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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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{{quote|'''Spiff:''' Hmmm, a [[Hall of Mirrors|hall of mirrors.]] This is kind of like one of those things they have in fun houses. If fun houses had pieces of broken jagged glass all around and forcefully bring you to them, then sure. A fun house.}}
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Jacqueline to Jack.
* [[
* [[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":
{{quote|'''Dr. Brainstorm:''' '''DOCTOR BRAINSTORM!''' WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE JUST CALL ME THAT?
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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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** Socrates is not totally without redemption either. He does come to the aid of his friends from time to time.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: A flashback in one episode shows that Calvin once drove his school psychologist mad.
* [[Kids Shouldn't Watch Horror Films]]: This take place with ''[[
* [[Kill and Replace]]: {{spoiler|What Holographic Retro intended to do with the Calvin clone in "Electronic Invasion".}}
* [[King of Beasts]]: Hobbes and a lion named Caesar argue about this in "That's MISTER Sherman to You!". Calvin ends it by [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|beating him up and proclaiming]] ''[[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|himself]]'' [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|as king of the jungle.]]
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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
{{quote|'''Tracer:''' ''(narrating)'' ''That night, when I got home, I received a call from Mimi Dejour. She said she wanted to meet me at the club right away. Since I had no idea where the Club Right Away was, I suggested the Club Flamingo. She agreed.''}}
* [[Living MacGuffin]]: Socrates [[It Makes Sense in Context|has an alien transmitter in his head that can only be activated when he says the number 98,562.]]
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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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** And later, after [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|Calvin details how he thinks David killed Goliath by making him walk]]:
{{quote|"We probably ticked off ''so'' many people by saying that."}}
* [[Movie
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Calvin's alter egos in "The Five Calvins" explain the nature of the Death Zone.
* [[Mummy]]: Five of them attack the main cast in "Pharaoh Andrew".
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