When fan art and awesome collide
Last week a reader named Julie Watson sent over this illustration of Chuck and Coco and mentioned that while she thought Chuck was suited to be dressed as a Chinese zen master, she was unable to resist adorning him with a monocle. I think she hit it right on the money, if you ask me:
Jon saw this and couldn't breathe for two days straight. I'm thinking these would make great halloween costumes, although now that I think about it, what costumes would you suggest for the dogs this year? Sky's the limit!
UPDATE:
Julie Watson said: Well I don't really have a website or anything but you guys can feel free to email me at bulletproofwings@gmail.com if you'd like something similar.
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Heather talks about Valentine's Day on today's Momversation.
- I know zero about sports, but my entire heart is screaming, "Go Saints! Go Saints!" I am a stereotypical woman. TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE, JON!
- Marlo has a tooth! So says the blood that she drew when she grabbed my hand and tried to gnaw off my thumb!
- Leta won't eat her birthday cake. I guess we should have made it out of chicken nuggets and iced it with refried beans.
1. Coreyy said:
I think that's perfect for Coco!!
2. Jean said:
I think Chuck would look great in lederhosen!
3. Becky..Absent Minded Housewife said:
OMG...Donny and Marie! Chuck as Donny...purple socks, technicolor dreamcoat. Coco as Marie. Huge floppy wig, giant eyelashes, and a little of puppies and giant bottle of menopause relief drink strapped to her back!
4. WebSavyMom.com said:
-->Can you dress them up as Jon and Kate?
I think Coco with Kate's hairstyle and Jon smoking would be classic...
5. Valerie said:
Now that I see Chuck in a monocle and top hat, all I can think about is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
6. Daddy Scratches said:
I've had KISS on the brain lately, as my kids have suddenly become hooked on them. I'm thinking Coco as The Demon and Chuck as The Starchild.
7. Jessica C. said:
I LOVE the illustration, how fun is that! I have no idea what to suggest for halloween costumes, hmmm..maybe Chuck could be an angel and Coco could be the devil? lame. I. Know. sorry! :)
8. gretchen said:
Coco can be Kate and Chuck can be Jon.
I see reverse mullet and a combover wigs.
9. Becky said:
Helllloooooo, Ike and Tina turner!
10. Marty said:
Peter Lawford (Chuck) and Sammy Davis, Jr. (Coco)
11. Fern said:
That picture is absolutely hilarious! Love it!
I don't have any halloween ideas either, but I'm sure whatever you decide will be incredible!
12. Way Cho said:
This is totally unrelated but I would like to say that every time I see a picture of Chuck I get more and more annoyed that my dog won't allow me to stack things on his head. Stupid...useless...dog...
13. abby said:
Ha! Yesterday at Petsmart, I totally asked the cashier if she had ever seen a top hat made for dogs and she looked at me like I was a crazy person.
14. Jen A said:
Dude! THAT is AWESOME. Tell us if this Julie Watson person will let us pay her to do this with our own pets! And if she will, how do we contact her to do it?
15. Becky said:
No costume idea here. Just had to say to Julie Watson: This is brilliant!
16. MarriageConfessions.com said:
I'm not sure how you could pull it off, but ever since that picture of Coco running back and forth with Chuck standing there watching, I have always thought of Coco as the road runner and chuck and the coyote. Can't wait to see what you come up with!
17. Mindy said:
This is my favorite.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Dog-Into-A-Bunch-Of-Grapes-For...
18. Anonymous said:
Aw, this reminds me of my dogs - we affectionately refer to one as a philosophy major and the others as a leisure studies major.
As far as costumes - I heard Kirk & Spock are going to be popular options this year.
19. Amanda said:
I don't have anything intelligent to say. But I'm laughing. A lot. So I thought you should know.
20. SomekindofCrazy said:
I don't think I can come up with anything better than you could... I just wanted to say thanks for getting rid of that blackberry ad that was all over the page.
21. sara moseley said:
c3po (chuck) and princess leia (coco) or this:
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/roast-turkey-costume?backto=true&ba...
22. Elizabeth said:
I've never commented before and I have absolutely no Halloween costume suggestions. Love your blog and all kinds of kudos and things, BUT....
I just wanted to say that the picture is AMAZING. That woman captured those dogs in such an incredible way! Absolutely tremendous work!
23. Melissa said:
OMG, that picture is HILARIOUS! I think that for Halloween, you should dress them as Ferris Bueller (Coco) and the high school principal (Chuck)...
24. Meghan said:
Chuck should be the Dalai Lama and Coco should be a cracked out Britney Spears.
