The Far Side is known for its surreal, often morbid humor, but it also took its fair share of shots at pop culture. Here are Gary Larson's ten funniest Far Side comics that reference iconic movies - from The Godfather to Dumbo.
Starting in 1979 and still sporadically releasing new content today, Gary Larson's The Far Side is among the most beloved comic strips in the world. Famous for its insightful take on nature, surrealist visuals, and slightly morbid sense of humor, the strip didn't tackle pop culture often, but when it did, the results were usually timeless.
9 Godzilla Despite taking an often grim view of the animal kingdom, The Far Side reserves a fondness for dogs in most of its strips - even if they're not exactly portrayed as the brightest animals. The most famous of these is the surprisingly scientifically accurate comic where a scientist invents a device to hear what dogs are 'saying.
6 Nightmare on Elm Street A genuinely bizarre movie connection makes this surreal comic even funnier, as well as one of the darker Far Side strips that saw print. The Far Side often uses chickens and ducks as its antagonists, drawing humor from the diminutive fowl standing up for themselves. Decades before It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia created one of its best moments with a similar gag, Gary Larson was on the scene, and his version includes a talking chicken.
It's a disturbing and oft-parodied scene , but the horse is right to be freaked out. The movie was made prior to the Screen Actors Guild adopting the American Humane Society's standards for animal safety, and the scene used a real horse's head, since Coppola wasn't satisfied with the prop versions available. Offering slight consolation to movie fans, the horse wasn't killed for the movie , though that would be unlikely to comfort the equine movie-goer in this strip.
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