The Dover Boys/YMMV

"Dan Backslide: A runabout... I'LL STEAL IT! NO-ONE WILL EVER KNOW!"
 * Confound these memes, they drive me to watch!
 * Fountain of Memes: Dan Backslide, coward-bully-cad-and-thief. AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
 * Genre Turning Point
 * Growing the Beard: This, along with "The Draft Horse", was a major turning point in Jones's career, when he decided to abandon his Disney-esque roots in favor of making funny cartoons.
 * Memetic Mutation: The page quote.


 * In an odd example, Dan Backslide's line "Confound those Dover Boys! ... They drive me to drink!" has become half the source for, of all things, a My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic meme. Someone took an out-of-context screencap of Twilight Sparkle with what looks like a bottle of liquor, tossed in Dan Backslide's line with "Ponies" replacing "Dover Boys," and just like that, the Dover Boys had made yet another lasting contribution to internet lore. Also a YouTube video.
 * Weird Al Effect: Seriously, would you have heard of the Rover Boys at all except for this 'toon?
 * The Woobie: It's hard not to feel bad for Dan Backslide near the end. Sure, he's a coward-bully-cad-and-thief, but he's