Tracer Bullet in Color

Cast

 * Calvin as Tracer Bullet
 * Hobbes as Tiger Eye
 * Socrates as Crateso
 * Andy as Andrew Casabas
 * Sherman as Jerry the Shoe-Shining Hamster
 * Susie Derkins as Mimi Dejour
 * Rosalyn as Lana
 * Dr. Brainstorm as Professor Olsen
 * Jack as Zack
 * Calvin's mother as The Coat Checker
 * Calvin's father as The Guy at the Club Flamingo

Summary
Tracer Bullet and Tiger Eye attempt to solve a murder mystery.

Full plot
A mysterious figure places a bomb in the courtroom, which is targeted at Judge J. Oliver Maxwell. It detonates in the morning, and the local police assigns Tracer Bullet on the case. He talks to his assistant, Tiger Eye, who has made a list of suspects. One of them is ex-convict Andrew Casabas. The two go question Andrew's ex-wife Lana, who is doing charity work. Lana tells them Andrew hangs out at the Club Flamingo with a dancer named Mimi Dejour. Tracer and Tiger Eye question Mimi when Andrew shows up and tells the cops to beat it. Andrew thinks that the cops are trying to pin the court bombing on him, and says he didn't do it, saying he was at the movies. Tracer goes to see the police scientist, Professor Olsen, who tells him about the contents of the bomb. The next morning, another bombing occurs. Tracer and Tiger Eye arrive on the scene, where Crateso the cop gives Tracer a matchbox from the Club Flamingo, evidence from the dead man. Tracer and Tiger Eye ask Andrew about the bombing, as to which Andrew denies it again. Tiger Eye convinces Tracer to let Andrew go. When Tracer gets home, Mimi asks him to meet at the Club Flamingo, where she says she lied about Andrew's location at the time of the court bombing. Tracer goes to see a shoe-shining hamster named Jerry, who gives Tracer information about Andrew's interests. Tracer informs Lana about letting Andrew go and Mimi blowing his alibi. That night, Tracer and Tiger Eye go on a stakeout, and they see the bomber, preparing to strike again. The bomber is revealed to be Lana. Lana says if she can't have Andrew back, Mimi can't either, and prepares to blow the building up. But Andrew comes out of the shadows as he has cut the bomb wires. The cops arrest Lana, and Tracer and Tiger Eye talk about the case.

Transcript
Tracer Bullet in Color Transcript

Trivia

 * This is the 7th episode of Season 2 and the 76th episode overall of Calvin and Hobbes the Series.
 * This is the first episode where it's completely in one of Calvin's fantasies.
 * This episode was written by the writing team from The Naked Gun, as the episode is a word for word spoof of their series Police Squad!.
 * John Lithgow makes an uncredited appearance as himself.