Our TV died when I was thirteen, and my parents thought we’d try to live without it for a while, rather than rush to replace it. This strip describes exactly how I felt!
Since Calvin mentioned homework, this happened over the school year. Which means the initial wedding pretty much took up his weekend, and his limited free time.
When I was a kid in the 80s, if our TV had ever been stolen, my Silent Generation parents would have been in as big a hurry to replace it as I would have been. But they also had a smaller set in their bedroom and a black & white set in the kitchen. And we were definitely not rich, just a gather-’round-the-TV type of family.
If we had been robbed, no way the robbers were going to haul that behemoth out.
Plus, something in it broke on a weekly basis, and my dad was so happy hauling out all the blueprints and spending hours fixing it “for only $0.05 worth of parts”.
codycab 7 months ago
Sounds like a plan, Calvin!
BE THIS GUY 7 months ago
Stiff upper lip there, Calvin.
lalapalooza Premium Member 7 months ago
They are coping well.. how’s dad doing?
bignatefantic2.0 7 months ago
Calvin was so happy about Hobbes being safe that he forgot that the TV was stolen
snsurone76 7 months ago
The truth is finally dawning on Calvin. BTW, doesn’t that family have insurance that covers theft??
eced52 7 months ago
She broke his mind. Reminds me of the old Kenny Rogers song. Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
peb6006 7 months ago
Ditching TV builds character
Jim706 7 months ago
Welcome to adultworld
Jayalexander 7 months ago
The Sarcasm was undetectable.
Blu Bunny 7 months ago
Calvin eating asparagus and doing his homework, his mom thinks, something good did come from this.
njchris 7 months ago
still waiting or the humor, this is a comic strip afterall.
jvo 7 months ago
And comics strips can be deep too. Don’t confine your thinking to boxes.
Link from Twilight Princess (He/Him) 7 months ago
Just play the Metal Gear sound effect over Calvin’s head.
jessegooddoggy 7 months ago
That face!
bbenoit 7 months ago
While I agree about the asparagus, the rest sounds like our daily routine. Leave work, eat dinner, do chores, go to bed. Repete….
SquidGamerGal 7 months ago
And now the grim reality is finally settling in…
Jimmyk939 7 months ago
The attention span of a goldfish
Count Olaf Premium Member 7 months ago
Maybe he can set the VCR and watch it later. Oh, wait…
sandpiper 7 months ago
Considering the year and the economy, wonder why anyone would steal a tv of that era with so many miles on it. Must have just been easy pickins
grocks 7 months ago
Now tell him you’ve decided not to replace the TV …
david_42 7 months ago
Robbers would be hard pressed to find our TV, plus it’s small, old and not smart.
Robert4170 7 months ago
A TV whose theft Hobbes could do absolutely nothing to prevent. Hmmm.
Just-me 7 months ago
You can always read comic books after you finish your homework Calvin. Besides, asparagus is good stuff, especially when it’s grilled.
jim_pem 7 months ago
Just wait, Calvin. Your kids will live inside their smart phones. At least you still go outside to play.
Earnestly Frank 7 months ago
Was that a record for consecutive days without Calvin or Hobbes in the strip?
ladykat 7 months ago
Sorry, not sorry, Calvin. You can do without TV for a few days.
rshive 7 months ago
Into each life, some rain must fall.
g04922 7 months ago
LOL….Panel 3 is awesome.
drds2 7 months ago
Our TV died when I was thirteen, and my parents thought we’d try to live without it for a while, rather than rush to replace it. This strip describes exactly how I felt!
mindjob 7 months ago
Good thing they didn’t have a console, otherwise the robbers would have needed a truck to haul off the loot
su43dipta 7 months ago
Calvin just matured in the matter of a single panel.
Drbarb71 Premium Member 7 months ago
That face in the third panel!!! Ufa!
French Persons' Celebration of Peeved Harry Dinkle Premium Member 7 months ago
Panel 3: That’s reality hitting you square in the gut.
mistercatworks 7 months ago
When I was a kid, we lived in some remote locations. A lot more got done after school when TV reception was too poor to watch.
InuYugiHakusho 7 months ago
Calvin now realizes how the robbery affects him personally.
wiley207 7 months ago
Love that “poof!” over Calvin in the third panel!
BJDucer 7 months ago
Calvin, you may not know it yet, but for you, that is probably the worst response you could have said to your parents!!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 7 months ago
Calvin is 6 years old, he could use a hug and some reassuring words. It’s not his job to support his parents emotionally.
chinook12345 7 months ago
Buy another TV! I hate cheap parents. God his parents are such aholes! Call protective child services ASAP.
josh_bisbee 7 months ago
Since Calvin mentioned homework, this happened over the school year. Which means the initial wedding pretty much took up his weekend, and his limited free time.
Bilan 7 months ago
Calvin is wonder what kind of thief would steal the TV instead of the asparagus.
kab2rb 7 months ago
I have a hard time no TV viewing.
MichiganMitten 7 months ago
Read a book.
beany54 7 months ago
No need to replace the TV!
Gamerkillss 7 months ago
i’d thought they’d let that slide NOPE
rgcviper 7 months ago
Epic face in panel 3. Love it.
Lizzie Premium Member 7 months ago
When I was a kid in the 80s, if our TV had ever been stolen, my Silent Generation parents would have been in as big a hurry to replace it as I would have been. But they also had a smaller set in their bedroom and a black & white set in the kitchen. And we were definitely not rich, just a gather-’round-the-TV type of family.
johnec 7 months ago
When I was Calvin’s age, we had a Heathkit TV.
If we had been robbed, no way the robbers were going to haul that behemoth out.
Plus, something in it broke on a weekly basis, and my dad was so happy hauling out all the blueprints and spending hours fixing it “for only $0.05 worth of parts”.