History Webcomic / Sheldon

-->'''Arthur:''' I '''didn't''' actually break the fourth wall. You are so dang sensitive about that.

-->'''Arthur:''' Man! Now I'M curious to go, just to see what he's talking about.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Half of tech support is linguistic archaeology.

-->'''Arthur:''' Oh don't be such a hypocrite. Humans eat apes.
-->'''Sheldon:''' We do NOT eat apes!
-->'''Arthur:''' Oh yeah? What about "[[UsefulNotes/McDonalds McDonald's]]"?
-->'''Sheldon:''' THAT'S BEEF!
-->'''Arthur:''' [[TakeThat SUUUURE it is...]]

-->'''TV:''' Attention seniors! Do you suffer from cracky foot? Are your feet super dry all the time, and your toenails gettin' all wonky?
-->'''Gramp:''' Hey.
-->'''TV:''' Have your feet developed the look and feel of a rhino's hide?
-->'''Gramp:''' Hey.
-->'''TV:''' And what's with that hat?
-->'''Gramp:''' HEY.

-->'''Arthur:''' He should've known better than to sit in Row 43...
-->'''Sheldon:''' OH GO AWAY...

-->'''Arthur:''' If it's true that "those that can't do, teach"... what happens to those that can't teach?
-->'''Sheldon:''' They become lawyers. And sue the pants off everyone else to make up for it.

-->'''Gramp:''' I spilled my cod-liver oil on the keyboard...
-->'''Arthur:''' AGAIN?!

-->'''Arthur:''' You don't like these clothes on me?
-->'''Sheldon:''' Leave me out of this?
-->'''Arthur:''' Well, am I clothes to the truth? Am I clothes but no cigar?
-->'''Sheldon:''' I'm clothes to leaving.
-->'''Arthur:''' Don't clothes your mind to new possibilities!

-->'''Arthur:''' Hold the phone. We stumbled on some bread crumbs, here. I gotta get in on this.

-->'''Arthur:''' Sure. "Big-boned". Surrounded by "big, gelatinous masses of fa..."
-->'''Gramp:''' '''''ALL RIGHT.'''''

-->'''Sheldon:''' Let's say I had this billionaire friend... and he meets this very pretty girl. And let's say this friend wanted to talk to this girl, but was too shy. What would you recommend this friend do?
-->'''Dante:''' Hmmmm... am '''I''' this friend?
-->'''Sheldon:''' It's '''''ME''''' you moron.

-->'''Sheldon:''' Gramp, let's say you knew a hypothetical kid. And this hypothetical kid wrote some cool software and started his own company. And this hypothetical kid made tons of money. But he gave tons to charity, too. Let's say this hypothetical kid decided he didn't need to go to school anymore. What would you say to that kid...?
-->''(GilliganCut to an annoyed-looking Sheldon waiting for the bus)''
-->'''Arthur:''' Let's say a hypothetical duck wanted to laugh at a hypothetical kid...

-->'''Gramp:''' How many minutes of thought did you put into that?
-->'''Arthur:''' A solid three.

-->'''Arthur:''' [[LamePunReaction Ah. Yes. YES. I see what you did there. Very clever.]]
-->'''Sheldon:''' ZIS EEZ WHAT I DO.

-->'''Dante:''' It's just a dang...
-->'''Sheldon:''' Let him have this.

-->'''Sheldon:''' You've inadvertently cut off our supply of "Nutter Butters".
-->'''Arthur:''' '''''WHAT HAVE I DONE?!!'''''

-->'''Arthur:''' What kind of a dad does that? What kind of a dad ships his son first-class mail?
-->'''Sheldon:''' [[{{Understatement}} A... not very good one]]?
-->'''Arthur:''' SANTA! I'M TOO PRETTY FOR THE NAUGHTY LIST!

-->'''Arthur:''' What's wrong with that?
-->'''Sheldon:''' "PICK TWO??"

-->'''Sheldon:''' It's the strangest of things, this talking in rhyme.\\

Even with you! Who's as dumb as a clam...
-->'''Dante:''' Uhhh... "I will not eat Literature/GreenEggsAndHam"?
-->'''Sheldon:''' ''(doing a FacePalm)'' '''NO NO NO...'''

-->'''Arthur:''' Are you gonna help decorate the tree or not?
-->'''Gramp:''' You mean my EIGHTY-DOLLAR TREE?

-->'''Arthur:''' Big Bird! My liege! Command me!

--->'''W:''' Sesame Street? It's W. Let's seal the deal.

-->'''Arthur:''' The whole premise is suspect. Did a mass email go out or somethin'? "Guys: Mary Anne's Eggs done got robbed. We formin' a posse." You can't get two birds to agree on pizza toppings. Nevermind agree to wage war.
-->'''Sheldon:''' ''(dryly)'' Best not to overthink ''Angry Birds''.
-->'''Arthur:''' "Oh. Hey. And Gary...? You still got that catapult?"

-->'''Arthur:''' [[SarcasmMode I believe Chrysler uses the same strategy.]]
-->'''Sheldon:''' ''(as the monkey climbs on him)'' Hee-hee! He's tickling me!

