Tuesday, October 13, 2026

"Everything was fine till you yelled, 'Pull over!'" (The Saturday Evening Post, June 12, 1948)


Here's a back-seat driver with a lot to answer for. In this George Smith gag from the June 12, 1948 Saturday Evening Post, a car has ended up wrapped right around the post of a ONE WAY sign. The two people inside are tangled up on top of it. The driver knows exactly who to blame.

Details

  • Publication: The Saturday Evening Post
  • Issue date: June 12, 1948 (Vol. 220, No. 50)
  • Printed page: 103
  • Caption: "Everything was fine till you yelled, 'Pull over!'"
  • Signature: "G. Smith '47" in script, lower right
  • Source: archive.org scan