Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Tinkle:The best of it all.

Ask yourself..When was the last time you picked up a copy of "Tinkle"?It has been a while... at least for most of us.The guys have moved on to GQ and the Girls to cosmopolitan and Vogue and in some cases Vise-versa as well *cough*.When I heard the premise of ASAP'S pantomime,in an almost alarming wave of Deja-vu,all those endless hours of flipping through the comic book came rushing back.Whatever be Archie or any other comic series,Our very own Desi Tinkle certainly ousted them all at one age.Here are probably the 4 most popular series from the magazine.




4..Shikari Shambu:The most lucky hunter.This bird brained hunter took all of us on many of his exploits and mis-adventures mostly owing to his lack of hunting skills.But be it an encounter with a chimpanzee gone wild or a confused man eater,he emerged unscathed yet victorious.The highlight of his exploits:His wife Shanthi who was ready to chase him with her rolling pin when he avoided household chores,despite his inimitable hunting instincts.All we ever got to see of him was his long mustache and Hid brown khakhi uniform with a Hat that never revealed the other half of his face.








3.Kalia the crow and Kapish:Thanks to Chamataka ,the Jackal and Doob Doob, the addle brained crocodile who were out to make rabbit stew of Keechu and Meechu-Kalia the crow was kept busy.In an almost similar spin off Kapish the monkey with the looong tail kept trouble at bay and helped the creatures of the jungle.The point here being the animals of the "Tinkle" jungle had a more active love life than most of us out here(lets face hard facts).Kalia had an "American"(No kidding) crow girlfriend called Bhoori and Doob Doob's alligator girlfriend was the "Blonde" Lubdoobi.




2.Tantri the Mantri:The Mantri who would remain a Mantri for the rest of his life.His never ending schemes to Bump off Raja Hoodja and claim the throne to himself started from when they were going to Gurukul(Junior Tantri Awww:) ) and continue till date.The funniest story ever being Tantri hiring the services of a witch to kill Hoodja.Hoodja finds out that Tantri has been meeting a woman and decided to get them married.To tantri's shock he finds himself married to the witch(Wife Hokki) who then decides to use her powers for the good.From poisoned arrows meant for Hoodja that find thier mark on Tantri's backside to Hired Assassins and Bombs that lead to his bruising..The Mantri has a long way to go before disillusionment.






1.Suppandi:Admit it.He had you LMAOing and ROFLing even before you know those acronyms existed.The most popular Desi comic character till date..Suppandi's long head..heavily ironical for the lack of brains and his innocence owing to lack of basic comic sense had both adults and kids as well as the various masters he worked under, screaming(In different ways of course).


Suppandi’s new master was the owner of a departmental store.
Master: Suppandi, before giving the clothes to the customers always open it and check it for defects.
That evening- Customer: One film roll please.
Master: Suppandi, what do you think you are doing? Why have you opened the film roll?
Suppandi: I was checking it for defects, master.



Master: Go to the market and get a mirror so that i can see my face and shave!!
Suppandi: Yes master!!
Goes to the market and returns home without a mirror.
Master: Why didn’t you get a mirror?
Suppandi: Because in all the mirrors i could see only my face!!





Master:Where are the glasses i asked you to keep?
Suppandi:I dont remember master
Master:To remember where you have kept things..please keep a notepad and make note of it.You will not forget
(After 3 days master returns back home from a trip and finds the house burgled)
Master:What happened?The thieves have broken the cupboards using the keys!Didnt I ask you to keep them safely?
Suppandi:Yes master.I hid them.but made a note of the hiding place in the notepad and left it on the table.


Need I say more?
So come on and See ASAP's "LOST IN THE JUNGLE'" after this revival ..who knows you might just about get to see your favorite characters on stage :-)
Here's the event:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172624099443069

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