Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 18, 2020

One way or another, Dad is going to get rid of Calvin and get that wiener dog he always wanted.

The end?

So his parents are programming the bike to attack Calvin. How great!

We all had bicycle problems as children. Calvin simply takes them to a high level of dramatization, as if they were insurmountable. And that’s what any six-year-old perceives. All of us have been Calvin, somehow.

Calvin’s worst nightmare is about to be realized … it’s a zombie bike.

The only problem i ever had on my bike was i dozed off once while riding. Woke up real quick as i was flying over the handlebars after hitting the curb. Lucky i landed in a nice soft yard.

Coming next summer: Psycho bike: The sequel with training wheels.

who thinks calvin and hobbes is the best comic strip?

Dad to the rescue! But will the bicycle cooperate?

If Calvin had any friends besides Hobbes they would be punking him for getting demoted to training wheels…..

Anyhow, why the heck did Dad get the kid a bike without the training wheels to start with????

Now add a nice bell so Calvin can hear it coming…

I guess the problem was not as over as Calvin thought it was.

Well, if you can stay alive for a little while longer, they will give you a lock and chain that will keep you, …err “it”, safe.

I actually imagine that Calvin would like the freedom a bike would provide once he learns to ride it…

As I remember, my kids didn’t need training wheels. They just kept going as they got too fast for me to keep up. I guess they could have used them once they realized I was no longer behind them holding up the bike. After a few practice runs though, they were doing fine.

Uh oh, Calvin. You “spoke” too soon!

I can vaguely remember having training wheels on my bicycle. I can’t remember when I first soloed without them.

My granddaughters all learned how to ride without them and were good at it by about age 4. They were also swimming, skiing and doing a whole lot of other things by that age.

Very helpful, dad.

Training wheels are so not Calvin. Have you ever seen him drive his wagon? C’mon Dad, just let him figure out the bike, he’ll get it. Training wheels are for wusses.

Training wheels and a good ol’ fashion exorcism should do the trick.

Two days ago, I compared Calvin’s bike with his other terrifying enemies Moe and Rosalyn. Someone spoke up for Rosalyn and claimed that she is actually Calvin’s victim. I replied that this comic strip is deliberately written to have different interpretations.

My interpretation of Rosalyn’s character and her relationship with Calvin seems to be close to what Mr Watterson intended as this is what he writes about her in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book-

“Probably the only person Calvin fears is his baby-sitter. I put her in a Sunday strip early on, never thinking of her as a regular character, but her intimidation of Calvin surprised me, so she’s made a few appearances since. Rosalyn even seems to daunt Calvin’s parents, using their desperation to get out of the house to demand advances and raises.

And if it was set in today’s timeline, he’d put an electric battery on it so it could be autonomous.

I can’t believe they didn’t think of putting training wheels on Calvin’s bike sooner! BTW, this strip was originally printed in newspapers the day my brother was born!

Some sellers of bicycles understand that removing the pedals is both easier and less dangerous than adding “training wheels” but won’t mention that to parents because they are not evangelists and they do need the income from selling the wheels.

Will Calvin finally ride his bicycle now that dad has broken it in? Will the bicycle remain broken in when Calvin attempts to ride it? Will we tune in next time to see if the killer bike attacks Calvin or is put out to pasture? Yeeaah!

Yesterday, sitting on the porch, a truck went by, and it looked like the bike was trying to get out of the back. The front tire was over the tailgate. I thought, “I wonder if that’s Calvin?”

I’m surprised Calvin doesn’t try to talk Hobbes into riding the bike first.

Calvin is in for it now!

a 8-ball online told me there will be a calvin and hobbes movie should I beilive it?

They both were flat.

Got to wonder what Calvin’s parents are going to say when they are visited by the U.S. Census. “There are three people in this house. One child, Calvin”.

Enumerator: “What is Calvin’s last name? Or your first names for that matter?”

Parents: “Uh…um…oh sh%^t!”