Calvin and Hobbes: The Series/Recap/S1/E01 Birth of a Friendship

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  • S1
    • E01 Birth of a Friendship
    • E02 The Photo Man
    • E03 The World's Greatest Calvin
    • E04 Naughty Fireworks
    • E05 The Mighty School Escape
    • E06 Help Wanted
    • E07 The Black Turning Funnel Part 1
    • E08 The Black Turning Funnel Part 2
    • E09 The Time Pauser
      • YMMV
    • E10 Calvin Gets Professional Help
    • E11 Home Un Alone
    • E12 Full Moon Full Baloney
    • E14 The Night of the Living Television
    • E15 A Calvin And Hobbes Christmas
    • E16 Attack of the Vampire Babysitter
    • E18 Confessions of A Prank Loving Tiger
    • E19 Camping on a Deserted Rock Is Fun
    • E20 Tonsil Terror
    • E21 The Yellowstone Monster Part 1
    • E22 The Yellowstone Monster Part 2
    • E23 Eggs For Calvin
    • E24 Two Loons And A Kid
    • E25 Gasping For Air
    • E26 The Case of the Rogue Water Balloon
  • S1 TVM 1 Calvin's Batman Adventure
  • S1 TVM 2 Have You Seen This Tiger
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    • E02 It Will Build Character
    • E03 Monkey See, Monkey Maim
    • E04 The Transmitter Conspiracy Part 1
    • E05 The Transmitter Conspiracy Part 2
    • E06 Nighty Shut Up
    • E07 A Day at the Office
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"The story of how Calvin first sets up the trap, and meets Hobbes the tiger."

The introductory episode of Calvin and Hobbes The Series is an adaption of the first two strips of the comic. Upon failing to get his mother to give him tuna (as bait for his tiger trap), Calvin manages to get some via bribing a kid to distract her. After catching Hobbes (first attempting to shoot him down, which doesn't work) and "stuffing" him, Calvin introduces the wonders of imagination to him. And thus one of the most legendary friendships of all time was born!

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Tropes:

• 555: Calvin's parents' phone number is apparently 555-7186.
• Adaptation Expansion: The episode is an adaptation of the first two strips of the comic, so this was inevitable.
• Anime Hair: Calvin's is Lampshaded:

No one knows why his hair does that. Is it static electricity? Is it hair gel? No, probably not.

• Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: See Hobbes' Overly Long Name below.
• Everyone Meets Everyone: A two-person variant.
• I Meant to Do That: Said by Calvin upon shooting Hobbes in the nose.
• Mr. Imagination: Calvin, who ends up introducing it to Hobbes.
• Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Hobbes' Overly Long Name, seen below.
• Overly Long Name: Hobbes takes a deep breath before introducing himself as "The Ultimate and Most Powerful Predator on the Planet Earth, with Razor Sharp Teeth, Deadly Claws, and Urge to Kill Stuff, and Also Has Opposable Thumbs, and is Able to Stand Up On Two Legs". (Or just "Hobbes" for short.)
• Pilot
• Tempting Fate:

Calvin: I can shoot you down. I'm an excellent aim. Calvin fires his dart gun, hitting Hobbes in the nose** Calvin: I meant to do that.

• We Need a Distraction: Calvin bribes another kid with 2 dollars to distract his mother while he makes a tuna fish sandwich to capture a tiger with.