History HypocriticalHumor / CalvinAndHobbes

* Common jokes involve him attempting to attack Hobbes or Susie with snowballs or other devices, then becoming indignant when they retaliate or make a preemptive strike, or him refusing to do any chores for his mother yet expecting her to do all sorts of favors for him.

* {{Invoked}} (sicne someone causes it to happen): Calvin makes a list called "One Million Things That Bug Me." After listing a half dozen random things, Hobbes pops his head in and says, "What about 'excessively negative people'?" to which Calvin responds, "Yeah, that's a good one... '''''HEY!'''''"

* Calvin makes a list called "One Million Things That Bug Me." After listing a half dozen random things, Hobbes pops his head in and says, "What about 'excessively negative people'?" to which Calvin responds, "Yeah, that's a good one... '''''HEY!'''''"

* Perhaps best exemplified when Calvin [[CharacterFilibuster rants for three panels]] about people who complain too much. In the fourth panel, Hobbes says (with an eye roll) "Maybe they're not very self-aware," to which Calvin replies, "Boy, that's ''another'' thing that gets on my nerves!"

[[HypocriticalHumor This trope]] is one of the staples of the comic's humor, and it's {{justified|Trope}} in that Calvin is 6 and assumes the world revolves around him:

[[HypocriticalHumor This trope]] is one of the staples of the comic's humor, and it's {{justified|Trope}} because Calvin is 6 and assumes the world revolves around him:

[[HypocriticalHumor This]] is one of the staples of the comic's humor, and it's {{justified|Trope}} because Calvin is 6 and assumes the world revolves around him:

* Calvin steals Susie's doll to ransom it back for $100 and laughs about it. Next part, Susie swipes Hobbes in revenge to use as leverage, and Calvin rants about how it wasn't fair and that Susie couldn't take a joke. Then angrily grunts that it was "all funny until she did it to him."
* Perhaps best exemplified when Calvin [[CharacterFilibuster rants for three panels]] about people who complain too much. In the fourth panel, Hobbes says "Maybe they're not very self-aware," to which Calvin replies, "Boy, that's ''another'' thing that gets on my nerves!"

-->'''Calvin:''' I ''also'' hate it when people look at me bug-eyed.

* Calvin announces to Hobbes that [[AboveGoodAndEvil he has outgrown morality]] and "the ends justify the means." After Hobbes shoves him into the mud (because "You were in my way, now you're not--the ends justify the means"), he stipulates that the rule only applies to ''him.''

* In one strip, after Susie sees right through Calvin's latest practical joke, he madly shouts to her "Your gender would be a lot more tolerable if it wasn't so darn cynical!" It's interesting to note that [[HeManWomanHater Calvin says that women are cynical]] when he's not exactly Mr. Sunshine himself.

* Similar to the above: Hobbes complains that he hates it when it's so windy, and Calvin responds "You know what ''I'' hate?" before launching into a rant about how rude it is when somebody hijacks a conversation to talk about themselves, adding that if he starts a conversation, he wants it to stay on the subject of ''him''. Hobbes then gives him a look.

* Perhaps best exemplified when Calvin [[CharacterFilibuster ranted for three panels]] about people who complain too much. In the fourth panel, Hobbes says "Maybe they're not very self-aware," to which Calvin replies, "Boy, that's ''another'' thing that gets on my nerves!"
* Similar to the above: Hobbes complains that he hates it when it's so windy, and Calvin responds "You know what ''I'' hate?" before launching into a rant about how rude it is when somebody hijacks a conversation to talk about themselves. Hobbes then gives him a look.
--->'''Calvin:''' I ''also'' hate it when people look at me bug-eyed.
--->'''Hobbes:''' That must happen a lot.
* Yet another one showed Calvin making a list called "One Million Things That Bug Me." After listing a half dozen random things, Hobbes pops his head in and says, "What about 'excessively negative people'?" to which Calvin responds, "Yeah, that's a good one... '''''HEY!'''''"

* Calvin announces to Hobbes that [[AboveGoodAndEvil he has outgrown morality]] and "the ends justify the means." After Hobbes shoves him into the mud (because "You were in my way, now you're not--the ends justify the means,") he stipulates that the rule only applies to ''him.''

--->'''Calvin:''' What a bunch of devious little stinkers! Where'd they learn to misbehave like that!?

--->'''Hobbes:''' Where did the dog learn to talk? (this coming from a tiger who speaks English).

--->'''Mom:''' Calvin, pipe down and put on a sweater if you're cold.
--->'''Calvin:''' And go to all that trouble?!

--->'''Calvin:''' Look, it's every man for himself in this world. Now give me a boost, will ya?
* Another example is when they discuss Calvin's Saturday morning habits. Then Hobbes asks whether Calvin doesn't fear that so much violence (in TV) desensitizes him to which Calvin replies something like, "Nah, I'd like to shoot the idiots who think this stuff affects me."
* Still another (Watterson loved this gag):
--->'''Calvin''': You know why birds don't write their memoirs? Because birds don't lead epic lives, that's why! Who'd want to read what a bird does? Nobody, that's who!\\

** Watterson said that this is an exaggeration of his wife's own abrupt subject changes.
* There's another incident that twists this trope slightly. Calvin is arguing with his parents about having to sit at the dinner table instead of eating in front of the TV. His father says that this is the one time where all distractions can be put aside and they can just enjoy each other's company... right before the phone rings and the mom leaves to talk. Calvin then lampshades this trope by saying, "Go on, Dad. I believe you were saying something funny."

* In one strip Calvin tells Hobbes that his grandfather says comics were better in his day because they were bigger and could tell more stories, and that todays comics are just a bunch of xeroxed talking heads with not enough space to show any action or tell a decent story. During the entire conversation Calvin and Hobbes remain in the same positions and barely change facial expressions.

* One strip shows Calvin griping about how irritating bugs are, specifically mentioning their size, their noise, and their way of dizzily speeding about. Hobbes notes that all of those apply to Calvin as well.

* Calvin complains that the house is too cold and says that Dad should get a better job so they can afford higher heating bills. Then he asks why the family can't move to Florida.

* There's another incident that twists this trope slightly. Calvin is arguing with his parents about having to sit at the dinner table instead of eating in front of the TV. His father says that this is the one time where all distractions can be put aside and they can just enjoy each other's company... right before the phone rings and the mom leaves to talk. Calvin sort of lampshades this trope by saying, "Go on, Dad. I believe you were saying something funny."

* Calvin steals Susie's doll to use to ransom her for $100 and laughs about it. Next part, Susie swipes Hobbes in revenge to use as leverage, and Calvin rants about how it wasn't fair and that Susie couldn't take a joke. Then angrily grunts that it was "all funny until she did it to him."

[[HypocriticalHumor This]] is one of the staples of the comic's humor, and it's {{justified|Trope}} because Calvin is 6 and assumes the world revolves around him:

* "How did the dog learn to talk?" In other strips it's implied that Hobbes is the only tiger who can understand English let alone talk.

* A similar comic had Calvin making an out-of-the-blue comment to Hobbes: "Do you ever wonder why birds don't write their memoirs? Because birds don't lead epic lives, that's why! Who wants to read about what a bird does? Nobody!" Two panels later, he complains about [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} people who make bizarre comments out of nowhere]] and suggests the solution of punching them right there, to which Hobbes says: "If you wait, he might top himself." Watterson said that this is an exaggeration of his wife's own abrupt subject changes.

* Yet another, in one strip Calvin relates to Hobbes how his grandfather hates comics these days because they're just talking heads... while their characters don't change a bit the whole strip.