Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 30, 1988
Transcript:
Dad: How can you stand these cartoons. They're just half-hour commercials for toys. And where they're not boring, they're preachy. And these characters don't even move. They just stand around blinking! What kind of cartoon is that? Calvin: Meet my dad, the Gene Siskel of Saturday morning TV.
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 13 years ago
I’m becoming closer to that area too, but I see myself more as Richard Corliss or Peter Travers.
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 13 years ago
“Transformers-Robots in Disguise” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” “GI Joe-A Real American Hero” “Pokemon-Gotta Catch ‘em All”
RSwain81 about 13 years ago
5-1-11-11 just one day over 23 years and that second panel is getting more and more true.
Krendall over 12 years ago
Too bad the comic ended before the anime boom. I would’ve loved to see Dad’s reaction to THOSE cartoons.
yow4zip Premium Member about 11 years ago
Remember, “Knowing is half the battle.”
bmonk about 11 years ago
The classic cartoons were often aimed at adults! WaHoo!
HobbesForPresident over 6 years ago
I WANT a cartoon like that.
RuinQueenofOblivion about 6 years ago
Calvin’s Dad, the original Mysterious Mr. Enter.
anagnostopoulos_demetrios 12 months ago
One of my favorite cases of irony. XD So according to Calvin’s Dad’s perspective, when he preaches things, it’s awesome. When cartoons preach things, it’s an atrocity. :P
41l1qehuo 2 months ago
I always rolled my eyes whenever older people critisised SAT AM networks like this. Is dad really going to complain about cheeply animated toy commercials when his generation grew up on even cheaper animated ciggaret commercials?
Squirrel Chaser about 2 months ago
Perfect description of Ren & Stimpy