adventures}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn001 |
| Morning has broken | [[Scamper sleeping]] / [[The sun rises]] / << http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mov01 |
| Now make with the gifts! | Rob: So how old are you now, Scamper?
/ Scamper: Oh, that's not important. / Trixie: That's right. What matters is that he found his way here to us.
/ Scamper: Yeah... / Scamper: So...presents? / Rob: What?
/ Scamper: You know, birthday presents? Didn't you bring any? / Trixie: I thought you said that... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=pp001 |
| Well, well, well | Blob: Hey! This is my turf! Get lost or get hurt! / Stamper: Try anything, inky, and I'll stamp you into oblivion! / Rob: Whoa! Back off, big guy. Just welcoming you to the neighborhood... / {{Strip# sta01; Created: 03.19.08; Starring: Blob, Stamper; Tagline: a stamp pad's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta01 |
| ''A Softer World'' tribute | Scamper: I could fly away. / Scamper: Leave this place, all of you, behind. / Scamper: But I don't know the way to the airport. / {{Strip# wc001; Created: 08.15.05; Starring, Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a tribute to webcomics}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc001 |
| He can talk! | Scamper: Well, I guess this is goodbye. So long, Tokrok. / Skip: Goodbye, Scamper.
/ Scamper: ! / / Skip: Tee-hee! / {{Strip# -2; Created: 11.05.07; Starring: Scamper, Skip, Tokrok; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0002 |
| Bird versus squirrel | Rob: Hey! This is my turf! Get lost or get hurt! / Scamper: Try anything, red-breast, and I'll gnaw your little legs in half! / Rob: Whoa! Back off, nut-boy. Just welcoming you to the neighborhood... / {{Color Strip# 00002; Created 09.26.98; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's p... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00002 |
| This doesn't seem so different... | Scamper: Hey, Rob. What's new?
/ Rob: Not a great deal. You? / Scamper: I tried something other than a mocha today that the humans call 'white coffee'. It's speeding up my vital processes to a heretofore unimaginable rate. / Rob: And have we learned anything from this?
/ Scamper: For one thing, I can... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn002 |
| No need to be sarcastic | [[Scamper falling]] / Rob: Hey, Scamper! What are you up to? / Scamper: Gee, I'm plummeting to my death. How about you, Rob?
/ Rob: Me? Oh, not much... / {{Strip# mov02; Created: 10.28.07; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: the movie adaptation}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mov02 |
| Date-of-origin anniversary greetings | J'lo: Am I too late for the festivities?
/ Scamper: J'lo! / Scamper: You came all this way to wish me a happy birthday?!
/ J'lo: Indeed. / Scamper: You're kidding!
/ J'lo: I am not. In fact... / J'lo: I bear date-of-origin anniversary greetings from all of planet E'latin to its favored hero, Scamper. / Scamper:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=pp002 |
| Would you look at the date? | Blob: Look at the humans; just walking in and out of the same buildings all day long, day after day... / / Stamper: Man, I wish I had it that easy... / {{Strip# sta02; Created: 03.19.08; Starring: Blob, Stamper; Tagline: a stamp pad's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta02 |
| ''Alien Loves Predator'' tribute | Rob: Scamper, the humans are holding a Frisbee game down by the library! Wanna go watch?
/ Scamper: Sure, okay. / Scamper: So, which team do you root for?
/ Rob: Oh, there are teams? I root for the Frisbee. One of these days he's going to get lucky and make his escape! / {{Color Strip# wc002; Created:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc002 |
| Decision '98 | Scamper: Guys, I...I've decided to leave. I'm going to try and find my family. / Scamper: I'm going to hitch a ride with Ellie Sue to Luther College. Supposedly, there's a lot of squirrels there. / Skip: Well...at least Henry will be happy... / {{Strip# -3; Created: 12.08.07; Starring: Carlotta, Missy,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0003 |
| Udder confusion | Scamper: Missy? Hey, Missy, are you-- / Scamper: You're not Missy!
