Harvey’s Partner

Harvey’s Partner is a The many adventures of Calvin and Hobbes Episode from Season 1. In this episode, Calvin helps Principal Harvey steal his school’s artifact.

Plot
The episode begins with Calvin in the school’s bathroom, scolding Isaac for using his plastic trumpet to unclog a toilet. The day then ends, so Calvin decides to take the bus home

While going to the bus stop, Calvin runs into the New Principal, Mr. Harvey. Harvey tries to convince Calvin to steal the Silver Bronco, Ulysses Grant’s good luck charm, but Calvin refuses. Harvey then goes on the bribing route, and finally convinces Calvin by saying that if he steals it, he will become famous.

Calvin goes to the school at night, and goes into the library where the Silver Bronco is kept. However, the Janitor comes in at night and notices the busted down door, but brushes off his suspicions. Unfortunately, the cabinet Calvin hides in is actually Mrs. Greene’s scorpion collection cabinet, and he is attacked by the scorpions.

Calvin tries to smash open the glass case the Silver Bronco is kept in, But finds it increasingly difficult. Eventually, Calvin loses it and wrecks the case and the rest of the Library with an RPG rocket launcher. However, Calvin is horrified to discover that the Bronco is fake and that according to a note inside the hollow Bronco, the real Bronco is in a safe halfway across the school. A dumbfounded Calvin runs off in a fit of rage.

Meanwhile at a bar, Harvey and his friend are playing solitare. Calvin then walks in, declares that he is quitting, and bolts all the way home. Spittle finds out about Harvey’s scheme, and kicks him out of the bar. (It is Possible Spittle got his job back after this.) Isaac then reappears and asks Spittle a completly unrelated question.

Transcript
Harvey's Partner (Transcript)

Trivia

 * This episode currently holds the record for least amount of screen time for Isaac (3 lines).
 * The scene where Calvin throws the contents of Spittle’s army cabinet at the case and pelts it with eggs while making weird noises is a reference to HowToBasic.