Shout Out / Mutts

• In many Sunday strips, the title panel will sometimes contain a reference of some sort.
• While in Yellowstone, Earl and Mooch encounter a grizzly bear. Mooch asks him, "Where's Piglet?"
• A Running Gag is Sourpuss's hatred of Mondays.
• One storyline has a bird named Bella falling in love with a bat named Edward. You do the math.
• One storyline has Mooch introducing Earl meeting four beetles clearly based on The Beatles.
• One "Shelter Stories" storyline called "Shelters Rock" featured a hound dog named Elvis, two terriers named the Berry Brothers, two cats named Mick and Keith, a pair of moptopped dogs John and Paul, and a dog named Iggy. Waxing Lyrical ensues.
• This strip contains a reference to The Jungle Book (1967).
• This strip has a bird encountering a house with a bunch of balloons tied to it.
• When he and Mooch encounter a scarecrow, Earl says that he heard all he wants is a brain. Mooch's response is, "For what?"
• Another reference to The Wizard of Oz appears in this Halloween strip, which features Millie as Dorothy, Frank as the Tin Man, Ozzie as the Scarecrow, Earl as the Cowardly Lion, and Mooch as Toto.
  Mooch: (to Earl) Where the heck are we off to!?!
• Yet another reference to The Wizard of Oz comes up when Earl and Mooch meet a witch - Mooch asks her if she's a good witch or a bad witch.
  Earl: What's a GOOD witch?
  Mooch: Hmmm... a tuna sand-WITCH is pretty nice.
• It might just be a coincidence, but one "Shelter Story" focused on a pair of cats named Danny and Joey.