History Funny / ArchieComics

* In a short comic, Dilton is tutoring Moose on learning new and complex words which doesn't go well, as Moose misunderstands what Dilton is trying to explain to him. When Ms. Grundy steps in and asks if there is a problem, Dilton tries to defuse the situation by telling her "that they're just having trouble with an idiom" which, unintentionally and indirectly, [[CallingMeALogarithm offends]] Moose.

** In a last-ditch effort to save himself, Archie interrupts Mr. Weatherbee's parent-teacher conference at the school by bringing in Reggie to plead his case. Reggie does this by rattling off all of Archie's various pranks (which Mr. Weatherbee copies down) and then starts framing Archie for some of his ''own'' pranks, figuring that he might as well tie up some loose ends as long as Archie is in trouble. And the kicker? The reason Mr. Weatherbee wanted to talk to the Andrews was because he wanted to tell them about a school event.

* In one story, Betty and Veronica are jointly performing at some event and their fathers jointly attend the event to watch them. The girls are worried about how will their fathers interact, as they have never been friends, have very little in common, and often vocally express their opposing political beliefs (in this story, whether taxcuts stimulate the economy or not). They notice awkward silence between the two men, and fear that the night will end in a fight. They relax at seeing the two men amiably chatting and laughing about something, but they are too far from them, to hear what is causing their mirth. The story has the fathers bonding through something they have in common: how ridiculous they find Archie and his goofs. They are happily exchanging stories about some of his most embarassing moments.

** In a last-ditch effort to save himself, Archie interrupts Mr. Weatherbee's parent-teacher conference at the school by bringing in Reggie to plead his case. Reggie does this by rattling off all of Archie's various pranks (which Mr. Weatherbee copies down) and then starts framing Archie for some of his ''own'' pranks, figuring that he might as well tie up some loose ends as long as Archie is in trouble. And the kicker? The reason Mr. Weatherbe wanted to talk to the Andrews was because he wanted to tell them about a school event.

* In a short comic, Dilton is tutoring Moose on learning new and complex words which doesn't go well, as Moose misunderstands what Dilton is trying to explain to him. When Mrs. Grundy steps in and asks if there is a problem, Dilton tries to defuse the situation by telling her "that they're just having trouble with an idiom" which, unintentionally and indirectly, [[CallingMeALogarithm offends]] Moose.

* In an older story, Riverdale High is holding a 'Girls-ask-boys' type dance, and Archie and Reggie are happy that it will be the girls' to sweat over getting a date ready. But Jughead points out that it's "First come first served", leading to the boys running from some {{Abhorrent Admirer}}s. The next day, the school staff see the three come out from some unusual places; Mr. Weatherbee spots Archie coming down from a tree, Ms. Grundy sees Jughead coming out from a sewer drain, and Prof. Flutesnoot catches Reggie entering his class through the window. Weatherbee and Grundy weren't impressed with the last one until Flutesnoot tells them, "It's a good trick if you can do it...I'm on the ''fifth floor!''"

** Something similar happened when Betty decided to soak in some Vitamin D in her backyard. Her mother advises her to use an older, moth-riddled swimsuit (grass stains are hard to remove) as a safety precaution. Archie thinks that she is going buff and tries to warn her that the backyard is not exactly a good place for privacy. Betty, not wanting Archie to see her in the ruined swimsuit, grabs a ModestyTowel and covers her front side as soon as she hears him. And then Jughead shows up behind Betty, and Archie thinks Jughead saw the goods. Not knowing why Archie is panicking, Betty decided to throw in the towel...literally. Archie {{faint|ing}}s before he could find out the truth.

* In one story, Betty became obsessed with internet chatrooms to the point where she was using chatspeak in real life, much to the confusion of all her friends. Archie eventually finds the perfect way to get a proper response out of her.

--> '''Moose:''' "Duhhh hey! Who are you calling an Idiom!?"

* Archie once accidentally put Betty to sleep by stroking her nose (she claims beforehand that it was how Mr. Cooper puts her to sleep in her cradle days). After many failed attempts at waking her up, Veronica suggests a kiss on the lips, which works. Mr. Weatherbee, telling the story to Ms. Grundy, decides to demonstrate it with Jughead...and ''he'' falls asleep! Weatherbee, thinking Archie has got the "magic lips", tells him that he should wake Jughead up the same way. Archie's FreakOut at having to kiss his best friend in the middle of the school corridor was very understandable.

