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* [[555]]: Calvin's parents' phone number, as shown in "Birth of a Friendship", is 555-7186.
* [[A Boy and His X|A Boy and His Tiger]]: As in the original strip.
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Only Calvin and Hobbes are present in "Roughin' It".
* [[Acid Trip Dimension]]: The Hypercube's interior.
* [[Actually a Doombot]]: {{spoiler|[[Creepy Monotone|The clones]] in "Electronic Invasion".}}
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''[[SpongeBob SquarePants|GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE AND PRAISE THEM ON THE DOUBLE!]] (CAL-VIN AND HOBBES!)'' }}
* [[Brain In a Jar]]: {{spoiler|The true nature of [[My Future Self and Me|Future Calvin.]]}}
* [[Brainwashed]]: Several people in "The Alien Huntress": see [[Mass Hypnosis]] for more details.
** Calvin himself in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: Calvin describing the "lady things" his mom would shop for:
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* [[Burping Contest]]: Between Calvin and Klein in "The Insane Road Trip".
* [[Call Back]]: "The Mighty School Escape" references two other instances where Calvin has tried to escape school.
** The series as a whole tends to reference the original strips.
* [[Calvin Ball]]: Given that the original strip was the [[Trope Namer]], it's obviously included here as well.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Calvin's parents react this way whenever Calvin describes his previous escapades.
** So does Miss Wormwood when grading Calvin's report on Egypt (which he completed by going there himself).
* [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]: From "Pharaoh Andrew":
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** Something similar happens when Calvin's dad accuses him of [[Misery Builds Character|not having character.]]
** Upon [[OOC Is Serious Business|Jack abruptly standing up straight,]] Dr. Brainstorm asks him if [[Face Heel Turn|he's turned evil again.]]
* [[Conversational Troping]]: Lots of it in "Hypercube". Among the subjects discussed include some [[Fridge Logic]] about [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|the Borgs]], the origin of scotch tape's name, and a restaurant in Los Angeles advertising both doughnuts ''and'' chinese food in the same sentence.
* [[Cool Plane]]: Calvin's is a cardboard box.
* [[Cool Shades]]: Elliot wears his ''in his own house,'' which the narrator lampshades.
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Miss Wormwood has ''every encyclopedia ever published'' just in case Calvin tries to cheat.
* [[Creepy Monotone]]: The clones in "Electronic Invasion".
* [[Crossover]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Calvin's]] [[Batman]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Adventure"]]
** [[Doctor Who|A Dalek and some Cybermen]] show up in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Dark Horse Victory]]: {{spoiler|Elliot}} is elected class president in "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!"
* [[Deadly Upgrade]]: The titular "Super Calvin" {{spoiler|will die if he uses his powers too much.}}
* [[Deflector Shields]]: Calvin's box-plane has them.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: This gem from "Wild Movie":
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* [[Doom It Yourself]]: Implied in "The Genius Hamster":
{{quote|'''MTM:''' And yet, this isn't half as dangerous as the time your Dad tried to fix the toaster.}}
* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|The Doom Satellite]] in "Thunderstorm".
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: '''IT'S DOCTOR BRAINSTORM!'''
** Lampshaded in "The Return of Dr. Brainstorm":
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* [[Dramatic Shattering]]: Done with a cup of coffee when [[Killer Robot|Shadow]] is freed in "Thunderstorm".
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Mother Brainstorm. She commands Sheila to "give her 20" and berates her when she finishes in a mere 27 seconds.
* [[Drop
{{quote|'''Socrates:''' I've gotta start locking that thing.}}
** The very next episode also lampshaded it:
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* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: "That's MISTER Sherman to You!"
* [[Everyone Meets Everyone]]: "Birth of a Friendship" is a two-person variant.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: One causes lots of trouble in "Monkey See, Monkey Maim".
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: "Have You Seen This Tiger?" and "Camp Blues".
* [[Evil Doll]]: Socrates tricks Calvin into believing this in "Home Un-Alone".
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Dr. Brainstorm, [[Mad Scientist|obviously.]]