25. Elizabeth_K said:
These are the perfect costumes, no changes needed!
26. Mark said:
These are fantastic. Chuck is all serious and Coco is totally high on LSD. Perfect!
27. bethface said:
hehehehehe Super cute! I don't do the dress my animals thing but if you could make those into costumes that would be funny.
28. Meredith said:
That is both cute and hilarious. I love how Coco is a hippy. Very clever and talented on Julie Watson's part!
29. William said:
Would Adam and Eve be out of the question. You know with Fig leafs covering all the neutered and spayed areas?
30. katie said:
i think you should have leta decide. i bet she will have the best suggestion of all :)
31. Erica said:
Fantastic! She totally nailed it!
32. The Only Girl said:
How 'bout Sonny & Cher?
33. Ursula said:
Chuck as Dr. Horrible and Coco as Captain Hammer.
34. Jen K said:
Chuck could be the Tin Man and Coco could be the Scare Crow! Leta could be Dorothy and walk with them and Marlo could be a little Lion :)
35. Jen K said:
Oh I got it backwards! I meant Chuck could be the Scare Crow and Coco could be the Tin Man or Lion, really. Leta could be Dorothy and Marlo could be whatever Coco isn't :)
36. Hannah said:
Definitely do the top hat, monocle and tie for Chuck.
37. Meg said:
The monocle is great and I think the expression on Coco's face is PERFECTION!
38. Lisa said:
Chuck as "cloudy with a chance of rain" Blue outfit with cotton balls on it.
Coco as "sunshine and rainbows" aka make her a sun and you can have rainbows coming from the rear end... I think you get where I'm going with this.
39. beyond said:
love the illustration.
other ideas: sonny and cher, fred and wilma, cowell and abdul
40. Kirsten said:
Coco as Mr. T's A Team character, B.A. Baracus, Chuck as George Peppard's, John "Hannibal" Smith.
I can totally see Coco working the gold chains and hair done in a mohawk
41. Embee said:
How 'bout dress Chuck up as a sheep, then watch Coco go all manner of apeshit!
42. Kristan said:
LOL to #41!!
That drawing is awesome.
Maybe Don Quijote and Sancho Panza?
43. bohica said:
It's a cute idea and that picture is incredible. So was the last one. Incredible enough to make me think about whether or not I wanted to spend the $50 having MY dogs done! However ...
Anything you put on Coco .... well, she's just going to spend the entire time obsessively trying to get off. And when she's done, she'll spend the next week shitting all over the house in order to make sure you don't EVER DO THAT TO HER AGAIN! Because that's the kind of girl she is. However if you can get her to do it, more's the power to ya! I adore those pictures. And you rock on a level I've never seen.
You make me want to keep going back to my Outpatient Crazy Classes and keep working to get well (not really on topic, but what the hell).
44. Yolanda said:
Chuck: Pepe le Pew
Coco: Tazmanian Devil (or perhaps Yosemite Sam)
45. Amanda Blog and Kiss said:
Ack! I second the Sonny and Cher idea!!!
46. Anonymous said:
Wait ... WAIT just a friggin minute!
Are you all smoking ice?!?
This is HORRIBLE art.
The "You, too, can be a commercial artist" snail (or whatever it is) is better drawn than this crap.
47. Amanda Blog and Kiss said:
No no no I take it back! Number 41's idea!!!!
48. Carly said:
That picture is fantastic. Way to go, Julie!
49. sarah said:
jon and kate gosselin.
50. Becca said:
Those are great Chuck and Coco ideas, and I'm not sure I can think of anything better for them, but I'm pretty sure you have to dress Marlo up as a package of Li'l Donettes.
51. Katherine said:
... Oh my gosh, that is the best thing I've seen in a while! SO AWESOME.
52. mj said:
Coco should definitely be the Jonny Depp version of a pirate. And I can see Chuck dressed as Tim Gunn from Project Runway.
53. Amy said:
What a great picture! Jon & Kate would be awesome.
54. kella said:
i say that you go as Michael Vick... and well... you see where I'm going with this...
no?
too soon?
55. Rebecca said:
Awesome! Any chance the artist has a site we can order custom illustrations from?
56. Helen said:
Hamlet and Ophelia.
57. Marisa said:
If you don't use #41's excellent idea, I suggest the original tv versions of Penguin for Chuck and Joker for Coco. Plus, then you'd get to be Catwoman!
58. Lindsey said:
Chuck as spaghetti, Coco as a meatball. :) And Leta & Marlo as spoon and fork. Heehee
59. mfree said:
Coco should be the road runner... beep beep. and chuck can be pepe le pew!
