How’s Calvin supposed to reach that bar? The one time he jumped that high, he left his skin behind.…Ever notice that the rare one-timers in C&H are more caricatured on average? I’m thinking of the movie ticket lady as well.
Lol… I once had a gym instructor who always wore shorts, no matter how cold it was. She always told us, “The day I wear pants is the day you can say it’s cold.”
Bill Watterson graduated from Chagrin Falls High School. That gym teacher is based on Coach Quisenberry, although he wasn’t fat. The face is that of “coach”, a former marine sargent. Every once in a while there are subtle references to people and places in Chagrin. Its fun to be able to recognize them.
I got a funny respond for Calvin for this one. You know how the P.E teacher is chubby?Calvin should say “how do you do it?Can you do some for us so we know how to do it?”
When I look at the instructor, it reminds me of a cop I sawa couple months back and me thinking “How the heck couldhe EVER catch a criminal?” He was kind of a 5X5. Totallyridiculous for a policeman. :)
margueritem about 13 years ago
But will it be daring enough?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 13 years ago
Is Coach John visiting from Big Nate?
margueritem about 13 years ago
That’s a good question.
rogue53 about 13 years ago
I think coach never met a donut he didn’t like. An example of an instructor of ‘do as I say, not as I do’.
Destiny23 about 13 years ago
Keep your chin up, little guy!
Wiseguy411 about 13 years ago
I don’t think Houdini could get out of this one …
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
Give it a try Calvin…you might get stronger and then you can beat up Moe.
Hosfac about 13 years ago
Yeah, why is it that gym teachers were always overweight, and shop teachers were always missing part of a finger?
Just doesn’t seem like the right people to be teaching fitness and shop safety to me…
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
None of my gym instructors looked like that. Though there was one who turned beet-red any time he demonstrated anything,
Phapada about 13 years ago
No comment space man spiff….
tnazar about 13 years ago
Calvin is in a lot better shape than the jock – probably more mature too.
tripwire45 about 13 years ago
I don’t remember a “gym” class in elementary school. We just had recess and played on the playground.
Number Three about 13 years ago
The only thing I was good at was Trampolining…
I KNOW it’s easy but I could do different moves on it.
LOL xxx
Number Three about 13 years ago
I would say the second one.
LOL.
KEA about 13 years ago
Kelly: And now for one of our ingenious escapes.Scott: If only the door weren’t locked.
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
If Calvin could pull this off, he wouldn’t have to do it anymore; it would be broken!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 13 years ago
kinda reminds me of how i felt about gym when i was a kid.
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
The gym instructor might do better at teaching sumo-wrestling.
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
If Calvin jumps high enough, he could ‘pass the bar’. That might help him to escape!
zerotsm about 13 years ago
As I recall, all my gym instructors were in pretty good shape and my shop teachers had all their fingers.
APersonOfInterest about 13 years ago
He has more chins than a China Town phone book.
Stephen Gilberg about 13 years ago
How’s Calvin supposed to reach that bar? The one time he jumped that high, he left his skin behind.…Ever notice that the rare one-timers in C&H are more caricatured on average? I’m thinking of the movie ticket lady as well.
Rainsong01 about 13 years ago
Lol… I once had a gym instructor who always wore shorts, no matter how cold it was. She always told us, “The day I wear pants is the day you can say it’s cold.”
chovil about 13 years ago
That’s kind of how I look at the treadmill at the Y.Only there’s no escape.
TexasBigDaddy about 13 years ago
Hobbs in the getaway car-ready to drive!
transwarpmail-comics about 13 years ago
Love the 400-pound gym instructor
dreamingahead about 13 years ago
I wonder if the proportions of the gym instructor originate in Calvin’s active imagination the same way Space Frog does.
cosman about 13 years ago
I’m still laughing..
LingeeWhiz about 13 years ago
Uh oh…I feel another trip to the principals office coming on.
Alyianna about 13 years ago
Go ahead…can you please give us a demo, Coach?
quartermain about 13 years ago
We had a muscle bound coach come up from NYC to our small upstate HS and taught us tumbling, which was humbling.
rolleg about 13 years ago
Un-fond memories of my gym classes. Miraculously, however, I was able to get out of the most horrifying “exercises.” Sometimes.
rentier about 13 years ago
No comment from me here today? I must change this!
coffeeturtle about 13 years ago
LOL! We’re rooting for ya Spaceman Spiff! :-)
dhuff about 13 years ago
Bill Watterson graduated from Chagrin Falls High School. That gym teacher is based on Coach Quisenberry, although he wasn’t fat. The face is that of “coach”, a former marine sargent. Every once in a while there are subtle references to people and places in Chagrin. Its fun to be able to recognize them.
Gretchen's Mom about 13 years ago
The chin-up bar is so high and Calvin is so short. How exactly is the boy supposed to “get on it”???
khpage about 13 years ago
Time to power up the spaceship and get on down the line….
Popeyesforearm about 13 years ago
coach has more chins than the Bejing DEX book.
DerkinsVanPelt218 about 13 years ago
That gym instructor must have been in the Malomars.
Sk8er123 about 13 years ago
Calvin daydreams too much, I doubt he will be able to do even 1 chin- up!
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
I’d love to see the gym teacher demonstrate with a few chin-ups.
pieman321 about 13 years ago
get on it
pouncingtiger about 13 years ago
When was the last time that gym instructor passed gym or a physical?
raymond940 about 13 years ago
I got a funny respond for Calvin for this one. You know how the P.E teacher is chubby?Calvin should say “how do you do it?Can you do some for us so we know how to do it?”
Lol
wellhoney about 13 years ago
When I look at the instructor, it reminds me of a cop I sawa couple months back and me thinking “How the heck couldhe EVER catch a criminal?” He was kind of a 5X5. Totallyridiculous for a policeman. :)
pieman321 about 13 years ago
SPACEMAN SPIFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111
The_bunny_guy about 4 years ago
That guy just doesn’t look qualified for the job. I mean, can he do at least 20 chin ups.