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** There is also [http://www.scannedinavian.com/~shae/blog/images/end.jpg a fake strip] going around that has fooled a lot of people despite the font looking nothing like Watterson's handwriting, involving Calvin going on meds and Hobbes becoming just a stuffed tiger as a result.
* [[Defictionalization]]: There actually is a band called Le Scrambled Debutante. [http://www.myspace.com/lescrambleddebutante They're kinda... out there.]
* [[Doing It for Thethe Art]]: Watterson was notorious for resisting every attempt to have his creations merchandised as noted above. This has unfortunately deprived his fans of many bits of memorabilia that they'd love to have, but at the same time, it's also kept Hollywood from doing the inevitable, horrible movie adaptation featuring a rapping, computer-generated Hobbes - which you just ''know'' they'd do.
* [[Shrug of God]]: Watterson has stated that he's really not sure whether Hobbes is a product of Calvin's imagination or a magic stuffed tiger that only comes alive when Calvin's around. There's evidence in the strips that could validate either viewpoint, so you're pretty much in your own in deciding which is true. To be fair, the ambiguity is vital.
* [[Tribute to Fido]]: Hobbes was inspired by one of Bill Watterson's cats. He explains in the ''10th Anniversary Book'':
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