Freedom! Thanks to the progressive politicians who protect freedom of expression for ultra violent and sexual movies! We know that children will never see those, right?
Piers Anthony in his Xanth series referred to the television as the “hypno-gourd.” Not too far from wrong. I would have been allowed to watch TV after school only if I had done my homework and chores. I learned to get those things done fairly quickly (except for math, that was always a pain) and then I could pretty much do as I pleased.
I’m at the age where I cannot watch television for more than about 30 minutes at a time. I hear the “death-clock” ticking down and feel the urge to do more productive things. Fortunately, we live in an age of easy recording for “time-shift” watching.
Of course, when I was Calvin’s age, I had done my homework before getting home and dashed straight in to watch “Popeye the Sailor”. :)
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Hey, it’s his time and he can do with it what he wants.
Sugar Bombs 95 over 1 year ago
Me when I come back from the gym after three hours on the treadmill.
codycab over 1 year ago
Me, except I play video games.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Your parents will have something else in mind, Calvin? Like, say, do your homework and clean your bedroom.
Flashaaway over 1 year ago
How old is this comic? The TV is out of the 1950’s.
Alexander the Good Enough over 1 year ago
Right there, the story of my whole life. Bliss achieved…
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
Three hours of reading for me.
kangtourcat over 1 year ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9pJzZ1XGI ok, one I haven’t heard in a while.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Hollow victory.
GreggW Premium Member over 1 year ago
Very North American.
Kaputnik over 1 year ago
I rarely watch TV, but I might watch more if I could find one of those jumping ones.
jagedlo over 1 year ago
Liberty…only to be enslaved to the TV…
mindjob over 1 year ago
Now it’s the iPad until the battery goes dead
VegaAlopex over 1 year ago
I don’t miss those days when I had nothing to do.
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
Careful there! That program may be educational.
donlackie over 1 year ago
That is me coming home from work.The freedom and liberty to do nothing!
Say What? Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nowadays, it’s done with phones.
figuratively speaking over 1 year ago
Same.
akachman Premium Member over 1 year ago
It’s still the boob tube.
Who, me? over 1 year ago
It would have been sweet if mom had met him at the door with a broom and dustpan.
dflak over 1 year ago
I grew up in the TV generation (1950s) – we’d rather be OUT than watching TV. TV was a thing for “after dark” and on Saturday morning for cartoons.
wschott over 1 year ago
Old TV? Show me a modern flat screen that levitates like that.
bbenoit over 1 year ago
Is that Hobbs he’s leaning against in the third panel, or a pillow?
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Wait til video games were invented…OY!
ekw555 over 1 year ago
this was, of course, pre-smartphone days.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Thank Heavens it isn’t his cell phone.
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
I thought Hobbes always “greeted” him at the door. No school books?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Being free to do what I want is the same as being free to not do whatever I want. I’m okay with that.
tripwire45 over 1 year ago
One form of programming replacing another.
rshive over 1 year ago
Boredom and liberty are sometimes close cousins.
WCraft Premium Member over 1 year ago
Freedom! Thanks to the progressive politicians who protect freedom of expression for ultra violent and sexual movies! We know that children will never see those, right?
g04922 over 1 year ago
Hmmm…. maybe it’s time for what the boob tube wants him to do.
Just-me over 1 year ago
Piers Anthony in his Xanth series referred to the television as the “hypno-gourd.” Not too far from wrong. I would have been allowed to watch TV after school only if I had done my homework and chores. I learned to get those things done fairly quickly (except for math, that was always a pain) and then I could pretty much do as I pleased.
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.
BiggerNate91 over 1 year ago
Why does nobody understand that Watterson draws the TV bouncing as cartoon exaggeration for when it’s turned on?
John Jorgensen over 1 year ago
Nothing wrong with using your free time to relax and do nothing, as long as you’re not neglecting any responsibilities.
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
I’m at the age where I cannot watch television for more than about 30 minutes at a time. I hear the “death-clock” ticking down and feel the urge to do more productive things. Fortunately, we live in an age of easy recording for “time-shift” watching.
Of course, when I was Calvin’s age, I had done my homework before getting home and dashed straight in to watch “Popeye the Sailor”. :)
Ramblin' Rose over 1 year ago
Reminds me of me as a latch key kid in the late 50s. Rushing home for the three o’clock movie. Oh, the places I’ve gone. The worlds that I’ve seen.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
Way to live it up till Mom asks about your homework.
zarilla over 1 year ago
What’s the equivalent of the Mickey Mouse Club or Howdy Doody in his day?
EnlilEnkiEa over 1 year ago
So much for liberty and freedom.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
LOL, classic Calvin! I guess it’s too chilly for him to play outside that day?
j.l.farmer over 1 year ago
No matter how loud I turned up the volume, my TV never jumped around like Calvin’s.
kunddog over 1 year ago
“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” It’s no wonder that the declaration of independence is not a legal document.
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
The droopy eyes in the last panel give different story, fella. Have fun with Hobbes outside, instead.
kab2rb over 1 year ago
I remember those days, local channel had movie matinee on afternoon.
**Guardians of the galaxy huge fan + star-lord pc over 1 year ago
i love tv/tz/tq
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
Freedom is slavery.
einarbt over 1 year ago
Hobbes must be out hunting for tuna sandwiches so no Calvin ball :(