Some people love donuts. Cops for example are stereotypically associated with the donut. Maybe they do love donuts as much as they are portrayed to, but I have a theory, one that comes down to the donut shop. See, the majority of representations we see of officers of the law come from film and television, most of these shows take place in Los Angeles, even if the setting isn’t LA, generally they are shot here. Of all the places I have ever been to, I have never seen a city so filled with donut shops (that and places that serve pastrami all over shit) as LA. Yelp has around 465 donuts listed in LA County - although I think its much more than that even. My point is, with the hours cops have and the surprising lack of places that are open 24 hours a day, donut shops are sort of the default establishment for cops. Or maybe cops just love donuts.
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Monthly Archive for August, 2008
When Vampires decided to become human, they are choosing mortality. They can no longer live eternally but they can feel and die like humans. I am not sure if the same rules apply for cartoon characters becoming human but what I do know is that in the cartoon world you do not age or change your clothes. When Fat Albert chose to be human, he kept the clothes - but age and mortality are clearly a factor in this exchange. I think the addition of chops are suiting for a more mature Albert, although a whole Domino’s Pizza for yourself may keep up the image, but in human world, heart attacks are real.
Here is his earlier cartoon incarnation for comparison:





