Alternative title: "Contractual Obligation to Mommy #1."
My family dynamic: Mom wants a rat? Mom gets a rat. With love.
Credit where credit is due: cartoonist Joe Kuth suggested using my hatred of parrots for a cartoon, and film-maker & artist Kevin Necessary inspired the bird's ability to inflict self-loathing on its victim.
(Click on the image to see at full-size - it'll make more sense.)
This one's for the cereal commercials of and before my youth. The "Taste Like a Chocolate Milk Shake..." title was the slogan for a Cocoa Krispies commercial starring Snagglepuss.