"Infantile Behavior," the Monday 16 February 2026 installment of Bill Griffith's Zippy comic strip. First panel. Narration: "Baby Zippy wasn't like the other toddlers in Dingburg..." Baby Zippy's father: "Why doesn't he play with th' nesting cups we buy him?" Baby Zippy's mother: "He refused a bowl of Froot Loops with STP today. I'm worried!" Baby Zippy: "Bring me th' head of Yosemite Sam." Second panel. Narration: "To try and shock him into coherence, his parents placed him with a family of 'normals' in nearby Baltimore." Suited-up 'normal' boy: "Look, Baby Zippy! See th' rattle? Is it not diverting?" Baby Zippy (lying on back widthwise in crib): "Tell me more about th' life of Ernie Kovacs!" Third & last panel. Narration: "Finally, they accepted Baby Zippy for who he was, though it was no easy task...." Baby Zippy: "I just understood th' meaning of Frankie Avalon!" Baby Zippy's mother: "Huh? I don't get it!" Baby Zippy's father: "We'll just have to google him!"

Bill Griffith's Zippy, Monday 16 February 2026: What other comic strip mentions both Baltimore and Ernie Kovacs, let alone in the same panel? #DingburgMD #FrootLoops #STP #YosemiteSam #FrankieAvalon #Google

Sunday 19 May 2024 installment of Bill Griffith's Zippy comic strip. First panel: Sunday title. Second panel: (White female pinhead) "Lorna Technico is planning on a career as an information security analyst in Big Pharma..." Third panel: (Black male pinhead) "Ned Nonesuch is training to be a software developer in Silicon Valley..." Fourth panel: (White female pinhead) "Joanne Joist hopes to land a lucrative position as a marketing manager..." Fifth panel: (White male pinhead) "Todd Tenbest is seeking employment in the burgeoning field of genetic counseling..." Sixth & last panel: (Smiley head) "Fred Flegman is just happy to be alive."

Sunday 15 February 2026 installment of Bill Griffith's Zippy comic strip. First panel: Sunday title. Second panel: (White female pinhead) "Dingburgers are an emotional people. They're not afraid to show their feelings on their faces..." Third panel: (Black male pinhead) "They revel in expressing joy, anger, even despair & grief to each other, without shame..." Fourth panel: (White female pinhead) "Sometimes, if they're not feeling anything specific, they look wistful, remembering past emotions..." Fifth panel: (White male pinhead) "So-called 'negative' emotions like smugness & 'sangfroid' are also on exhibit in Dingburg..." Sixth & last panel: (Smiley head) "Fred Nemrod was so good at 'emotional intelligence,' he became permanently happy." Both comic strips are almost identical, except for the different verbiage.

Bill Griffith's Zippy, SU 5/19/2024 (left) & SU 2/15/2026 (right). #DingburgMD #smiley

"Plot Twists," the Friday 23 January 2026 installment of Bill Griffith's Zippy comic strip. All four panels are alike with the exception of the dialogue. Each features the same five pinheads who are all wearing identical yellow mu'umu'us with large red polka dots. The three pinheads in the foreground are facing forward while the other two in the background are showing their backsides and occupying the spaces between the others. First panel Narration: "Fans of the old "Honeymooners" sitcom gather in Dingburg once a week..." Pinhead 1: "I like th' one where Ralph dresses as an alien!" Pinhead 3: "I love th' one where Alice wants a new refrigerator!" Second panel Narration: "They've seen each episode hundreds of times..." Pinhead 2: "I love it when Norton teaches Ralph how to play golf!" Pinhead 5: "I love it when we see Trixie's living room!" Third panel Narration: "Sometimes their memories begin to play tricks on them..." Pinhead 3: "I like it when Alice tries to poison Ralph, but she kills th' neighbor's dog instead!" Pinhead 4: "And then it's revealed that she & Norton are having an illicit affair!" Fourth & final panel Narration: "...It keeps things interesting..." Pinhead 1: "Norton drowns in a sewer accident & Alice moves in with Kramer from Seinfeld!" Pinhead 3: "Then th' neighbor's dog comes back to life, but with th' voice of Bob Newhart!"

Bill Griffith's Zippy, Friday 23 January 2026: Current state of world culture in a nutshell right here, ladies & gentlemen. #TheHoneymooners #DingburgMD #Seinfeld #BobNewhart #NostalgiaAddiction #insanity

Bill Griffith's Zippy, Tuesday 30 December 2025: "Trump Admitted to Insane Asylum in Cincinnati." #God #DingburgMD #Nancy