The Calvin and Hobbes Show (2024 Series)

The Calvin and Hobbes Show is a 2024 traditionally animated streaming television series developed by Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds and is based off the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by Bill Watterson. The show follows the titular duo on their various adventures and mis-adventures. 
== Premise ==
The show is based off the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. While not explicitly mentioned, the show is set in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Bill Watterson's hometown. Episodes revolve around the everyday adventures of Calvin and Hobbes, going on various adventures, wagon-rides, and other things that often lead to trouble and chaos occurring. Other episodes feature Calvin and Hobbes pulling pranks on next-door neighbor Susie Derkins, G.R.O.S.S. meetings taking place, time-travelling or space escapades, or running away from and fighting the occasional villain. 
The show is set in the modern day, though it is apparent and clear that Calvin's Father still enjoys living in the past, much to Calvin's annoyance. References to past strips are also brought up, indicating that the show is in the same continuity as the strip. 
Despite not appearing until the last few months of the original strips run, Galaxoid and Nubular make frequent appearances, usually requesting assistance from Calvin and Hobbes. The alien pair are also in clash with (and also fear of) Lord Jorgenstein, a ruthless alien overlord bent on trying to conquer the entire galaxy. Additional new characters include Superintendent Barnes, the superintendent of Calvin's school district, who is easily annoyed by Calvin's antics. He frequently is attempting to be impressed by Principal Spittle, usually in order to try and convince Barnes not to fire him and try and get him away from Calvin. Other new characters include include Dr. Zenith, a mad-scientist who is bent on world domination, and Rufus, Dr. Zenith's less than intelligent assistant, but also proves to be incredibly destructive at times. 
== Voice Cast ==
* Tom Kenny as Calvin
* Ryan Reynolds as Hobbes
* Tara Strong as Mom
* Matthew Broderick as Dad
* Jenna Ortega as Susie Derkins
* Frank Welker as Moe
* Lily Tomlin as Miss Wormwood
* Patrick Warburton as Principal Spittle
* Grey DeLisle as Rosalyn
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Superintendent Barnes
* Keegan-Michael Key as Galaxoid
* Jordan Peele as Nubular 
* Jack Black as Lord Jorgenstein
* Will Ferrell as Rufus
* Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Zenith
== Episode List ==
Episode Title 	Episode Number	Episode Plot 	Release Date
The Treasure Hunt 	1 	A crash while on a wagon ride results in Calvin and Hobbes discovering an old treasure map, resulting in a wild goose chase in efforts to find the treasure. However, the duo runs into several complications along the way. 	April 5th, 2024
G.R.O.S.S. War I 	2 	Calvin and Hobbes discover that Susie has made her own club bent on getting revenge on Calvin, prompting Calvin to declare "war" on the club, leading to mayhem ensuing. 	April 5th, 2024
The Visit 	3 	Principal Spittle and Miss Wormwood prepare a visit from Superintendent Barnes, and struggle to figure out how to prevent Calvin from ruining it. 	April 5th, 2024
The Great Space Crusade 	4 	Galaxoid and Nubular return requesting Calvin and Hobbes' help against the ruthless alien conqueror Lord Jorgenstein from taking over their home planet, leading to numerous adventures and misadventures in space. 	April 5th, 2024
The Second Revenge of the Babysat 	5 	When Rosalyn comes over to babysit Calvin again, Calvin and Hobbes plan to ignite the "ultimate" revenge against her. 	April 5th, 2024
Calvin to the Future 	6 	In his latest plot to get rich quick, Calvin and Hobbes travel to the future so Calvin can steal an invention that doesn't exist yet. However upon making it to the future, the duo quickly become a prime target due to being from the past. 	April 5th, 2024
(Un) Stupendous Man 	7 	Calvin decides to transmogrify himself in order to possess the powers of his alter-ego Stupendous Man, but soon finds himself fighting an actual evil villain, the maniacal Dr. Zenith. 	April 5th, 2024