/ Cow: Er, no... / Cow: Well, hello there...
/ Missy: Hello yourself, handsome.
/ Missy: Wait--is that an udder? / {{Strip# -3.5; Created: 12.04.07; Starring: Cow, Missy, Scamper; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-cow3 |
| You have no idea how easy... | Rob: Look at the humans; just walking in and out of the same buildings all day long, day after day... / / Scamper: Man, I wish I had it that easy... / {{Color Strip# 00003; Created: 09.25.98; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00003 |
| It Came Out Of Nowhere! | After having drunk the incredible 'white coffee', Scamper is granted speed greater than that of mortal squirrels! / And so, he speeds on his way, sure that somewhere, there are people in need! / Rob: So I'm thinking that this never happens to the Flash.
/ Scamper: Shut up! I never saw the stupid tree! / {{Matt... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn003 |
| Timely aid | Rob: Oh, say, do you need any help? / Scamper: Help? Well, gee, that'd be swell.
/ Rob: Okay, hold on just a sec-- / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mov03 |
| It's April 1st | Freshman: AIIEEE!!!
/ < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta03 |
| ''Dinosaur Comics'' tribute | Scamper: Lately, I've been spending a lot of time thinking. / Scamper: No, it's true!! / Scamper: Every day is just a minor variation on the same theme. Nothing really ever changes.
/ Trixie: You sound like you just figured all this out.
/ Scamper: I did! / Scamper: There's got to be some way to break... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc003 |
| Squirrels need squirrels | Old Man Don: Are you getting excited for college, Ellie Sue?
/ Ellie Sue: I sure am, Grandpa! / Ellie Sue: I hear that on campus, there are squirrels everywhere! / Scamper: Squirrels. I miss squirrels. / {{Strip# -4; Created: 10.27.07; Starring: Ellie Sue, Old Man Don, Scamper; Tagline: the first ... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0004 |
| Time to hit the weights | Rob: Hey! Throw it over here! I'm open! I'm open! I'm o-- / [[Rob gets hit with Frisbee]]
/ Rob: SQUAAWK!! / Rob: Maybe I should learn the humans' language before trying Ultimate again...
/ Scamper: Maybe you should gain 150 pounds... / {{Color Strip# 00004; Created: 09.26.98; Starring: Rob, Scamper;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00004 |
| Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? | Scamper: Hey, guys! Guess what! I got super speed from a human drink! So, got any wrongs need righting? / Scamper: Dastardly villains? Uhm.. Carrot blight? / Scamper: (sigh) / {{Matt Nelson Guest Strip# mn004; Starring: Ric, Scamper, Warren; Tagline: the continuing adventures}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn004 |
| Assuming he can extricate himself | Rob: Uh, Scamper...? / Rob: Are you okay? / Scamper: Oh, about ten times better than you're going to be in a minute. / {{Strip# mov04; Created: 10.20.08; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: the movie adaptation}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mov04 |
| You know what that means | Stamper: Hey, Blob, what's up?
/ Blob: Man, this week's got me so stressed out! I've got so much stuff that needs to be done, it's not even funny! I just feel-- / Stamper: Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on! Blob...you're an inkstain. / Blob: Thanks! Life makes so much more sense when you put it into perspective...
/ Stamper:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta04 |
| ''Penny Arcade'' tribute | Rob: I only said --
/ Scamper: Listen, I'm right and you're wrong. That's the long and short of it. / Rob: But I --
/ Scamper: If you've got a problem with that, you can just kiss THESE. / Rob: Your acorns?
/ Scamper: F### yeah. / {{Color Strip# wc004; Created: 08.17.05; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc004 |
| The big reveal | Carlotta: Well, what do you think now? / Scamper: That should do the trick!
/ Wooter: Uh, folks...? / Wooter: That thing about the butcher's shop? I think I just dreamed it.
