rose is rose

Rose Is Rose is a syndicated comic strip portraying a suburban family in which the husband and wife are deeply in love with each other and dotingly fond of their son. They often exchange love notes or kiss under the stars. Rose and sometimes Jimbo are drawn as little children to emphasize "inner child" experiences. Pasquale's "dream ship" sequences get much play, as does his relationship with his beloved guardian angel or the bathtub's dreaded drain monster. Even the cat has elaborate fantasies. Like Calvin and Hobbes, the strip often shows an alternate point of view based on the characters' fantasies. Rose often sees herself as a biker chick when faced between selfish desire and social obligations. Or she's drawn as a prisoner in a "dungeon of resentment". The strip is unlike Blondie or For Better or For Worse in that the strip does not focus on the wife as title or main character, and the husband is not hen-pecked but is the undisputed family leader. Rose is Rose is drawn by Pat Brady.

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Jimbo Gumbo - husband and father
Rose Gumbo - wife and mother
Pasquale Gumbo - son
Peekaboo - family cat
Clem - selfish toddler
Mimi - Next door neighbor's baby girl

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