Something that no one has commented on is that all the soot is on Calvin. There is no soot on the floor and no soot on Hobbes. Obviously, there is no soot on the floor as Mom had already filled the bath and she then searched for Calvin, got angry and called him and then got herself sooty carrying him to the bath.
My explanation for why there is no soot on Hobbes is one which many readers will share but many other readers will refuse to accept. Hobbes walked to the bathroom to join Calvin there after Mom placed Calvin in the bath. If Mom comes back into the bathroom and sees Hobbes there, she will wonder yet again how he could have got there and whether he really could have walked.
One reader did point that out as an explanation for why Mom called to Hobbes when she and Dad were searching for him back in 1988. The reader pointed out that Mom spends a lot of time in the house with Hobbes while Calvin is in school so she will have many subconscious memories of Hobbes moving around without Calvin.
One of the funniest bath strips ever! It came to my mind when playing the “Richard Scarry’s Busytown” MS-DOS game, during the “Building the House” activity when you can have Huckle Cat go up the chimney! Though while his face doesn’t get as dirty as Calvin’s, it’s still really funny.
Anybody ever read “The Roly-Poly Pudding,” by Beatrix Potter (of Peter Rabbit fame)? It’s about a kitten who does exactly this: hides in the chimney to escape bath time. He gets caught by enormous rats who roll him in pastry and are about to cook him when a little dog saws a hole in the attic floor and rescues him.
BE THIS GUY about 2 months ago
To avoid cleaning the bathtub afterwards, Mom should hose him down in the backyard.
codycab about 2 months ago
Was that really your plan, Calvin?
Sugar Bombs 95 about 2 months ago
A real chimney sweep sings and dances and talks in a bad Cockney accent.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover about 2 months ago
At least he’ll enjoy the bath this time.
Dave427 about 2 months ago
Run him through the car wash.
ninjanick101 about 2 months ago
You need to rethink your hiding places, Calvin.
snsurone76 about 2 months ago
Who’s gonna clean the huge bathtub ring??
Bilan about 2 months ago
Calvin hides in the chimney to avoid a bath?? Not one of the better thought-out ideas.
MichaelAxelFleming about 2 months ago
Soot yourself.
DaveG1960 about 2 months ago
He would have got up further, but Dick Van D yke was blocking the way…..
Dr. Quatermass about 2 months ago
C’mon lady, just throw him outside and get the hose. Worked with Bill the Cat in that one Bloom County episode. ACKK PHBBPPT!
Calvinist1966 about 2 months ago
Something that no one has commented on is that all the soot is on Calvin. There is no soot on the floor and no soot on Hobbes. Obviously, there is no soot on the floor as Mom had already filled the bath and she then searched for Calvin, got angry and called him and then got herself sooty carrying him to the bath.
My explanation for why there is no soot on Hobbes is one which many readers will share but many other readers will refuse to accept. Hobbes walked to the bathroom to join Calvin there after Mom placed Calvin in the bath. If Mom comes back into the bathroom and sees Hobbes there, she will wonder yet again how he could have got there and whether he really could have walked.
One reader did point that out as an explanation for why Mom called to Hobbes when she and Dad were searching for him back in 1988. The reader pointed out that Mom spends a lot of time in the house with Hobbes while Calvin is in school so she will have many subconscious memories of Hobbes moving around without Calvin.
Purple People Eater about 2 months ago
Good luck will rub off when he shakes hands with you.
fuzzbucket Premium Member about 2 months ago
When I was his age, my brother and I would sneak down to the basement to climb up and slide down the coal pile.
KageKat about 2 months ago
Egad!
SquidGamerGal about 2 months ago
What made you think it was a good idea to hide the chimney?!
Old Bosun about 2 months ago
Chim chimineyChim chimineyChim chim cher-oo!
rgulyash about 2 months ago
I’m thinking power washer here
ssejhill about 2 months ago
Though I’m covered with soot
From me ’ead to me toes
A sweep knows ’e’s welcome
Wherever ’e goes
Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
When you’re with a sweep
You’re in glad company
Just-me about 2 months ago
Be better to wrap him in an old sheet and take him to the car wash unwrap him and use the power washer.
ladykat about 2 months ago
OMG, Calvin, whatever possessed you? You’re going to need more than one bath to get the soot off!
mindjob about 2 months ago
And the Oscar for best film of the year goes to: Calvin’s Bathtub.
Mediatech about 2 months ago
I thought chimney sweeps were supposed to be lucky. (Sigh) Once again Disney delights the child and disappoints the adult.
g04922 about 2 months ago
Hobbes was not involved in the crime…. no soot on him.
A Good Boy about 2 months ago
Oh my! I don’t remember ever seeing this one. Snorted coffee out my nose!
wiley207 about 2 months ago
One of the funniest bath strips ever! It came to my mind when playing the “Richard Scarry’s Busytown” MS-DOS game, during the “Building the House” activity when you can have Huckle Cat go up the chimney! Though while his face doesn’t get as dirty as Calvin’s, it’s still really funny.
cmerb about 2 months ago
The bath water will look just like " ink " after Calvins bath : )
kathleenhicks62 about 2 months ago
Calvin is in for it! Whatever ‘it’ Mom decides to do to him.
coffeeturtle about 2 months ago
I guess the chimney is all cleaned out now
8^)
smsrt about 2 months ago
Um… hello! Get it clean! Catch the groove, mom.
fuzz3942 about 2 months ago
Could you imagine having a monster like him?
howesolem Premium Member about 2 months ago
Anybody ever read “The Roly-Poly Pudding,” by Beatrix Potter (of Peter Rabbit fame)? It’s about a kitten who does exactly this: hides in the chimney to escape bath time. He gets caught by enormous rats who roll him in pastry and are about to cook him when a little dog saws a hole in the attic floor and rescues him.
PaulGoes about 2 months ago
That look suets him
aaronacademy2012 about 2 months ago
Santa Clalvin
KKpt Prien Premium Member about 2 months ago
Step in Time.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 2 months ago
The chimney is the last place to hide to avoid a bath.
Humerus1 about 2 months ago
At least it’s swept NOW