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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 03, 1994
January 02, 1994
January 04, 1994
Transcript:
Calvin: I resent the quality of network programming! It's all fluff, violence, sensationalism and sleaze! Calvin: I hunger for serious, tastful entertainment that respects my intelligence! Dad: So turn off the stupid TV and read a book. Calvin: All right, I lied. Sue me.
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WilliamBill over 10 years ago
right -bummer
mawperson over 7 years ago
Books are too much work, don’t you know that Calvin’s Dad?
yow4zip Premium Member about 6 years ago
That t.v. can’t get enough of Calvin’s viewership.
DonnaHilton almost 6 years ago
R.I.P. E.E.F. two years.
alexzinuro 8 months ago
Calvin: A book? Like what?
Calvin’s Dad: Like this .
(He hands Calvin a copy of The Way Things Work (©1988) by David Macaulay)
Calvin: Wow!
(He turns off the TV, takes the book, and begins reading it; he starts with thepart about lightbulbs, and then reads about vacuum cleaners, and then carburetors)
Calvin: Thanks, Dad.
(He keeps reading)
Calvin’s Dad: Anytime.