Tiger Day 	8 	Calvin finds himself living the same day over and over again, and seeks Hobbes' help in trying to break the cycle. 	April 5th, 2024
Babysitter's Weekend Out 	9 	Calvin is stuck with Rosalyn as his babysitter for the entire weekend, and plans a series of pranks and attacks against her. 	April 5th, 2024
The Clash of Intelligence 	10 	Calvin is forced into being Susie's partner for a trivia competition the school is entered in. Despite his efforts to sabotage her, the two make it to the finals, and are pitted against the self-proclaimed "Master of Trivia" (With special guest voice of James Holzhauer). 	April 5th, 2024
Night of the Killer Bicycle 	11 	On Halloween night, Calvin's infamous killer bicycle comes to life, and attempts to bring an end to Calvin and Hobbes. 	September 13th, 2024
Dude, Where's My Wagon? 	12 	After his wagon is mysteriously stolen, Calvin becomes Tracer Bullet to determine what happened to it and who stole it. 	September 13th, 2024
Alien Onslaught 	13 	Lord Jorgenstein meets a new alien race, and convinces them to try and take over the solar system, leading to Galaxoid and Nubular looking to Calvin and Hobbes for help. 	September 13th, 2024
Calvin vs. Moe 	14 	When Moe challenges Calvin to a fight, Calvin recruits Hobbes to be his personal trainer in order for Calvin to have a chance at beating Moe. 	September 13th, 2024
The Plan of Plans 	15 	While at an evil scientist's convention, Dr. Zenith receives from a speaker an evil plan that is considered, "The Evil Plan to End all Evil Plans", and attempts to make it work in his attempts for world domination. 	September 13th, 2024
Tour de Dad 	16 	Dad enters a local bike race that has a free trip to a camping island as the grand prize, leading to Calvin and Hobbes plotting to prevent him from winning. 	September 13th, 2024
Honey, I Shrunk the Tiger! 	17 	While testing a new invention, Calvin accidently shrinks Hobbes down to microscopic size. 	September 13th, 2024
Ye Olde Calvin 	18 	Calvin and Hobbes travel back to the past so Calvin can attempt to take over a kingdom, but are forced to flee from townspeople after being accused of witchcraft. 	September 13th, 2024
The Tuna Heist 	19 	Calvin attempts to steal all the tuna at the local supermarket after becoming fed up with Hobbes trying to eat him at night. However, the scheme results in Calvin being on the lamb from authorities. 	September 13th, 2024
Calvin and Hobbes' Eggcelent Adventure (Season 1 Finale)	20 	In his latest attempt to take over the world, Dr. Zenith steals all the eggs in town to power an invention that will allow him to take over. This forces Calvin and Hobbes to answer the call and stop his bizarre plan from succeeding. 	September 13th, 2024
Calvin and Hobbes' Day Off 	21 	Calvin skips school and goes out into town with Hobbes. Trouble occurs when the duo have to keep avoiding Calvin's parents and being chased by Principal Spittle and Superintendent Barnes. 	March 7th, 2025
Calvin No Hablo Espanol 	22 	An experiment gone wrong causes Calvin and Hobbes to wind up in Mexico, and wind up in a town where nobody speaks English. This forces the duo to try and use their incredibly limited Spanish knowledge to try and get help and get back home. 	March 7th, 2025
The Alien that Came to Dinner 	23 	Galaxoid and Nubular invite Calvin and Hobbes to a dinner with their planet's ruler, though their dinner is interrupted by an un-announced visit from Lord Jorgenstein. 	March 7th, 2025
Calvin in Lockerland 	24 	Calvin breaks into Moe's locker, believing all of his stolen lunch money is in it, but soon finds himself trapped in a strange world within the locker. 	March 7th, 2025
The Return of Dr. Zenith 	25 	Dr. Zenith breaks out of prison, and after discovering that Rufus has come up with an evil plan of his own, he decides to use it to try and take over the world and get revenge on Calvin and Hobbes. 	March 7th, 2025
G.R.O.S.S. War II 	26 	Upon discovering that Susie has relaunched her old club against Calvin, Calvin declares another war and attempts to "defend" his supposed victory from the prior war. 	March 7th, 2025
