# Willy and Dolly

A comic about two little helpers and the human who types to them.

## New here? Start with Willy and Dolly 101

A 2½-minute cartoon with sound (episode 0), for people who have never used a computer helper or AI.

- Video: https://willyanddolly.com/101.mp4 (captions: https://willyanddolly.com/101.vtt)
- The short, told in words: https://willyanddolly.com/101.md

## The 101 strips

### 1 · Hi, We're Bots

Dolly: Hi. We're bots: helpers that live inside the computer. Willy: You type. We do! John types: hi. Dolly: That's John. John types: make me a sandwich. Willy: On it! A page that says SANDWICH floats beside Willy. Willy: Best I can do from in here! Dolly: We help with words. Lunch is still on you.

- Panel by panel: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd026.md
- Image: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd026.png

### 2 · Words Are All We Get

Dolly: We only communicate using words. John types: please water the plates. Willy waters a stack of plates; the plant beside them stays dry. Willy: Plates watered! John types: plants. sorry, PLANTS. Willy: Plants watered! Plates still watered! Dolly: Every word counts. Even the wrong ones.

- Panel by panel: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd027.md
- Image: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd027.png

### 3 · Two Ways to Help

Dolly: Willy jumps right in. John types: tidy up the photos. Willy stands by a tall wobbly stack of every photo. Willy: Tidy! Dolly: Which ones did you mean? John types: just the blurry ones. The blurry ones go in the bin and the stack slides over. Willy: Tidy... ish! Dolly: Asking first means less picking up.

- Panel by panel: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd028.md
- Image: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd028.png

### 4 · How to Read Us

Willy sets a cup down and a tally mark appears. Dolly: Willy's marks count the jobs he's done. My trail of dots shows how sure I am. John types: whats 2 + 2. Dolly: Four. John types: will it rain today. Dolly: Maybe... Willy: No rain! John types: its raining. Dolly: He's always sure. That's not the same as right.

- Panel by panel: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd029.md
- Image: https://willyanddolly.com/strips/wd029.png

## Follow along

- New episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@willyanddolly
- Every new strip and short, as an Atom feed: https://willyanddolly.com/feed.xml

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Willy and Dolly · 2026