Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 21, 2021

His parents should be optimistic and hope they do better the next time.

Calvin…..the poster boy for birth control.

Of course the weekend is why Calvin gets up early.

I wish I could spend my Saturdays like that

Crunchy Sugar Bombs == generic Captain Crunch?

Waking up at 6. It never happens when he has to go to school.

I thought Calvin wanted a baby brother so he would have someone small he could beat up.

Generally beneficial to have an elder sibling, they get all the blame! The only downside of being a younger sibling is that the parents definitely know that they made a mistake – no if’s and but’s.

Geez, Calvin could be the Planned Parenthood poster child for his community. He would be almost as effective as some political figures for that esteemed position.

To explain this a little better, in the year 1991 the internet still only existed on college campuses, so Saturday mornings was the only time the four broadcast television networks broadcast children’s cartoons. On Saturday afternoons they switched to wide world of sports and or golf, and on Sunday mornings they all showed TV evangelists preaching for money.

So THATS the solution to the population explosion.

One of my brothers had to be physically dragged out of bed every school day. And yet Saturdays he was up by 5:30 or 6.

I used to think that Saturday morning cartoons were just for kids. They’re not, they’re for parents.

Mom and dad are not good breeding stock, going by the example of the current crop.

And Dad wishes they had got a puppy, having a kid will be fun they said….

And Calvin’s parents wonder why he’s such a trial. Why not intravenous caffeine? They should remember this when they have trouble finding a sitter

Calvin the contraceptive.

If I had that kid, I’d swear off sex too. ;^)p

That sounds like my house when I was a kid, Us kids would watch Saturday morning cartoons ‘til noon eating sugary cereals (my fave was Puffa Puffa Rice). However, my parents were more optimistic: I’m #6 of 7!

I get the toast, Hobbes; but what are you having with it…coffee, a nice tea, OJ?

My daughter’s boy is very much like Calvin. So much so that my avatar used to be a picture of him dressed like Calvin with a knitted version of Hobbes (that nana made) standing next to him. So far he’s an only child.

Yeah, what the heck happened to Saturday morning cartoons? They went from Scooby-Doo to Teletubies.

Well Back to April 12th ~ Happy Only Kids Day!

Crunchy Sugar Bombs later became Chocolate covered, high glycemic index, diabetes-inducing Sugar Bombs

When my son and daughter-in-law had their third child I warned them, “Now they have you outnumbered. Now you’re going to have to go into a zone defense.”

I still give them a “I told you so” whenever things get chaotic at their house.

That’s what duplicators are for, Calvin

One of the top ten Calvin and Hobbes strips of all time. Easy top five candidate.

Being ADHD doesn’t hurt either!

lmao

One child families — the long term solution to climate change.

This a classic!

Every Saturday I wake up at 7, eaat 3 bowls of cruncy sugar bombs, watch cartoons, and I am incoherent and hyperactive the rest of the day with my 2.5-year old. :)

Imagine a kid with Calvin as a big brother.

There are so many ways it could go from there.

Waterson eventually settled in on ‘Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs’ as Calvin’s cereal of choice.

I never get the joke in this strip

If only, I had known. I was the first of seven. Sigh.

I remember those Saturday mornings in my youth when I would do just that, minus the Crunchy Sugar Bombs. Of course Saturday morning cartoons where the 3 main networks competed against each other are basically a thing of the past now.

Sigh…that takes me back to simpler time. My brother and I would wake up around 6 AM on Saturday mornings, scarf down some sugary cereal (usually Quisp) and watch cartoons until noon.

You guys got to watch cartoons on Saturday mornings?

I guess I didn’t have a real childhood…

Parents are yet to decide on that considering your incoherence and laid back pattern, fella.

4/10

Sounds like my kind of Saturday, Calvin.

I’ve always liked this one.

Story of my life.