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Documentary four years ago he was at the top of our list of who we wanted to talk to but we never thought we would ever get, you know, bill waterson. it was sort of like getting j.d. salinger talking to us about comics. but, you know, we persisted and talked to about 70 different other cartoonists, a lot of whom were friends with bill and word got back to him that i think we were doing a serious piece about comics and comic art and he agreed to participate and was just so generous to -- >> and t...

Who created "peanuts," one of the most greatest comic strips of all time. and this strip expands into marketing, into everything to where its where its part of the fabric of america to see snoopy or charlie brown or lucy, linus, wherever. how is it that charles schultz created these characters that are so enduring that they can live outside of the strip? >> well, i think we interviewed his widow, jeanne schultz, in the film, and she talks about how when he would create a strip, he would draw -- ...

The first memory of reading comic strips, you know, my parents took the "herald examer" if los angeles which is now defunct, and i remember this magnificent spread when they used to run them this big and i just was so drawn in to this amazing world that these guys could create in this -- it was in a rectangle. >> as a kid it was the best part of the sunday paper, the comics. peanut, little orphan annie, kathy, garfield, but times are changing. newspapers are closing and with them the ability of ...

I was so rude li interrupted by my colleague toure. comic strips to me died when calvin and hobbs went away. i still waking up that news eve, saving the paper. its in the trunk somewhere in my home. you got the elusive bill waterson on audio tape. i want to play what he had to say. >> quite honestly, i tried to if get that there was an audience. i wanted to keep this strip feeling small and intimate as i did it so my goal was just to make my wife laugh. after that i put it out and the public cou...

And then in the next strip, the next day, we get to meet the guy who was introduced in the previous day. i have to make a personal aside here. when i was a senior in high school, i started to cut class a lot. i dont recommend doing that, but i did. one of my teachers took an interest in me and did me a huge favor by getting me hooked on classic dunesbury comic strips. she would send me the next installment by school internal mail. the next installment would not get to me until my next class that...

Doctor about to perform the procedure, by the authority vested in me by the gop base, i thee rape. so a lot of papers decided no not run dunesbury this week. a middle aged made state legislator will be with you in a moment. and then in the next strip, the next day, we get to meet the guy who was introduce it in the previous day. i have to make a personal aside here. when i was a senior in high school. i started to cut class a lot. i dont recommend doing that, but i did. one of my teachers took a...

Im not in geography state of mind. what state are you in? he says denial. such is the genius of calvin and hobbs and focus of a new doc called dear mr. waterson? >> it was like comic strip perfection and still is. >> my initial impression when i saw him, the guy is making it harder for the rest of us. >> bill waterson showed me that a great amazing comic is great writing that can stand on its own and great drawing that can stand on its own. put it together and you have one of the greatest comic ...

Her busy saturday begins with back pain, when... hey pam, you should take advil. why? you can take four advil for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? youre joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve. >> heres one of the greatest comic strips of all time, look at this, notice the exquisite drawing, the dip into the mind of a child. hes daydreaming and if you pull back you see hes frightened by his teacher. who doesnt know that feeling? and has enough h...

Employees dont agree with them about what is the most moral spiritual thing to do in these situations. their own conscience dictates something else. >> that is the battle people have good will and good faith beliefs in religion. the question is whether the courts will rule in a way that say a businesss religious freedom can trump that of its employees. thanks for spending time with us today. were going to turn next to calvin and hobbs, the fascinating story behind one of the most beloved comic s...

Girls. >> you, too. right now lets go to fox news london correspondent with the latest from her perspective this morning. >> hi, im outside the wing and just so many people here and so anxious for the news. for the last three weeks a massive press and now we have all sorts of curious onlookers and members of the public taking pictures of the action over here. the last few days the papers have been full of comic strips. basically, storks delivering curry to induce labor because such a period of...