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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

Bill Watterson

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Podcasts 6
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The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

The hosts referenced the title when they created a Calvin joke for listeners who might not be familiar with the comic, framing it as a tattoo gag. They said they wrote the Calvin line specifically for those who didn't know the source. The mention was brief and light‑hearted, without a recommendation to read it.

Episode: Hot Rod (Again)

The hosts said they wrote a Calvin reference from Calvin and Hobbes for listeners who might not know the comic, using it as a joke about a tattoo.

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We would put that into things. We wrote Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes for those of you who don't know

This Is Important

It was discussed as a beloved book series, with a copy found in the current home of one of the podcasters.

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I just remember getting a ton of Calvin and Hobbes, period. Like that was almost... I love that. Calvin and Hobbes off the charts.

— Episode: Ep 50: Don’t Judge A Book By Reading It

Episode: Ep 50: Don’t Judge A Book By Reading It

It was discussed as a beloved book series, with a copy found in the current home of one of the podcasters.

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I just remember getting a ton of Calvin and Hobbes, period. Like that was almost... I love that. Calvin and Hobbes off the charts.

Oh, there it is. In this house that you're renting, there's a Calvin and Hobbes book. Sick. What is that? The Essential? Which one is that? Calvin and Hobbes do America or something. That was Beavis and Butthead. No, this is just the first one, dude. Calvin and Hobbes.

Fucking shout out to Bill Watterson. He's going to die tomorrow. He owns it. Is that cool? Yes, very cool. Because it's his.

Tales from the Stinky Dragon

In the episode, Gus noted that a T‑shirt design was created in the style of Bill Watterson, the creator of the title. He mentioned the book only to explain the inspiration behind the shirt, without offering a recommendation. The comment was brief and informational.

Episode: [One Shot] A Stinky Dragon Honey Heist!

The Barton Gum Gum T-shirt was made in the style of Calvin and Hobbes, created by Bill Watterson.

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The Barton gum gum shirt in the style of Bill Watterson who did Calvin and Hobbes.

Chasing Life

The speaker reminisced about using the books as a distraction from practicing music as a child, suggesting they were used as a form of procrastination or escape from a task.

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I remember like 11 year old Maya who would take her Calvin and Hobbes books and put them on her music stand over over her sheet music.

— Episode: The Science of Grit

Episode: The Science of Grit

The speaker reminisced about using the books as a distraction from practicing music as a child, suggesting they were used as a form of procrastination or escape from a task.

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I remember like 11 year old Maya who would take her Calvin and Hobbes books and put them on her music stand over over her sheet music.

On with Kara Swisher

The book series 'Calvin and Hobbes' was one of the first things that Kara Swisher downloaded onto her computer in the late 1990s. This experience helped her to understand the early days of the internet and the digitalization of media.

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The heart of the book is this everything that can be digitized will be digitized.

— Episode: More Burn Book with Ted Sarandos

Episode: More Burn Book with Ted Sarandos

The book series 'Calvin and Hobbes' was one of the first things that Kara Swisher downloaded onto her computer in the late 1990s. This experience helped her to understand the early days of the internet and the digitalization of media.

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The heart of the book is this everything that can be digitized will be digitized.

It was because I was on a fellowship. I downloaded Calvin and Hobbs into my... I must have been a compact computer. I don't know, maybe a Dallas and sort. But it was... I was amazed that I could download the book.

I remember looking at everything around me. I was thinking the news. And then I saw Craigslist. It sort of was... A lot of those moments were... Netflix too. When you guys started digit- putting things digital, I was like, Oh! This is what people are going to do once the piece is coming to place.

And so I downloaded this Calvin and Hobbs book. And it was so clear to me that everything would go on this worldwide network. It was a light bulb moment. It was a light bulb moment.

Elevation with Steven Furtick

The comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes' was mentioned as a point of reference for the concept of thought bubbles, particularly how some things are best kept private.

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I'm thinking of the old cartoons. I'm thinking of Calvin and Hobbes specifically.

— Episode: Thought Bubbles

Episode: Thought Bubbles

The comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes' was mentioned as a point of reference for the concept of thought bubbles, particularly how some things are best kept private.

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I'm thinking of the old cartoons. I'm thinking of Calvin and Hobbes specifically.

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