-->'''Dante:''' How does your theory explain EVERY [[Music/{{Madonna}} MADONNA]] MOVIE EVER MADE?
-->'''Arthur:''' Ohmygosh... you're right! Nobody saw those! They're ART!

-->'''Marshmallow Peep!Arthur:''' Champ, you're not thinking straight. You're going through sugar withdrawal.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Whatever you say, Mister Peep.
-->'''Marshmallow Peep!Arthur:''' I'm not a Peep! That's your mind playing tricks. You're just CRAVING a Peep.
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Marshmallow Peep!Arthur:''' But that can't be right. No one EVER craves a Peep.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Cause the secret ingredient is classroom chalk.

-->'''Gramp:''' I'm on Creator/RyanSeacrest at the moment.
-->'''Arthur:''' I'll give you time.

-->'''Arthur:''' Am I to understand the only in-flight movie today is "Film/DrillbitTaylor"?
-->'''Stewardess:''' Um... I think so, yes.
-->'''Arthur:''' 748,000 margaritas then.

-->'''Arthur:''' You can look at that plot fifty different ways... and not a solitary thing about it makes a lick of sense, does it?
-->'''Sheldon:''' OH HECK NO.

-->'''Sheldon as the Fridge:''' I was the EXACT moment the franchise went off the rails. Also, the aliens.

** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/131021.html This strip]] makes it very clear what Arthur thinks of the Creator/MichaelBay ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movies.

-->'''Arthur:''' Come on, man. You can't just IGNORE your company.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Why not? I'm '''TEN.''' I don't wanna company.
-->'''Arthur:''' Well then sell it! Get a big ol' pile of cash! Then buy out every copy of ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', [[TakeThat and wipe it from the earth]].
-->'''Sheldon:''' Could... such a thing... '''be done''?
-->'''Arthur:''' You could be the one.

-->'''Sheldon:''' What would [[Franchise/StarTrek Captain Kirk]] do in a situation like this?
-->'''Arthur:''' Make out with some alien babe, probably.
-->'''Sheldon:''' OOO... You're right. What would Captain PICARD do in a situation like this?

Dave Kellett, the author, also writes a scifi webcomic called ''{{Webcomic/Drive|DaveKellett}}''.

* TheAce: Flaco is an Olympic pentathlete, an admiral in the Bulgarian navy[[note]]in the future[[/note]], a former cosmonaut... [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/080829.html let's just say he has a lot of trophies]]. [[RuleOfFunny All played for laughs, of course]].

** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/110915.html This strip]], inspired by the [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers Three Musketeers]] candy bar, introduces MORE candy bars based on literature. One of them is a "Snickers" - which is an actual candy bar, but it's there because that's also other people's reactions to you reading ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.

** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/140825.html For a week-long storyline]], the strip is drawn in a grayscale quasi-impressionist style reminiscent of comic strips from the 50's.

Dave Kellett, the author, also writes a scifi webcomic called ''Webcomic/DriveDaveKellet''.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs:
** Arthur and Flaco pretend to be dinosaurs for quite a while. And when Sheldon accidentally creates a time machine, a triceratops shows up.
** The strip has also dived into [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/150518.html the anatomy of a pterodactyl]][[note]] Facts include "Starbucks never gets name right", "Wishes armpits weren't always so 'out there'", and "Super conscious of dry skin (constantly applying salves and creams)"[[/note]] and [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/150615.html the anatomy of a T-Rex]][[note]] Facts include "Ironically, one of the few people NOT on a Paleo diet", "Flossing takes upwards of six hours" and "HUUUUUGE Creator/RyanReynolds fan (celebrates his entire catalog)"[[/note]].

** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/071209.html The story arc about Sheldon meeting the Living Embodiment of Wikipedia]] is one long TakeThat at Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/130220.html this strip]]. It initially seems as though Flaco, after putting on a cowboy hat, is shouting "REACH FOR THE SKY!", then it turns out the sound actually came out of a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Woody]] doll that Arthur accidentally stepped on.

** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/130220.html In this strip]], Arthur accidentally steps on a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Woody]] doll.

* SeldomSeenSpecies:
** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/100729.html This strip]] features a Dogue de Bordeaux and a Himalayan Squishie alongside other breeds of dogs. This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/100730.html in the next strip]], where it's explained - because many assumed that Dave Kellett made the dog up and sent him emails about it - that the Himalayan Squishie is so rare that no known photos of it.
** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/101016.html Here]], Arthur tells Gramp about the moa, an extinct, twelve-foot-tall bird.
** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/110621.html While in the desert]], Flaco meets a horned lizard.
** [[http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/161019.html This strip]] goes over the anatomy of a tardigrade. It doesn't pull any punches in regards to how creepy-looking it is.

* TypicalCartoonAnimalColors: Although it's hard to see in the black-and-white weekly strips, the colored Sunday strips show that Arthur is a standard cartoon yellow duck.

* StaticCharacter: As one webcomic critic pointed out, this is not a bad thing, as they're well-rounded, interesting, and funny, which is pretty much all a simple gag-a-day strip of this sort needs.