Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 12, 1987
December 11, 1987
December 13, 1987
Transcript:
Dad: How was the matinee movie? Calvin: Movie? Oh, yeah, the movie. Yeah, there was a movie. It was ok, I guess. Dad: How was the matinee? Mom: We...are...buying...a video player.
I love the fact that it is 1987, this guy has a well-paying career, and he doesn’t own a device that had been out for a decade by this point. By 1987, you could get one for under $100.
sunshinelegend over 14 years ago
Someone’s really into the movie…
DragonWizzard about 14 years ago
Actually, I’m siding with mom on this one. Kiddy movies are just….ugh!
fishbulb239 over 13 years ago
Some kiddie movies are OK (some, like Pixar pics, are fantastic). It’s the kiddies at the kiddie movies that are truly intolerable.
cocoayoc about 12 years ago
i think the point is that the kids were noisy and chaotic
yow4zip Premium Member about 12 years ago
You need earplugs.
AdmiralMercurial about 10 years ago
I never understood this one.
donerito almost 7 years ago
Luv mom’s face in panel #3.
bluecharlielake about 1 year ago
Jaythor 10 months ago
I love the fact that it is 1987, this guy has a well-paying career, and he doesn’t own a device that had been out for a decade by this point. By 1987, you could get one for under $100.
KageKat 10 months ago
I shudder to think what horrors Mom witnessed.