Calvin and Hobbes: The Series/Medium Awareness

""Blah, blah, blah! 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!""
 * In "Night of the Living Television", when Electro says he will return:

""We sure get some dramatic writers for this show.""
 * Upon Sherman ripping out an alien transmitter chip from Socrates' head, Calvin comments:

"Calvin: Man, how many times in this show are my parents getting into trouble?
 * In "The Return of Dr. Brainstorm", after the titular character reveals he's kidnapped Calvin's parents:

Hobbes: Well, there was the camping episode, then there was the mountain episode..."

"Hobbes: Can't we go through one episode without using one of your death trap creations?
 * Hobbes pulls down the end card at Calvin's request in "Chaos to My Ears".
 * He also says "Fade out" to end "Wild Movie".
 * After Calvin pulls out the Time Pauser in "The Insane Road Trip":

Calvin: Sure. We went through Episode 1 without my inventions.

Hobbes: That was the pilot episode. And it stunk too."

"Calvin: (having spent most of the way there complaining about Roselyn) "On second thought, Rosalyn's only appeared in one episode during this entire show. Let's bring her back!""
 * Upon finding out that he's staying at the Derkins' house in "A Club's Blow":

"Socrates: (after finding out that two villains had teamed up) "Who teamed up? Rupert Chill and Dr. Brainstorm?"
 * Some Foreshadowing in "The Night of the Living Television II":

Calvin: No, we're saving that for next season."

"Hobbes: Calvin, just out of curiosity, when did we pick politics up in this TV show?
 * From "CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!":

Calvin: What are you talking about? I'm not doing anything political.

Hobbes: Oh, never mind. I must have slipped into a different cartoon for a second there."

"[Calvin looks around the room]
 * Calvin briefly warns Hobbes of the censors in "Roughin' It".
 * After the particularly action-packed opening of "Dr. Brain Chill":

Hobbes: What is it, Calvin?

Calvin: Oh nothing. I just feel like we just missed out on a big action sequence for some reason."

"Socrates: Calvin! Hobbes! Camera that likes zooming in and out of things!"
 * And shortly afterwards:

"Jack: Faster than the speed of light, huh? When did this show move to the Sci Fi Channel?"
 * And later still:

"Dr. Brainstorm: (berating Jack for blowing their cover) Here I am being a creepy burglar and keeping the audience in the dark about who I am, and then YOU walk up and ruin everything!
 * "Department Store Horrors":

Jack: I think the audience has long since figured it out, Frank."

"Calvin: (on meeting their future selves) That's not possible. Those people are adults. Looks like our show has been spliced in with Star Trek or something."
 * "RIP Calvin":

"Calvin: Whatever is in there doesn't want us up there! The nerve of him! He's wiping out a perfectly good suspense scene!"
 * From "Pranking the Ghosts":

"Calvin: (talking to a ghost) OK, this is really starting to get frustrating! Here we are stretching this story out, so you can be creepy and weird. SHOW YOURSELF!"
 * Later on:

"Socrates: Uh, did I miss something?
 * From "The Five Calvins":

Stupendous Man: Yes. You've missed several things since this special began. Now, let's go."

"Socrates: So, where's Target, today, I mean... Calvin?
 * "An MTM Episode":

Hobbes: Oh, well he's up in his room, trying to fix the MTM. Remember, we had a pretty intense TV movie a while ago, and it ended with the MTM's hologram software blowing up."

"Hobbes: Say, Calvin, why don't you talk to Elliot?
 * Later, part of Dr. Brainstorm's plan to steal the MTM includes waiting for night to fall just for drama.
 * "New Year, New Disasters":

Calvin: What?

Hobbes: Well, why not? It might add some interest to the episode.

Calvin: Well, what am I supposed to say to the guy? I hate his tiger!

Hobbes: Hmm, good point. Well, at least go say hi to him. See if you can get one line of dialogue out of him."

"Hobbes: Oh, nonsense. Nobody is that elusive.
 * And later, after Calvin fails to get a good look at him:

Calvin: Well, he's managed to get through two and a half seasons without being introduced. He was even able to conceal his name until mid-season two."

"Calvin: (upon several buzzers going off) ACK! WE GOT MOVIE SIGN!
 * "Electronic Invasion":

Hobbes: Wrong show."

"Jacqueline: Yeah, I think this chain of attacks should end soon. Otherwise, we'll have to rename the show Dr Brainstorm and Friends."
 * "A Day in Your Shoes":

"Calvin: Yeah right, and we've been getting "your" and "you're" switched on this show all the time as well."
 * "Attack of the Monsters":

"Holographic Retro: OK, I'm not even going to ask how you managed to survive that.
 * "The Genius Hamster":

Calvin: Yeah, these episodes can get really confusing for you, can't they!"

"Socrates: (trying to find Andy) Well, [he] was never the talkative one. Admittedly, he's gotten better this season, but..."
 * "Pharaoh Andrew":

"MTM: (talking about the mummies that are after them) I'd worry more about the dead people, because if they managed to get out of the pyramid, we'd have one weird action scene."
 * Later:

"Calvin: Oh, it's one of these episodes again."
 * And later still:

"Jack: (on Thunderstorm) It's a long story and should probably be done with a flashback..."
 * "Thunderstorm":

"Dr. Brainstorm: (on Jack's left arm being loose) I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T! JACK IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTO-REPAIR NANOTECHNOLOGY NOW! THAT ARM IS ON THERE FOR GOOD! WE HAVEN'T EVEN USED THAT GAG SINCE OUR FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW!"
 * And later:

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