/ Scamper: WHAT?!
/ Wooter: Hey, lay off! I'm old and I get confused easily, you... ...whatever-your-name-is! / {{Strip# -5; Created:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0005 |
| A warning unheeded | Freshman: AIIEEE!!!
/ < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00005 |
| The Worm Crawls In... | Rob: Hey Scamper! I found a villain for you to fight!
/ Scamper: Really?? Where?
/ Rob: Follow me. / Rob: Ta-da!
/ Scamper: What?! This is just Wrigley! I can't fight him! I'm outta here!
/ Wrigley: What was that?! / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn005 |
| Alternate-universe hijinks | Blob: It's funny: the humans were eager to leave here in the spring, yet they seem even more excited now that they're back. / / Stamper: Do you think they missed us? / {{Striip# sta05; Created: 03.20.08; Starring: Blob, Stamper; Tagline: a stamp pad's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta05 |
| ''Spamusement'' tribute | [[Scamper sees Trixie with a huge pile of acorns]]
/ Scamper: ! / {{Strip# wc005; Created: 04.20.06; Starring: Scamper, Trixie; Tagline: a tribute to webcomics}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc005 |
| Problem-solving | Henry: Ha! Stupid spider! Still trying to weave a message into your web? / Henry: Do you seriously think spinning webs will solve any of your problems? / Henry: I meant real problems! / {{Strip# -6; Created: 02.02.02; Starring: Carlotta, Henry; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0006 |
| I like to toy with their minds | Scamper: Hey, Rob! You should've seen it: this morning, this girl tried to pet me.
/ Rob: What'd you do? / Scamper: I just sat there, cocked my cute little head, and looked up at her with my big black eyes as she crept closer and closer... / Scamper: Then, as she reached out her hand, I acted scared... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00006 |
| One is plenty | Trixie: Help help!
/ Scamper: That sounds like Trixie!! / Trixie: Scamper! Thank goodness--
/ Scamper: JUMPIN' BAJEEMERS!!! / Trixie: HEY!
/ Walter: Wotta wimp. Oh well, I couldn't have eaten both of you. / {{Matt Nelson Guest Strip# mn006; Starring: Scamper, Trixie, Walter; Tagline: the continuing ... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn006 |
| Starring your friends: | [[Blob hanging around.]] / [[An apple falls on him.]]
/ <<*SPLAT!*>> / Stamper: congratulations, Newton! You've discovered gravity!
/ Blob: Just watch what you're doing, would you? / {{Strip# sta06; Created: 03.20.08; Starring: Blob, Stamper; Tagline: a stamp pad's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta06 |
| ''White Ninja Comics'' tribute | Scamper: Rob, I command you to eat Wrigley! / Rob & Wrigley: WHAT? / Scamper: Birds eat worms. That's what birds do. / Scamper: And quite frankly, you've been doing a lousy job of being a bird. / Wrigley: And worms are supposed to be eaten by birds, is that it? / Scamper: Yes. And you've been a... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=wc006 |
| ''Bones!'' | Carlotta: Well, I'm done! What do you think? / Skip: Does that say "Dont eet meet"? / Carlotta: Darnit, Skip, I'm a weaving spider, not a spelling bee! / {{Strip# -7; Created: 11.10.07; Starring: Carlotta, Missy, Scamper, Skip, Wooter; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0007 |
| An acquired taste | Scamper: Man, I just can't see how you can eat those things. / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00007 |
| SQ: The Clip Show | Rob: To celebrate the 9th anniversary of Scamper's Quest, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite comics.
/ Scamper: Yeah! / Scamper: My favorite strip is easily the one where Trixie kisses me. / Rob: I've always liked the ones where you're stuck in that tree!
/ Scamper: Hey! / Scamper: Well,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=bdy07 |
| And A Sudden Wrap-Up... | Scamper: Trixie! You're alive!!