60. Rhyanna said:
Very cute artwork. I wish I could draw. You could dress the dogs up like the costumes in Blades of Glory- Chuck could be Jimmy and Coco could be Chazz.
61. karmen van derven said:
i kept reading the title as "fart and awesome"
"when fart and awesome collide"
which had me thinking
"she must have been at our house"
62. Jen K said:
Hey #46, let's see YOU draw them and then compare. It's easy to talk a lot of shit when hiding behind an anonymous comment.
63. RzDrms said:
Kinda obvious to me: Coco as the crazed Kanye and Chuck as the ever-calm Taylor. Cross-dressing, yes, but it's 2009; it's acceptable.
64. Chanel said:
holy shit i am on the floor
65. Lily Hydrangea said:
that is great! what would we do without our dogs?
66. Angela said:
Oh my goodness. Love it!
Do you think I could dress up my bunnies for Halloween?!
67. Aussie Lover said:
Does the reader take custom orders?! I'd love to have an illustration of my pups made for holiday cards!!
68. Dee said:
I think Kate Hudson and A-Rod would be awesome, but I also think Chuck could be the old farmer in that famous painting American Gothic..
[BTW, I am in the last two days of a charity raffle on my blog The Crab Chronicles! Go there now and check out the prizes!]
69. anonymous said:
See there really are many of us that like you, and wish you well.
And some are thoughtful enough to send you gifts that they make.
70. LG said:
That is one of the best presents/fan mail you have ever gotten! LOVE IT
71. Heidi said:
Barack and Michelle Obama!
72. Rebecca said:
Obama and Pelosi? :)
73. Anonymous said:
i dont know about the dogs but you have to dress marlo as a peacock. its the cutest costume! just an example : http://cgi.ebay.com/Babystyle-Peacock-Bunting-0-6m-Costume-Adorable-Mint...
but they are all over the internet
74. Jessica said:
Give Chuck an obnoxious beret, a scarf, and an ironically unhip corduroy jacket with patched elbows.
Give Coco several heaping necklaces, tights that are purposefully torn, a pink wig and a T-shirt that says something like, "YOU DON'T OWN ME" on it.
BAM! Chuck the English Major and Coco the Theatre/Gender Studies Double Major.
Of course, Coco will drop out after sophomore year and spend the next several months living on her friends' couches and raiding their refrigerators for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.
75. Beth said:
How about O'Reilly (Coco) and Olberman (Chuck)?
76. Kim said:
Too perfect! I LOVE Chuck's monocle (and ps. you can get a small tophat at a vintage or burlesque store) and Coco as a blissed out hippie is pretty great too.
Other costume idea: Bret (Chuck) and Jemaine (Coco) from Flight of the Conchords.
BTW, I worship Chuck. He is the most photogenic dog ever.
77. Anonymous said:
Seriously. That picture is the most awesome thing I have ever seen. That artist deserves to be a bazillionaire.
78. Cornelia said:
Totally Awesome! She really captured their personalities!
79. PoochMom said:
Easy - Henry Higgins & Eliza Doolittle from "My Fair Lady".
80. EMAH said:
Coco as the Big Bad Wolf (no costume for her to chew; just mess up her fur and make her look wild) and Chuck as the Grandmother. It's all about the granny cap.
Then let Leta loose with big boots and an axe (hatchet?) and dress Marlo in red.
81. Pink said:
Sleestack and Cha-Ka from Land of the Lost.
82. g.fox said:
I similarly read "fart" somewhere in that title.
More than once, too.
83. RzDrms said:
Or...Chuck could wear (housing) shingles, and Coco could be Jazz Hands.
84. BOSSY said:
Bossy thinks they should dress as Aunt Ida and Uncle Morty.
85. zanie said:
I think #41's idea of Chuck as a sheep and Coco as Coco is flippin' brilliant!
86. Brooke said:
That's awesome! I think it captures their personalities perfectly. My cousin just got a new puppy that she named Michael Jackson. He snorts a lot. He's going to be a pig for Halloween. Michael Jackson would be way too obvious. Haha. Poor dog has to live with the name.
87. Lisa said:
You just KNOW that the Respect Your Pet people will be all over this like white on rice.
88. Anonymous said:
When I saw your title, When fan art and awesome collide, I read When Fart and Awesome Collide. Well, try again.
89. kravos said:
Chuck = Pimp (purple, big hat, feather, et al)
Coco = Prostitute
Chuck could wear a shirt that say "Bitches love me" on the back
Coco could
90. kravos said:
(sorry, fat fingered)
coco could wear anything appropriate to look like a prostitute.
