Calvin's Mom & Dad

As quoted from Bill Watterson:

"I've never given Calvin's parents names, because as far as the strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad. Calvin's dad has been rumored to be a self-portrait. All my characters are half me, so it's true in some ways, but Calvin's dad is also partly a satire of my own father. Any strip about how suffering "builds character" is usually a verbatim transcript of my dad's explanations for why we were all freezing, exhausted, hungry and lost on camping trips. These things are a lot funnier after 25 years have passed.

Calvin's mom is the daily disciplinarian, a job that taxes her sanity, so I think we get to see her at her best. I regret that the strip mostly shows her impatient side, but I try to hint at other aspects of her personality and her interests by what she's doing when Calvin barges in. . . .

. . . As secondary characters, I've tried to keep Calvin's parents realistic, with a reasonable sense of humor about having a kid like Calvin. I think they do a better job than I would."

As quoted from Me:

Calvin's parents are every kid's dream, they are extremely tolerant and always try to come to a compromise with him(Not that my parents don't). They always enjoy Calvin's antics except for when he goes overboard; which is all the time. They are always in disbelief when Calvin comes up with another plan and don't discourage Calvin's creative mind when it comes to hobbes or dinosaurs.