Line #36 ComicStrip/GeorgeAndLynne


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:A typical ''George and Lynne'' strip. Bad pun, Lynne in a\
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5	''George and Lynne'' was a British [[NewspaperComics comic strip]] that ran in ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' newspaper from 1976 to 2010. It was written by Conrad Frost and illustrated by John M. Burns (1976–1982) and Josep Gual (1982–2010).
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7	The strip focused on the titular married couple, George and Lynne Newman, who lived in a nice house in the suburbs of south west London. George was the breadwinner, working in what appeared to be property law (although his exact job was never mentioned), and Lynne spent her days shopping, socialising and sunbathing. The couple had no children and enjoyed a life of holidays, fine dinners and incredibly bad jokes, mostly by Lynne. Lynne had a [[NoNudityTaboo relaxed attitude to nudity]] and was frequently shown topless or naked, which George (and many of ''The Sun'''s readers) did not mind at all.
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9	Supporting characters included George and Lynne's best friends, Sammy and 'Mantha; and a group of associates who usually coupled up with partners who shared the same first letter of their names.
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11	Whilst most strips featured a simple joke, the one and only ongoing StoryArc took place over five months in 2001 to mark the strip's 25th anniversary. George had an affair with a woman he met over the Internet, and got involved with gangsters, blackmail and Lynne retaliating with an old flame. After almost losing each other for good, George and Lynne realised how much they meant to each other and [[StatusQuoIsGod the status quo was resumed]].
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14	!!''George and Lynne'' contains examples of the following tropes:
15	* TheAlcoholic: Sammy was implied to be this on numerous occasions.
16	* AlcoholIsGasoline: One strip has Lynne and George discussing an inventor who made a car that runs on alcohol. Their own car suddenly [[AlcoholHic hiccups]] in response.
17	* AlliterativeName: Most of George and Lynne's friends had names beginning with the same letter. Sammy and Samantha ("'Mantha") were the best known examples, but then you'd get Tim and Tina, Robbie and Ruthie, Bob and Becky.....
18	* AllMenArePerverts: Multiple strips feature George and other males having their focus caught by attractive women (to their wives/girlfriends' annoyance), with some others featuring men getting in peeks at Lynne.
19	* AmbiguousSituation: One of Lynne's friends remarks that her husband told her he can't get a certain "melody" out of his head. Lynne states that this shouldn't be a problem if they're talking about music... but as a busty woman with "Melody" emblazoned on her top walks by, Lynne darkly notes that the husband may not be talking about music...
20	* AsYouKnow: George and Lynne frequently have to remind each other, in detail, of social events taking place that very day.
21	* BaitAndSwitch:
22	** In one strip, Lynne writes in her diary about how she saw a "handsome hunk with a great six pack", but ignored him, as there's only one guy for her. George, reading over her shoulder, thinks she's referring to him. Lynne then writes "It's just a shame {{Creator/Angelina\|Jolie}} got to {{Creator/Brad\|Pitt}} first."
23	** In another story, George spots a "new couple" across the street. When Lynne joins him at the window, she sees that the "very nice pair" he was referring to belongs to a [[BuxomBeautyStandard buxom]] redhead.
24	** While at a topless beach, the titular duo spot a famous football player and his glamourous girlfriend. George remarks "Yes, they're a great pair, always in the papers". He then adds, "Oh, and so is ''he'', of course!" to Lynne's annoyance.
25	** Another strip features a group of men seemingly admiring someone's new boat -- until the final panel reveals that they're actually admiring a bikini-clad Lynne.
26	* BeachBury: One strip features George buried up to his neck in sand.
27	* BoobsAndButtPose: Lynne was fond of taking up poses that showed off her curves.
28	* BuxomBeautyStandard: Several strips feature George and other males taking the time to admire any busty women who happen to be nearby.
29	* CarpetOfVirility: George has a considerable amount of body hair, and is generally considered attractive by most females.
30	* CensorSuds: Numerous strips showed Lynne in the shower, complete with convenient suds covering her nether regions.
31	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: 'Mantha, usually as an excuse for Lynne's bad puns. The blog ''George and Lynne Explained'' also deliberately does this with 444 strips, looking at over-the-top explanations as to why the dialogue and settings are as they are.
32	* CommitmentIssues: One strip has a friend of Lynne's tell her she wanted to discuss marriage with her boyfriend. Said boyfriend's response was to jump into a nearby lake and swim away from her.
33	* DrunkenGlow: Sammy is often seen with a red nose, hinting at a drinking problem.
34	* DuckSeasonRabbitSeason: With "football" and "shopping". Lynne always wins, and George comments on how he always falls for it.
35	* EatingTheEyeCandy: Plenty of strips show characters gazing at attractive members of the opposite sex.
36	* EekAMouse: Invoked in one strip, causing Lynne (in her underwear) to leap onto a chair. She wonders where the mice keep coming from; it turns out George is buying them from a pet shop in order to scare Lynne and get a look at her bottom.
37	* ExactWords:
38	** One strip shows George returning from the reading of his uncle Harry's will. Lynne is ecstatic when he tells her he was left a "small fortune". Though her joy quickly deflates when it trurns out to be the words "small fortune" written on a piece of paper.
39	--->'''George:''' Uncle Harry was a [[TheGadfly joker]] to the end.
40	** Another strip features a friend saying that his wife wants to "get something off her chest". After Lynne ponders what the problem is, the man's wife walks by, completely topless.
41	* FanserviceCarwash: One strip features Lynne washing the car wearing nothing but a pair of denim cutoffs.
