It’s Mr Wu Wednesday and we have a Double Feature!

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Huzzah! Just because the government felt the need to go to their room and take a nap, doesn’t mean that we ever rest here at The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire!

Now, there have been a few allegations flying around cyberspace tonight, and I aim to put them to rest right here and now. There is absolutely no proof that Mr. Wu planned and implemented the government shutdown, for the sole purpose of shutting down the National Zoo Panda cams. Mr. Wu has called a press conference to clear up any misunderstandings….

Please refer any questions to Mr Wu’s legal team.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled feature: Episode 5 of the Wizard of Wu!

What could be waiting outside? Where the heck ARE we, Binky?

I definitely don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

PS: Princess Pinky will be back in another Mini-Mei Monday episode next Monday!

In celebration of the release of Nobody Expects the Panda Kindergarten….

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…we bring you a new cartoon about none other than the panda kindergarten! Huzzah! We promise that Princess Pinky will be making occasional appearances on Mini Mei Monday, but she is still too young to have a whole day every week all to herself. (“no! i isn’t!”)

Varooooooomba! Thanks to Lynnie Ness for alerting us to the “off label” use of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner.

And yes! we have released the third volume of the collected cartoons of the Panda Chronicles! Huzzah! Book 3 is titled: Nobody Expects the Panda Kindergarten! The wind may howl and rain may fall, but it won’t keep the panda kindergarten from their appointed rounds! This (and all the other books in the series) are available through Amazon and you can find them by following either the link in the right hand column, with the colorful cover, or by going to the page titled “The Panda Chronicles: The Book(s)” at the top of this page. It’s not too early to get copies for holiday presents!

Meanwhile, Mr. Wu will return on Wednesday with the next episode of his adventure in the Wizard of Wu. I can hardly wait to see what happens next!

Till then, Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Once again, we predict reality on Fabulous Furry Friday.

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It was bound to happen, sooner or later! As you may recall, we launched the idea of a panda clan tartan a full two weeks before the Edinburgh Zoo announced that they had commissioned one.

And now, British Airways has painted one of their jets just like the one that I drew more than 4 years ago, for PandAir Airlines, the only airline run by and for pandas. How do you like them cuppycakes?

bears in the air…

Beware…..

Pandas have a better idea…

notice the stylish design….

please have your tray table in their upright position for take-off…

…and most of all, don’t panic.

see, doesn’t this look just like British Airways’ new paint job?

I rest my case.

You’ll notice the older, less polished style (and very poor image clean-up skills, I might add) of the cartoon, which makes my point, I said it first. Really, all these corporate entities should check with me before they launch these things!

Well, till next week, when we predict the next trend in panda themed promotions,

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

The Wizard of Wu Continues….

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Oh my ears and whiskers! Mr. Wu is in for it now! But let’s give you a re-cap of the first episodes of Mr. Wu’s newest adventure…

where happy pandas eat bamboo, oh why, oh why, can’t…Wu?

We’re in for it now, Binky!

Hang on to your hats, kids, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!

And now, the latest episode:

I don’t think we’re in Pandiego any more, Binky….

This is getting kinda scary, (but very ‘citing!)

Hey newsletter subscribers! a newsletter will be coming out really soon with an exciting offer! Not a newsletter subscriber? Just look on the upper right for the link that says, Get Even More Pandas and sign up now!

Be the Bear,

Bob T. Panda

The Princess Speaks! (Well, sort of…)

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Of course we are all so happy that the little princess is doing well and getting um…rounder by the day. It was time for her to get her first baby present, don’t you think?

Such a little darling! How could her big brother resist spoiling her?

Now, if she can just keep the panda kindergarten at bay!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

It’s Fabulous Furry Friday, you scurvy dogs!

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Oops...International Talk Like a Pirate Day was yesterday…sorry, but it was so much fun, I didn’t want to stop!

Since you had a big bonus day yesterday, I’ll just publish a small encore presentation. (If you missed it, you’ll want to see yesterday’s post for the full Mr. wu’s Pirate adventure!) Here’s a little something from the soon to be released (really soon!) The Panda Chronicles Book 3: Nobody Expects the Panda Kindergarten:

On my honor, I will try…to eat as many cookies as I possibly can….

