# ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Best Babysitter Quote Is Still Among the Funniest in Comic Strip History

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/calvin-and-hobbes-best-babysitter-quote-is-still-among-the-funniest-in-comic-strip-history/
- Published: 2026-11-02T09:00:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T23:41:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/best-quote-rosalyn-babysitter-calvin-and-hobbes/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Rosalyn became Calvin’s recurring babysitting nemesis.
- Their rivalry powered several multi-day comic storylines.
- The article’s text cuts off before giving her standout quote.

## Summary

A feature looks back at Rosalyn, Calvin’s babysitter and recurring nemesis in Bill Watterson’s *Calvin and Hobbes*, and argues that her sharpest line remains one of the strip’s funniest moments. Their changing rivalry gave Watterson material for longer stories, with Calvin increasingly causing trouble while Rosalyn tried to manage him.

Rosalyn first appeared in 1986, initially portrayed as harsher towards Calvin, including locking him in a basement. Later stories often stretched across several days; one two-week storyline in 1989 saw Calvin lock Rosalyn outside and enjoy television and Oreos. Another, “Revenge of the Baby-Sat”, features her studying for a science test while Calvin plots mischief; the supplied article text ends before revealing the quote it calls her best.

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