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Tuesday, December 2, 1986

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Calvin hears the doorbell. The baby sitter is here. Hobbes suggests hiding, but Calvin says they smell fear. Hobbes suggests going on the offensive. Calvin asks for paper and a pencil. Hobbes recognizes a blackmail attempt coming. Calvin tells him to get to the upstairs phone when she calls her boyfriend.

Transcript

Oh no! A knock at the door! The baby sitter must be here! Should we hide? No way. Baby sitters can smell fear in little kids. We'd be doomed. So we go on the offensive? Right. Here's a notepad and pencil. Oh boy, blackmail! Right, get to the upstairs phone when she calls her boyfriend.

Collected in

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
p. 50
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 180
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 188
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 188
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