Calvin at the bat (Requested by

[@mondoperr]

Thanks!!! I love this arc, one of my favourites.

[@SuperJamz64]

@@mondoperr You’re welcome. This arc is pretty harsh and sad, but it’s realistic too, sadly. At least Calvin has a true friend like Hobbes.

[@Olivia-vt5db]

7:31 And that’s how Calvinball started!

[@SuperJamz64]

Yeah. Hobbes took one of the worst times in Calvin’s life and made it into one of the best. Hobbes can be a jerk to Calvin sometimes, but overall, he’s a true friend.

[@calebbusing6171]

There are so many hilarious punchlines in this story

[@calebbusing6171]

I think it’s hilarious when Calvin and Hobbes are playing sports together and they are playing them different from the way they’re supposed to be played.

[@SuperJamz64]

@@calebbusing6171 Yeah.

[@DamonNomad82]

This was me as a kid when it came to sports. I had absolutely zero interest in them. The two main differences between Calvin in this story arc and me as a kid are 1: that I never had that built-in dislike of girls that the stereotypical boy that age is supposed to have (including Calvin) and 2: that I would have never have joined a team to get out of being called names. That was just as well, as I was severely asthmatic and thus had no real talent for playing any sport...

[@SeanDahle]

I'm with you. If I were calvin, I would've just stayed on that playground

[@calebbusing6171]

Same thing with me

[@Olivia-vt5db]

A: It’s nice to know you’re still gonna do the comic I requested. B: You mentioned the wrong account.

[@SuperJamz64]

@@Olivia-vt5db My bad, I fixed it now.

[@Olivia-vt5db]

@@SuperJamz64 Great!

[@kaitlinlayla]

lol

[@wonderingzero]

Think you can do one more fast but short dub of pearls before swine for my friend It the part where pig got into a terrible fight with sea anemone and since then pig scare as sea anemone hunt and scare pig

[@SuperJamz64]

@@wonderingzero Sure, no problem. I was already planning to do that one at some point. It’ll be my next Pearls dub.

[@wonderingzero]

@ hey jams hope your ok cause we haven’t seen any new pearls before swine for nearly two weeks so hope everything ok with you🤔

[@SuperJamz64]

@ Everything’s okay, don’t worry. I’ve just been busy with Calvin and Hobbes videos, but I plan on doing the Pearls videos you requested, don’t worry. And does your friend who made requests have a KZbin account? If they do, I can credit them in the titles of my videos.

[@calebbusing6171]

It’s hilarious how Calvin was acting when he found out that he was the only boy on the playground 🛝. What’s also funny and also nice is that he was playing with Susie on the seesaw after that. This is one time when he’s actually playing with Susie and being nice with her

[@calebbusing6171]

I feel bad for Calvin in this story because everyone gave him a bad time just because he didn’t sign up to play baseball ⚾️ and when he did sign up to play baseball, they gave him a bad time just because he didn’t know how to play it

[@SuperJamz64]

Yeah, this arc is mean-spirited, but realistic. I honestly was a little hesitant about doing it. And to be honest, I don’t particularly want to do the robbery arc any time soon, for similar reasons.

[@huntercoleman460]

I find it hard to believe every boy in the school except signed up to play baseball. How about you?

[@SuperJamz64]

@@huntercoleman460 Well, all the other boys in Calvin’s class are jerks and morons, so I can believe it.

[@huntercoleman460]

@@SuperJamz64 why didn’t Mr. Lockjaw stand up for Calvin?

[@SuperJamz64]

@@huntercoleman460 Because Mr. Lockjaw’s a jerk who doesn’t care about his students, only about his job. Unfortunately very accurate to a fair share of teachers I’ve had.

[@huntercoleman460]

@@SuperJamz64 so you’re saying you can relate to Calvin here?

[@SuperJamz64]

@@huntercoleman460 Yeah. Gym class was usually never too bad for me outside of third grade, but I’ve still dealt with a fair share of bullies in my life, and unfortunately, a couple of them have been teachers.

