# Calvin and Hobbes - my all-time favorite **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976 "2021-02-28T20:39:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/1 "2021-02-28T20:39:53Z")
I hope Watterson doesn’t mind I shared this link: > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 09, 1986 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/02/09)** > > Calvin: Man the harpoons! Thar she blows!! Can Hobbes take a both too? Mom: No, Hobbes doesn't need one. Hold still. Calvin: By golly, what if I drown because nobody was here to rescue me?? Hobbes! C'mere! Mom can't kknow you're in here, okay? ... ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/2 "2021-02-28T21:39:54Z")
I just ran an Mega-Poll on comic strips over on Giraffe Board. No surprise Calvin & Hobbes won easily, winning every round decidedly. It is simply the best ever. ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/3 "2021-02-28T21:42:19Z")
It’s my favorite, as well. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/4 "2021-02-28T22:09:37Z")
Two of my all-time favorite Calvin strips: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/f6/00/fcf6000299f5bf6201e17fb44c9ee2a3.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/f6/00/fcf6000299f5bf6201e17fb44c9ee2a3.jpg) [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4f/0d/36/4f0d36dc558d9470d924b2a82185b77c.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4f/0d/36/4f0d36dc558d9470d924b2a82185b77c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/5 "2021-02-28T22:12:10Z")
I don’t usually choke up over the comics, but the story arc with the injured baby raccoon had me close to tears. (I remember catching the first strip in the paper and thinking, **Jeez, another wise-ass kid strip** , then ignored it for a couple weeks. Next time I looked, there was a well-drawn octopus sliming across the kitchen floor about to devour the mother, and I thought, **This guy ain’t screwing around** , and I was hooked.) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/6 "2021-02-28T22:41:48Z")
Used to think Calvin & Hobdes was amusing … until I had kids … then it became a documentary. [![](https://i.ibb.co/4dLpqhb/Calvin-Hobbes-18-06-1986.gif) ](https://i.ibb.co/4dLpqhb/Calvin-Hobbes-18-06-1986.gif) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/7 "2021-02-28T22:56:20Z")
If I had to pick one favorite… > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 16, 1986 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/02/16)** > > Susie: Hey, Calvin! Are we near a slaughterhouse, or did you forget your deodorant?! Calvin: Drop dead, Susie! You're so ugly, I hear your Mom puts a bag over your head before she kisses you goodnight!! It's shameless the way we flirt. What's it like... ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/8 "2021-02-28T23:05:17Z")
I have The Complete Calvin and Hobbs hardcover collection. Greatest comic strip of all time, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/9 "2021-03-01T00:49:38Z")
This is one of my favorites. > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 29, 1986 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/06/29)** > > Dad: Calvin, quit horsing around! Calvin: Hobbes is crowding me. This is my half of the seat, got it, Stripeypants? That's your side! You stay over there! I see that!!! Dad: Calvin, I'm trying to concentrate. Be quiet until we get out this traffic.... ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/10 "2021-03-01T01:16:37Z")
The series of Snowmen alone put C&H above all others. > **[Calvin and Hobbes Snowman Theme Cartoons](http://www.wagnerstudios.org/Calvin_and_Hobbes_Snowmen.htm)** > > Calvin and Hobbes Cartoons from the late 1980's ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/11 "2021-03-01T03:32:05Z")
I think my favorite is one of these two > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 31, 2014 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2014/03/31/)** > > March 31, 2014 [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/87/09/728709540a6c81630fc012fda039f0a1.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/72/87/09/728709540a6c81630fc012fda039f0a1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/12 "2021-03-01T03:43:27Z")
