ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ˈælən kˈʌmɪŋz ˈæskt fɚɹə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn stˈoːɹiz ʌv tˈɑːm æt skˈuːl ænd ðə stɹˈɪp ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt ɐ tˈaɪɾəl tʃˈeɪndʒ tə tˈɑːm θˈʌɡz skˈuːldeɪz ɐ spˈuːf ɪn nˈeɪm ˈoʊnli ʌv tˈɑːm bɹˈaʊnz skˈuːldeɪz.
The editor Allen Cummings asked for a focus on stories of Tom at school and the strip underwent a title change to Tom Thug's Skooldayz (a spoof in name only of Tom Brown's Schooldays).