42	* FlirtatiousSmackOnTheAss: In one strip, Lynne wears some [[PaintedOnPants skintight shorts]], and worries that they might be ''too'' short. George assures her that they're perfect, and that the issue may be that her ''legs'' are too long - while playfully swatting her backside.
43	* GilliganCut: When Lynne tells a friend that George needs a hobby, the friend tells her that she teaches a body-painting class, with herself as the subject (something George definitely looks interested in). The final panel shows Lynne forcing George to take up stamp collecting instead.
44	* HeadAndHipPose: Another one of Lynne's favorite poses to show off with.
45	* HomeNudist: Lynne, frequently. George would sometimes join her.
46	* HollywoodToneDeaf: In one strip, Lynne [[SingingInTheShower sings in the shower]], badly. Afterwards, she asks George if he thinks her body needs toning. George replies in the negative, then adds that her voice could use some ''tuning'' instead.
47	* {{Hunk}}: George is quite muscular and handsome.
48	* ImmediateSelfContradiction: In one strip, George and Sammy complain that their gym membership fees have gone up again, saying that they should refuse to pay. Once they enter the gym, they find themselves surrounded by [[WorkoutFanservice attractive women in gym outfits]], and immediately decide that it's "worth every penny".
49	* {{Irony}}: One strip has Lynne note that the local nudist colony is under threat of closure due to complaints - not from the people who overlook the place, but the people who ''don't''.
50	* LamePunReaction: Towards Lynne.
51	* LongRunner: 36 years.
52	* LongRunnerTechMarchesOn: The strip started in 1976, and the characters never aged. Towards the end of the run the internet, mobile phones and ''Series/ImACelebrityGetMeOutOfHere'' (2002 - ) would be mentioned.
53	* MaleGaze: There is ''plenty'' of focus on the bodies of Lynne and other attractive women.
54	* MonochromeCasting: The strip's main and recurring characters are all white.
55	* MyLocal: George and Sammy can often be found at The Ferryman inn.
56	* NakedApron: Lynne was frequently seen in this.
57	* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: In one strip, Lynne tells George she was locked outside wearing only a towel. George asks if she got help, and she replies she did - from the police, postman, fire brigade and ambulance. It's implied they all stopped to help her and admire her figure.
58	* PassionateSportsGirl: One strip features Lynne playing a variety of sports in a variety of skimpy outfits. George [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells the reader]] that while Lynne likes to play, he [[EatingTheEyeCandy prefers to watch]].
59	* PageThreeStunna: As the strip was featured in ''The Sun'' for several decades, it was only natural that they would bring up the newspaper's other well-known fixture from time to time.
60	** The football player's girlfriend is implied to be this, going by George's sly claim that her "great pair" is "always in the papers".
61	** One strip has Lynne, while posing provocatively, saying that people have told her she could have been a Page Three girl. George smugly remarks "Page Three's loss is my gain!" while cuddling with his wife.
62	** Another strip features a neighbour shamelessly ogling Lynne while she's sunbathing topless, telling her that it makes up for him not getting his copy of ''The Sun'' this morning.
63	* PublicBathhouseScene: Lynne and 'Mantha enjoyed being in hot tubs or jacuzzis, usually without tops on.
64	* {{Pun}}: A staple of the comic's humour.
65	* RecurringElement: Several strips feature the use of a buxom, curly-haired redhead as a LustObject. Someone on the comic's staff definitely HasAType...
66	* SelectiveEnforcement: In one strip, a bad-tempered boat owner is shown being hostile to anyone who comes near his boat... except for a topless Lynne and 'Mantha floating in a rubber dinghy, whom he lets pass by with a lovestruck smile on his face.
67	* SelectiveObliviousness:
68	** While Lynne is usually well aware of how easily she can catch the eyes of males, one short shows her as being unable to understand why the teenage paperboy always knocks on the door so he can give her the paper personally. She ponders this while wearing a see-through negligee, with George's wry smile showing that he knows [[EatingTheEyeCandy exactly why]] the [[CovertPervert paperboy]] does it.
69	** The ''Ferryman's'' barmaid notes that 90% of the men who come into the bar seem to be there just to [[MaleGaze stare at her chest]], but declares that the goal of the other 10% is a "mystery" to her. As she bends over to get more drinks, a combination of a short skirt and thong putting her rear on display, George slyly notes that it's not such a mystery to everyone else.
70	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl:
71	** Lynne, big time. She was very confident in her body and was seen without clothes almost as much as she was with them (and said clothes were usually tight, skimpy, or even see-through). She wasn't above using her figure to get what she wanted, either.
72	** There's also the barmaid at the ''Ferryman'', a stunning blonde whose outfit shows off her chest, midriff and legs.
73	* StupidCrooks: A handful of strips mention Dim Jim the Burglar, a criminal with more greed than brains. In one story, Lynne reads that he had smugly told a courtroom that they wouldn't find his fingerprints on some stolen goods -- [[SayingTooMuch because he'd been wearing gloves when he stole them]].
74	* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Occasionally, in between Lynne setting up her bad jokes and revealing the punchline, she and George have managed to get undressed, or driven home, or even eaten a meal...
75	* VisualPun: A couple of strips feature a buxom woman standing near a "large chest" or "very impressive bust".
76	* WardrobeMalfunction: One strip shows George and Lynne being given a lift by their friend Clive in a topless sports car. For some reason, the wind caused Lynne's dress to come off.
77	* WorldOfPun: Practically every character takes the chance to indulge in comedic worldplay or a funny turn of phrase.

Context ComicStrip / GeorgeAndLynne