Taking Cover
The tragic life of a singer with a squeaky voice. Comic: "That's Entertainment" (click for full size)
Info
Number of Comics
3
Dates Published
July 30th - August 3rd, 2012
Featured Character(s)
Alan, Rock
Taking Cover is the 58th arc in Housepets! .
Characters [ ]
Plot [ ]
Popular children's entertainment band Alan and the Ground Squirrels are offering a proposal to Rock Milton in order to 'upgrade' their image. Rock gets straight to the point: nobody but small children (and Duke) like their act, and they're only seen as family entertainment. Alan proposes that they need an original single, not wanting his legacy to be restricted to a 'novelty cover band.' Rock tells Alan to give him anything to prove that he takes his music seriously.
Alan is then seen with a recording producer, creating his first single. Rock notes that he can't pull off a ballad with his voice, and that he can only wonder how a little body can have such strong pipes, noting that at least the Glee version will be superior.
Later on Entertainment Tonight , Alan is being interviewed for his new number-one single "Beyond the Stars," which is shattering all his previous sales records. During the interview, Alan curses out everyone for laughing at him when he's pouring his soul onto the stage. The host then starts laughing at his squeaky voice.
Events [ ]
Trivia [ ]
"Alan and the Ground Squirrels" is an obvious parody of Alvin and the Chipmunks .
Alan swearing in That's Entertainment marks the fourth time a character has been censored in the comic, however this is the first time someone other than King has sworn.
Story Arcs
2008
Imaginate! | The Game | Cat Tail | The Raccoons | The Adventures of Spot | Fido's Return | Mouse Mouse Revolution | Thematic Arc of Questionable Quality | The Zoo | The Grove | Housepets Christmas | The Yarn Ball |
2009
The Further Adventures of Spot | The Vet | A Mouse Named Spo | Zap! | Fall of the Pridelands | The Continuing Adventures of Spot | A Sinister Shadow | Roadtrip Woo | Down At The Farm | Money Sharks | n-ple Date | The Uncanny Adventures of Spot | The Visitor | Oops I Arced | It's A Wonderful Dog's Life (All the King's Men ) |
2010
Ocean's Two | Imaginate, Too! | The Present | Spot McCloud Presents: Comics | Dog Days of Summer | Theme Park World | The Adventures of Stripe | Movie Night | Scaredy Cats | Noob Tube | Hope of the Pridelands |
2011
We're Snowed In! | The Preeminent Adventures of Spot | The Arc Specifically About Being Naked | Not All Dogs | The Great Water Balloon War | Let's Imaginate Macbeth! | The Interview | The Case of the Aztec Gold | A Respite In The Country | Spots and Stripes | A Holiday at the Zoo |
2012
Housepets Babies! | Show Business | What Money Buys | The Mall | The Critical Review of Spot | The Trial in Heaven | Let's Imaginate Guys and Dolls! | Testing Grounds | Taking Cover | PsyCon | Getting Physical | PsyCon2: PsyConner | The Retroactively Continuous Adventures of Spot | Temple Crashers | All Hallow's Ween | The Unbearable Lightness Of Being A Dog |
2013
One Cat's Treasure | Love And War | Jack of One Trade | The King And I | Mice to Meet You | THE GALLIFRAX PROTOCOL | Jungle Fever | Yes, Jessica, There Is An Opener Of Ways |
2014
Let's Imaginate And Then There Were None! | What's The Story? | Tiger's Very Own Super Special Television Show! | Heaven's Not Enough, Part 1 | The Interlude of Spot | Heaven's Not Enough, Part 2 | The Ineptitude of Spot | Heaven's Not Enough, Part 3 | I Need A Vacation All Hallow's Ween: Resurrection | Rabbit's Foot | Pageantate! |
2015
Maternal Instinct | Wolf's Clothing | Ea(s)ter | The Future of Tomorrow, Today! | All's Fair, Part 1 | The Plot Against Spot | All's Fair, Part 2 | Housepets 5000 BC, Part 1 | Housepets 5000 BC, Part 2 | Housepets 5000 BC, Part 3 | Special Delivery |
2016
The Spot-tacular Spot | Flip That Den! | Fort Pillow | The 4 Animals You Meet In Heaven | Puppy Power | Real Stories of the K9PD | Snow Joke |
2017
Save the Date, Part 1 | Save the Date, Part 2 | Temple Crashers 2: Temple Crashers, Part 1 | Temple Crashers 2: Temple Crashers, Part 2 |Temple Crashers 2: 2 Temple 2 Crashers (Part 3) | Temple Crashers 2: Temple Crasherser (Part 4) | Temple Crashers 2: Temple Crash (Part 5) | Temple Crashers 2: First Blood Part 6 |
2018
Temple Crashers 2: Oops (Part 7) | Temple Crashers 2: Final Crashers (Part 8) |Temple Crashers 2: Epilogue Crashers (Part 9) | Call o' th' Wild |Directed To Video | The Hot Springs Episode | Hot Springs Encore |
2019
The Maxwell Thing | Hearts and Minds | No Time For Hot Springs! | My Life As A Teenage Squirrel | My Life As A Teenage Squirrel, Part 2 | My Life As A Teenage Squirrel, Part 3 | My Life As A Teenage Squirrel, Part 4 | My Life As A Teenage Squirrel, Part 5 |
2020
Be Mine | The Identity Of Spot | Let's Imaginate Jurassic Park! Part 1 | Let's Imaginate Jurassic Park! Part 2 | Spo's Return | HECKRAISER, Part 1 | Heavendropper |
2021-2022
HECKRAISER, Part 2 | HECKRAISER, Part 3 | HECKRAISER, Part 4 | HECKRAISER REVELATIONS |