In The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #983 from the issue of March 23, 2026, a poppy seed bagel lies on a psychotherapist's couch and talks to his doctor, a bagel with caraway seeds. The patient speaks. My submission is below. The drawing is by Elisabeth McNair.
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| "I would thrive in the workplace but I can't pass a drug test." |
April 2, 2026 Update: The Finalists
April 12, 2026 Update: I voted for the caption from Montclair.
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #944 appeared in the issue of May 12 & 19, 2025. A psychotherapist administers a Rorschach test to a patient while a butterfly flies off the paper. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich.
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| "Don't worry—we're on a locked ward." |
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| "What's Bluesky?" "They migrate." "And that's why we used to carry nets." |
May 26, 2026 Update: The Finalists
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The auction house Millea Bros., Ltd., is correct: the original cartoon art by Warren Miller of his-and-hers psychotherapists sharing a love seat was indeed published in The New Yorker—how could the editors have passed it up? Here are the auction details from yesterday's sale with The New Yorker information amended.
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| Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, August 15, 1988, p. 34 |
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| Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, August 15, 1988, p. 34 |
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| Detail |
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| Warren Miller's signature and dedication to Dr. Eleanor Townsend |
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| Crack |
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| Warren Miller Millea Bros., Ltd., auction listing accessed February 5, 2023 |
Here's how the drawing looked when it first appeared in The New Yorker:
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| Cartoons by Warren Miller and Jack Ziegler |
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| Jack Ziegler |
Note: Psychiatrist Dr. Eleanor Townsend's 2015 obituary from the Times may be seen here. She is almost certainly original recipient of this drawing.
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