History Webcomic / DysfunctionalFamilyCircus

* SpiritualSuccessor: In the site's final days, Spinnwebe made ''It's A Dysfunctional Life'', later renamed ''A-1 AAA AmeriCaptions'', which was the same format but with random photos.

The ''Dysfunctional Family Circus'' is a RemixComic which uses Keane's art -- or a pastiche thereof -- with new captions, ranging from the cleverly satirical to the perversely offensive, with plenty in between. The DFC has actually existed in in several forms since the early 1980s, starting with appearances in various 'zines, and continues in several forms on TheInternet, but the best known and longest running incarnation was that begun in 1994 by Greg "SpinnWebe" Galcik.

The ''Dysfunctional Family Circus'' is a RemixComic which uses Keane's art -- or a pastiche thereof -- with new captions, ranging from the cleverly satirical to the perversely offensive, with plenty in between. The DFC has actually existed in in several forms since the early 1980s, starting with appearances in various 'zines, and continues in several forms on TheInternet, but the best known and longest running incarnation was that begun in 1994 by Greg "Spinwebbe" Galcik.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
** During the phone call with Greg, Bil Keane himself said that he read some of the captions, printed off the site.
** Some archived captions were plundered from the [[SoOkayItsAverage yellow zone]]. [[invoked]]

The archive can be found [[http://dfc.furr.org here.]] Feel free to dowload it and put it up on the [[https://archive.org Internet Archive]] for a better long-term preservation of the comic. Unless, of course, someone's already done it before, in which case all you have to do is to add a link to it on this page.

** The christmas strip has the ground covered in toys. A couple strips later, they're ''still'' on the ground.

* CelebrityResemblance: In-universe. An overabundance of captions mention John Tesh, due to a perceived similarity between him and Bil. Similarly, the 97th post, where Bil's blond hair was discernable due to being a color panel, received a caption comparing him to Kurt Cobain.

* MoralDissonance: Inevitable, when the TastesLikeDiabetes original is juxtaposed with Internet fuckwadery.

* MoralDissonance: Inevitable, when the TastesLikeDiabetes original is juxtaposed with [[GreaterInternetFuckwadTheory Internet fuckwadery]].

* CelebrityResemblance: An overabundance of captions mention John Tesh, due to a perceived similarity between him and Bil. Similarly, the 100th post, where Bil's blond hair was discernable due to being a color panel, received a caption comparing him to Kurt Cobain.

** One strip has Thel tell Bill to try and throw the lawnmower into the tree. Two strips later, she's tending to their wounds saying "Great shot with that lawnmower by the way!"

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The ''Dysfunctional Family Circus'' is a RemixComic which uses Keane's art - or a pastiche thereof - with new captions, ranging from the cleverly satirical to the perversely offensive, with plenty in between. The DFC has actually existed in in several forms since the early 1980s, starting with appearances in various 'zines,and continues in several forms on TheInternet, but the best known and longest running incarnation was that begun in 1994 by Greg 'Spinwebbe' Galcik.

Galcik's DFC consisted of a Keane cartoon which was left without a given caption, and allowed the viewers to submit their own words; these would then be edited by Galcik and Co., and the best would be posted in the permanent archive alongside the cartoon. Initially, the site would accept all but the most brain-damaged entries, but as the infamy of the site spread, it became clear that some sort of editing would be needed. This led, for a time, to a system of four zone's in which the entries would be put while the cartoon was being commented on: the 'Gray' zone was not visible to the public and was where all the submissions that were rejected as unfunny ended up, most submissions ended up here, the 'Green' zone was for entries which were funny enough to usually ensure a place in the archive; the 'Yellow' zone was for entries that almost made green but were somehow lacking, "salvaging from Yellow" was a common practice, and the 'Red' zone, was for the entries which were rejected as too poorly written or simply too stupid. The 'Red' Zone was dropped later when it became clear that some contributors were ''intentionally'' trying to get into it.
There was also an unrelated "difficult zone". The "difficult zone" was anything about the picture that would draw lots of very similar captions. For example if the picture had Bil smoking a pipe, all drug smoking references would be in the "difficult zone". The "difficult zone" also included anything listed in rejection reasons, for example captions that were too long. Succeeding with an "difficult zone" caption was always an achievement.

In 1999, after posting 499 cartoons to the site, Galcik received the long-expected 'cease and desist' order from King's Features Syndicate, demanding that the Keane art be taken down. While Galcik initially meant to fight the case in court, he reconsidered after a personal phone call from Keane himself, [[http://www.beyond-black-friday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/billetsm.gif who was sympathetic to him.]] After the 500th and last entry was finished, the site was duly taken down, but not before several of the fans archived the entire contents for posterity. The 'Free Floating Dysfunctional Family Circus Archive', as posted several locations, has remained a staple of Internet culture ever since.

* LostEpisode: Numbers 52, 420 and 421.

The ''Dysfunctional Family Circus'' is a RemixComic which uses Keane's art - or a pastiche thereof - with new captions, ranging from the cleverly satirical to the perversely offensive, with plenty in between. The DFC has actually existed in in several forms since the early 1980s, starting with appearances in various 'zines,and continues in several forms on the InterNet, but the best known and longest running incarnation was that begun in 1994 by Greg 'Spinwebbe' Galcik.

The archive can be found [[http://dfc.furr.org here.]]

Feel free to dowload it and put it up on the [[https://archive.org Internet Archive]] for a better long-term preservation of the comic. Unless, of course, someone's already done it before, in which case all you have to do is to add a link to it on this page.

Galcik's DFC consisted of a Keane cartoon which was left without a given caption, and allowed the viewers to submit their own words; these would then be edited by Galcik and Co., and the best would be posted in the permanent archive alongside the cartoon. Initially, the site would accept all but the most brain-damaged entries, but as the infamy of the site spread, it became clear that some sort of editing would be needed. This led, for a time, to a system of three 'zone's in which the entries would be put publicly while the cartoon was being commented on: the 'Green' zone was for entries which were interesting, funny or creative enough to ensure a place in the archive; the 'Yellow' zone was for entries of mediocre or dubious value, which might get the nod only if there weren't many entries in the Green Zone, and the 'Red' or 'Difficult' zone, for the entries which were too poorly written, too ridiculous, or simply too offensive even by the site's standards. The Difficult Zone was dropped later when it became clear that some contributors were ''intentionally'' trying to get into it.

Feel free to dowload it and put it up on the [[https://archive.org Internet Archive]] for a better long-term preservation of the comic.

* {{Usenet}}: [[TheInternetIsForPorn alt.binaries.pictures]] is mentioned.

* LostForever: 3 of the cartoons, plus the yellow and red zones.
** [[http://www.zompist.com/dfc404.htm This page]] had some of the yellow and red zone preserved, but NSFW language on the red zone captions.

Looking for Bil Keane's much beloved NewspaperComic ''FamilyCircus''? Oy, have you come to the wrong place!

* DistantFinale: Of sorts. The 500th panel for the site's successor, ''It's a Dysfunctional LIfe'', has P.J. from the final DFC panel in front of [[http://www.spinnwebe.com/iadl/archive/index.php?cartoon=500 a castle and a baseball bat wielding giant]].

* ShoutOut: Uncle Roy's name comes from a Series/SaturdayNightLive sketch.
** Surprisingly enough, Anime/TenchiMuyo, Anime/BubblegumCrisis and Music/TheJesusAndMaryChain were referenced in captions.