* Jughead's mother after Jughead came back from the grocery store: "Jughead, I said four '''BUNS!'''"[[note]]Jughead had brought her four '''BUMS'''.[[/note]]
* ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]'' is pretty tame considering that it is about one of the horniest (yet virgin) teenage boys in America, and his escapades as he dates nearly every teenage girl in town (two of them steadily, and sometimes both at once). Very rarely it ''will'' get a bit risqué, such as in one story when Archie, Veronica, and Betty are at the beach. Betty and Veronica go swimming while Archie goes fishing and ignores them. Veronica, upset at being ignored, has Betty bring her spare swimsuit, which she [Veronica] hooks onto Archie's fishing line and claims that he [[StrippingSnag ripped it off her body]]. Archie runs and steals a beach towel for her to cover up with and throws it to her. Veronica [[SexySurfacingShot emerges from the water wrapped in the towel]], when the towel's owner shows up and demands it back. Of course, at this point Archie thinks she is stark naked underneath, so when she casually takes it off to return it, Archie {{faint|ing}}s from shock. That is not the funny part. The funny part is the reaction of two 12-year-old boys who witnessed this:

* In one comic, Jughead accidentally steals some money, so he goes to Pop and says he has a problem. Pop simply hands him a sundae.
-->'''Jughead''': [[YourAnswerToEverything Pop, do you think]] ''[[YourAnswerToEverything food]]'' [[YourAnswerToEverything is the answer to]] ''[[YourAnswerToEverything everything]]''?!
-->'''Pop''': Was that ''[[BigEater Jughead]]'' who said that?!
* In one story, there is a RunningGag of Betty scheming to join the school orchestra, and every time one of her ploys fails, she dejectedly goes to Pop's and orders an elaborate sundae. Just as Pop finished it, she gets a new idea and runs off, telling a flustered Pop to eat it himself. (Jughead, of course, scoffs them instead). After the third time this happens, Pops gets a bit of SanitySlippage:

* In one story, Veronica makes separate dates with both Archie and Betty, only to blow them both off to pursue some handsome boy she just met. During the confrontation, Jughead calls her out for shirking her responsibilities. A furious Veronica accuses her friends of siding against her and storms back home, the other three following her. When she tells the story to her father, she is shocked that Mr. Lodge sides with Betty and Archie, and he scolds her for her shabby treatment of her friends. In tears, Veronica admits that she does treat people poorly, and it's because of a deep, dark secret that she hasn't shared with anyone. They (sans Jughead) are immediately sympathetic and beg her to reveal her secret so they'll know why she acts the way she does. Veronica tells them to brace themselves and then puts on a truly epic grin and declares, "Because I'm ''selfish!''". Archie and Betty are at a loss for words, Mr. Lodge FacePalm s, and Jughead laughs his ass off.

-->'''Jughead''': "Pop, do you think ''food'' is the answer to ''everything''?!"
-->'''Pop''': "Was that ''Jughead'' who said that?!"

* ''[[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]'' is pretty tame considering that it is about one of the horniest (yet virgin) teenage boys in America, and his escapades as he dates nearly every teenage girl in town (two of them steadily, and sometimes both at once). Very rarely it ''will'' get a bit risqué, such as in one story when Archie, Veronica, and Betty are at the beach. Betty and Veronica go swimming while Archie goes fishing and ignores them. Veronica, upset at being ignored, has Betty bring her spare swimsuit, which she [Veronica] hooks onto Archie's fishing line and claims that he [[StrippingSnag ripped it off her body]]. Archie runs and steals a beach towel for her to cover up with and throws it to her. Veronica [[SexySurfacingShot emerges from the water wrapped in the towel]], when the towel's owner shows up and demands it back. Of course, at this point Archie thinks she is stark naked underneath, so when she casually takes it off to return it, Archie {{faint|ing}}s from shock. That is not the funny part. The funny part is the reaction of two 12-year-old boys who witnessed this:

** Something similar happened when Betty decided to soak in some Vitamin D in her backyard. Her mother advises her to use an older, moth-riddled swimsuit (grass stains are hard to remove) as a safety precaution. Archie thinks that she is going buff and tries to warn her that the backyard is not exactly a good place for privacy. Betty, not wanting Archie to see her in the ruined swimsuit, grabs a ModestyTowel and covers her front side as soon as she hears him. And then Jughead shows up behind Betty, and Archie thinks Jughead saw the goods. Not knowing why Archie is panicking, Betty decided to throw in the towel... literally. Archie {{faint|ing}}s before he could find out the truth.

