Line #21 Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS1E14TheNightOfTheLivingTelevision


1	--> ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2415565/18/Calvin_Hobbes_The_Series_SEASON_ONE Calvin accidentally brings the TV to life when he tries to get every channel in the world.]]''
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3	Calvin watches in envy as the Derkins set up their new [=DirectTV=], chastising his father for not keeping up. Neither he nor Hobbes agree with Calvin, but he's got a plan - the TR (TV Restoration) device, a band-aid that directs all the electricity in the state to his own TV! WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong
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5	--> '''Hobbes:''' [[NoFourthWall (to the audience)]] You know what's going to happen, and I know what's going to happen.
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7	When he installs it, a 45-second power failure ensues, a sure sign that the TR has worked.
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9	Later, Calvin gets up for a midnight snack and finds the TV on. And no matter how much he tries, ItWontTurnOff! [[CassandraTruth Until he tries to convince Hobbes that it's possessed, that is.]] The next day, while Calvin watches ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', the TV starts screwing around, revealing a face. Calvin simply avoids the TV for the rest of the day.
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11	That night, Calvin confronts the TV, who reveals that it came through the TR, and it isn't planning on leaving anytime soon - in fact, he's trying to get ''more'' power by using all the electricity in the world. His {{brainwash\|ed}}ing attempt fails, so he begins attacking through the appliances. Eventually, Hobbes ends up witnessing this turn of events, and he and Calvin form a plan - he distracts it so Calvin can try to stop it. Unfortunately, Calvin is trapped by the phone wires before he can get to it, and he's soon attacked by his own inventions.
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13	Calvin then pretends to go along with the TV, making a new power strip. However, it ends up weakening him, and though he promises to return, Calvin refutes his claims.
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15	The duo remark on how they've saved the world (though no one will ever know), and then note the wreck that is their living room...
16	----
17	!!Tropes:
18	* AdultsAreUseless[=/=]HandWave:
19	--> Right now, you may be asking, [[FridgeLogic why on Earth isn't someone coming out of bed to investigate?]] Well, most of the people were [[LazyBum lazy bumbs]] [''[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sic]]''] around there, and others appeared to be ''really'' heavy sleepers.
20	* BaldOfEvil: Electro.
21	* BatterUp: Calvin wields a bat against the TV.
22	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Electro is quite ugly.
23	* BigNo: Electro when he is defeated.
24	* BlahBlahBlah: See WeWillMeetAgain below.
25	* {{Brainwashed}}: Electro attempts to do this. [[DefiedTrope It doesn't work.]]
26	--> '''Calvin:''' HA! Nice, trying to [[PerfectlyCromulentWord hypnopotomize]] me your TV tricks! But it won't work!
27	* CassandraTruth: Hobbes doesn't believe Calvin about the TV.
28	* CreateYourOwnVillain: Nice going, Calvin.
29	* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Hobbes does this.
30	--> "[[RhymesOnADime You couldn't catch a flea on a grandpa's knee!]] And ha, ha, ha! And ho, ho, ho! And I'll bet [[YourMom your mother]] wears overshoes!"
31	* EdibleAmmunition: Unsurprisingly, the possessed fridge attacks with this.
32	* ImagineSpot: Referenced by Hobbes: [[note]]This exchange is perhaps one of the turning points in the series' branching off from its source material.[[/note]]
33	--> '''Calvin:''' HOBBES! HOBBES! THE TV! IT'S HAUNTED! IT'S ALIVE! IT'S CREEPY! '''''HELP ME!'''''\
34	'''Hobbes:''' Yes, of [[RougeAnglesOfSatin corse]] it is, Calvin. Is this a Stupendous Man, Spaceman Spiff or Tracer Bullet thing?\
35	'''Calvin:''' It's not! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! THE TV IS ALIVE!
36	* ISurrenderSuckers: Calvin does this to defeat the TV.
37	* ItWontTurnOff: The TV.
38	* MediumAwareness: See WeWillMeetAgain.
39	* NoFourthWall: See Hobbes' quote.
40	* OutsideRide: Hobbes briefly rides the Derkins' car into a ditch.
41	* PerfectlyCromulentWord: "Hypnopotomize".
42	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Electro.
43	* RhymesOnADime: See DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu
44	* ShockAndAwe: Electro takes over the TV, and he manages to gain control of all the electricity in Calvin's neighborhood.
45	* {{Technopath}}: Electro.
46	* TimeForPlanB:
47	--> '''Hobbes:''' Calvin! Try to get it to swing over here!\
48	Calvin gave Hobbes a bewildered stare.\
49	'''Hobbes:''' Never mind. OK, Plan B!\
50	Just then, more phone lines snapped, and grabbed Hobbes, and lifted him into the air.\
51	'''Hobbes:''' Or maybe Plan K.
52	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Electro manipulates all the appliances to do this to Calvin and Hobbes, including Calvin's inventions.
53	* WeWillMeetAgain: Epically lampshaded by Calvin:
54	--> '''Electro:''' Fine! Fade me out! But heed my words! I ''will'' come back! And will I do...\
55	'''Calvin:''' [[BlahBlahBlah Blah, blah, blah!]] [[MediumAwareness This is the most boring part of the episode!]] Hero defeats villain, and villain threatens to come back, more powerful than ever! We've heard it all before, Charlie!
56	* WhoDares:
57	--> '''Electro:''' [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu You dare insult me?]] No person shall insult me!
58	* WouldHurtAChild: When Calvin leaps for the TR:
59	--> '''Electro:''' I wouldn't do that, Calvin, [[MoralEventHorizon unless you want five million volts of electricity surging through you.]]

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