91. Kimball said:
Love it...
92. Kay said:
Sonny and Cher!
93. Julie said:
I don't usually comment because you get so many, but I had to take the time today to say: When I first saw this post in my reader, I thought the title said, "When a fart and awesome collide."
And I thought that'd be the kind of thing you'd appreciate.
94. Ann-Marie said:
Chuck: the Mona Lisa
Coco: Animal from the Muppets
95. Laura June said:
I say this with all kinds of affection:
Chuck could dress up as Jon and Coco could dress up as you!
<3
96. Steph TN said:
Wow great art. captures both personalities perfectly If she has a website please link it! Thanks
97. Anonymous said:
Kurt (Chuck) and Courtney (CoCo)
98. Laura said:
Love #41 hysterical....poor Chuck though :)
99. kacy said:
#89 stole my idea...I think coco should be a "cracked out" prostitute
100. Molly said:
OMG, this is hilarious. Chuck looks like...well, Chuck, and Coco looks like a friggin' deranged Olivia Newton John from the Let's Get Physical video.
101. Michele Jerome said:
You've gotta go either Dharma & Greg, or hmm...for some strange reason I'm thinking Matthew McConaughey and Kelsey Grammer.
Or how about Chance the Gardner from "Being There" and Lucille Ball as "Auntie Mame"?
I better stop I could go on all day. And get fired.
102. Debbie said:
I think it would make a great t-shirt people would love to buy!
103. Beth W said:
Katy Perry (Chuck the Wonder Dog) and Russell Brand (Kooky cracked-out Coco).
104. Stephanie said:
Kermit (Chuck) and Animal (Coco) from The Muppets!
105. Sinda said:
She's channeled Sayers' Lord peter Whimsey for Chuck - perfect!
106. Stephanie said:
Or Coco could be Amy Winehouse
107. mommaruthsays said:
Pimp and hooker?
Obe-wan and Luke Skywalker?
Leta and Marlo?
Yin and yang?
The possibilities with these two are endless.
108. Kelly Smith said:
My twins want to be a worm and a centipede. how about that??? Have no idea how to make these costumes, let me know if you figure it out!
109. Carey said:
That illustration is BRILLIANT. I keep tabbing over to it to cheer up my day when I run into stupidity elsewhere on the internet. It just cracks me up.
So now I'm seeing Chuck and Coco as Victorians for Halloween. (Probably because I just re-read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.) Partly because the tophat and monocle are SO brilliant, and because the thought of Coco wearing some kind of feathery hat with a veil cracks me up. And she'd LOVE the part where she rips it apart and shreds it into a million pieces. I can't imagine that getting her into a costume is easy.
110. Chriss said:
Coco should DEFINITELY be the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. Now Chuck, I am not sure, let me think on it. Maybe the father lion from a Lion King. Sometinhg regal and proud.
111. Chriss said:
Oops.
112. Melissa said:
Well, to borrow from #46 - Chuck could be a sheep and then dress CoCo and Little Bo Peep (on crack of course!)
113. Lunaticinthehouse said:
George and Gracie Burns
114. Janet said:
Adorable characterizations of those two!
115. Tiffany said:
For whatever reason, my brain originally processed the title as "When fart and awesome collide...".
116. Sue said:
Jazz Paws for Coco for sure.
117. Robin said:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
118. Haley said:
I will happily pay Julie Watson to make one of these with my dogs on it. Please let us know if she takes orders!
119. jessica's mom said:
Why are Coco's pupils so dilated?
120. Dharma said:
My vote - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, you figure out who is who ;)
121. Tiffany said:
My dog, Ruby, is a red 5 year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She barks like an old smoker lady, so I'm dressing her up like one. Now all she needs is a license to buy her Camels, long legs to drive a Cadillac and thumbs to use to put on Tammy Fay makeup. ::HACK HACK::
122. mouse said:
art work all four of my kids(ages 16,12,9 and6)like..that alone is amizing..lol the art is great
123. LaVikinga said:
How about Chuck as an Egyptian mummy and Coco as an English archeologist, with requisite mustache, of course, who discovers him? And you can teach Leta how to "walk like a coniption." (My sister hated it when I changed the lyrics to Bangles songs.)
124. Brat said:
That Is Adorable!
Does she work for Disney? I could totally see those two as starring in some Disney cartoon.
And man, did she nail them, or what? =-o
125. mrspooley said:
I dunno.. that drawing is so awesome you just have to dress them like that!
126. Jessica said:
This is fucking amazing. Seriously made my day.
