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Recap / Calvin And Hobbes The Series S 3 E 7 Tracer Bullet In Color

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An episode focusing on the adventures of Tracer Bullet (Calvin), his sidekick Tiger Eye (Hobbes), and the various other people they meet (all of whom are based on characters from the main story). Tracer Bullet must solve the case of whoever is bombing several targets in the city. It looks like a man called Andrew Casabas (Andy), who's just out of jail for making bombs, did it, but the case can't be solved until they've collected all the evidence.

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  • Adaptational Heroism: Doctor Brainstorm/Professor Olsen goes from a villain to an ally of Tracer/Calvin and Tiger Eye/Hobbes.
  • Adaptational Villainy: Andrew Casabas/Andy has been to prison for bombmaking.
    • Lana/Rosalyn too. In the normal universe, she's just a strict babysitter. In the Tracer Bullet universe, she's a Mad Bomber and the Big Bad.
  • Big Bad: Lana.
  • Black Comedy: Tiger Eye tells a crowd to get back while they arrest the Big Bad. The crowd ends up going into the road...and getting creamed by a truck.
  • Darker and Edgier: Deals with some more adult themes compared to most of the series. Mimi Coffee/Susie is a stripper, and the plot is trying to catch a Mad Bomber.
  • Film Noir: A parody of this.
  • Hurricane of Puns: Much of the humor in this episode relies on visual puns.
  • Mad Bomber: Andrew Casabas went to prison for this. Lana is one too.
  • Who's on First?: During the interrogation of Andrew, Crateso comes in with sandwiches and believes that everyone else's conversation revolves around said sandwiches, frustrating him.

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