The Noodle Incident

The Noodle Incident is a running gag in Calvin and Hobbes. It is an event that was caused by Calvin. Calvin often denies any doing with it, but Hobbes knows he did it and has brought it up to Calvin, with Calvin normally getting defensive about it.

What Actually Happened
One day Calvin decides to "Go for the Gusto" and he puts on a space helmet and cape and goes to school with it, along with a bag of noodles and hot sauce, and states that he is using it for Show and Tell. During class, Calvin fakes coughing to get out of class to use the water fountain, he then goes to his locker, and Calvin then takes the Hot Sauce and Noodles, he then takes some of it to the boiler room and pours some of it in there. Calvin then sneaks into the cafeteria and pours the rest into the bowl boiling noodles for lunch. At lunch time, Calvin gets noodles for lunch, and then he sneaks back into the Kitchen again, and pours the noodles into the pot of noodles boiling, which causes the noodles in the pot to over boil, and starts a fire. The police and fire department are called, and Calvin sneaks onto the fire truck and sprays water on everyone, which is very cold considering it is the middle of winter. Calvin is then chased by the Police, Principal Spittle, and Miss Wormwood, but Calvin escapes through a Cop car, and ends up crashing into a forest near his house, unhurt. Calvin then attempts to go back home, but is caught in a trap by the police. Calvin is brought back to school and is given an in-school suspension for the rest of the year, but the school doesn't call Calvin's parents, as Calvin agrees to do everything he is told and the school won't call his parents, though Calvin still claims he is framed, Hobbes knows he did since Calvin did tell him about it.