there is a whole series of books by David Macaulay "the way things work" which use woolly mammoths to explain concepts. loved it as a child
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work
example illustration: https://prh.imgix.net/look-inside/dk/9780241526446_3_Screenshot.PNG
I remember being kinda excited for the tv-series, since Peter Lustig would dub the inventor in the German version (I am sure that was part of the advertisements). Peter was already famous for his roles in educational science programs for children, so having those shows in animated form with cute mammoths couldn't possibly fail.
I think I only ever watched the episode on water pressure. Usual problem of it only being on Tv while I was at school.
...well would you look at that, not only did I watch at least 2 episodes, but I also learn that the episodes about gravity and blimps is called "the far side".
awesome. i didn't know. found some English version on YouTube https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+way+things+work+peter+lustig&t=fpas&iar=videos&iax=videos&ia=videos (nothing in German unfortunately)
I actually bought the DVDs the other day.
Well, 2. While it seems like all 26 episodes were dubbed in German and aired in late 2004, only 2 DVDs with 6 episodes each are available. I can also find a French version with a number 3 printed on it, which seems to be episode 13-18, but only French and English Audio on that one. England instead got all episodes on 2 DVDs in 1 double case, which is somehow cheaper to buy than all other versions.
At least I can now confirm that Peter Lustig not just that dubbed the Inventor; not just that he presented the show and sung the intro song (I could have checked Wikipedia for that), but also that he claims in his introduction that the show takes place on a little island somewhere in the pacific. I bet that's unique to our version.
I had this book growing up. I loved the illustrations.
Hello fellow Far Side fans!
About this community and how I post the comic strip… Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips and one of those was The Far Side. These days of course you find just about anything online including www.thefarside.com where they post several comics a day and I repost them here. Just to note, the date you see in my posts is not the initial release date, but the date they were posted on the website.
The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Far_Side
Hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute to the community with art, cool stuff about the author, tattoos, toys and anything else, as long it’s The Far Side!
Ps. Sub to all my comic strip communities:
Bloom County !bloomcounty@lemm.ee https://lemm.ee/c/bloomcounty
Calvin and Hobbes !calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/calvinandhobbes
Cyanide and Happiness !cyanideandhappiness https://lemm.ee/c/cyanideandhappiness
Garfield !garfield@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/garfield
The Far Side !thefarside@sh.itjust.works https://lemmy.world/c/thefarside@sh.itjust.works
Fine print: All comics I post are freely available online. In no way am I claiming ownership, copyright or anything else. This is a not for profit community, we just want to enjoy our comics, thank you.
