Mary Worth 4234

"They call it a screwdriver."

Mary Worth 4148

Ian, the only person you're complimenting here is yourself. I'm surprised Toby doesn't throw her expensive drink in your face.

Mary Worth 4137

If you look closely, it appears Mary wore her purple dress. What a shock. Jeff is nowhere to be seen because he doesn't like wearing purple.

Mary Worth 3912

That's enough for me, too. I'm outta' here.

Mary Worth 3911

First of all, Ian, you don't "Try Out," you Audition. Secondly, you're going to need to learn the actor's spelling: Theatre, not theater. Thirdly, I want to see you do Shakespeare soooo badly, so, YES please audition for the theatre. And if it is a devoted husband role you want, you'd make a wonderfully racist Othello.

Mary Worth 3910

"Don't ever let it happen again."

Mary Worth 3908

Ian, not used to being kissed at home, decides exhibitionism must be Toby's thing, and he's okay with that.

Mary Worth 3904

"I'm so happy to meet your grandfather, Ms. C. Would you like me to sketch him with my keen eye?"

Mary Worth 3903

Of course there are some things that a lady doesn't disclose.

Mary Worth 3902

This is true. Anyone else would set him straight. He is adult man who knows you are his married college professor. But of course, this is Mary Worth and the Worthiverse of Madness, where the right thing to do is always the wrong thing to do.

Mary Worth 3901

If it doesn't work, I guess you'll have to start dating Cal. By the way, why did you take off your wedding ring?

Mary Worth 3900

Maybe he can do to Cal exactly what he did to Helen:

Mary Worth 3899

This is the most interesting panel of today's strip. Well, not exactly. Toby's story is fascinating. It's just too bad that we skipped it.

Mary Worth 3898

Awesome. This is one of the best fizzled endings I can remember. So much potential. So thoroughly unsatisfying. I live for this. Wow. I don't know what to say. It's almost as though Karen Moy was working on her best story ever, and she suddenly got bored with it. No confrontation between Ian and Helen, no confrontation between Ian and Toby. It's as though something got skipped and will perhaps be published out of sequence next week.

Mary Worth 3897

"Oh, dear," is right Mary. Toby has said this without a trace of irony. Mary is kind of shocked by all of these revelations, but we never got to see Ian tell Toby any of this. She apparently wasn't phased. I'm glad we didn't have to sit through a boring confrontation scene.

Mary Worth 3896

I guess. Doesn't seem likely, but whatever.

Mary Worth 3895

I'm sure glad we didn't have to sit through Ian's shifty explanation of all this. That may have been more drama than we can handle. Best to just tell us about it after the fact. It is always appreciated.

I haven't been following any of the Brad Pitt trial against his wife, wait, no, I mean Johnny Depp, but when I saw this on YouTube, I did have to click...

Mary Worth 3894

His former student, just like Toby. Long hmmmmmm.

Mary Worth 3893

That's what men are for, Toby, but how exactly did he do it? I certainly hope he didn't resort to violence.

Mary Worth 3886

Uh-oh.