Mr. Bun at tea.
Susie Derkins with Mr. Bun
Mr. Bun is the stuffed rabbit belonging to Susie Derkins and who frequently shows up at Susie's tea parties as a "guest."
Unlike Hobbes, Mr. Bun is never seen as anything more than a stuffed rabbit, having no "alternate reality" of his own (at least in Calvin's eyes). Hobbes himself notes that Mr. Bun "seems comatose". However, in one Sunday strip, Mr. Bun is shown as Susie and Calvin's baby (depicted as an ordinary rabbit wrapped in a swaddle). However, despite Susie's attempts to play, Calvin calls the game "moronic" and leaves. Susie can't understand how Calvin plays with his "dumb ol' tiger, but not Mr. Bun".
In a week-long series revolving around Hobbes being stolen by a dog, Hobbes is found by Susie while out for a walk. She later throws a tea party with Hobbes and Mr. Bun. Hobbes is then found and recovered by a passing Calvin, who thanks Susie for finding him.
Friendship with Susie[]
Given one of the more unusual aspects of the Calvin and Hobbes universe, namely the fact that the only other recurring children in the strip besides Calvin are Susie and Moe, Mr. Bun is Susie's only friend who is shown more than once (if Calvin does not count as her friend). This is evidenced in one strip where Susie invites Calvin to tea. Calvin, true to form, loudly refuses. Susie tries to pretend that Calvin's rejection was not worth worrying over, offering to refill Mr. Bun's teacup while commenting on the rudeness of "Mr. Calvin".
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