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Scott Johnston has spent over two decades tickling newspaper readers with his single-panel cartoons, and lately he has carried that same spark onto social media.

“Sometimes you have a good idea, but it’s hard to get it down just right on paper,” he says, adding that the flip side is equally true: a sketch can unfold even better than imagined. Originality remains his toughest obstacle—“with so many cartoonists out there,” he confesses to Bored Panda, “it’s frustrating to find someone else has already drawn ‘your’ idea”—but the reward comes when a panel he loves lands with readers or, even more surprising, when a throwaway gag catches fire online.

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One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a doctor in hazmat suit delivering test results.

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"The good news is that they may name this condition after you."

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a patient hypnotized as anesthesiologists discuss a strike.

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    Show him "Battleship Potemkin".

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    One-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing sailors puzzled about a hidden stranded man on a small island with a palm tree.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing plumber surprised by Rapunzel clogging a drain outside a castle wall.

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    Time for a hair net. Perhaps a deep-sea-trawler net would work.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a person telling a cat to stop being picky with food.

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    Usually when you just bought a whole bunch of her formerly favorite food.

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    Two koalas and a platypus drinking coffee in a funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing climbers reaching a guru's advice booth on a mountain.

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    I think this cartoonist was playing off of Lucy's booth. Part of the joke and all.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing helium balloons discussing medical treatment in a humorous hospital scene.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston featuring scientists and a mouse lost in a maze.

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    Shut up Brenda

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    One-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing two people debating dinosaurs with a humorous twist on time differences.

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    3 talking dinos, but Dromiceiomimus doesn't typically say much.

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    Two Loch Ness monsters discussing blurry photos in a funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    Yeah, why? It's a mystery for the ages.

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    A funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing two cats in a psychiatrist session.

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    "...and you love belly rubs? Oh dear."

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    Single-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing two workers with tools in a bonsai forest, highlighting funny one-panel comics.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a raccoon buying ice cream with a beaver waiting behind.

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    Division of Labor. Sharing is Caring.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing emotional support bees on a plane with passengers reacting.

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    Yeah, we are actually just about there.

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston featuring walking ice cream cones and a surprised boy outdoors.

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    Two-panel funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston featuring moose with growing antlers and witty dialogue.

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    We actually have a whitetail deer on our property with just one side.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a man and woman reacting to an angry bear in a tree.

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    Wait until they find out bears can climb trees

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston featuring a woman looking for a hidden character in the trees.

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    Doesn't wherefore mean why?

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing trees and a cactus in a hospital setting with IV bags.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a fish with hooks in its mouth near a magnet hook.

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    We'll be seeing you later bro.

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    Cartoon of two dung beetles discussing not bringing anything to a potluck, in a funny one-panel comic style.

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    Aww. Let 'em have a ball!

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing kangaroos with babies in pouches asking about daycare spaces.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a passenger asking a snowman taxi driver to turn down the A/C.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a scarecrow with a quirky farmer's fashion style.

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    Dog using laser pointer to play with surprised cat in a funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    One-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing a person reading to a dog asking for a bigger food dish.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing happy flowers in bed enjoying a story about a little weed.

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    Weeds.

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    Octopus characters playing Twister in a funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    Venn diagram comic by Scott Johnston showing overlapping traits of Spider-Man, Austin Powers, and designated hitters in a funny one-panel style.

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    Clever.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a camel telling another to stop drinking water and go to sleep.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing people confused about an opera titled H.M.S. Semaphore.

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    Reminds me of that Monty Python skit.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing planets with speech about gravitational capture in space.

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    Always tough when you find out you were adopted.

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    Two sharks in a one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston with humorous dialogue about feeding.

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    Cartoon featuring funny musical instrument fish including guitarfish, trumpetfish, and bagpipefish by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    One of the least popular fishes, along with the accordionfish.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a dog reacting to food with a humorous twist.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a sweating animal wearing a scarf talking to a giraffe.

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    The Fourth Doctor...

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing aliens commenting on Earth’s conflicts from a UFO viewpoint.

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    True! Sad, but true.

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    Two people observe a deep pothole echoing the word hello in a funny one-panel comic by cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    CHINESE FOOD ⬇️ 7926 mi.

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    Pie chart comic showing perks of being a cartoonist with humorous colors and text by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston.

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    One-panel comic by Scott Johnston showing a duck at a race start line, humorously misunderstanding triathlon stages.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a dog negotiating treat for fetching the ball.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a blue bear painting itself for camouflage on melting ice.

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    What do you get when you cross a polar bear and a penguin? I have no idea, but it's definitely gonna be bipolar .

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston showing a child correcting their dad about koala taxonomy.

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    My older daughter was a smartass like this. 40 years later she still is.

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    Venn diagram comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston comparing bank vault and coconut as hard to crack and holding water.

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    Funny one-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston featuring a beaver reading to a rabbit about a poem and a tree.

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    So - is paper 'potato chips' for beavers?

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    Two people in a comic panel discussing a micro-branch library with a bookshelf, illustrating a funny one-panel comic by Scott Johnston.

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    One-panel comic by Canadian cartoonist Scott Johnston depicting a humorous town hall vote scene.

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    Yup, I lol'd.

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