'''Jughead:''' I took the words right out of his mouth!\\

* ''[[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]'' is pretty tame considering that it is about one of the horniest (yet virgin) teenage boys in America, and his escapades as he dates nearly every teenage girl in town (two of them steadily, and sometimes both at once). Very rarely it ''will'' get a bit risqué, such as in one story when Archie, Veronica, and Betty are at the beach. Betty and Veronica go swimming while Archie goes fishing and ignores them. Veronica, upset at being ignored, has Betty bring her her spare swimsuit, which she [Veronica] hooks onto Archie's fishing line and claims that he ripped it off her body. Archie runs and steals a beach towel for her to cover up with and throws it to her. Veronica emerges from the water wrapped in the towel, when the towel's owner shows up and demands it back. Of course, at this point Archie thinks she is stark naked underneath, so when she casually takes it off to return it, Archie faints from shock. That is not the funny part. The funny part is the reaction of two 12-year-old boys who witnessed this:
-->'''Boy #1:''' What made him faint?
-->'''Boy #2:''' The sight of her in a swimsuit.
-->'''Boy #1:''' Eh, I've seen better.
** Something similar happened when Betty decided to soak in some Vitamin D in her backyard. Her mother advises her to use an older, moth-riddled swimsuit (grass stains are hard to remove) as a safety precaution. Archie thinks that she is going buff and tries to warn her that the backyard is not exactly a good place for privacy. Betty, not wanting Archie to see her in the ruined swimsuit, grabs a towel and covers her front side as soon as she hears him. And then Jughead shows up behind Betty, and Archie thinks Jughead saw the goods. Not knowing why Archie is panicking, Betty decided to throw in the towel...literally. Archie faints before he could find out the truth.

-->'''Mr. Weatherbee:''' Are you children deliberately defacing school property?!
-->'''Archie:''' [[DistinctionWithoutADifference No sir, we're scribbling on the walls]].
-->''*cue {{Angrish}}*''

--> '''Archie:''' Hey, Betty, will you go steady with me?
--> '''Betty:''' ''[jumps into Archie's arms]'' '''YEEEEEEEES!'''

--> '''Mechanic:''' What kind of oil do you use?
--> '''[[DeadpanSnarker Jughead]]:''' Well, first he tells them how beautiful they are...

* After Valerie takes a stroll up Memory Lane, and witnesses some of the ups and downs that could ensue if she marries Archie, she peeks at some alternate "paths" for who could become Archie's wife. Some of them have their fair share of drama-Archie as Cheryl Blossom's HenpeckedHusband, Sabrina becoming BroughtDownToNormal as punishment for marrying a mortal, [[spoiler:Josie marrying Archie to create a LoveTriangle]]-but HilarityEnsues when Valerie encounters some {{Crack Pairing}}s (including one that pairs Archie with Ethel).

-->'''Archie:''' No sir, we're scribbling on the walls.

--> '''Betty:''' (jumps into Archies arms) '''YEEEEEEEES!'''
* In a short comic, Dilton is tutoring Moose on learning new and complex words which doesn't go well, as Moose misunderstands what Dilton is trying to explain to him. When Mrs. Grundy steps in and asks if there is a problem, Dilton tries to defuse the situation by telling her "that they're just having trouble with an Idiom" which, unintentionally and indirectly, [[CallingMeALogarithm offends]] Moose.

** In a last-ditch effort to save himself, Archie interrupts Mr. Weatherbee's parent-teacher conference at the school by bringing in Reggie to plead his case. Reggie does this by rattling off all of Archie's various pranks (which Mr. Weatherbee copies down) and then starts framing Archie for some of his ''own'' pranks, figuring that he might as well tie up some loose ends as long as Archie is in trouble. And the kicker? The reason Mr. Weatherbe wanted to talk to the Andrews was because [[spoiler:he wanted to tell them about a school event.]]