Calvin the Third 	27 	Calvin's grandson from the future travels to the present to try and kill Calvin, due to Calvin being the blame for all the world's problems in the future. 	March 7th, 2025
The Principal's Dilemma 	28 	When a food fight and riot breaks out in the cafeteria and spreads out throughout the school, only for Calvin to surprisingly not be the cause of it, Principal Spittle struggles whether to find the actual preparator or punish Calvin to please Superintendent Barnes. 	March 7th, 2025
Calvin: The Movie 	29 	Calvin attempts to make a movie about his life, though runs into numerous complications and struggles along the way. 	March 7th, 2025
Mother Calvin 	30 	An accidental misfire from one of Dr. Zenith's inventions causes Calvin's parents to be turned into babies, forcing Calvin and Hobbes to care for them. 	March 7th, 2025
Chez Calvin 	31 	Calvin tries to open a restaurant in a get-rich-quick scheme. Gordan Ramsay guest stars as himself. 	August 29th, 2025
Attack of the 50-Foot Tiger 	32 	Dr. Zenith's invention causes Hobbes to grow 50-feet tall, leading to worldwide panic. 	August 29th, 2025
Calvin at Court 	33 	Calvin's antics prove to be too much for his new next door neighbor (guest voice of Sam Waterston) to handle, and with his neighbor turning out to be a retired lawyer, he decides to take Calvin to court. 	August 29th, 2025
Calvinpardy! 	34 	When Dad gets an opportunity to appear on Jeopardy!, Calvin decides to sneak on himself in order to make some quick money, but soon ends up making a fool of himself, forcing Hobbes to do damage control. Ken Jennings and Johnny Gilbert guest star as themselves. 	August 29th, 2025
Alienmates 	35 	Calvin reluctantly agrees to let Galaxoid and Nubular crash in his bedroom for a week. 	August 29th, 2025
Unlucky Number 7 	36 	Trouble for Calvin and Hobbes arises when an incomplete duplicate of Calvin's returns, known as Duplicate 7, and possesses superhuman powers that threaten the existence of the duo. 	August 29th, 2025
In Calvin We Trust 	37 	Calvin runs for Student Council President against Susie and Moe, leading to an ugly campaign unfolding. Calvin then unexpectedly wins (by rigging it), and manages to install himself as a dictator and wreaks havoc across the school. 	August 29th, 2025
The Return to Itchy Island 	38 	Much to everyone's dismay, Dad drags the family on the annual camping trip, where Calvin and Hobbes discover an unexpected guest inhabiting the island. 	August 29th, 2025
Stupendous Man: Homecoming 	39 	Calvin plots to ruin the local high school's homecoming dance by infiltrating it as Stupendous Man. 	August 29th, 2025
Way of the Calvurai 	40 	Calvin and Hobbes travel back to ancient Japan where Calvin tries to enlist the help of Samurai warriors and his latest scheme. 	October 3rd, 2025
The Calvinball World Championship 	41 	Wanting to make Calvinball a noticeable sport in an effort to become famous, Calvin attempts to create a "World Championship" event for Calvinball, but devolves into chaos. 	October 3rd, 2025
Wagon Ed 	42 	Calvin decides to open a school in order to teach kids how to drive a wagon "properly" like he does. 	October 3rd, 2025
The Blair Tiger Project 	43 	Calvin and Hobbes go looking for ghosts in the forest. 	October 3rd, 2025
Attack of the Moon Goons: Part 1 	44 	Lord Jorgenstein comes across a highly-developed alien species known as the Moon Goons, and recruits them to try and take over the entire galaxy, and the world as well, while also putting a bounty on Calvin and Hobbes. 	October 3rd, 2025
Attack of the Moon Goons: Part 2 (Season 2 Finale) 	45 	Calvin and Hobbes have to keep avoiding the various traps and plots by Lord Jorgenstein and the Moon Goon army, and also have to rescue Galaxoid and Nubular to prevent the takeover from occuring. 	October 3rd, 2025
The Origin of Noodles 	46-47 	Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the strip's original release in papers, a look is finally taken into what was the infamous Noodle Incident. As it turns out, it is a major government casefile and conspiracy, and when it becomes leaked, Calvin fears for his life and facing more consequences and runs away.	November 18th, 2025
