Gary Larson Says This Recurring Far Side Joke Highlights The “Lunacy” Of His Best Trope

The Far Sideis beloved for the way it portrayed humans acting like animals, and vice versa, but according to creator Gary Larson, the true "lunacy" of this comedic technique was best highlighted by one surprising recurring joke: The Far Side's "therapist's office" cartoons. In retrospect, these comics stand out for how they poke fun at prevailing misconceptions about psychoanalysis, but to Larson, they had a very different meaning.