Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Far Side is fondly remembered for chronicling the absurdity of the human condition – something it usually did best by using animals, including all manner of primates, as its characters in place of their more evolutionarily-advanced counterparts, humanity. While the talking dogs of The Far Side may be more fondly remembered, apes were frequently just as prominent among the strip's coterie of anthropomorphized animals.
9 Acme Tires Make The Best Swings First Published: April 4, 1981 In his Far Side strips, Gary Larson tended to side with nature over civilization, when presented with the choice between the two, and this is one perfect example. 7 The Far Side Catches Two Gorillas Having A Deep Moment First Published: January 12, 1984 Despite the surface-level absurdity of putting these words in the mouth of a great ape, talking about bananas, a deeper reflection on this panel reveals it to be one of Gary Larson's most startling portrayals of real vulnerability in a character.
5 Innovation Comes Through Trial & Error, Even In The Far Side First Published: February 2, 1985 Gary Larson playfully depicts the moment two wolves got the idea to infiltrate a flock of sheep by posing as sheep, giving rise to the famous idiom. 3 Some Iconic Movie Love Stories Were Never Sustainable First Published: April 25, 1986 With this strip, Gary Larson reminded newspaper readers of one of cinema's earliest, most iconic doomed love story: King Kong's unrequited desire for Fay Wray's character in the 1933 film King Kong, which introduced the famous giant ape.
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