Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 18, 2016

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 9 years ago

    It didn’t work because Dad was off BEFORE you pressed the clicker.

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    Farside99  almost 9 years ago

    My wife keeps trying to use it on me, too.

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    Enter.Name.Here  almost 9 years ago

    It’s a programmable remote! You have to set it to “Dad” mode…

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 9 years ago

    It’s not a universal remote.

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    Tain'tPelagius  almost 9 years ago

    You got that one, Yogi.

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    news_techren  almost 9 years ago

    I haven’t seen a CRT do that since the ’60s. Ah, memories.

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    rshive  almost 9 years ago

    The batteries shot their bolt with the TV.

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    sweetaddietude  almost 9 years ago

    Doesn’t work on the husband or adult kids. I want a refund.

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    Alphaomega  almost 9 years ago

    Bet W or wood was next if it worked on dad!

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    Alphaomega  almost 9 years ago

    That’s wormwood

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    cubswin2016  almost 9 years ago

    That only works for Harry Potter.

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    Susie Derkins :D  almost 9 years ago

    Your dad is now on the newspaper.

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    Neat '33  almost 9 years ago

    Gotta wonder if rwillpatbar used the ol’ “pull my finger” trick now ’n then on his nephew???

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    Neat '33  almost 9 years ago

    Gotta wonder if rwillpatbar used the ol’ “pull my finger” trick now ’n then on his nephew???

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    neverenoughgold  almost 9 years ago

    I want a remote like Don Knotts gave Tobey Maguire in Pleasantville.

    Actually, I wouldn’t mind living there myself…

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    bigcatbusiness  almost 9 years ago

    He needs the remote control from Click. If only it was that easy, but life never is. Deal with it Calvin.

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    Number Three  almost 9 years ago

    I have always wanted to have my own magic remote so I could press “Mute” on annoying people. Especially those who think it’s OK to have long conversations early in the morning.

    Sigh.

    xxx

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    Thomas & Tifffany Connolly  almost 9 years ago

    Sadly enough, it didn’t work on my ex-wife.

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    Sham_Poser  almost 9 years ago

    Apparently this early strip was before the TV began jumping (or was it floating?) above the stand every time we saw it. Would it fall back down when shut off?While you can’t mute people with a remote control, ear buds are very useful on subways and buses for shutting out the nattering groups of teenage girls, screaming infants, and the occasional mentally unbalanced person yelling at no one in particular.

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