#2252: Parenthetical Names

[Cueball is typing on his smartphone. Three messages appear in gray boxes above him:]

Do you want to go see Sonic (the Hedgehog)?

Why are there so many books about Jack (the Ripper)?

I didn’t know Robin Williams once played Popeye (the Sailor Man)

[Caption below the panel:]

My Hobby:

Whenever I mention anyone called “ the ,” I put “the ” in parentheses, like I added it as a clarification.