127. SassyBritches said:
Jaime and Adam from Mythbusters! Chuck could totally rock a walrus mustache and Coco has the Adam-spaze down pat.
128. Jovigirlem said:
You are on Dr Phil today. I appreciate your viewpoint, and especially like how you don't cast judgement. I am currently unemployed, therefore a SAHM. I think it is best for my kidlets, but it works for our family, other moms are working people- I am not like that. Glad that there are all kinds in this crazy world.
PS- you looked really good, too! :)
129. April said:
I think it would be funny to have Coco dressed up as little bo peep. As for chuck I think 007.
Can't wait to see pictures!
130. Anonymous said:
I recommend the following:
-Sonny and Cher
-Captain and Tenille
-Starsky and Hutch
131. Yolanda said:
Heather -
Good afternoon. I have no idea what to dress the dogs up at halloween I just think that the illustration is hilarious.
132. jenG said:
Obvs., "When Fart and Awesome Collide" should be in the running for a future masthead.
133. Shari said:
Abbott and Costello... totally.
134. Katherine Sweet said:
Something Stars Wars themed?
135. Heather W said:
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise from "Rainman."
136. kcbelles said:
I second #79's suggestion; I think Henry Higgins and Eliza would be perfect for those two.
I was going to suggest Ricky Ricardo & Lucy, but I like Henry & Eliza even better.
And I, too, would love to know if Julie has a web site to take orders. I'd love one of my Westie. I googled her name, but nothing popped up, other than your post today :o), that looked like it matched Julie Watson, artist.
137. Mommy's Blend said:
I absolutely love this, that's fantastic.
What an amazing artist <3
138. Kris said:
At quick glance I thought the title read, "When Fart and Awesome Collide" and I didn't even flinch because...well, it's your site. And I assume "Fart and Awesome" often collide at the Armstrong house.
I'm just sayin.
139. Anonymous said:
I think Chuck should wear an emo wig and some red and black striped leggings since you always talk about him writing sad poetry in the basement wearing eyeliner.
As for Coco, I think she should just wear a helmet like Mike Myers when he was the hyper hypo character from SNL.
140. ScottsdaleGirl said:
AUUUUUUUUUGH - best rendering EVAR.
Love it with all my heartguts. Coco could totally ROCK her some groovy purple shades.
141. Erica said:
What if they dressed up as eachother this year?
142. Rosane said:
Absolutely LOOOOOve these! Well done.
Rosane.
143. Shauna said:
Very artistic- love that there is still "love" between them :)
144. Katie said:
That is seriously awesome :) I love her style! She should open an etsy shop or something :)
ALSO, I just saw an ad for Dr. Phil today and it's the one you're on!!! How exciting, I thought I had already missed it :)
145. Melissa Vose said:
DOOCE! I'm watching you on Dr Phil RIGHT NOW!! Can I just say I love you? I also just finished your book It Sucked and Then I Cried a few days ago and all I can say is THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU...
YOU ROCK.
(I'm your biggest fan)
:)
146. dubiousMa said:
I am always amazed by people who have natural talent like that.....and jealous and bitter. LOL
147. wilberfan said:
A Maytag washer & dryer...
148. steph said:
You are such a rock star.
149. Erin said:
Marlo & Leta for sure... catnapper and princess...
150. Anonymous said:
They look like a reverse Lady and the Tramp.
151. mindy@thesuburbanlife said:
We have a schitzu-poodle mix who weighs approximately 8 pounds. My six-year old daughter thinks he should be Bigfoot for Halloween. Hmmm. Don't know if I'll be able to pull that off. Love your site!
Mindy
152. No Biggie said:
They could go as Leta and Marlo! But, then, how do you translate off-the-charts reading levels and inch-deep dimples onto dogs? :o)
153. Anonymous said:
A tag Lucha Libre team
154. HeatherOh said:
it's fun to dress animals as inanimate objects! i'm thinking fork and spoon, or plug and outlet or something along those lines.
155. libby @ ninesandquines said:
adorable!!!!! and OMG i'm watching "mercy" right now....the chick who plays the lead nurse is your twin that you were separated from at birth. no, REALLY!
156. Ashley said:
I saw you on Dr. Phil today! You are so precious! I am a stay at home mommy and loved it, although that one lady was quite defensive! HA! ;)
Keep up the good work!
157. Jan S said:
First I would like to congratulate you on appearing on Dr. Phil. If I had not seen you on there I would not have known about your wonderful blog. I have snooped around and found your AdBrite network. Thanks for that bit of information - I signed up my blog with them. Keep on blogging, see you on Twitter too.