/ Trixie: No thanks to you, you cretin. Ric and Warren had to save me. / Scamper: Really?
/ Trixie: Yeah. Well, some humans grabbed the snake. Said something about the science lab. / Walter: This plastic prison of theirs can't hold me forever, Scamper... Heh, heh, heh... / {{Matt... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn007 |
| Stamper and Blob | [[Snowflake falling]] / [[Snowflake melting as it falls]] / Stamper: There goes the first snowflake of winter.
/ Blob: It was fun while it lasted... / {{Strip# sta07; Created: 03.20.08; Starring: Blob, Stamper; Tagline: a stamp pad's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=sta07 |
| A plan is hatched | Carlotta: I have an idea! Maybe if I write a message in my web, Old Man Don will think twice about taking Missy to the butcher! / Wooter: Wait...why does that sound so familiar? / Carlotta: Okay, so I had a distant aunt who did it first. It's still a good idea, right? / {{Strip# -8; Created: 10.27.07;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0008 |
| Squirrel playing possum | Dan: Hey, Matt! That squirrel looks like it's dead!
/ Matt: Yeah, Dan! I wonder how long it's been lying there... / Dan: Ick! That bird's pecking at him!
/ Matt: Let's get out of here! / Scamper: Rob, you jerk! You never let me have any fun!
/ Rob: That wasn't fun? / {{Color Strip# 00008; Created: 09.28.98;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00008 |
| A New Hope! | J'lo: We hope you have enjoyed the previous series of "Scamper's Quest" strips. / J'lo: Please be charitable. The guest author hasn't had an original thought in his pea brain since, quite possibly, 1976, the year of his birth. / J'lo: Thank you and good night. / {{Matt Nelson Guest Strip# mn008; Starring:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=mn008 |
| Wow, talk about insensitive | Carlotta: Wooter, is something wrong? You look upset!
/ Wooter: I just heard Old Man Don say he wuz gonna take Missy to th' butcher! / Carlotta: What?!
/ Missy: {gasp!}
/ Skip: Oh, no!
/ Scamper: Mmm...burgers! / Scamper: Oh, geez--! I'm so sorry! / {{Strip# -9; Created: 10.27.07; Starring: Carlotta,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0009 |
| Funny how the frame holds him in like that | Rob: Scamper, I'd like you to meet my friend, Ric.
/ Scamper: What's the "Ric" short for? Richard? / / Scamper: Ah... "Ricochet." / {{Color Strip# 00009; Created: 09.29.98; Starring: Ric, Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00009 |
| Dude. Harsh. | Scamper: Hey, Wooter! What are you doing?
/ Wooter: Thinkin'. / Scamper: What'cha thinking about?
/ Wooter: I'm thinkin' how I can't get no thinkin' done with you standin' right there. / [[Scamper leaves]] / {{Strip# -10; Created: 01.15.07; Starring: Scamper, Wooter; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0010 |
| Bringing in the big guns | Rob: That apple looks really good! Can I have a bite?
/ Scamper: No way, Rob! I'm not sharing this with anyone! / Rob: I've got two words that say you will.
/ Scamper: And those are...? / Trixie: Hi, Scamper!
/ Scamper: I hate you, Rob. / {{Color Strip# 00010; Created: 10.08.98; Starring: Rob, Scamper,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00010 |
| Sure, you say that NOW... | Missy: So, now that Henry's out of your hair, have you learned anything from all of this?
/ Scamper: What, like bullies are just cowards at heart? / Scamper: Or, in order to beat a bully, you have to enlist the aid of a bigger bully? / Missy: Well...
/ Scamper: Mostly, I think I just learned that I could... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0011 |
| Looks like someone needs a cold shower... | Trixie: Hi, Scamper. My name's Trixie.
/ Scamper: So, my tree or your tree, baby? / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00011 |
| The big showdown | The following noon...
