Shoulda lived with my parents, Calvin. You would have spent your days in the vegetable garden or doing house cleaning. “If you have time to play you have time to (heavy cleaning chore).”
It doesn’t seem to bother either parent that their only child’s only playmate is a stuffed toy! Calvin could find better parenting among the dinosaurs!
Drawing, chasing animals, tree house adventures, baseball, comic reading, trekking, treasure hunting, sand box racing… Pant. What more could a six year old would want. Taking trash out once in a while is for building character, fella.
Sunday strips are self-contained, but Ⅰ wouldn’t be surprised if Calvin’s imagination somehow transformed even the mundane chore of taking out the trash into an adventue
I was babysitting my 7 year old granddaughter recently at her house. She made a lunch request, which I was happy to accommodate, however I didn’t know where one of the key ingredients was kept. When I asked her where it was (I knew that she knew), she gave a vague answer in understandably 7-year-old fashion. I asked her to show me where she meant. She came downstairs, grumbling about how she had to come all the way into the kitchen.
I nodded very soberly to her and said, “Yeah, life is really tough, isn’t it?”
The artwork of this comic is so refreshingly animated and a joy to read. Baffled why it was never made into some movie or into Saturday morning cartoons.
And yet Calvin is perfectly happy. Imagination is a wonderful thing. As a kid, my friends all lived some distance away and summers were mostly without them. I didn’t mind a bit! Calvin is one of the truly imaginative kids out there!
Yup, how human of you, Calvin. Open your eyes. 11 panels of all the fun you can have, measured against 2 panels of a simple chore. Which one wins? 2 or 11? Don’t let the 2 win!
If I live to be 108, I will never understand why people take comic strips so seriously, and try to infuse their own interpretation into what the “message” is supposed to be… even if that “message” is simply a boy, living life to the fullest, with his “tiger.”
I can recall one of my sisters announcing that she would no longer do the dishes, as she had been doing them all her life. She was, maybe 10-12 years old at the time, and stated this in the presence of our grandmother, who had been washing dishes by hand for over sixty years.
codycab 4 months ago
I know that feeling very well.
dadthedawg Premium Member 4 months ago
Poor me, I can’t have any fun, with all these chores…..
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 4 months ago
Being asked to take out the trash in the middle of having fun builds character.
orinoco womble 4 months ago
Shoulda lived with my parents, Calvin. You would have spent your days in the vegetable garden or doing house cleaning. “If you have time to play you have time to (heavy cleaning chore).”
Jayalexander 4 months ago
Ruined the moment.
snsurone76 4 months ago
It doesn’t seem to bother either parent that their only child’s only playmate is a stuffed toy! Calvin could find better parenting among the dinosaurs!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member 4 months ago
Another priceless Watterson.
hagarthehorrible 4 months ago
Drawing, chasing animals, tree house adventures, baseball, comic reading, trekking, treasure hunting, sand box racing… Pant. What more could a six year old would want. Taking trash out once in a while is for building character, fella.
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ 4 months ago
Sunday strips are self-contained, but Ⅰ wouldn’t be surprised if Calvin’s imagination somehow transformed even the mundane chore of taking out the trash into an adventue
French Persons Premium Member 4 months ago
Typical.
sandpiper 4 months ago
Whatever it is, it’s never enough for Cal
Count Olaf Premium Member 4 months ago
And not an iPhone or video game in sight. ❤️ it!
SquidGamerGal 4 months ago
Really, Calvin? You were having loads of fun all day! One simple chore won’t kill you!
djtenltd 4 months ago
Come on, Calvin! Stop being a 6 y/o baby!
gantech 4 months ago
I was babysitting my 7 year old granddaughter recently at her house. She made a lunch request, which I was happy to accommodate, however I didn’t know where one of the key ingredients was kept. When I asked her where it was (I knew that she knew), she gave a vague answer in understandably 7-year-old fashion. I asked her to show me where she meant. She came downstairs, grumbling about how she had to come all the way into the kitchen.
I nodded very soberly to her and said, “Yeah, life is really tough, isn’t it?”
rshive 4 months ago
All it takes is one little thing to wreck the occasion.
mindjob 4 months ago
He was on a roll; he’ll never get the momentum back
ekw555 4 months ago
a paper garbage bag.
back in the old days, lol.
win.45mag 4 months ago
A garbage trash can sounds redundant
g04922 4 months ago
Wait until he is old enough for Dad to teach him how to start the lawn mower ;)
figuratively speaking 4 months ago
Hideously unfair that children should have to contribute to their upbringing in any way whatsoever. My childhood attitude; never spoken aloud.
BJDucer 4 months ago
When you look for misery, you’ll find misery. I had a mother like this. She wasn’t happy unless she had something to complain about.
GoldLions Premium Member 4 months ago
The artwork of this comic is so refreshingly animated and a joy to read. Baffled why it was never made into some movie or into Saturday morning cartoons.
ladykat 4 months ago
You’re so badly done by, Calvin (sarcasm intended).
Calvins Brother 4 months ago
Wish I had that much energy and a back to withstand it all.
Dani Rice 4 months ago
Considering the kids with whom I went to school, and imaginary classmate would have been a blessing.
wirkus99 4 months ago
And yet Calvin is perfectly happy. Imagination is a wonderful thing. As a kid, my friends all lived some distance away and summers were mostly without them. I didn’t mind a bit! Calvin is one of the truly imaginative kids out there!
delennwen 4 months ago
I just adore all the fun drawings of Calvin and Hobbes enjoying a summer day! Gave me a big smile this morning.
KEA 4 months ago
Calvin would hate today’s totally scheduled summers for kids
GKBOWOOD Premium Member 4 months ago
Running, tumbling, drawing, chasing, spying, playing, reading, swinging, exploring, searching, imagining- Oh, the fun we’ll have!!!
kathleenhicks62 4 months ago
Be thankful you have Hobbes!
thejanith Premium Member 4 months ago
Yup, how human of you, Calvin. Open your eyes. 11 panels of all the fun you can have, measured against 2 panels of a simple chore. Which one wins? 2 or 11? Don’t let the 2 win!
tinstar 4 months ago
If I live to be 108, I will never understand why people take comic strips so seriously, and try to infuse their own interpretation into what the “message” is supposed to be… even if that “message” is simply a boy, living life to the fullest, with his “tiger.”
A Hip loving Canadian... 4 months ago
Awesome illustrations. The details are incredible!
DKHenderson 4 months ago
I can recall one of my sisters announcing that she would no longer do the dishes, as she had been doing them all her life. She was, maybe 10-12 years old at the time, and stated this in the presence of our grandmother, who had been washing dishes by hand for over sixty years.
Strawberry King 4 months ago
“So happy together”
Ceeg22 Premium Member 2 months ago
Work work work