History YMMV / Cathy

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The premise is fairly generic today -- a day in the life of a single working woman, HilarityEnsues. In the 70s? This wasn't a common sight.

* FairForItsDay: The premise is fairly generic today -- a day in the life of a single working woman, HilarityEnsues. In the 70s? This wasn't a common sight.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that), written by a woman who had actual experience from the job market, was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.

* WhatAnIdiot: In one strip, Cathy somehow managed to use ''laundry detergent'' instead of ''shampoo''. How?

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: Irving eventurally returns to the comic after getting PutOnABus when he breaksf' off his and Cathy's quite on-off relationship. Following this, his and Cathy's relationship grows increasingly steady, and eventually they get married, and stay together until the end of the comic's run. Quite a few readers disliked this development, feeling that Irving had previously been too much of a passive-aggressive jerk towards Cathy to really justify a rekindling of their relationship.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Averted. Few are familiar with the [[AnimatedAdaptation cartoon specials]].
* ArcFatigue: How some feel about Cathy and Irving's relationship. Some think that it should have ended in ''some'' way ''years'' before they finally tied the knot.

* FairForItsDay: As mentioned below, the premise is fairly generic today - a day in the life of a single working woman, HilarityEnsues. In the 70s? This wasn't a common sight.
* Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that), and written by a woman who had actual experience from the job market, was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.
* UglyCute: Cathy

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: Irving would eventually return to the comic after getting PutOnABus when he broke off his and Cathy's quite on-off relationship. Following this him and Cathy's relationship would grow increasingly steady, and eventually they got married, and would stay together until the end of the comic. Quite a few readers disliked this development, feeling that Irving had previously been too much of a passive-aggressive jerk towards Cathy to really justify a rekindling of their relationship.

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: Irving would eventually return to the comic after getting PutOnABus when he broke off his and Cathy's quite on-off relationship. Following this him and Cathy's relationship would grow steady, and eventually they got married, and would stay together until the end of the comic. Some readers disliked this development, feeling that Irving had previously been acting too much of a passive-aggressive jerk towards Cathy to really justify them repairing their relationship.

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: Some readers disliked that Cathy and Irving ended up going steady, feeling that Irving had simply been too much of an obnoxious jerk towards Cathy back when their relationship was more on-off to justify it.

* WhatAnIdiot: In one strip, Cathy somehow managed to use ''laundry detergent'' instead of ''shampoo''. How?

** At one point, ''Cathy'' comic strips were just as common a sight on office walls (and doors) as ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strips were. This is how much people related to Cathy in the day.

* WhatAnIdiot: In one strip, Cathy somehow managed to use ''laundry detergent'' instead of ''shampoo''. [[FlatWhat How?]]

* Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that), and actually written by a woman, was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.

* Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that) was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.

* BrokenBase: Should Cathy and Irving have ever married? On one hand, Cathy's shtick back in TheSeventies and TheEighties was that she was a single working woman. On the other, some feel that the sheer amount of WillTheyOrWontThey was [[ArcFatigue going way too long]] (for decades) and the amount of back-and-forth was just annoying, and that them ''finally'' tying the knot gave the strip some much needed progress.

* ArcFatigue: How some feel Cathy and Irving's relationship. Some think that it should have ended in ''some'' way ''years'' before they finally tied the knot.
* BrokenBase: Should Cathy and Irving have ever married? On one hand, Cathy's shtick back in TheSeventies and TheEighties was that she was a single working woman. On the other, some feel that the sheer amount of WillTheyOrWontThey was [[ArcFatigue going way too long]]. (For decades) and the amount of back-and-forth was just annoying, and that them ''finally'' tying the knot gave the strip some much needed progress.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Few are familiar with the [[AnimatedAdaptation cartoon specials]].

* BrokenBase: Should Cathy and Irving have ever married? On one hand, Cathy's shtick back in TheSeventies and TheEighties was that she was a single working woman - and that marrying Irving was CharacterDerailment. On the other, some feel that the sheer amount of WillTheyOrWontThey was [[ArcFatigue going way too long]]. (For decades) and the amount of back-and-forth was just annoying, and that them ''finally'' tying the knot gave the strip some much needed progress.

* UglyCute: Cathy

* FairForItsDay/SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that) was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.

* FairForItsDay: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with an adult, single, female protagonist (and a working one at that) was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.

* FairForItsDay: As noted, when the strip appeared in the 1970s, the idea of a newspaper comic with a female protagonist (and a working one at that) was rather unheard of. By the end of its run, however, it too often seemed behind the times, presenting men and women in a stereotypical fashion which seemed outdated and somewhat sexist.