/ Henry: Where is that squirrel? He should be here by now. / Henry: And why would he choose to meet behind the barn, anyway? Doesn't he know that's where that...cat...lives... / Henry: Uh, oh... / {{Strip# -12; Created: 10.07.07; Starring: Henry, Scamper, Toaster; Tagline: the... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0012 |
| (Uncomfortable pause) | Trixie: Hi, my name's Trixie! And you are...? / / Trixie: Oh, wait, let me guess... you're the new poster child for intelligent conversation, right? / {{Color Strip# 00012; Created: 10.09.98; Starring: Ric, Trixie; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00012 |
| At least he can admit it | Scamper: Listen up, Henry. We're going to settle this. Noon tomorrow, behind the barn. Unless you're chicken.
/ Henry: Oh, I am.
/ Scamper: Uh... / Henry: I'm the baddest, meanest chicken you'll ever meet. And I'll be seeing you tomorrow. / Henry: Unless you're chicken.
/ Scamper: I...I think I just might... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0013 |
| You came to the wrong person | Trixie: Hi, Scamper. How are you?
/ Scamper: Awful. I stayed up all night playing in the cold with Rob, and now I feel sick... / Trixie: Well, go home and get some rest...and next time, be more sensible! / Scamper: I was kinda going for some sympathy, but, hey, whatever works... / {{Color Strip# 00013;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00013 |
| Like we done back in the war | Wooter: The key to winnin' any battle is to the fight to the enemy. / Wooter: Take aggressive action, make the first move. Keep yer foe off balance by goin' on th'offensive.
/ Scamper: Okay... / Scamper: So, you wanna fight me, you old codger?
/ Wooter: What? You? Pickin' a fight? Ah, ha ha! / {{Strip#... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0014 |
| Dumb and just-as-dumb | Rob: Scamper, meet Ric's twin brother, Warren.
/ Scamper: They don't talk much. What, are they stupid?
/ Rob: Well, what they lack in conversation skills, they make up for in -- / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00014 |
| Rather an argumentative fellow | Henry: So, squirrel, you think you're in charge around here?
/ Scamper: No. / Henry: You think you're all that, do you?
/ Scamper: No. / Henry: Think you're so great?
/ Scamper: No! / Henry: Well, I'm telling you you're not.
/ Scamper: Fine.
/ Henry: How is that not clear?! / {{Strip# -15; Created: 01.22.07;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0015 |
| But at least he's playing | Trixie: Is Rob trying to play Ultimate again?
/ Scamper: Yeah. More than anything, he wants the humans to play with him. / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00015 |
| He's just a little frog! | Scamper: Oh, boy. Here comes Henry. / Scamper: Okay, don't panic. Stand firm. He's just a big bully; you can face him. / Scamper: Skip! You've got to hide me!!
/ Skip: What? Where? How? / {{Strip# -16; Created: 01.22.07; Starring: Scamper, Skip; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0016 |
| Fall-out | Trixie: I just think autumn is so beautiful; how the leaves change color, and fall to the ground in a cascade of reds, yellows and browns. It makes me feel so happy and content... / Scamper: Then you think about how it's all because everything's dying, and then it's just depressing. / Rob: You just... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00016 |
| Today's science fact: rooster = chickens | Scamper: Missy, should I be afraid of Henry? It's not that I am, it's just that he likes to harrass me so much, sometimes I think I should be. / Missy: Oh, Scamper, don't you worry about Henry; he's harmless. Just remember that underneath all that brag and bluster... / Missy: ...he's just a big chicken. / {{Strip#... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0017 |
| One flake at a time | [[A single snowflake falling]] / [[A blizzard!]] / Scamper: Ah, the first snowflake of winter...