The Return of Calvin the Third 	48 	Calvin's grandson returns once again to try and eliminate Calvin, only this time with some extra help. 	February 20th, 2026
G.R.O.S.S. War III 	49 	After falling victim to one of Calvin's elaborate water balloon pranks as part of a G.R.O.S.S. attack, Susie rallies all the girls at school to enact revenge on Calvin. 	February 20th, 2026
Coach Calvin 	50 	A bizarre set of circumstances results in Calvin becoming coach of the school's basketball team. In spite of Calvin's horrific game plans and frequent clashes with players, the team just may make an unlikely run at a championship. 	February 20th, 2026
The Tiger Derby 	51 	Calvin's Family attends the Kentucky Derby, and Calvin and Hobbes attempt to steal a horse and enter the race themselves. 	February 20th, 2026
Calvinopoly 	52 	Calvin and Hobbes are sucked into a board game Calvin created, and are forced to navigate it in order to get out. 	February 20th, 2026
Zootastrophe 	53 	While on a trip to the zoo, Calvin and Hobbes accidently cause the animals to be released from their habitats, causing chaos. 	February 20th, 2026
Clash of Calvin's 	54 	Calvin decides to create a large army of duplicates of himself in an attempt to take over the city, but the duplicates end up fighting each other. 	February 20th, 2026
Foodunnit? 	55 	Calvin becomes Tracer Bullet to determine who started a food fight in the school cafeteria. 	February 20th, 2026
Dr. Zenith's Green Machine 	56 	Dr. Zenith's latest invention causes everything to literally turn green, leading to problems occurring. 	February 20th, 2026
The Great Space Race 	57 	Lord Jorgenstein returns and challenges Calvin, Hobbes, Galaxoid, and Nubular to a race across the solar system. 	February 20th, 2026
Calvin v. Spittle 	58 	After slipping on the floor without a wet floor sign present, Calvin decides to take the matter to court and sues Principal Spittle and the school. 	February 20th, 2026
Mother Zenith 	59 	Dr. Zenith's mother (guest voice Winona Ryder) visits Dr. Zenith and tries to help him take over the world. 	February 20th, 2026
King Calvin 	60 	After tinkering with the time machine, Calvin and Hobbes travel to an alternate universe where Calvin is "king". 	February 20th, 2026
12 Angry Calvin's 	61 	Calvin is accidently assigned jury duty to a patent infringement case his dad is on, leading to chaos ensuing in the courtroom. 	June 5th, 2026
Cheaters Sometimes Prosper 	62 	After cheating on a standardized test, Calvin finds himself promoted to the sixth grade, much to the shock of everybody. 	June 5th, 2026
G.R.O.S.S. Scouts 	63 	Calvin and Hobbes create a scout-like system for G.R.O.S.S. in an attempt to get new members. 	June 5th, 2026
Where's Calvin? 	64 	Hobbes wakes up one morning to find Calvin nowhere to be found, and goes on a journey to try and find him. 	June 5th, 2026
Tiger Nights: The Ballad of Calvin 	65 	Calvin's family wins tickets to a NASCAR race, and while there, Calvin and Hobbes try to steal a car and enter the race for themselves. Special guest voices include Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace, Joey Logano, and Chase Elliott. 	June 5th, 2026
Death of a Mad Scientist 	66 	In his latest plot for world domination, Dr. Zenith fakes his own death and has Calvin framed for it. 	June 5th, 2026
Dinner with Moe 	67 	After Calvin and Moe get into a fight that spreads across the school, Principal Spittle forces Calvin to have dinner with Moe's family, leading to a tense and awkward dinner. 	June 5th, 2026
Tiger Family Reunion 	68 	Calvin and Hobbes travel to the jungle for Hobbes' family reunion, where Calvin quickly grows annoyed by Hobbes' relatives. 	June 5th, 2026
Alien Land 	69 	Lord Jorgenstein announces "retirement" from space conquering, and opens a sketchy amusement park in space, leading Calvin and Hobbes to investigate. 	June 5th, 2026
The Late Bird Gets the Dirt 	70 	After missing the school bus, Calvin is forced to make a run for it in order to make it to school on time. 	June 5th, 2026
Calvin World 	71 	Calvin attempts to create his own amusement park, though the attractions are far from normal and being safe. 	September 18th, 2026
