Calling Dr Whoopee - Doonesbury Author:G. B. Trudeau As usual the politics and figures of our times come in for their share of ribbing, but the real laughs are the antics of the title's Dr. Whoopee,`Your safe-sex campus rep.' All in all, this is the usual Doonesbury blend of good humor, warmth, and occasional wisdom. — "Calling Dr. Whoopee" takes us back in history to the beginnin... more »g of the AIDS epidemic when the idea of actually advertising condoms on television (horrors!) was first broached as a way of dealing with a grave public health crisis. Yes, these daily Doonesbury strips from 1986-1987 actually go back to a time when condoms were thought of in terms of preventing pregnancy and not in terms of preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Of course, once again G. B. Trudeau created a furor and there were newspapers (e.g., the Carlsbad "Current Argus") that refused to publish the strips and as usually in the case that are more offensive strips in this collection from those who feel obliged to be offended. For starters, how about "The Return to Reagan's Brain," where intrepid reporter Roland Hedley tries to get to the bottom of the President's attempt to remember his role in the Iran-Contra affair. Actually, it was just known as the Iranian affair at that point, or Iran-scam as in the Iran-Scan Puzzle (use scissors and x-acto knives to put this together, kids!). Toss into the mix the Oral Robert death watch (remember when the televangelist told us God was going to call him home if he did not raise $4.5 million?) and there is plenty to offend without even getting to Dr. Whoopee distribution "condos" to kids.« less