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* [[Excited Episode Title]]: "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!" and "SHEILA'S BACK!" [[Captain Obvious|being in all caps.]]
* [[Exorcist Head]]: Done by [[Morality Dial|Evil Jack]] shortly after fully [[Face Heel Turn|face heel turning]] in "62 Percent More Evil".
* [[Eye Scream]]: [[My Future Self and Me|Future Andy]] wears an eyepatch, implying this.
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: {{spoiler|Calvin manages to do this at the end of "Our Solemn Hour".}}
* [[The Faceless]]: Elliot.
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** [[The Smart Guy]]: Sherman
** [[The Big Guy]]: Socrates (he's something of a [[Boisterous Bruiser]])
** [[The Chick]]: Andy (he acts as the [[Only Sane Man]] and usually gets the group to stop fighting)
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: MTM (technically he's been with Calvin from the start, but it's only Season Three that he starts acting more like a character)
* [[Flash Back]]: Lampshaded in "Thunderstorm":
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** Something similar happens with the roller coaster operator in "The Genius Hamster".
* [[Get Back to the Future]]: "Time Terror"
** [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: Hobbes' destination.
** [[The Middle Ages]]: Andy's destination.
** [[The Wild West]]: Socrate's destination.
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* [[I Have to Wash My Hair]]: Rupert and Earl do this in "Dr. Brain Chill".
* [[I Know Kung Faux]]: Hobbes claims to know "Tiger-Kaun-Dou" in "The Five Calvins".
* [[Imagine Spot]]: As in the original, though less prevalent here.
* [[Immortality]]: Rassilion has it...
* [[Immortality Seeker]]: ... and John Howard Chill (not Rupert Chill!) wants it.
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{{quote|'''Calvin:''' ''(after [[It Makes Sense in Context|repeatedly jumping in and out of hypercubes trying to get home]])'' Am I the only one in the world with just one hypercube?<br />
'''Hobbes:''' Yes. And I thank you for it. }}
* [[Lemony Narrator]]: The narrator remarks "Gad! This show would be BORING if it was about Susie!" in the opening of "Calvin Gets Professional Help" ([[Captain Obvious|which revolves around Susie]]).
** The narrator does this a lot. Among the more notable examples include this quip from "The Night of the Living Television II":
{{quote|The inventions began glowing a bright yellow, combined back into one, and then split up going after our four heroes.
[[My Friends and Zoidberg|And Sherman.]] }}
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** And the whole group does it again in "Pranking the Ghosts".
* [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: Lightning from Calvin's failed attempt to combine his inventions gives him their powers.
* [[Literal Cliff Hanger]]: Dad ends up in this situation on a mountain hike in "Gasping for Air". Calvin saves him using his [[Buffy-Speak|box-plane thing.]]
** Both of Calvin's parents find themselves in this in "The Insane Road Trip".
* [[Literal Minded]]: From "Trader Bullet in Color!":
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'''Hobbes:''' [[Justified Trope|He plans every prank out, mathematically.]]<br />
'''Calvin:''' Oh. }}
* [[Love Triangle]]: Calvin, Andy, and Maria in "Insanity is in the Air".
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Brainstorm.
** And, evidentially, [[Sdrawkcab Name|Sebboh.]]
* [[Magic Mirror]]: One acts as a [[Cool Gate|gateway]] to a [[Mirror Universe]] in "Mirror rorriM", thanks to one of Dr. Brainstorm's inventions.
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: The Scream Horn.
** Also, the "Stupendous Scream" in "Wild Movie".
** One of Brainstorm's [[Running Gag|trademark shouts]] in "Thunderstorm" actually ''knocks Jack off his feet.''
** Deconstructed in "Hear My Voice", when Calvin's constant screeching results in laryngitis.
* [[Make Wrong What Once Went Right]]: Calvin's plot to eliminate turkeys from Thanksgiving in "Calvin, Hobbes, and the Pilgrims" {{spoiler|ends up killing most of the Pilgrims and making ''ducks'' the holiday's bird instead.}}
* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: Most anyone who is even ''lightly'' associated with Calvin is brainwashed by Sheila in "The Alien Huntress".
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