They're back: calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick, hobbes. A tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the fire and have his stoma...They're back: calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick, hobbes. A tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the fire and have his stomach rubbed. In six short years this unlikely duo has captured the hearts, the minds, and, most of all, the funny bones of America.