Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 09, 1987
March 08, 1987
March 10, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: Hobbes, look! There's a little raccoon on the ground. Hobbes: Is it alive? Calvin: I think so, but he's hurt. See, he's hardly breathing. Hobbes: Better not touch him if he's hurt. Calvin: Yeah. You wait here and guard him. I'll run and get Mom. Hobbes: I sure hope she can help. Calvin: Of course she can! You don't get to be a mom if you can't fix everything just right.
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manasir over 13 years ago
thats such a cute definition of Mom!!
bmonk about 12 years ago
Thus begins the saddest arc of Calvin and Hobbes I can remember.
yow4zip Premium Member about 12 years ago
A very special episode of Calvin and Hobbes.
!!IceFire!! over 11 years ago
mom knows everything …
jassonlsm76 over 8 years ago
Ah, the raccoon arc. I’ve been expecting it since I’m currently reading ‘Sandra and Woo’.
Nate Wrong over 6 years ago
I don’t like this one who are u and what did u do with Calvin
learninglair1 over 6 years ago
and thus begins one of their best arcs
MaverickMoPete over 3 years ago
According to the Tenth Anniversary Book, Watterson came up with this story when his wife found a dead kitten outside their home. It was a huge departure in tone for the strip, but it helped Watterson realize that the strip was broad enough to handle a wide range of subjects, ideas, and emotions. To use a term from TV Tropes, this is the point where the strip “Grew The Beard.”