* In a story called "It's all an Act", Veronica has to perform a part in the school play. Her scene involves a woman angrily reprimanding her lover for arriving late at a meeting and leaving her waiting. Mr. Morgan, her acting teacher, feels that she fails to put enough emotion in her acting and depict real rage. In the night of the performance, Archie (who is playing the lover) arrives hours later than he should, and after having Veronica worried that she will not be able to perform her scene without him. Right on stage, Veronica starts reprimanding Archie with all her real rage. She does not even care about the play's scipt or her lines anymore. Mr. Morgan starts enthusiastically praising the apparent improvement in Veronica's acting skills, while Betty whispers to someone else that "Ron isn't acting" and Veronica is threatening to punch a rather intimidated Archie.

* One story has Betty outright tell Archie that he is Veronica's ExtremeDoormat when he tells her that Veronica called him over and he drops everything to go do so. The reason she did so was to showcase her learning the Japanese art of massaging someone's back by walking on them. When everyone meets up at the beach later on and Veronica's footprints are all over Archie's back (courtesy of dirty gym mats), Betty utterly loses it at learning that her "pet doormat" comment wasn't that far off after all.

* In one AnimatedAdaptation short, Reggie splashes special paint on each of Archie+Jughead and Betty+Veronica to turn either their top or bottom half invisible. In order to fool Mr. Weatherbee, each pair stands close enough together to look like a single person. Later on, when all four are together and have to pull the same trick again, they mess up and it looks like Archie has Betty's legs and skirt while Veronica is wearing Jughead's pants and hat. Mr. Weatherbee understandably has a FreakOut.
--> '''Archie:''' I wonder what happened- ''[he sees how they're paired up]'' [[OhCrap Oh brother]]! ''[the camera zooms out to show the mess-up]''

* In one story, Betty and Veronica are jointly performing at some event and their fathers jointly attend the event to watch them. The girls are worried about how will their fathers interact, as they have never been friends, have very little in common, and often vocally express their opposing political beliefs (in this story, whether taxcuts stimulate the economy or not). They notice awkward silence between the two men, and fear that the night will end in a fight. They relax at seeing the two men amiably chatting and laughing about something, but they are too far to hear what is causing their mirth. The story has the fathers bonding through something they have in common: how ridiculous they find Archie and his goofs. They are happily exchanging stories about some of his most embarassing moments.

* Archie once accidentally put Betty to sleep by stroking her nose (she claims beforehand that it was how Mr. Cooper puts her to sleep in her cradle days). After many failed attempts at waking her up, Veronica suggests a kiss on the lips, which works. Mr. Weatherbee, telling the story to Ms. Grundy, decides to demonstrate it with Jughead...and ''he'' falls asleep! Weatherbee, thinking Archie's got the "magic lips", tells him that he should wake Jughead up the same way. Arch's FreakOut was very understandable.
* One earlier short strip has Jughead warning Betty that Archie takes fishing very seriously. She doesn't listen, dives into the water, and hooks her swimsuit to make Archie reel her in. In the final panel, she's suspended upside-down as a fishing trophy while Jughead takes a picture and says, "IToldYouSo."

* One comic has Mr. Weatherbee repeatedly trying to talk to Archie's parents about something. Archie worries that he's in some sort of trouble, so when Mr. Weatherbee drops by to visit, he comes running out in a dress and wig, pretending to be the new owner of the Andrews home and that there's a very sick child inside.

** This, of course, doesn't work, so when Mr. Weatherbee goes inside and meets with Mr. Andrews, Archie comes running in, screaming how there's a gas leak that will blow them sky-high. Everyone panics and runs outside...until Mr. Andrews remembers that they don't use gas-powered appliances.
** In a last-ditch effort to save himself, Archie interrupts Mr. Weatherbee's parent-teacher conference at the school by bringing in Reggie to plead his case. Reggie does this by rattling off all of Archie's various pranks (which Mr. Weatherbee copies down) and then starts framing Archie for some of his ''own'' pranks, figuring that he might as well tie up some loose ends as long as Archie's in trouble. And the kicker? The reason Mr. Weatherbe wanted to talk to the Andrews was because [[spoiler:he wanted to tell them about a school event.]]

* In a short comic, Dilton is tutoring Moose on learning new and complex words which doesn't go well as Moose misunderstands what Dilton is trying to explain to him. When Mrs. Grundy steps in and asks if there's a problem, Dilton tries to defuse the situation by telling her "that they're just having trouble with an Idiom" which, unintentionally and indirectly, [[CallingMeALogarithm offends]] Moose.