I haven’t watched a real advertisement on TV in…well, never, really! Thank goodness for that mute button and having to go to the bathroom! Or run to the fridge to get a snack. ;)
Shoot all politicians, lawyers and ‘house sellers’—none of them earn the money they charge us anyways so they are useless. Just like tigers when you need them!~!!
Now, any other day, I’d agree with the thrust—that kids spend way too much time in front of the tube..But we all know the stuff Calvin comes up with to fill his free hours. I’m not tremendously worried if he decides to go for a couple hours of mind candy.
There was in the past a bolt of lightening from the centre of silicone valley,and this wise womens voice boomed across the land ,you must put a mute button on all tvs .If you refuse I will make all game commercials real long.They all obeyed .
Television is bubblegum for the brain….When I was a little kid in the 1950’s I used to come home and watch soap operas before my mother eventually showed up….
@unnormal – The commercials may not have been so annoying back then, but they did the job – or we wouldn’t be enduring those very much more irritating commercials now.
Marketing has been doing its job for a very long time … and it was targeting kids almost from the beginning.
The industry term for an added sound boost to a commercial is called “gain riding”. I agree with many of you about the utility of a mute function on my tv. On the other hand, the commercial for Southern Comfort with the guy walking through the sand is a piece of genius – right up there with some of the Volkswagen stuff…
Yes, the CALM act was passed regulating the volume of commercials, and broadcast engineers are still trying to figure out how to implement it, since commercial production houses produce the advertisments as loud as they can.
ratlum almost 12 years ago
Precious time alright .Before Dad gets home.
Linux0s almost 12 years ago
Sweet precious liberty chock full of annoying commercials.
tirnaaisling almost 12 years ago
Yup time to get ‘educated’ by corporations and the media in how to live you life like a good wage slave…. FREEDOM!!!
GROG Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Don’t you have homework to do, Calvin?
leosmashroyale almost 12 years ago
lol i do that too Calvin and im 18 years older than you.
rshive almost 12 years ago
This is liberty?
witewater almost 12 years ago
Every time Watterson draws Calvin’s TV, I wonder what he is watching to make the TV jump like that…..
neatslob Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Well after all, television exists to deliver advertising. The shows are just bait to get you to the commercials.
Lisa Lou Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I haven’t watched a real advertisement on TV in…well, never, really! Thank goodness for that mute button and having to go to the bathroom! Or run to the fridge to get a snack. ;)
IndyMan almost 12 years ago
Shoot all politicians, lawyers and ‘house sellers’—none of them earn the money they charge us anyways so they are useless. Just like tigers when you need them!~!!
ewalnut almost 12 years ago
Not even playing a game on it.
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
Some cable channels have as much commercial drivel as network TV. Even online, you get popups etc.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
‘The REST of the day is all mine’
Love the flying TV…
LOL xxx
RackDaddy almost 12 years ago
That’s how it is
alan.gurka almost 12 years ago
Calvin watches tv after a hard day’s work, and adults hit the bottle. Either way, a mind-numbing experience.
battle of plattsburgh almost 12 years ago
Today, he would be jumping in front of his computer…..just like everyone who is reading this…..
Stephen Gilberg almost 12 years ago
Funny how the TV jumps a foot, presumably from showing loud action, yet Calvin looks bored. Or maybe just exhausted.
Nortley almost 12 years ago
Celebrating 64 years of never having owned one of the &&^%$##@^&**& things.
Hoodude almost 12 years ago
Hobbes! Get back to work…
Phapada almost 12 years ago
where is Hobbes?
phoenixnyc almost 12 years ago
Now, any other day, I’d agree with the thrust—that kids spend way too much time in front of the tube..But we all know the stuff Calvin comes up with to fill his free hours. I’m not tremendously worried if he decides to go for a couple hours of mind candy.
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
Apparently, one person’s liberty is another person’s bondage!
calvinsfriend110 almost 12 years ago
I love it how the TV floats!
cosman almost 12 years ago
Wish my tv jumped like that when i was 10..
ratlum almost 12 years ago
There was in the past a bolt of lightening from the centre of silicone valley,and this wise womens voice boomed across the land ,you must put a mute button on all tvs .If you refuse I will make all game commercials real long.They all obeyed .
meowlin almost 12 years ago
“Freedom is slavery.”
khpage almost 12 years ago
Television is bubblegum for the brain….When I was a little kid in the 1950’s I used to come home and watch soap operas before my mother eventually showed up….
freemarkets almost 12 years ago
liberty is the freedom to do what you want with your time, including things others whine about
Hawthorne almost 12 years ago
@unnormal – The commercials may not have been so annoying back then, but they did the job – or we wouldn’t be enduring those very much more irritating commercials now.
Marketing has been doing its job for a very long time … and it was targeting kids almost from the beginning.
legoboye almost 12 years ago
liberty is his…
sashacasey almost 12 years ago
This reminds me of Fahrenheit 451.
Purple Ninja almost 12 years ago
No Comment.
cookies333 almost 12 years ago
I have load of homework!
khpage over 11 years ago
The industry term for an added sound boost to a commercial is called “gain riding”. I agree with many of you about the utility of a mute function on my tv. On the other hand, the commercial for Southern Comfort with the guy walking through the sand is a piece of genius – right up there with some of the Volkswagen stuff…
zerotsm over 11 years ago
Yes, the CALM act was passed regulating the volume of commercials, and broadcast engineers are still trying to figure out how to implement it, since commercial production houses produce the advertisments as loud as they can.
primalcoach over 11 years ago
rshive, no, this is death…
Scslim almost 11 years ago
Hey if you choose it, its yours. Enjoy it Calvin. Reality aint to cool either.