/ Rob: ...and friends. / {{Color Strip# 00017; Created: 11.16.98; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00017 |
| Suddenly, and without warning--! | Henry: Ha! Stupid squirrel, eating dumb acorns! Don't you know that seeds are where it's at? / Scamper: What do you think acorns are, you big dumb dodo? / [[Scamper throws his acorn at Henry and runs away]] / {{Strip# -18; Created: 04.22.06; Starring: Henry, Scamper; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0018 |
| Blame the weatherman | Scamper: What's up the weather here? Yesterday there's snow all over the place; today it's all gone!
/ Rob: Suffice it to say the weather here is pretty unpredict-- / [[A sudden blizzard!]] / Scamper: Did you say something?
/ Rob: Never mind... / {{Color Strip# 00018; Created: 11.16.98; Starring: Rob,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00018 |
| I Googled ''lobster larva'' | Scampi: Hi! What are you?
/ Lob: I'm a lobster! ...I think. / Scampi: Me too...probably. / Lob: It is kind of hard to tell at this stage. / {{Strip# -19; Created: 06.23.07; Starring: Lob, Scampi; Tagline: the first stage}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0019 |
| Perspective is everything | Scamper: Hey, Rob, what's up?
/ Rob: Man, this week's got me so stressed out! I've got so much stuff that needs to be done, it's not even funny! I just feel -- / Scamper: Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on! Rob...you're a bird. / Rob: Thanks! Life makes so much more sense once you put it into perspective...
/ Scamper:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00019 |
| Coming out | Lob: Hi! Can you come out and play? / / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0020 |
| Acorns versus worms | Scamper: Okay, this whole "eating worms" thing is still beyond me. / Scamper: Take my acorns, for example: they're nutritious, filling, and unbelievably easy to procure. / Rob: Ah, rats! He escaped!
/ Scamper ...and if an acorn actually ran away from me, I'd be very worried... / {{Strip# 00020; Created:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00020 |
| History repeats itself | Scampi: So long, suckers! / Scampi: "Stay close to the egg cluster," she says. Whatever. / / Scampi: Whoa, deja vu. / {{Strip# -21; Created: 06.20.07; Starring: Scampi; Tagline: the first stage}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0021 |
| What an amazing accomplishment | Scamper: There's nothing like looking at your life from a new perspective. / Scamper: You can look back and see what you've really accomplished. / Scamper: Like being the first squirrel to get his paw caught on a branch and dangle upside-down from a tree... / {{Color Strip# 00021; Created: 03.20.99;... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00021 |
| Yep, still lazy | Scamper: You should let me go.
/ Toaster: What?
/ Scamper: We'll have a chase. Food always tastes better when you're worked for it! / Toaster: Well, I could use the exercise. Tell you what: I'll give you a 5-second head start. GO!! / Toaster: 5...4...3... / Toaster: Zzzzzz... / {{Strip# -22; Created:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0022 |
| Self-sufficiency | Scamper: It's nice to know I can always count on my resourcefulness and quick-thinking to get out of tricky situations like these... / / Scamper: Help... / {{Color Strip# 00022; Created: 03.21.99; Starring: Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00022 |
| Regarding Henry | Toaster: You've met Henry, the rooster? Yeah, he's terrified of me.
/ Scamper: Really? / Toaster: I caught him a few years ago. Would've eaten like a king if it hadn't been for the Old Man.
/ Scamper: So, uh...you prefer legs or breasts? / Toaster: Actually, I'm more of a wing man. You?
/ Scamper: Oh,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0023 |
| A poor way to enlist help | Scamper: Okay, so I'm stuck up here, and nobody's responding to my calls for help... / Scamper: Next time someone walks by, I'll just calmly and politely ask for their assistance. / Rob: Scamper! What the heck are you doing up there?
/ Scamper: Baking a cake, genius! What's it look like?! / {{Color... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00023 |
| How to serve squirrels | Toaster: Who are you? What are you doing? Why are you here? / Scamper: Hey, what's with all the questions?
/ Toaster: I may eat my food raw... / Toaster: But I do enjoy grilling it first.