158. Robyn said:
Julie Watson is very talented, and the way she portrayed your dogs is spot on. Also, I saw you on Dr. Phil today, by accident. Why no heads up? You were good and I liked what you had to say. Oh, and this is the first time I've ever caught your comments open to read, and I've been reading awhile.
159. Robyn said:
Julie Watson is very talented, and the way she portrayed your dogs is spot on. Also, I saw you on Dr. Phil today, by accident. Why no heads up? You were good and I liked what you had to say. Oh, and this is the first time I've ever caught your comments open to read, and I've been reading awhile.
160. Robyn said:
I accidentally posted the same comment twice so here's another to make up for it. When my younger son was little, he wanted to be a "brown head." When we asked what that was, he said, "You know!" and when we said we didn't, he insisted we did, and then got mad and cried. We still tease him about that (he's 23) and we still have no idea what he meant, and he doesn't remember. (For the dogs, I'm thinking Marx brothers; also like the George and Gracie idea. PS My two dogs are total opposites in personality, too.
161. kim from NY said:
Last year my dogs were a honey bee and a hotdog. It was fanfuckingtastic.
162. maggie said:
Dog the bounty hunter and his wife Beth. Hands down.
163. theoriginalmamadouce said:
I have a dog named Braxton. He came with that name when we rescued him, which is too erudite-sounding a name for such a whack-a-doo of a dog. I swear, he is a black-lab mutt version of chuck. He also has a white spot on his chest which, because he is black, makes him look like he is wearing a tuxedo. I can't tell you how many times I have told my husband that I want to dress him up with a top-hat and a monocle and call him "Sir Braxton Doucette III". The artist who sent you that portrait is a true visionary!!!!
I comment here every so often, and for the first time I want to point out my last name--Doucette. My husband is known to all of his friends as Douce. I am the original mama Douce, but you are way cool so I let it slide...not just the fact that you have my name, but also the fact that you spell it wrong ;)
Keep on rockin' dooce!
164. traca said:
chuck as cher and coco as sonny
165. Katie said:
My (combined) 200 pounds of dogs are going as a shark and a dinosaur this year...I am salivating waiting for my 5-7 business day waiting period to expire when they should come in the mail...glee!
166. Bluestalking said:
Oh God, this is a toughie. Chuck's definitely the straight man, and Coco's the... well... challenged one, shall we say.
Chuck as Harpo Marx, Coco as Groucho?
Chuck as the Professor, Coco as Gilligan?
Leta and Marlo have the moooovie star and Mary Ann covered.
Bonnie and Clyde? I see Chuck in a vest and '40s hat, Coco in a dress. But I think Chuck should hold the gun...
Sonny and Cher? Coco would look kick ass in a long, black wig. Not sure about Chuck and the mustache, but the image of Coco in a shimmery gown would be priceless.
Frankenberry and Count Chocula? But I suppose dying one of them pink is out of the question.
Damn.
167. Bluestalking said:
LUCY AND RICKY!
Sorry. I'm on a roll.
168. Bluestalking said:
Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler?
Chuck is SO Rhett.
And Coco frankly couldn't give a damn.
169. Bluestalking said:
Last one, I PROMISE:
Tarzan and Jane.
Sorry, lied:
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Or "Dumb," as the situation warrants.
170. Julie said:
I... I totally second #147. Times a billion million zillion.
And I might have to draw Coco as a Maytag washer now.
(( Totally sort of hyperventilating over you posting this btw. omg. <3 ))
171. J, Bo said:
I don't know that you'll ever be able to top Chuck as Princess Leia from a few years back. I've had that photo as my desktop wallpaper for longer than I should admit, 'cause it makes me giggle no matter HOW bad a day I've had...
172. Cathy Carey said:
AWESOME! She hit the nail right on the head.
173. Figtron said:
Great illustration.
But I think the monocle is a bit stuffy for Chuck. He is discerning, but not pretentious. Anyone who poses with pasta on his snout can never be pretentious.
Don't know Coco that well yet, but she is an athlete on crack...intelligent, but untethered, literally.
How about Chuck as a drag queen, and Coco as Jackie Chan?
174. Cathy Carey said:
BTW, I hope your commissioning that as a piece of art. We have a wonderful piece similar to that of our beloved Max that was done by an artist in New Orleans.
It hangs on the wall next to my desk and when he died I draped his collar tags and all over it. The licence, the dog angel, the I love a breast cancer survivor and last but not least the rabies tag. All there just within my glance.
175. Maladroit said:
The original Odd Couple - Oscar (Klugman) and Felix (Randall)!!
