Original artwork, not a still
The sign over the school in a Gary Larson Far Side panel
Midvale School for the Gifted
— The Far Side • 1980
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It works as a one-image pun on intelligence: you can be gifted and still push the door that says Pull. Fans use the school's name as a joke about clever people failing at simple things.
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In context
Spoilers for The Far SideShow the scene
One of Gary Larson's best-loved single panels shows a boy leaning with all his weight against a door marked Pull, while a sign identifies the building as the Midvale School for the Gifted. The Far Side launched on January 1, 1980, and ran until 1995. The gag is the label on the door set against the school's name, and there is no dialogue. Fans treat it as one of Larson's signature cartoons.
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- Wikipedia: The Far SideOverviewReference checked
- People's Pharmacy: Far Side School For The Giftedas returned by a searchReference checked
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