At long last Calvin’s dad has come to his senses. Now he reminds me alot about my dad. So I think that I’ll dedicate this cartoon strip to him. God bless you dad, I love you
This is sweet. Bumped my varsity car and tried to fix it behind my dad’s back. When he found out he could not understand why I would not come directly to him as he would really want to help me(he would obviously first be very angry :-) ) .
Ah yes, jhenjhen, thanks for the reminder: Calvin is precocious even at car-wrecking. :) Even more precocious than James T. Kirk was, apparently….However, Dad obviously was thinking Calvin would have a learner’s permit by then. :)
Paul M. (again), if you’re reading this, go back and reread my comments yesterday. I didn’t reveal ANYTHING then about today’s strip. I didn’t intend to. I never do.
Love the emotion in Calvin’s facial expressions, especially the quivering lips in the last panel. Never seen him quite so sympathetic, & neither has his Dad.
I’m with you Macushlalondra… oh to live in a sweet comic book world where Dad didn’t beat the tar out of you first and ask questions later… Though this did teach us to carefully consider consequences BEFORE action.
ahh yes Dad, maintain the pragmatic point of view.
I see Calvin and Hobbes tooling around town in a “Royal Gold 66 GTO with Hobbes tail flyin out of the back window. Musicnut, can ya dig that? (maybe, with some Bob Seeger, “Turn the Page blasting on the 8 track)
i think what makes C&H so popular is the mixture of humor and real life, along with the storylines and the characterization, all from a 6 year old’s perspective
That’s a scary thought. But then, he doesn’t have any friends now other than Hobbes. He may hang on to Hobbes a lot longer than others might hang on to their stuffed animals.
Can only regret that Bill Watterson didn’t extend the strip until Calvin wrecked the car at age 16, or whatever driving age they have in whatever state he is. But guess he would have kept Calvin at 6 years old forever.
vibjyor about 15 years ago
Now he has got the picture. What a scene !
margueritem about 15 years ago
Excellent, dad!
cleokaya about 15 years ago
Time to load up on the insurance policy and to buy a Yugo.
pouncingtiger about 15 years ago
Dad sees things in the grand scheme.
ladywolf17 about 15 years ago
At long last Calvin’s dad has come to his senses. Now he reminds me alot about my dad. So I think that I’ll dedicate this cartoon strip to him. God bless you dad, I love you
Ladywolf17
robbieboy about 15 years ago
What a picture..C&H driving around in a car.. :D
rayannina about 15 years ago
Always look on the bright … side of your life …
(whistling)
carmy about 15 years ago
Calvin already tortured himself enough. Surely, Dad realized that too. Calvin will be trying in 10 years? Ooh, that sent a chill up my spine.
ejcapulet about 15 years ago
Nothing like a little perspective.
sundaram_gayathri about 15 years ago
Daddy … looks like you knw what calvin is capable of :)
aforry about 15 years ago
I love this one…makes them human:)
jhenjhen about 15 years ago
hehe sorry to spoil your imagination but i’ve read the part where Calvin wrecked his dad’s car! good thing he’s still alive after the incident. :)
Skyhawk_maintainer about 15 years ago
Like my Dad. After a Japanese submarine fired 2 torpedoes that went under his landing craft, there weren’t many things that could rattle his cage.
watcha about 15 years ago
This is sweet. Bumped my varsity car and tried to fix it behind my dad’s back. When he found out he could not understand why I would not come directly to him as he would really want to help me(he would obviously first be very angry :-) ) .
Rakkav about 15 years ago
Ah yes, jhenjhen, thanks for the reminder: Calvin is precocious even at car-wrecking. :) Even more precocious than James T. Kirk was, apparently….However, Dad obviously was thinking Calvin would have a learner’s permit by then. :)
Paul M. (again), if you’re reading this, go back and reread my comments yesterday. I didn’t reveal ANYTHING then about today’s strip. I didn’t intend to. I never do.
carpetinwater9 about 15 years ago
By age 16, Calvin probably will be ready for Reform School.LOL
okeedoekee about 15 years ago
My daughter dented my car. “I swear that pole was not there when I looked behind me.”
Unclebup about 15 years ago
In the next frame (not shown) “In the bigger scheme of things - you can pay me back for the binoculars over time…”
rshive about 15 years ago
Dad certainly has a feel for the big picture. And he’s probably right about the car. One hopes he’s found inexpensive insurance by then.
pomy2191 about 15 years ago
awwww..i like how dad is looking at calvin in first panel
tyrannusbe about 15 years ago
Aww, what a nice father-son bonding scene we have here. Now all they need to do is give each other a big bear hug.
GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago
By the time Calvin gets to drive, cars will be made more cheaply and be even more expensive to repair. Sell the car and take the bus to work.
YippiKiAyMofo about 15 years ago
I used the ‘Share’ option to send this to my dad. He’s 70, I’m 45. Lots of truth in this cartoon. Lots.
Superfrog about 15 years ago
A great lesson like that is worth at least a pair of binoculars.
AddADadaAdDad about 15 years ago
Love the emotion in Calvin’s facial expressions, especially the quivering lips in the last panel. Never seen him quite so sympathetic, & neither has his Dad.
alondra about 15 years ago
Calvin you’re lucky your dad is so understanding. I thought you’d at least get a blistered butt out of this.
Jaddis about 15 years ago
“But Dad, I was in the passenger seat the whole time. I let Hobbes take a turn at the wheel.”
Stede_Bonnet about 15 years ago
I’m with you Macushlalondra… oh to live in a sweet comic book world where Dad didn’t beat the tar out of you first and ask questions later… Though this did teach us to carefully consider consequences BEFORE action.
claithia about 15 years ago
Deep!
Nighthawks Premium Member about 15 years ago
I think you can depend on that
Nighthawks Premium Member about 15 years ago
skyhawk maintainer : more, please, more details on that story about your dad..
JonD17 about 15 years ago
ahh yes Dad, maintain the pragmatic point of view. I see Calvin and Hobbes tooling around town in a “Royal Gold 66 GTO with Hobbes tail flyin out of the back window. Musicnut, can ya dig that? (maybe, with some Bob Seeger, “Turn the Page blasting on the 8 track)
bmonk about 15 years ago
I still like that accident report: “I was driving along peacefully when a tree came out of nowhere and hit my car.”
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 15 years ago
LOVE IT!!!!
D-i-c-e-R about 15 years ago
The phrase “Eat my dust” will take on a whole new meaning when Calvin wrecks Dad’s car.
CheeseHead1990 about 15 years ago
when Calvin Drives im not leaving my basement
Madruga about 15 years ago
I realize that you’re quite sceptical abaout Calvin driving a car..but hey, a car doesn’t even fly!!! LOL
alife about 15 years ago
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
okeedoekee about 15 years ago
We all know how Calvin and Hobbs end up when they toboggan down the big hill!
josh_bisbee about 15 years ago
i think what makes C&H so popular is the mixture of humor and real life, along with the storylines and the characterization, all from a 6 year old’s perspective
ratlum about 15 years ago
Thats the greatest Dad ever
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
Jaddis said: ”“But Dad, I was in the passenger seat the whole time. I let Hobbes take a turn at the wheel.”
Yuppers. Dad and mom will still be dealing with Calvin’s old and ratty stuffed tiger when he’s a wild teenager.
GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago
That’s a scary thought. But then, he doesn’t have any friends now other than Hobbes. He may hang on to Hobbes a lot longer than others might hang on to their stuffed animals.
llong65 about 15 years ago
10 years nothing…..there was a strip where calvin gets in the car and puts it in gear and it rolls down the driveway across the road into a ditch .
bald about 15 years ago
it’s good to see dad mellowed out and had a reasonable discussion with calvin
cleokaya: i had a neighbor who bought 2 yugo’s for his son, one for driving and the other for parts
alexhuama about 15 years ago
De hecho fue antes XD
saturntv about 15 years ago
Aw, that’s so sweet!
unemandarine about 15 years ago
Oh Calvin, poor little baby! Thanks dad for understanding him.
grammahotsho about 15 years ago
Calvin learned that people yell but the ones who love you move past it. Breathes there a parent who hasn’t yelled?
cleokaya about 15 years ago
bald - That was a good idea to buy the two Yugos. I would imagine that parts are pretty scarce.
marvee about 15 years ago
When Calvin starts liking girls, will Hobbes still be coming along on dates?
mrprongs about 15 years ago
I somehow expect the car wrecking to occur before 16.
Seberk about 15 years ago
Sin and Redemption is one of the core themes of Calvin and Hobbes…
dudeabideshou about 15 years ago
Can only regret that Bill Watterson didn’t extend the strip until Calvin wrecked the car at age 16, or whatever driving age they have in whatever state he is. But guess he would have kept Calvin at 6 years old forever.
mottih about 15 years ago
dad is soooo correct
HeyImRandom about 15 years ago
That reminds me the time a blew up a microwave. Good times, GOOD times!