I can’t look.
Will someone tell me when the scary part is over?
Evilness is one thing, but there must be snacks!
The panda kindergarten MUST be under a spell from the Wicked Witch, don’t you think?
Tune in Tomorrow!
Beig the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
The Wizard of Wu is in it’s final week and it’s all Wu all the time, and excitement doesn’t begin to cover it! Oh my ears and whiskers, things are getting exciting here at The Panda Chronicles!
The wicked witch has sent her hench-pandas out to capture Wu, so that she can get the magical bunny slippers. I did promise there would be NO flying monkeys, but I didn’t promise there would be no monkey business!
Ride you pandas! Ride! An evil wind breaks!
Don’t move from your computer because another episode of the Wizard of Wu will be here tomorrow! Stay right there! We’re (and by “we” I mean the NSA) watching.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Well.
You knew I was going to have to come up with a response to the astounding news out of Zoo Atlanta yesterday morning, didn’t you? What? You haven’t heard?
Well.
It turns out that not one, not two, but THREE pandas born at Zoo Atlanta had gender misidentifications. Actually, that’s really four, since first born Atlanta panda Mei Lan was thought to be female until reaching the age of five when they discovered: wait no! it’s a boy.
Now, it turns out that not only the twinkies are girls instead of the “absolute, no mistake here” gender identification as boys, but also, three year old Po is female as well. I always thought that Po was a particularly pretty panda, but really, we all kind of look alike, so what do I know? Needless to say, it was quite the chatty day in the pandasphere!
We would like to thank Zoo Atlanta for providing us with new material for WEEKS to come!
Meanwhile did any of them think about ME and all the work I would have to do, new names for Bert and Ernie, (front runners: Thelma and Louise), new wardrobes, going back and drawing eyelashes on the previous drawings of the twins…it’s not like I don’t have enough to do already! Zoo officials have no idea how time consuming panda satire is!
If you missed the earlier “expose`” about the gender reassigning of Mei Lan, here it is: Huzzah!
Well, we do all look alike.
Love the hat!
Tomorrow! a new outfit for Princess Pinky! (at last!)
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
Oh, they are back in the soup now! And on Friday the 13th to boot!
But we’ve come such a long way already….Bwahahaha!
I have NO idea how they are going to get out of this dilemma! (OK, not really, but I’m trying to build some dramatic tension here!)
And since it is Fabulous Furry Friday (the 13th!!!!) here are some encore presentations of some seasonal pandas!
Day 17…Naughty or Nice? you decide!
‘Tis the Season!
Babette de Panda, celebrating the season at Radio City Music Hall, in the company of her good friend Frances A….
…which serves as a reminder of how much fun YOU can have with panda paper dolls! (And a kind of cheesy reminder that there will be more outfits for Princess Pinky and the Twins coming up this weekend! Huzzah!
A big pandy thanks to all of you who have bought books this month, a portion of which will be sent to Pandas International (huzzah!) to support actual panda stuff! But don’t stop now! Perhaps more people on your christmas list would enjoy one or more of The Panda Chronicles books! Visit our book page here.
Another big pandy thanks to all who have supported Whidbey Life Magizine’s print project on Indiegogo. You guys are the bears!
You know how when you get a DVD these days, it has all these “special features” like interviews, “the making of…” blooper reels…well, we wanted to have a bunch of that stuff too. And so, 31 Days of Pandas is pleased to bring you….
Stay tuned later this month for the outtakes and blooper reel!
Pandas will NEVER get the better of Mehitabel!
And if you’re still on the fence about what to get Aunt Mildred and Uncle Larry, (not to mention your brother in law) for Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, there’s still time to order The Panda Chronicles Book 1, 2, or 3! Keep Panda Satire alive and well by buying our books!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Greetings Panda fans. Many (if not all) of you know that in addition to being the leading practitioner of Panda Satire in the world (Hey! Until I hear different, I’m claiming it!) I’m also a painter, who shows and sells her work. I live in a wonderful little corner of the world, which besides abounding in natural beauty, has more artists, musicians, writers, actors, chefs and artisanal farmers than you can shake a stick at. (Shaking only, no hitting please.) A little over a year ago, some dedicated, hard working folks thought it would be a really good idea to have an information resource that benefitted both the creative types that live and work here, but also anyone who wanted one publication in which to read about all the amazing stuff that’s going on around here.