176. Kelsey said:
Mario and Luigi! Or... a cupcake. I know that's not creative but it's cute and I'm hungry.
177. Rachel Walls said:
Kanye and Taylor.
179. Hallie said:
How about Chuck as Groucho Marx and Coco as a whirling dervish. Good luck getting a costume on Coco!
180. misstraceynolan said:
Julie Watson: you have made my day. Genius.
181. Chanel said:
i saw you on Dr. Phil today! inappropriate comment about breast pads-FTW
182. Brandy said:
I love that pic!! Those would make super great costumes!!!
183. Lesley said:
Actually, you could do both of them as Jeeves and Wooster (the way Peter Fry and Hugh Laurie played them). Chuck would be the sensible rational Jeeves and Coco would be harebrained Bertie Wooster.
184. krista said:
Laurel and Hardy
Sherlock Holmes and Watson
Doctor Frankenstein and his monster
Lobster and hotdog
Angel and Devil (obvious)
Fire and Ice
Bug and exterminator
Dracula (Chuck) and a female victim (Coco)-his annoying bride
Octopus and sailing ship
Leta and Marlo
Candy bar and peanut butter
Farmer and cow
enough?
185. Danielle said:
Oh man, I wish Chuck had a thought bubble in that illustration. But I guess his look says it all.
Costumes:
Bert & Ernie
Bill & Hillary
Fred & Wilma Flintstone OR Pebbles & BamBam
The Giving Tree & the kid who takes everything from the giving tree
Archie and Veronica
Crockett & Tubbs from Miami Vice
186. Nat W. said:
I'm with #2 Jean on this one: lederhosen!! And Coco can be a German milkmaid!
Also, that drawing perfectly captures the essence of those two.
187. Shannon River said:
I cannot resist saying that the artist NAILED IT. That is f-ing hilarious. I love it.
188. Sundance Kid said:
I see Coco less as a hippie and more as a caricature of a jazzercize (sp?) girl, a little hopped up on something or other and really overly excited about her workouts/body/life, ALA three of Jim Carrey's characters from SNL: the overly concerned environmentalist, Fire Marshall Bill, and the weird workout woman Vera de Milo. lol!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tfuBIutLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR2T6YKAUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73qHZcrxJnc
As for Chuck, the picture above seems to suit him well. :)
189. kristin k said:
First of all THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for taking that Blackberry Thing off...I still have a black eye from when it flew out and smacked me.
And I can NOT believe how incredible that artist is!!! HAHA!!! Seriously. I am in awe how she captured that so dead on.
190. kristin k said:
Oh and also? Chuck should be "awesome" and coco "fart" for Halloween.
191. b said:
i am jealous of all your dog art.
in other news, it was fun to turn on the tv this afternoon on my break and see your beautiful self standing up for moms and villages and dysfunctionally trying our best. thanks for being you. keep on keeping on.
192. nicole said:
#177 - AGREED!
193. Erin said:
I totally thought the name of this post was "When farts and awesome collide". I am a tad disappointed it had nothing to do with my first assumption.
194. Caroline said:
I did the same thing: misread the title of the post. But boy am I glad I did. I propose it for the next masthead:
When farts and awesome collide.
195. Amandie said:
Frankenstein and his Bride!
196. Brianne said:
I *heart* Coco! Seriously - it's hard to make me laugh in the morning but I lol'ed at this. That is freaking AWESOME.
197. Krista said:
Oh, I just about spit my coffee when someone suggested "house shingles" and "jazz hands". OMG, so easy to make and fits so well. lol, lol, lol
198. Meetzorp said:
This rendering of Chuck makes me think of Tramp from "Lady and the Tramp" doing the "Puttin' On The Ritz" song.
High hat & Arrow Collar
White spats & lots of dollars
Spending every dime
For a wonderful time
199. Zwolsche Diva said:
Wow.
Stunning en right on target.
How strange is it that some hundreds of people are familiar with your dogs' personality, judge if their portrayal is accurate and what costume would fit them?
Just sayin'
200. doahleigh said:
Wow people are talented. They make me feel pretty lame.
201. Maega said:
I was reading the title of this post so fast all I saw was "When fart and awesome collide" I had to read it like 3 times to get it right!
It might be time for me to slow down on the caffine!!
I love your blog! Keep being you.
202. Valerie said:
When I first read the title, I blurred some words together and read, "When fart and awesome collide"... I immediately thought of Coco. Just sayin'.
203. Anonymous said:
I just had to say that I was convinced the title read "when a fart an awesome collide". I looked at the pic and even thought the little heart was the artists representation of a fart. Silly but totally possible on your site. When I finished reading I thought, that's weird this has nothing to do with farting...and then I read the title again.
