The Far Sidehas explored many different stages of life, and while childhood may have its downsides (like not being able to do what you want, not being able to be very independent, etc.) there are also memories of childhood guaranteed to leave people longing for simpler days.
Games and summer vacations being traded for bills and full-time employment are enough to make anyone pine for the days of being a kid,but theseFar Sidecomic strips remind readers of the joys and chaoslike nothing else ever could.
10"The X-500"
August 15, 2025
Christmas morning inThe Far Sidecan be an exciting, if not a hectic time for kids, with the joy of seeing presents under. Unfortunately, inThe Far Side, that readiness to play with new toy can hurt, literally. In the comic strip, a rocking horse is waiting to be ridden. However, this is no ordinary, run of the mill rocking horse.
This is the X-500, a high-octane model of a rocking horse.The X-500 may be a little too intense, having catapulted a child into the drywall because it rocked too hard and too fast.
9"Show And Tell"
July 12, 2025
Something that is either dreaded or loved by many kids is the school “show and tell.” Bringing up something that they would be proud to show the class, the chosen objects of attention could be widely varied… and sometimes pretty strange.
InThe Far Side, strange is the norm, so what would be considered weird at show and tell is dialed up many notches.Little Bobby Henderson brings what he found on the beach last summer for his show and tell presentation, which just so happens to be a severed head in a jar.
June 24, 2025
Going through a slideshow of the family photos from their trip to the Grand Canyon,the patriarch of thisFar Sidefamilyis highly annoyed that his son Johnny ruined the family picture by sticking his tongue out and making a funny face.
Little does thisFar Sidefather know that his whole family, including himself, ruined their picture with their naturally funny faces, making Johnny’s silly pose not all that obvious.
7"My Project’s Ready For Grading"
June 06, 2025
With a young boy going to his metal shop teacher to submit his big project, any fear the student once had is gonethanks to his gigantic metal claw and spike clad robot by his side.
As a result, he calls his teacher “Squidbrain without a second thought,” promising to deliver quite the surprise when he turns around in his chair. It is a child’s dream to show up a teacher that has been especially hard on them or particularly mean, withthisFar Sidepupiltaking things a step further.
6"I’ve Told You A Hundred Times"
July 13, 2025
A well-established rule of thumb in most households for children is to never run with anything sharp, like scissors. Things for slug residences are a little different,asThe Far Sidecan prove.
When a child slug is running through the house holding a salt shaker, his mother is quick to scold him.She is so mad, not because she is worried about her floors being made a mess, but rather because salt is deadly for slugs.
5"Take Your Brother Off The Rack"
August 03, 2025
While most kids would resort to putting their sibling through noogies or headlocks,The Far Sidekids have a flair for the dramatic intheir methods of sibling torture.
A fed up father yells to the back seat,threatening to stop the car if his kids don’t quit it with their medieval torture rack. Where a child got a medieval torture rack is anyone’s guess, but anything is possible for the squabbling siblings ofThe Far Side.
4"The Monster Snorkel"
August 15, 2025
Imaginations run wild as a child, for better or for worse in the case ofworrying about monstershiding in bedrooms. While the solution in the real world may be a night light,The Far Sideconcocts a much more interesting product: the monster snorkle!
The monster snorkle offers the perk ofhelping the child to breathe while not being open prey for the monsters, a product sure to empty parents' pockets for kids on the anxious side.
3"The Anderson Brothers"
May 31, 2025
InThe Far Side,the Anderson brothers play catch with a bear cub replacing the more typical ball, much to their eventual misfortune.The bear cub’s mother sees them playing with the cub and coincidentally no one ever heard from the Anderson boys after that.
It doesn’t take a genius to guess what happened to the Anderson boys.
2"Midvale School For The Gifted"
June 26, 2025
At Midvale School for the Gifted, a student reveals he might not be the best fitby struggling to push open a door that clearly instructs him to pull. Childhood can be a confusing time even for things that are on the obvious side.
Something as simple as opening a door is not as easy as it should be sometimes for kids,even if they are gifted. With kids living in their own little world, it can be fun sometimes to enjoy shutting out reality, but in cases like this comic strip, there are benefits to paying attention.
1"Liver And Onions"
June 07, 2025
A beloved childhood memory for many is running to the ice cream truck in summer to get a favorite cold treat.The Far Sideoffers a different truck delivered neighborhood food, one that the kids are not lining up for.
Instead of ice cream, there is a liver and onions truck, compete with music from the car roof, that makes the children run away and hide.
While many adults may look back and miss the chaos of hunting after the ice cream truck,the kids ofThe Far Sidewould be glad to see the liver and onions truck left behind forever.
