Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 03, 2021

Mom and Dad could make sure he only watches Nickelodeon if they had cable.

Discovery Channel?

No way Calvin’s parents brought him the TV with whatever is on right now.

And the body temperature rises.

Philandering 302.

The folks commenting yesterday about the start of reruns from Watterson’s sabbatical period must have been right. Today’s installment is from Dec. 9, 1985, the beginning of the fourth week of the strip.

Calvin has seen some stuff

Sure, why teach sex ed in the school from a careful curriculum when they can just get it at random from steamy soap operas? Sheesh!

Well, Mom and Dad definitely didn’t spring for Skinemax…..

So…Calvin’s learning to be a killer, eh?

Wait, the Great Grandiose Dictator-for-Life etc of G.R.O.S.S. is watching kissy kissy TV?

At least Hobbs is not around to see this.

I haven’t used a thermometer in decades. Does he have it in his mouth backwards?

This is just your typical soap opera that was all over daytime television in the 80s. No special channels were needed, and no special wires. Just an antenna on your tv.

How can they talk with all the “kiss, kiss” going on?

Awesome TV dialog. I was highly entertained. I give this strip three thumbs up!

Before I was old enough to go to school, I would watch the soaps with my mother. All I remember is one whole week of 2 characters stringing beans from a basket into a bowl. Not very exciting.

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Sounds like one of the soaps my wife use to watch in the 90’s.

“This is Macdonald Carey, and these are the Days of Our Lives.”

“Profit”

Looks like Calvin found the Matt Gaetz channel.

And you learn the important stuff.

This looks like a very early strip. Did the cycle restart?

what? why’s he watching tv in bed?-zachary

You do learn a lot from TV. It’s mostly just B.S. but it is informational. Even “Roseanne” had some lessons in it.

In the 60’s, if I was off sick from school, I’d usually cuddle up in Granny’s bed to watch her stories with her. She had a gorgeous double sleigh bed. I miss that thing… miss her more though

In the 80’s I would come home from work and my wife would say “You’ll never guess what Luke did to Laura!” I would say “Are they neighbors I haven’t met or don’t remember?” She would say “No they’re on Days of Our Lives!” ;o}

Barbara Stanwyck is on the phone. >:-D

this looks like an earlier version of calvin – the drawing and no hobbes

I sometimes saw daytime soaps when I was a kid, like a lot of people my age. They’re not as common as they were, but I don’t really miss them. ‘Luann’ is bad enough for random, ridiculous storylines.

we’re back to the early strips.

He must be watching either Lays of Our Lives or As The Stomach Turns [compliments of Carol Burnett]

In 1941 it was Arthur Godfrey drinking Lipton Tea, Stella Dallas, etc. on the radio. But being in NJ close to NY I enjoyed big band music, or classical music when being sick with something.

HALLMARK—at 3am. . . .

Married life?

Soap opera or true crimes reenactment?

Day time soaps had everything but live sex. It seemed every mother watched them. Mom planned her house chores around them, and game shows. Yet mom was surprised when a I asked “Have you or Dad have ever have affair?”

I just hope Calvin didn’t turn that dial to the Jerry Springer show.

Calvin, tune in to Dark Shadows.

From before his mother clued into his scams to try to avoid going to school.

Not the right program for children.

An oldie but goodie! The days of semi-portable TVs (nowadays you can just watch on a laptop or tablet or even a phone!)

In this day and age, “sick days” aren’t a thing. Onto the Zoom call you go!

Ah, heck, thought he was on zoom with his teacher.

If that is a thermometer in Calvin’s mouth I can’t imagine Mom would let him be watching this.

If that is a thermometer n Calvin’s mouth I can’t see Mom letting him watch this.

That is definitely something they shouldn’t teach at school.

You don’t want to see Miss Wormwood in a skimpy lingerie.

Unlike these days, in 1991, he had a rich selection of salacious scenes to watch..Days of our lives, Another World, Santa Barbara, The Young and the Restless(I still watch..), The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World, Guiding Light, Loving, All My Children, One Life to Live, & General Hospital..!

I much prefer the way C&H were drawn in later years.

It seems someone different was drawing this strip the last few days or so. Anyone know why?

Seeing the glass thermometer, it’s hard for me to believe these are over 30 years old. Soon C&H will be in the vintage comic section.

Especially nowadays

Me too, Calvin; me too.I remember the days ….

how’d Calvin decide to watch that TV program?

I’m guessing that is a PBS import from Great Britain?

oh god…..

go to december 9 1985

Isn’t this the same strip as December 9, 1985? https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/12/09?ct=v&cti=2572210

Aww… There out of new strips!