204. Joseph said:
These are awesome! If I had any suggestions though I think Bonnie and Clyde would be pretty cool as well.
205. Rachel said:
I love how chuck has a little frown and drawn eyebrows as he's checking out Coco. :)
How about (Chuck) Norris and (Coco) Chanel?
206. Wiz said:
Oooh! I agree that "When fart and awesome collide" should definitely be in the next masthead!
207. Carrie said:
So I really didn't have any idea about a halloween costume but was reading through the comments and about peed on myself when I read #41. Dressing Chuck as a sheep and Coco as herself is fucking brilliant. I want to hang out with you Embee.
208. berthamae said:
john mccain & sarah palin
209. CJ said:
shame on #54. that made my stomach hurt a little bit.
210. Deirdre said:
I agree with #132: "When Fart and Awesome Collide" should definitely be a future masthead!
I, too, would love to have my furry, four-legged babies drawn if Julie Watson is up for an influx of business... She totally captured their personalities.
Can't wait to see Halloween pics! How about you dress up Chuck as the blissed out hippie and Coco as the monocled Sherlock wanna-be. =)
211. Cassie said:
Haha, those are hilarious! I should get some made for my dogs. They look and act almost the exact same as yours. I have a german shepherd female who is INSANE and has to lick and jump and run around the house ALL DAY LONG because OMG I JUST HEARD SOMETHING, DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?! She is nuts. I also have a male 'mutt' who is part border collie, shepherd and retriever. He is quiet and likes to keep to himself but the female DOES NOT LET HIM. he walks by and she will bite his neck, or legs, or nose. Whatever. Anything for a reaction.
Okay, sorry I lots my train of thought there for a second..
I think Chuck should dress up as a clown. He needs a little happiness in his day and LOOK AT ALL THE COLOURS ON THAT WIG!
Coco should dress up as a princess. HA! Kidding. She would kill you for that one, huh? Okay, I'm gonna go with the hippie that Julie illustrated. I just love that one.
212. Katie said:
Last year we dressed one of our dogs as a hippo and one as a zebra. My husband and I dressed as safari people. It was awesome until one of our dogs got into the Skittles. You did not want to taste the rainbow at my house! Wooooo!!
213. kcbelles said:
#170 - JULIE - was that you, Ms. Watson? Doncha see all us peoples askin' for a web site or sumthin'? What's wrong with you, girl? Or if you don't yet, you should put something up quick, hook it up with Paypal and look, you've got Xmas money coming in. I would totally send you a pic of my little ole' man (12-year-old Westie) :o)
214. Erin@TheLocalsLoveIt said:
Totally off topic...But each time I stop by and read the headline, I read it as "When Fart and Awesome Collide." I need help.
215. Renee said:
I'm thinking... in the spirit of the movie releasing this weekend.... characters from "Where the Wild Things Are"
216. repliderium.com said:
I think Coco should be in a straight jacket and Chuck dressed as doc. (With the monocle of course.)
217. Selena said:
Oy, I totally read it as "When Fart and Awesome..." too! I must be spending too much time with my husband and 3-year-old. :)
I second #41's suggestion - no costume necessary for Coco.
218. Photo Upload said:
Ha this pic made my day :>
219. Celebs4Literacy (Twitter) said:
I totally read the title of this post as FART and Awesome Collide, yet I didn't hesitate or question. That is why I love this site :)
220. Rachel said:
When I quickly glanced at the title of this post, I thought it said "When fart and awesome collide." And that totally seemed like a title you would use :)
221. Anonymous said:
Dr. Evil and Frau Farbisina
222. Jenna Jean said:
She got Coco dead on, only hippies are spaz's.
223. Sara Houston said:
Every time I pull up this entry, my mind immediately thinks the title is "When fart and awesome collide" and then I realize that is not the title. But I wish it was the title because it makes me laugh every time. So awesome! Oh, and she hit the nail on the head with the illustration.
224. Julie Watson said:
#213- Hehe... uhm, yes. =D
Well I don't really have a website or anything but you guys can feel free to email me at bulletproofwings@gmail.com if you'd like something similar.
225. heather said:
Halloween costumes:
Chuck as Ryan Seacrest. Just uber-groom him and give him a sign.
Coco, I see Phyllis Diller. I think she would like some lame and feathers. And hair. And eyeliner...
226. berit said:
1. beavis and butthead
2. lucy and desi
or it would really be funny if chuck was george straight and coco was marilyn manson...i'm just sayin!