/ Scamper: Th-that's not funny. / {{Strip# -24; Created: 07.06.07; Starring: Scamper, Toaster; Tagline: the first... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0024 |
| Making light | Rob: Trixie! Did you hear what happened to Scamper?
/ Trixie: No, what? / Rob: He caught his foot and got stuck in a tree!
/ Trixie: Oh, no! That's horrible! What's going to happen to him? / Scamper: Har, har! You guys are hilarious! Now get me down!! / {{Color Strip# 00024; Created: 03.24.99; Starring:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00024 |
| Never bet against the housecat | Scamper: Dumb cat. Even if you woke up, you're still too old and lazy-- / Scamper: --to even catch me! / Scamper: Erp! / Toaster: Wanna bet? / {{Strip# -25; Createad: 06.26.07; Starring: Scamper, Toaster; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0025 |
| 'Empire Records' in-joke | Trixie: It's Warren! Maybe he can help get Scamper down!
/ Rob: His name's not Warren. / Trixie: What?
/ Rob: This is Ric.
/ Trixie: I thought his name was Warren! / Scamper: Who cares?!
/ Trixie: I thought his name was Warren... / {{Color Strip# 00025; Created: 04.21.99; Starring: Ric, Rob, Scamper,... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00025 |
| Scamper shows off | Skip: Come on, Scamper, we don't want to be around when he wakes up. / [[Skip leaves.]] / [[Scamper considers.]] / Skip: SCAMPER!! / {{Strip# -26; Created: 05.22.07; Starring: Scamper, Skip, Toaster; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0026 |
| You did that on purpose and you know it | Scamper: Rob, I'm getting kinda hungry.
/ Rob: Here, I'll toss you an acorn. / / Scamper: Rob, I hate you more than ever...
/ Rob: Um...whoops? / {{Color Strip# 00026; Created: 08.11.99; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00026 |
| Plug it in, plug it in! | Skip: This is Old Man Don's old cat, Toaster. / Skip: He earned that name because if you ever get too close to him, you're toast. / Skip: That's what they told me, anyway. / {{Strip# -27; Created: 05.19.07; Starring: Scamper, Skip, Toaster; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0027 |
| To do list: 1) Smolder. 2) Kill Rob. | Scamper: Rob, the first thing I'm going to do when I get down is kill you!
/ Rob: Just because I've been teasing you?
/ Scamper: My God strike me down if I'm lying! / < http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00027 |
| They're cute when they sleep | Scamper: You've never shown me what's behind the barn before, Skip...
/ Skip: I didn't think you'd want to-- / Scamper: Gah! You've got cats!! / Skip: You say that like it's a disease.
/ Scamper: More like an infestation. / {{Strip# -28; Created: 05.17.07; Starring: Scamper, Skip, Toaster; Tagline:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0028 |
| Opposable issues | Scamper: So, you want to explain to me how this Ultimate Frisbee game works?
/ Rob: Sure, it's easy. First, you pick up the frisbee and throw it... / Rob: ...ngh... / Scamper: First, you pick up the frisbee...
/ Rob: Maybe I'm missing something...
/ Scamper: Thumbs, perhaps? / {{Strip# 00028; Created:... http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00028 |
| Haven't you learned your lesson? | Scamper: Hey, Skip! Wanna go exploring? / Skip: Scamper, don't you remember what happened the last time you wandered away from home? / Scamper: Yeah -- I made a bunch of new friends! You coming or not? / {{Strip# -29; Created: 09.05.05; Starring: Scamper, Skip; Tagline: the first year}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=-0029 |
| Not likely | Rob: It's funny: the humans were eager to leave here in the spring, yet they seem even more excited now that they're back. / / Scamper: Do you think they missed us? / {{Color Strip# 00029; Created: 08.20.99; Starring: Rob, Scamper; Tagline: a Luther squirrel's perspective}} http://www.scampersquest.com/index.php?c=00029 |