# I Miss Calvin and Hobbes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276 "2002-06-16T00:06:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/61 "2003-07-28T20:07:38Z")
Dad: There’s a trail of water running down the stairs, dear. I’ll go see what your kid is doing. Mom: _My_ kid? C’mere and let me explain something to you… ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/62 "2003-07-28T22:29:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ender\_Will \* > \*\*I miss Calvin. > > One of my favorite strips is when he calls his dad at work wanting to hear a story, and so Dad (a patent lawyer) starts reading him the patent application, something to the effect of “The impeller port (fig. 1) is open to the intake vent (fig. 2) through a series…” > > Am I alone in believing that “Frazz” is Calvin today? Similar hairstyle, appropriate age, similar off-the-wall-yet-pointedly-relevant comments… \*\* I agree, Frazz does resemble Calvin. My 14 year old has been into Calvin for years, hs all the books. But I’m glad I actually cut out and saved some of my favorite strips. For years, the “I’m a Dessertarian” strip had an honored place on our 'fridge. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/63 "2003-07-28T23:50:52Z")
Watterson was a genius. He quit not AFTER C&H “jumped the shark”, but about the time the fin could be seen in the far distance. (and yes, I could see it- faintly) Think about Garfield. Once great, now almost universally despised. Now, think of what would have happened if Watterson had gone that route? Do you now enjoy the “early” Garfields? Not AFAIK. Same would be true about the “early/good” C&H. So- be happy he quit. Personally, I think he had another good year, but… There was some talk about him bringing C&H back as a Sunday only strip, full sized, with complete creative control even to how it was printed. However, the syndicates did not like that idea. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/64 "2003-07-28T23:52:48Z")
“another good year…left in him, but…” ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/65 "2003-07-29T02:54:03Z")
I think that the strip [Red and Rover](http://www.unitedmedia.com/wash/redandrover/) come closest to capturing the innocence of _Calvin and Hobbes_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/66 "2003-07-29T03:55:54Z")
While I join everyone in resenting the hell out of the “_ersatz_ Calvinesque little boy pissing on easily recognizable icons of this an’ that,” I absolutely _detest_ the ones that have the lad down on his knees before a cross. _“Thou shalt not steal”_, anyone? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276/67 "2003-07-29T07:22:38Z")
Naw, Frazz is a great strip, but it really doesn’t fill quite the same niche. Caulfield and Calvin live in totally different worlds. The end result of the commentary is much the same, but they take completely different paths to get there. I mean, can you picture Calvin spending his detentions discussing great classics of literature? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-calvin-and-hobbes/114276.md?page=3)