The Unluckiest of Sevens 	72 	Duplicate 7 returns and has Calvin framed for various crimes, and creates a few duplicates of himself to further wreak havoc. 	September 18th, 2026
Sing a Song of Calvin 	73 	Calvin creates his own song and attempts to get it on the radio. When that fails, he subjects everyone in town to his "masterpiece". 	September 18th, 2026
Double Trouble 	74-75 	Dr. Zenith and Lord Jogenstein cross paths with one another, and upon discovering their common enemies, they team up to take over the world and take Calvin and Hobbes down in one go. 	September 18th, 2026
== Production ==
Following working together on "Spirited" in 2022, actors Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell floated ideas about working on a possible cartoon show together. After coming up with no viable options for an original show, Reynolds and Ferrell ended up deciding on doing a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Initially, creator Bill Watterson had no interest in adapting Calvin and Hobbes after not doing so for the decades prior. However, he soon would change his mind after reading a script that Reynolds and Ferrell developed for the potential series, after which he became open to working with them, on the condition that all decisions regarding castings, direction, scripts, etc. were cleared by him before they could go forward, to which Reynolds and Ferrell agreed to do. 
Initial talks for a network to air the show fell through, with Cartoon Network and Disney Channel turning down offers. After realizing that the show being picked up to air on a regular station would be unlikely with the current market, Reynolds and Ferrell looked towards streaming services, and eventually reached an agreement with Paramount+ to stream the series, along with Nickelodeon having the opportunity to air episodes on their channels later on. After rumors about the series began to surface, Reynolds and Ferrell announced with Paramount+ on March 29th, 2023 that an animated Calvin and Hobbes series would be developed under Watterson's supervision, and that a 20-episode first season had been ordered. 
As production began, the crew had to deal with hurdles and problems caused by the 2023 WGA Writers' Strike, though work with trying to secure voice actors and preparing scripts still managed to continue, with Watterson contributing to several scripts. Watterson also assisted and sat in on auditions for potential voice actors for the series. The first person to be cast was Tom Kenny, who was announced to voice Calvin on July 2nd, 2023. After continuous struggles on finding a suitable voice for Hobbes, Watterson suggested to Reynolds about potentially voicing him. After initial hesitance, Reynolds agreed to read lines of Hobbes from the original comic strip, to which Watterson approved of, and Reynolds agreed to voice Hobbes. The full cast was later announced on September 10th, 2023, along with the announcement that the show would be released for streaming in Spring 2024. 
On January 27th, 2024, it was announced that the first season would be released for streaming in two sets, with the first ten episodes being released on April 5th, 2024, and the next ten on September 13th, 2024. The first ten episodes were released on the aforementioned date, and broke numerous streaming records and received critical acclaim. The next set of ten episodes were also released on their aforementioned date, to further positive reviews for the series. Paramount+ renewed the series for a second season, increasing the episode count to 25. Nickelodeon would also begin airing episodes on their channels on October 6th, 2023. The first ten episodes of the second season premiered on March 7th, 2025 with further positive reviews. This resulted in the show being renewed for a 30-episode third season April 27th, 2025. The next ten episodes were released on August 29th, 2025, and the final 6 episodes were released on October 3rd, 2025. It was further announced on May 10th, 2025 that a special one-hour length episode for the show would premiere on November 18th, 2025, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Calvin and Hobbes' original release in papers.