Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 20, 2025

And after that, we move on to TV shows with the same stuff.

I just hope Dad doesn’t consider himself a good role model!

Calvin does have a point; it seems the brats are more entertaining than the good kids (like Red).

Dennis used to be considered a menace. Then came Calvin.

Calvin made a good point. Today, though, the doofusses seem to be concentrated in one ethnicity.

In the genres of comedy live action and animation, coward, ugly and foolish characters are mostly male. In contrast, female characters are often portrayed as attractive, intelligent, and courageous.

If female characters were portrayed as stupid and cowards, feminists would say these films, TV shows, comics are misogynist and sexist but since these characters are male they don’t care.

For example the popular cartoon TV show Kim Possible, Kim, the girl is portrayed as beautiful, smart, and strong, while her friend, Ron the boy is portrayed cowardly, clumsy and unattractive and in some episodes she hits Ron like stepping on his foot deliberately.

Most women in TV shows including comedy TV shows and animation are attractive, smart, brave, tall, with long hair and skinny.

Watterson, a man ahead of his time by decades. Unfortunately.

“…all the kids are obnoxious brats!” Pot meet kettle.

hahahaha this is oddly ironical.

There are good role models in the comics – Superman always fights for what’s right, as do Batman, Popeye, and many others, Mickey Mouse is always friendly and has a positive outlook, and, in spite of everything, Charlie Brown usually handles things pretty well.

Really Calvin?

Calvin is oblivious, to say the least.

I didn’t think he would notice that last part!

I think Calvin I chill! Hobbes is a great friend for Calvin. What do you guys think?

Things sure have changed since the TV shows of my childhood and teen years. Then there were good parental role models, now, not so much. Kids were obedient and respected their parents and teachers. I wish the kids of today could see some of those shows.

Seems to me Cal does things that reflect our present times , Move fast and break things for no good reason !

I guess this explains a lot. Let’s blame the comics like they did in the 1950s, at least in the US.

I love it when comic characters refer to comics.

He must be reading Baby Blues!

Go read Hi and Lois.

Was the first bratty kid in the comics Dennis the Menace?

That’s not a comic strip. That was the Biden administration.

ahem

Brady Bunch??

Same with the so-called “News.” Who wants to read about what is going right with the world?

Mirror?

…Sez their patron saint.

To be fair, some folk’s role models are truly funny, if not necessarily in the humorous sense. Just read today’s news…

I am going to leave this one alone and not say anything about the comedian in the White House.

Those people are only funny in the funnies, in real like they are just sad to look at.

Great Cartooning. Made me LOL especially the last comment about all the kids HAR!

That’s about as close to a 4th Wall Break as you can get without going there :-)

At least the kids are realistic, Calvin.

reality bites

It builds characters, Calvin.

The advent of social media will make things a thousand times worse, Calvin.

That’s exactly what you are, Calvin!

This was SO ahead of its time.

This is exactly why I’ve grown to hate Baby Blues.

I never thought l’d see Andy Capp at ‘Calvin & Hobbes’!

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Seeing a mirror of yourself, Calvin.

…..yep…..they would call the good role models …….boring!!!!!

This has affected our culture and society. We are fed new ideas and assume that’s the new normal. And we accept it and adapt to it. They have reprogrammed us away from basic morals and virtues, not to say we were perfect b4, but at least we had a stronger concept of right and wrong. We knew what to resist. New we are too concerned with complying.Ha! We’re the Borg! “You will comply!”

The problem is that those are accurate portrayals… but only for people in the White House.

Sis: Based on Foxtrot, that is accurate

You need a straight man to make it funny. The Honeymooners wouldn’t have worked if Alice was some bimbo. Lou Costello wouldn’t have been funny without Bud Abbott

I’m guessing Watterson got a bunch of complaints right before he wrote this?

“I demand politically correct!” When was this first published?

My primary focus in the comics are the anthropomorphic animal characters.

Thirty years… nothing has changed… GOOD!!

Why i prefer to watch mythbusters.

Best Calvin yet.

Watterson knew he was winding his strip down and wanted to get everything out he had to say.

Don’t understand where/why Watterson has Calvin saying those kind of words at six years of age?

Ah yes, bringing the funny to the funnies ! ;-)

Calvin being meta without knowing he’s being meta… peak Calvin here!

Exhibit “A” – Calvin.

Gotta love Dad with his subtle sarcasm…

Calvin has a point. @WillHenry (Wallace the Brave) is doing just what he asks. I’ve always thought of Wallace as an equally imaginative but kinder version of Calvin.

Thankfully the stereotypes are (mostly) gone by now.

I went to work at a bakery to learn how to be a good roll model.

look who’s talking

Calvin, have you seen a mirror today?

Hobbes is SO CUTE

Calvin ‘A’ student LOL

Read the last panel just as I was taking a big swallow of tea. Almost snorted it out my nose…

There is King of the Hill. Hank Hill a tough man.

Great case of hypocritical humor from Calvin, alongside Bill Watterson likely criticizing many of the other comic strips out there.