So--here's a try at a trivia quiz answer, with no research. Calvin was late 1500s (and maybe early 1600s?) as I recall, but I don't know exact dates . Hobbes, if memory serves, was born in 1588. The only reason I remember this (if memory serves) is that he maintained that his mother went into premature labor from the stress caused by a potential invasion., and that this trauma helped shape his "nasty, short and brutish" view of the world. If these dates are right, they did overlap. How long an overlap? I'll take a stab at 20 years. Let me know how I did testing my increasingly uncrowded memory....
The lack of aging in cartoons/comics is not something I really pondered before, but requires a suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy them over long periods of time. I’m happy to do that because it’s all fictional anyway!
South Park undoubtedly feels the most current and relevant of any of the shows you mentioned, and I think that’s in part because most episodes are standalone and don’t require a long character story arc to make sense.
Personally I think The Simpsons should’ve ended a while ago for the same reason I’d rather see an athlete retire too soon than too late. But if people continue to watch and it generates revenue, I can’t blame FOX for keeping the show going.
Apparently I was born a few weeks before Calvin and Hobbes made its debut. I was also born one month before Super Mario Bros came to America. These facts make me feel old but it’s cool to have cultural references like that.
Fantastic read :) As a fan of both Calvin and Hobbes and the Simpsons, I find it odd that I never compared the age of the parents or Calvin vs. Bart! Thank you for that.
I do remember the feeling when I realized that I was older than Homer… I won’t forget that lol.
A strange note= growing up, I heavily identified with Calvin, Bart, and most of the South Park kids… now, I find myself identifying with different characters (most notably Randy Marsh in South Park).
I've heard other people say that about fluctuating relatability over the years with things like this. In fact, with South Park, even Parker and Stone themselves if I remember right. They were late 20s when they started the show, and supposedly based Stan and Kyle partially on themselves. Now in their early 50s, I think at least one of them has said Randy is their favorite character too.
So--here's a try at a trivia quiz answer, with no research. Calvin was late 1500s (and maybe early 1600s?) as I recall, but I don't know exact dates . Hobbes, if memory serves, was born in 1588. The only reason I remember this (if memory serves) is that he maintained that his mother went into premature labor from the stress caused by a potential invasion., and that this trauma helped shape his "nasty, short and brutish" view of the world. If these dates are right, they did overlap. How long an overlap? I'll take a stab at 20 years. Let me know how I did testing my increasingly uncrowded memory....
The lack of aging in cartoons/comics is not something I really pondered before, but requires a suspension of disbelief in order to enjoy them over long periods of time. I’m happy to do that because it’s all fictional anyway!
South Park undoubtedly feels the most current and relevant of any of the shows you mentioned, and I think that’s in part because most episodes are standalone and don’t require a long character story arc to make sense.
Personally I think The Simpsons should’ve ended a while ago for the same reason I’d rather see an athlete retire too soon than too late. But if people continue to watch and it generates revenue, I can’t blame FOX for keeping the show going.
Apparently I was born a few weeks before Calvin and Hobbes made its debut. I was also born one month before Super Mario Bros came to America. These facts make me feel old but it’s cool to have cultural references like that.
Fantastic read :) As a fan of both Calvin and Hobbes and the Simpsons, I find it odd that I never compared the age of the parents or Calvin vs. Bart! Thank you for that.
I do remember the feeling when I realized that I was older than Homer… I won’t forget that lol.
A strange note= growing up, I heavily identified with Calvin, Bart, and most of the South Park kids… now, I find myself identifying with different characters (most notably Randy Marsh in South Park).
Thanks, friend/buddy/guy!!
I've heard other people say that about fluctuating relatability over the years with things like this. In fact, with South Park, even Parker and Stone themselves if I remember right. They were late 20s when they started the show, and supposedly based Stan and Kyle partially on themselves. Now in their early 50s, I think at least one of them has said Randy is their favorite character too.