The Magic of Calvin and Hobbes

Attention! All rise! This meeting of GROSS is now called to order by your favorite podcast hosts! This episode we talk all about the Get Rid Of Slimy girlS club, the best club in the cosmos. We talk about how you can tell it's a great club, their many exploits, and much more. Come along for the fun!

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Hard as it is to believe, there was once a world with no Calvin and Hobbes. In this episode we join Matt and McKinley Breen from the podcast History Dispatches to discuss the prehistory of the strip, from Bill Watterson's birth to the point that Calvin and Hobbes was picked up by Universal Press Syndicate. Come join us to learn how we got our beloved comic strip!

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Bill Watterson loved to let his readers fill in the blanks. Most notably, he called out some cases in the strip involving hamsters and salamanders and noodles, oh my! See what these things have in common on The Magic of Calvin and Hobbes, next!.

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Calvin loves comic books! Strangely, Bill Watterson does not. In this episode we discuss the comics that Calvin loves, Bill Watterson's grievances with them, and which of the two we agree with. Come join us to learn all about Captain Napalm and his thermonuclear league of liberty!

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Everyone pukes. It's part of being a person. In this episode, we take a look at the surprisingly many stories and strips in Calvin and Hobbes involving someone being sick. We also look at Calvin's relationship with his doctor, which is probably best described as "adversarial." Come join us as Calvin gets down with the sickness!

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This episode is all about camping... and stuff...

We start by talking about other family outings (the stuff) like trips to the museum, zoo, or beach, and we end with the camping. Everyone in Calvin's family loves camping, except for Mom and Calvin. And Hobbes. But other than that...

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Calvin loves summer! Everyone loves summer! Join us this episode as we discuss long days spent doing everything, from wagon rides to water fights, or even nothing. Maybe even especially nothing!

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Happy Dinosaur Day! Calvin loves dinosaurs, and so do we! In this episode we are joined by Garret and Sabrina of I Know Dino and Will and David of The Common Descent Podcast. We spend most of the episode nerding out over dinosaurs and the dinosaur art in Calvin and Hobbes. It was such a fun conversation, and we hope you will enjoy it!

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Time flies! Especially if you have a cardboard box! In this episode, we discuss the second of Calvin's cardboard box inventions, the Time Machine. We visit the Jurassic period twice, and the future once (or maybe a couple times, if the wagon trips count).

Apologies for the slightly weird audio on this one- there were some recording issues, but it still works.

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We've reached the halfway point of our podcast, and to celebrate, we're discussing Calvin's favorite game. No sport is less organized than Calvinball! That's what makes it better by far! In this episode, we start by exploring the lesser sports, which are all such a bore, seeking to get to Calvinball. Come along and play with us!

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In this episode, Calvin asks the big questions: What's the point of human existence? Whence do we come? What are we? Where are we going? (He came from his room, he's a kid with big plans, and he's going outside) There's a surprising amount of philosophy in Calvin and Hobbes, and Bill Watterson manages to make it both poignant and entertaining. Come join us as we discuss the philosophical musings of our favorite 6-year-old!

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From the GROSS clubhouse password to musings on a sleeping Hobbes, from verses on T. rex eating folks to A Nauseous Nocturne, Calvin and Hobbes is full of poems! Some of them are even clearly songs. Join us as we talk about poems in Calvin and Hobbes, and give you our renditions of the musical ones!

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Who is that masked man? And why has he never been photographed with handsome 6-year-old millionaire playboy Calvin? In this episode we discuss the masked man of might, Stupendous Man! Come join us to learn about his muscles of magnitude, the villains he faces, and the hazards of zippers for superhero costumes.

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A few episodes ago we talked about Calvin's dad. An equally important topic is Calvin's relationship with his mom. In this episode we discuss who she is, what we know about her backstory, and why, despite all the aggravation Calvin causes her, she's a good mom. Come join us!

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In one strip, Miss Wormwood asks Calvin what state he lives in, and he says "Denial." He's not wrong. But now we ask that question: where does Calvin live? In this episode we'll examine all the clues, starting big and narrowing in!

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Bill Watterson said he thinks Rosalyn is the only person who intimidates Calvin (we think maybe also Moe). In this episode we talk about Calvin's terrifying baby sitter/swim instructor. Is it better to babysit with an iron fist or a more gentle touch? Find out in this episode!

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