[@Olivia-vt5db]

Hey James, I bet you're dad looks like Calvin's dad! (In a good way)

[@SuperJamz64]

@@Olivia-vt5db He has dark hair, but that’s more or less it. My dad’s still awesome, though. Voice acting isn’t exactly his forte, but he does his best and really enjoys voicing Calvin’s dad in my videos.

[@Olivia-vt5db]

@@SuperJamz64 Well... does your mom at least look like Calvin's mom?

[@SuperJamz64]

@@Olivia-vt5db She’s ginger, but she does look a good bit like Calvin’s mom, I will admit, and I always imagined Calvin’s mom sounding exactly like her. My dad’s voice isn’t quite how I imagine Calvin’s dad sounding, but it’s close enough. In the videos where I’ve voiced Calvin’s dad, I try to go for an impression of Bill Watterson based on the recordings of his voice in interviews. I have a lot of inspirations for the voices in my videos. Perhaps one day, I’ll make a video showcasing the inspirations for all my voices.

[@Olivia-vt5db]

@@SuperJamz64 Well it was nice knowing. Family is family, and that's all that matters.

[@SuperJamz64]

@ Yeah, I love my family so much.

[@retrowoohoo468]

I know it’s a comic strip but why Calvin didn’t complain to principal or parents about negative experience. Unfortunately the school did little to help and probably his parents don’t believe Calvin.

[@SuperJamz64]

@@retrowoohoo468 You answered your question right there. It’s also possible he did so off-screen.

[@LakelynnPeogueot87]

Me growing up as a kid i was not into sports at all i got hit in the nose more than four times and was taken to the hospital immediately my mom lost her temper completely don't mess with my mom when it comes to my safety my mom was not happy at all i hate baseball and basketball and tennis and golf the only thing I'll play is bowling sorry

[@SuperJamz64]

There’s no need to apologize, sports aren’t for everyone. I don’t particularly care for them either, but I do enjoy bowling occasionally.

[@SeanDahle]

Gym class sports in a nutshell. Basketball and Volleyball were the worst for me

[@SuperJamz64]

@@SeanDahle I’ve been to a lot of schools and gym usually wasn’t too bad, but in third grade, it was absolutely brutal, and we did it in the middle of the school day, which did not help. One time, I said I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of gym and then ran across the school, found a teacher, and asked if I could go home. In hindsight, I may have been overreacting a touch.

[@SeanDahle]

​@SuperJamz64 6th and 7th grade were absolutely hell for me. Life as a bullied autistic kid for me was bad enough. In PE, my bullies showed no mercy. Thank God I moved from Havre to Anaconda, MT. My classmates in Anaconda were so much better

[@SuperJamz64]

@@SeanDahleI’m sorry you went through hard times in your life, and I’m happy things got better for you. I’ve been through a lot of hard times in my life too, so I can relate. 1st grade was a nightmare for me, not because of PE, but because of everything in general. I also went to an absolutely horrible private school where the teachers basically bullied me for the first week of 6th grade before leaving and thankfully finding a much better private school. Everyone goes through hard experiences in their lives. What’s important is that you don’t let it change who you are on the inside, and it seems like you’ve stayed true to yourself and didn’t give into the darkness surrounding you. I wish you the best, and I hope you enjoyed this video. It’s probably one of the hardest Calvin and Hobbes story arcs for me to read, only surpassed by the robbery arc.

[@pelican19]

Same for me.

[@DamonNomad82]

I feel your pain! I was physically frail and severely asthmatic and thus had no talent for physical competition. I was always tall for my age, though, so I was decent at defending and rebounding in basketball (though I was horrible at shooting or dribbling, so I was pretty useless on offense). My nemesis was dodgeball, as I am neurodivergent and have an insanely low pain threshold while my height and lack of athleticism made me an easy target. I got to the point where I would intentionally grab a ball and softly toss it to a member of the other team just so they could catch it and get me out right away at the start of the game so I didn't have to get hit with a ball full force. Needless to say, that didn't make me very popular with the other kids on my team, but since I was already among the last ones chosen when picking teams, that didn't really make any difference...

[@calebbusing6171]

I also am not interested in ball sports 🏀 ⚾️🏈🎾🏐⚽️🏉🏓🏸🏒🏏🥍⛳️

[@SuperJamz64]

Same.