And so, Whidbey Life Magazine was born, an online resource for all the arts and culture on Whidbey Island.! There are a small band of us who write for the magazine, but the magazine is mostly fueled by the hard work of its founders, Jan Shannon and Sue Taves, not to mention our long suffering, cat herding editor, Patricia Duff. So now, they would like to add a twice yearly print magazine to the mix, so as to reach even more people who want to know what all the fuss is about on Whidbey Island. They have started an Indiegogo campaign to make that a reality.
Of course, the pandas wanted to…um…help:
Don’t believe EVERYTHING the panda kindergarten says!
I know that many of you who are reading this might not live here, but I hope you’ll take a little time from your day to see what we are doing here, and maybe even support this project. You can read WLM here and see if we offer something you would enjoy and like to support. And then, check out our Indiegogo project. And…um…a date with George Clooney is NOT one of the perks. Just sayin’.
The panda kindergarten is waiting to take your call.
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Oh boy! I’m so excited at how many panda satire loving people are showing up for 31 Days of Pandas! But don’t think we are going to leave Mr Wu hanging in the breeze in his most recent adventure, The Wizard of Wu!
Things are really getting scary in today’s episode, the 13th in the series! Hmm…I said that last week, but this time I really mean it! That cat is just so evil!
(Note to Mehitabel’s fans: it’s fiction. Get over it.)
Who would have thought cuppycakes could be enchanted?
Oh boy, ‘dis is getting so ‘citing!
Thanks to everyone who ordered books yesterday. Pandas in China thank you! You are the bears!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
I bet you woke up at 3 AM this morning, while it was still dark, and tried to stay in bed, but you were so excited to see if it had really happened…you snuck down the stairs drawn uncontrollably to the glowing light coming from your computer, just to see if it had arrived….
Was it really the day that EVERYONE waits for all year?
Yes, it is…It is Day One of 31 Days of Pandas! Huzzah.
I don’t know, Princess Pinky…I think Mr. Wu is going to have something to say about this.
I know you are going to want to clear your calendar, and put all those Holiday parties on hold, because you will want to be the first on your block to read each day of pandas.
Welcome to Pandyland!
Be the Bear,
Bob T. panda
…don’t think that we forgot Fabulous Furry Friday! Of course, we must run last year’s brilliant (if I do say so myself, and I do,) satire of the unfortunate (OK, stoopid) incident at a large discount retailer last year….
Ah, fall…or something…is in the air!
And if that is not enough silliness to get you out of your turkey coma….
but now what will they do when they get to the Olympics?…..stay tuned!
And in case you were too busy eating one too many pieces of pie yesterday to see this cartoon….
Princess Pinky says, she is thankful for cuppycakes and da panda kindygarten and her magical wand!
…and we are back with episode 12 of The Wizard of Wu! Huzzah!
But before we get to that, let me give you a few hints about what is to come in the next month. A couple of years ago, I was inspired by Kevan Atteberry‘s 31 days of monsters in October. So, I …um…”borrowed” the idea and did 30 days of pandas in November, in honor of Zoo Atlanta’s panda Po, for his first birthday. I added one panda a day to a single drawing, and everyone had fun figuring out where the next panda would go, and just when the birthday boy was going to appear.
So last year, I changed it to December and did 31 days of pandas, which let me tell you was an over 600% increase in the number of pandas that I ended up drawing. What was I thinking?
I was thinking I would do it again! So hold onto your panda hats and get ready for another 31 days of pandas, starting on Sunday…(note to self…get some ideas of what to do next month) If you are signed up for my newsletter, you may have noticed that I didn’t get around to last month’s newsletter, but I will definitely send one early in December, with news about some upcoming panda projects that I have up my…um…paws.
And now would I just shut the heck up and post the %#**& cartoon already?
Sorry, no photo bomb from princess Pinky. her mother thought todays cartoon was too scary for her
See you on Fabulous furry Friday with a recap of our story so far!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda