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“I think they’re cute. Not nostalgic like the traditional characters, but still cute,” wrote user u/goofus_andgallant on Reddit.

He does so with an air of entitled smarm, as if Goofus had disguised himself as Gallant and turned to inept virtue signaling to complete the ruse.

The inherent “do this, not that” of “Dinner Party” is reminiscent of the “Highlights for Children” comic strip “Goofus and Gallant,” which debuted in print in 1948, just three years after the video’s release.

“If Goofus is rude, Gallant is polite. If Goofus lies, Gallant tells the truth.”

“Again and again, I saw Goofus pocket lost money while Gallant chased down the owner,” she wrote.