Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 23, 2024

Calvin, don’t say anything! You have the right to remain silent.

Calvin’s gonna have nightmares after this.

Rosalyn is not that stupid!

A stupendously clear case of entrapment

His downfall is always overlooking something that he should have thought of!!!

Looks like Rosalyn is trying to frame Calvin for more $$$. Sad thing is—she’ll probably succeed.

Rosalyn is trying to use reverse psychology on Calvin? Doesn’t sound promising.

Torture chamber time!

The tongue and waving fingers move is the apex of existence.

Oh, oh…..

They should have a cage in the basement.

I wonder what Rosalyn has in store for Calvin downstairs? I haven’t seen this one before.

“When he starts out with ‘Bucko’…whoooaaa…” ~ The Fonze

I think Roslyn will never ever have kids of her own.

The date on this strip is 1994. Yet, Calvin’s machinations have a vaguely familiar current ring to them, thirty years later. I’ve reread his dialogue a couple of times now and the fog is slowly clearing. Hmmm…Maybe, after coffee.

Next: A fate worse than bed!

Disagreement for the sake of being disagreeable.

Aw, snap! It’s the garage for you, Calvin!

Let that lil’ fella sleep.

She’s changed. She’s now Rosalyn the Red Faced. Definitely not in an arbitration mood.

Rosalyn was actually pretty smart here.

Just remember Calvin, your parents know you all too well and will believe Rosalyn.

Once again, Calvin underestimates Rosalyn.

You blew it, Calvin!

Calvin should learn from Clark Kent and Peter Parker; both are more careful and smart.

It’s going to be a hard choice, 50 lashes or the Iron Maiden

Time to learn from your mistake.

It’s toilet cleaning time.

Calvin was in the other side of the bed yesterday.

Not enough people use “eel” as an insult nowadays.

Oh, my… what does Rosalyn have planned for Calvin? Better grab Hobbes.

Rosalyn mistook this job, thinking it was going to be a cake walk, but it turned out to be hopscotch through a field of meadow muffins. She should’ve brought boots!

Replace Calvin with Trump in the above comments.

I babysat exactly once. The experience put me off from ever having children.

I love Calvin’s fake innocence in the first panel, and his taunting in the third panel.

Make him watch TV for the night as punishment…

My mom was quieter than Rosalyn but could stay ahead of kids like Calvin no problem.

Calling her an eel is a unique and very crushing kind of pejorative

Panel 3…."You eel " ? ?

String him up by his thumbs and tickle him with a feather duster until he disgraces himself.

this ain’t the army

Maybe she should quit while she is ahead…