Nothing like a bit of the great outdoors to straighten up the panda kindergarten.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Be the Bear

Bob T. Panda

Hey, It’s International Talk like a Pirate Day! Huzzah and AAArrgggHHH!

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While Thursday is not a normal posting day (and don’t get any ideas about Princess Pinky Thursdays) It IS a national holiday, and by that, of course I mean, International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Huzzah!

In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I hereby re-run, in all it’s entirety, Mr Wu’s very first adventure, which I call, A Pirate’s Life for Wu! Enjoy!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of BooBeer!

Mr Wu is up the creek without a paddle…

An explorer’s work is never done.

Mister Wu and his new friends.

“You are right and Wu is wrong…I’ll never do it again, mommy.”

Don’t you love “rear shots” of baby pandas?

Avast mateys! You’ll be bein’ the bear now, I wager!

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Bob T. Panda

The wind began to howl…….Episode 3 of The Wizard of Wu

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Oh, this is getting so ‘citing!

Hang on to your hats, kids, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!

And don’t forget…this is fiction.

Be the Bear

Bob T. Panda

Make Way, Make Way! A Panda Princess Approaches…

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Oh, long have we waited for this day! Our Panda Princess, now just over three weeks old, born into the seat of Panda Power in Washington DC. A recent statistic hit the FaceWaves today, 38 panda cubs were born around the world this year, with 34 of them surviving. A major accomplishment in Panda Proliferation, indeed!

And now, for her debut appearance in these pages, we present…

And just how did the panda kindergarten get her address?

Meanwhile, back at the drawing board, We await the arrival of another bundle of joy…yes, the proof copy for Book 3 of the Panda Chronicles may just be waiting for me at my post office box. As soon as I make sure I didn’t make any boo-boos (or that the printer didn’t) I can push the old “publish” button and make The Panda Chronicles Book 3: Nobody Expects the Panda Kindergarten available to panda satire fans everywhere.

If you are a newsletter subscriber, you’ve already had a sneak peak at the cover. So if you aren’t a newsletter subscriber, you can see it here for the first time!

Nobody Expects the Panda Kindergarten!

and the back cover is just as cool!

A Big Pandy thanks goes out again to Stevi Grega for contributing this tagline.

A small bit of housekeeping:

Due to changing the platform on which The Panda Chronicles appears, I seemed to have misplaced all my subscribers, from the previous incarnation. I f you still wish to have pandas arrive in your inbox whenever I publish a new post, you will have to re-subscribe. Thanks for understanding the limitations of my being a bear of limited technology aptitude. Newsletter subscriptions were unaffected by this change, in case you were wondering.

Don’t forget to tune into Mr. Wu Wednesday!

Be the Bear

Bob T. Panda

It’s Fabulous Furry Friday. Let’s Embrace Our Inner Pandas

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Sigh…as a middle aged panda sometimes it’s hard for me to get in the entire 16 – 18 hours of sleep I require, (although not so hard to get in that 40-80 pounds of bamboo and cuppycakes that a panda needs. A bear must set priorities!) Occasionally there is something that intrudes into my head, and keeps me from sleeping soundly.

I don’t usually stray into commenting on political thingies. Out here in the bamboo forest, I can usually sing lalala I can’t hear you, and go about my business, completely untroubled by any reality in the world beyond the edge of the forest.

Maybe Pandas DO have a better idea…..

But the bickering and obstructionizing that is going on in Congress is just too much for even a panda to ignore. Is it possible that you all could act in the interest of the country, instead of maintaining your stance of if it’s YOUR idea, we don’t want to do it? Huh? Could we possibly agree that affordable healthcare for everyone is a good idea? Is it conceivable that putting the country back to work is something that would benefit everyone? Let’s embrace our inner pandas so that we can get on with stuff. Pandas are standing by to take your calls.

Just how hard would it be…

…to embrace your inner panda?

Pandas are standing by…

See you next week for more adventures of Mr. Wu, the first appearance by our nation’s newest panda princess, and all things panda! Huzzah!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda