That was sweet. Mom slips into Calvin’s world for a moment. We know she loves Hobbes, she washes him whenever he gets dirty.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T06:16:14Z

How many parents out there have done what Calvins parents are doing? :)

• Posted: 2008-11-10T12:18:06Z

Dad’s face in panel 3
I’ve had that look before…
often about myself.?!

• Posted: 2008-11-10T12:19:06Z

This is both very real and very touching. I think the parents’ behavior is quite authentic.
Wonder how much autobiography is in this strip?

• Posted: 2008-11-10T12:24:42Z

Better yet, how many parents out there would have done what Calvin’s parents are doing for a kid like Calvin??? :)

gotta luv him

• Posted: 2008-11-10T13:44:09Z

One of my favorites! Makes me smile every time I read this one.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T14:10:55Z

A very long time ago I met a man who knew Bill Watterson tangentially, as his grandson was one of the “role models” for Calvin’s character. He said what the kid could get up to was amazing. :)

• Posted: 2008-11-10T14:21:06Z

As a child I had two stuffed Teddy Bears that were my imaginary friends. To me they were alive. Special parents realize just how important these “friends” are.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T15:30:05Z

this strip shows where calvin got his imaginative/silly/creative side (from his mom!) and his realistic/blunt/no-fuss side (wherelse!).. :)

• Posted: 2008-11-10T15:51:09Z

Don’t know that I’d “holler” for Hobbs…but I got admit I’d probably be wandering around out there muttering “All right Hobbs, where are you?” out loud.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T16:27:59Z

I miss Hobbes

• Posted: 2008-11-10T17:26:34Z

I just changed my avatar and wanted to see how it looked. I love mums face in the last frame. Sheer embrassement. It makes you wonder if Mum was ever like Calvin. I think Dad needs to losen up if they start to think like Calvin they may end up thinking about where Calvin left Hobbes.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T17:33:52Z

LOLs! I like the third panel. Mother hollered for Hobbes. Father became wide-opened and puzzled. And the last panel, my guess is that Father did not want to be a “stupid” like Mother for hollering Hobbes’ name. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaa…….

• Posted: 2008-11-10T17:54:44Z

How often do we see a Calvin and Hobbes strip without Calvin or Hobbes? BTW, about 18 years ago I did this type of thing at the shopping mall for my son’s “Ernie” (from Sesame Street). I was there after it closed and they let me stay. When I brought Ernie home, it was all worth it.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T17:57:22Z

swolf48110 - right on. Many at time and oft have I found myself muttering in such a manner

• Posted: 2008-11-10T17:59:49Z

Alll Rightttttttt Mom!!!!!!!!!!
Ya gotta have heart, miles and miles of heart……….. and a healthy imagination don’t hurt either.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T18:09:38Z

Wana-be Parrents take note: This will be what you have to look forward to at some point chasing after imaginary animails / beasts in the closet / under the bed. Hosting tea parties for those not there yet in our world. This reminds me heavily of my own childhood before I grew up…

• Posted: 2008-11-10T18:15:56Z

Thanks for my daily chuckle BW.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T19:03:08Z

For space-cadet:

Hobbes will show up soon enough, like the proverbial “bad penny”.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T19:17:10Z

skiwoods says:

How often do we see a Calvin and Hobbes strip without Calvin or Hobbes? BTW, about 18 years ago I did this type of thing at the shopping mall for my son’s “Ernie” (from Sesame Street). I was there after it closed and they let me stay. When I brought Ernie home, it was all worth it.

Aw, that was so loving of you.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T20:34:13Z

now see that just proves that mom belives that hobbes is real. sha she called for him. dad just thinks she is crazy.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T21:18:16Z

tigers are real!

• Posted: 2008-11-10T21:18:46Z

My son was so much live Calvin that I felt he needed a Hobbes too so from the cartoon book I created a 3 foot high hobbes as Calvin sees him and took photos of him doing my sons homework at his school desk in his room. Brings back a lot om memories and my son is now 31 and still has Hobbes.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T22:48:59Z

So that’s where Calvin gets it from. He takes after Mom.

• Posted: 2008-11-10T22:52:42Z

hollea: What a neat thing to do!!!

• Posted: 2008-11-11T01:48:03Z

aww mum’s such a cutie!! looking for hobbes n believing he’s real!
no parent every did that for me!! :(

• Posted: 2008-11-21T10:33:12Z