I remember reading the first line years ago and thinking that the name of our hero must be “Megazorks”. Then I realized that it was a million “zorks”, a unit of distance.
And the only point is that I must really love this strip if I can remember what I thought when I read it in the 1980s.
When I was his age, I thought slides were boring— climb to the top, slide down, ride’s over in about three seconds. But swings!!! That was like flying, and it lasted as long as you wanted it to!
I guess playground equipment is safer today, sometimes to the point of being ridiculous. I remember jungle gyms, see-saws whose pivot point you could adjust, merry-go-rounds with unlimited speed. The padding around these was sawdust, with the rest of the playground being pea gravel. Insurance companies of today would have fits.
When I was a 6th grade hellion, we iced the slide and continued the ice for about 30 feet after you hit the ground. Great fun for us, the little ones were a bit upset (as was the administration). Slides didn’t scare me, hanging upside down on the monkey bars was impossible tho.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
You don’t want to see what he’ll do if he gets off the swings safely.
ratlum over 10 years ago
I do not think we have been to the planet Gloob before, that new planet =new dangers.
rentier over 10 years ago
Alive! Sweet life!
artybee over 10 years ago
Watterson draws such cool spaceships.
watmiwori over 10 years ago
Spaced out again [still?], Calvin….
pelican47 over 10 years ago
Appears this may have been produced before Watterson broke through Sunday cartoon format barriers.
Phapada over 10 years ago
super spiff a live.. haha
arye uygur over 10 years ago
Why can’t Ms. Wormwood say anything when Moe bully’s him?
Aaberon over 10 years ago
For some reason, the last panel is hilarious and I just love it!
Kaputnik over 10 years ago
I remember reading the first line years ago and thinking that the name of our hero must be “Megazorks”. Then I realized that it was a million “zorks”, a unit of distance.
And the only point is that I must really love this strip if I can remember what I thought when I read it in the 1980s.
lisapaloma13 over 10 years ago
When I was his age, I thought slides were boring— climb to the top, slide down, ride’s over in about three seconds. But swings!!! That was like flying, and it lasted as long as you wanted it to!
erik.vanthienen over 10 years ago
One of the moons of Gloob is a stuffed olive?
westny77 over 10 years ago
What a frumpy looking teacher. She needs to get down to the gym and apply some makeup.
cubswin2016 over 10 years ago
Bill Waterson could have wrote some interesting stories for Star Trek.
kittenpah over 10 years ago
I need a Frap Ray!
Poollady over 10 years ago
…..or the teeter totter……..Spiff might not survive the dreaded teeter totter on Planet Leverage……..
meowlin over 10 years ago
If he was playing on the swings, Spiff would have bailed out of his spacecraft…
Aaron Saltzer over 10 years ago
Calvin exaggerates a lot. Lol
rshive over 10 years ago
I guess playground equipment is safer today, sometimes to the point of being ridiculous. I remember jungle gyms, see-saws whose pivot point you could adjust, merry-go-rounds with unlimited speed. The padding around these was sawdust, with the rest of the playground being pea gravel. Insurance companies of today would have fits.
avtar123 over 10 years ago
I think slides have safety matts at the end and swings probably have governors on them and matts.
Number Three over 10 years ago
Calvin is tasting victory.
xxx
rgcviper over 10 years ago
Love the “PLOOIE” sound effect in panel 7.
JLG Premium Member over 10 years ago
Wait——why’d we suddenly jump back to 1985?
vwdualnomand over 10 years ago
some people love jumping out of airplanes. some others love doing a halo jumps.
route66paul over 10 years ago
My grandson has Pewm guns(PEWM, PEWM, PEWM), which are different from my BLAM guns.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 10 years ago
When I was a 6th grade hellion, we iced the slide and continued the ice for about 30 feet after you hit the ground. Great fun for us, the little ones were a bit upset (as was the administration). Slides didn’t scare me, hanging upside down on the monkey bars was impossible tho.
Reppr Premium Member over 10 years ago
Considering the way Calvin sees things, Miss Wormwood is probably 28 years old. (Love the frown on the alien ship – reminds me of a Jeep!)
Boosted (Heavy main in TF2) almost 6 years ago
Rerun!