I was introduced to the series when I was a kid, but even after growing up and experiencing a wider range of literature, as an adult now I still think _Calvin and Hobbes_ is the greatest work of English literature ever written, perfectly capturing the essence of what being a kid feels like. In particular, the quote “[You’re the only person I know whose **good** side is prone to badness.](https://i.imgur.com/eSz2Qlh.png)” kills me every time. There are too many great strips to pick from, but some of my favorites are: [![](https://i.imgur.com/cslwIZM.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/cslwIZM.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/BjEcitq.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/BjEcitq.png) > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 21, 1991 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1991/04/21)** > > Calvin: They must've taken out an insurance policy on me. Sighhh... Sighhh... ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/13 "2021-03-01T03:55:24Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Used to think Calvin & Hobdes was amusing … until I had kids … then it became a documentary. Or this one: [![](https://external-preview.redd.it/wsYPtNIB8cCpI0NYsqvYWx_1ZCq7xJEnxX7XLG6MCYg.gif?format=png8&s=2d7ab0f7fbcbef8df4ded223e119895d98a42ce6) ](https://external-preview.redd.it/wsYPtNIB8cCpI0NYsqvYWx_1ZCq7xJEnxX7XLG6MCYg.gif?format=png8&s=2d7ab0f7fbcbef8df4ded223e119895d98a42ce6) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/14 "2021-03-01T04:00:49Z")
Didn’t Calvin at one point tear up his upstairs bedroom floor in an attempt to dig a tunnel? One of my favorites was Calvin dumbfounded by the notion of different parts of the same phonograph record moving at different speeds. And the one where he’s watching his dad change a flat in the rain, and wants to change channels. And the one where it’s explained to him how the weight limit of bridges is determined. Oh, and the one where he’s educated about the past being in black and white. I guess I like a lot of them 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/15 "2021-03-01T04:03:59Z")
One of my personal favorites: [![](https://i.redd.it/h2pt1xw3d9801.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/h2pt1xw3d9801.jpg) And a recommendation for _Calvin and Hobbes_ fans. Check out [_Amelia Rules!_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Rules!) by Jimmy Gownley. It was a comic book series rather than a daily comic strip. Like _Calvin and Hobbes_, its run is over now. But the entire series has been published in book form. _Amelia Rules!_ is as good as _Calvin and Hobbes_. And as a huge _Calvin and Hobbes_ fan, I don’t say that lightly. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/16 "2021-03-01T04:08:22Z")
I’ll try again, grrr! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/17 "2021-03-01T04:10:09Z")
Then there’s _Robot Chicken_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aX-zSBU4bCs/hqdefault.jpg "Robot Chicken Calvin and Hobbes Spoof") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-zSBU4bCs) ---
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This strip has been on my bulletin board since it’s first appearance! > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 22, 2015 | GoComics.com |...](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/63543044720369473/sent/?invite_code=00e8774eeb194977968eca15ad092216&sender=348677333558762942&sfo=1)** > > Sep 22, 2015 - View the comic strip for Calvin and Hobbes by cartoonist Bill Watterson created September 22, 2015 available on GoComics.com It’s also the first entry in every travel journal I’ve had! Love it! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/20 "2021-03-01T04:15:38Z")
I was in college when _Calvin and Hobbes_ started, and the Madison newspaper carried it from very early on. It quickly became my all-time favorite, just edging out the two other great comic strips which helped to define the '80s – _The Far Side_ and _Bloom County_. This is one of my very favorite C&H strips, at least in part because it is eerily reminiscent of how my father answered the question that six-year-old me asked about the “rumble strips” in the road as one approached the toll booths on the Illinois Tollway. [![](https://preview.redd.it/r5tw11ew87721.jpg?auto=webp&s=b63b31b0da1e15b918b8dbfb80af3d24dae8b73d) ](https://preview.redd.it/r5tw11ew87721.jpg?auto=webp&s=b63b31b0da1e15b918b8dbfb80af3d24dae8b73d) ---
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And this one too! > **[This is a fantastic insult that I only just now got as a 28 year old man. :)...](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/348677196149656911/sent/?invite_code=b5e821be2a1b4c428dfd8b92045f160b&sender=348677333558762942&sfo=1)** > > Sep 22, 2022 - This Pin was discovered by Brian Lamping. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest One more! > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, October 31, 2015 Via @GoComics | Calvin...](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/348677196142401210/sent/?invite_code=c1f02a32c3384337ace060d9fd791f5a&sender=348677333558762942&sfo=1)** > > Aug 14, 2017 - #calvinandhobbes 2015.10.31 #scariesthalloweencostume [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976.md?page=2)