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1--> ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2415565/7/Calvin_Hobbes_The_Series_SEASON_ONE Calvin tries to convince Hobbes that a tornado is not coming after the two watch a show about them. Until it comes, that is.]]''
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3The episode begins with Calvin watching ''X-Treme Weather'', which warns about tornadoes. Calvin complains that they never come where they live. Not long after, Hobbes wakes up, having had a terrible dream about tornadoes. Calvin dismisses it, but his dad tells of a storm coming up.
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5While Calvin's parents leave to get groceries, Calvin tries to watch TV and is greeted with static. A bit later, the electricity goes out completely. Though Hobbes refuses to get some flashlights from the basement, a monster's laugh sends him scrambling down. Calvin then attempts to fix the satellite dish, Hobbes shortly following.
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7--> '''Hobbes:''' CALVIN! HOW CAN YOU FIX THE ANTENNA WITH THE ELECTRICITY OUT!
8--> '''Calvin:''' WHAT? [[ICantHearYou I CAN'T HEAR YOU!]]
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10After this [[OverlyLongGag particularly lengthy exchange]], the duo finally make into the house, where Hobbes simply tells Calvin there's a twister coming. Though Calvin is disbelieving, he soon realizes his error when he sees how tornadoes can make the afternoon seem like nighttime.
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12His plan: try to stop the tornado while in his box (functioning like a plane). Unfortunately, the box's engine won't start, and the tornado's only five miles away. The duo are suddenly plucked by the wind and thrown about, the box finally starting and the tornado only a hundred feet away.
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14'''To Be Continued in [[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS1E8TheBlackTurningFunnelPart2 Part 2]]'''
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16!!Tropes:
17* {{Cliffhanger}}: A tornado is headed straight for the duo, who are being thrown about in the wind.
18--> '''Calvin:''' Help. Cry for help.
19* DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud: Averted - the winds are strong way before the tornado even shows up.
20* DreamingOfThingsToCome: PlayedForLaughs with Hobbes dreaming about tornadoes.
21* ICantHearYou: Calvin and Hobbes do this when the former is outside, trying to fix the satellite dish.
22** Subverted in Part 2, however. See that page for more details.
23* OverlyLongGag: The aforementioned ICantHearYou exchange.
24--> '''Calvin:''' I'M GOING INTO THE HOUSE! AND IF YOU WANT TO STAY HERE, AND BABBLE LIKE A MORON ABOUT [[ItMakesSenseInContext POURING MICE INTO A POWER BOX]], BE MY GUEST!
25* ShoutOut: The following exchange is completely ripped off from the [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2001/ga011003.gif October 3, 2001 strip]] of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
26--> '''Calvin's mom:''' I've locked up the fridge.
27--> '''Calvin:''' I'll survive.
28--> '''Calvin's mom:''' And the tunnel to the fridge has been filled in.
29--> '''Calvin:''' My life is over.
30* TitleDrop: By the ''narrator'':

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