My goal with this one was to fool readers again into thinking Dedede was in disguise, with the reveal of Dededoo. It's not easy after the reader had already been introduced to Dededoo, but I thought covering his mouth like this would work. A number of readers didn't like it as much as comic 103, though, partly because "I'm here to clean your teeth" doesn't have a double meaning like the clock line.
Matthew – Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 11:30 AM
Dededoo returns! To those who don't follow the comic that closely, this one probably makes no sense. It's a follow-up to comic 103. I'll take any chance I can get to trick viewers into thinking Dededoo is Dedede!
The existence of Kirby's teeth has always been a pressing issue for me, keeping me up many a night. As far as I know, none of the games show him with teeth...but sometimes, they just lead to more expressive emotions than if I didn't have them to fall back on. Plus, today's joke sort of required it.
Dedede, being a bird of some sort (my vote's on penguin, but the jury's still out there. I've heard eagle, pelican, and chicken as well), shouldn't have teeth either...but the cartoon gives him a big ol' piano mouth, so I feel I can take liberty with that.
Coming Friday, 100% less teeth discussion.