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Violet runs along with a can in hand. She wonders,"Why didn't I think of this before?"
She dips into the can paint with a brush and writes on a board leaning on a crate. She says,"This will really help my business"
She stands up and looks at the board. She exclaims,"There! That should do it!"
She stands next to the crate smiling. A baking rests on it and the sign reads,'Mudpies like Mother used to Make'.
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Charlie Brown is in his swim trunks wading out in the water. He says,"This will really impress Violet and Patty!"
He is in the water up to his shoulders. He says,"I'll stand clear out here where the water comes up to my chin..."
He listens questioningly as the girls appear on the beach and Violet asks,"What's that floating in the water, Patty?" Patty replies,"Maybe we should call the lifeguard..."
He grimaces as one of them concludes, "I'll bet it's a beachball!"
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Patty stands in front of Shermy sitting on the curb, wearing his baseball mitt. He says,"Our baseball rolled down the sewer!"
She peers down the sewer ask he crouches next to her and replies,"Charlie Brown is down there now trying to find it..."
She stands over Shermy as he looks at eyes peering out at him from the sewer. He asks,"Did you find the ball, Charlie Brown?"
He continues,"Or aren't you Charlie Brown?"
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This gag is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from July 6, 1947:
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Violet: My! What a cute little baby!
My! What a cute little doggie!
Charlie: Yes?
Oh well, I'm probably more the rugged type...
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Violet: What are you doing for you Dad on father's day?
Charlie: First I'm going to get him to take me to the park to play on the swings...
Then we'll go to the zoo, and from there to the ball game...
By the time the day's over, he'l know he's a father!
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Patty: Do you think I'm beautiful Charlie Brown?
Charlie: You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen... You are indeed a rare picture of delight!
Patty: Don't be sarcastic!
(whop!)
Charlie: You can't win!
'June 14, 1951
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Shermy: I heard that if a person gets real scared, his hair will turn gray overnight!
Charlie: That Doesn't worry me
Shermy: It doesn't?
Charlie: No, not at all
It's the gray hair that will come gradually that worries me!
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Patty: I'll take the chocolate one naturally!
No, wait! On second thought I think I'll have the vanilla...
No, I'd rather have chocolate, or should I take vanilla?
Charlie: Never Mind...They're both melted!
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Charlie: You're really glad to see me, huh, Snoopy?
I'm Sorry I couldn't bring you any candy today...
Snoopy: (back flip)
Charlie: ?
Snoopy: !
Charlie: That's the way it goes!
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Charlie Brown stands outside Patty's house in the rain as she stands in front of him in the doorway. He says,"Go ask your mother if you can come out an' play..."
He whistles as she closes the door to go an ask.
She returns and says,"She said it's raining too hard for me to go out..."
He replies,"Well, what I'm really doing is hinting to be invited in!"
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Snoopy sits on the ground laughing as Charlie Brown sits across from him saying,"An' then Mike says, 'Oh, yeah?'."
Charlie Brown turns to Patty as she arrives and says,"Snoopy and I are telling jokes..."
He continues as she sits,"I doubt that he understands anything I'm saying, though..."
He concludes,"I think he just laughs to keep from hurting my feelings!"
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Charlie Brown sits on a chair in the corner wearing boxing-gloves. He exclaims,"CLANG! There's the bell!!"
He comes out of the chair boxing.
He raises his hand and proclaims,"I win! My opponent has failed to come out of his corner!!"
Schroeder sits in a corner, also wearing boxing gloves, happily confused.
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Charlie Brown sits humming on the sand, between his pail and watering-can.
Patty walks up behind him and watches him.
Patty takes the watering-can and pours water on his head. He starts questioningly as he feels the water splashing over his head.
She watches in surprise as he exclaims,"Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day!"
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Violet bends over towards Schroeder sitting on the floor. She says,"Hello there, Schroeder! You know me, don't you?"
She stoops down in front of him as he looks at her in confusion. She continues, "My name is Violet...I'm your friend!"
She stands as he sits there smiling and says,"If I can just stay in good with him now..."
She walks off concluding,"Maybe when we both get older, He'll ask me for a date!"
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Charlie Brown runs along exclaiming,"A sandbox!!" "Wow!"
He goes to climb in the sandbox and continues,"Oh, boy! This is swell!!"
He stands in the sandbox and continues,"Yes, sir, this is the life for me..."
He spreads his hands and concludes,"Back to the soil!!"
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Violet walks along asking,"Charlie Brown, can you tell time?"
She approaches him and holds out her wrist with the watch on it. She says,"I've got a new watch, but I don't know how it works" He looks at the watch and replies,"It's four o'clock"
She looks at the watch and asks,"How can you tell?"
She grimaces as he replies,"I just heard it over the radio!"
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Schroeder sits on the floor frowning. Charlie Brown leans over him and says,"Smile, Schroeder..."
He stoops next to Schroeder and continues,"C'mon, Schroeder, smile...you can do it" Schroeder raises his eyebrows.
As he smiles, Charlie Brown exclaims, "He did it! He's smiling!! He's smiling at me!"
They both look at the reader, and Charlie Brown concludes,"Gee! I feel like a father!"
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Charlie Brown leans over looking at the smiling, sitting Schroeder as Patty watches from nearby. He asks,"Doesn't Schroeder ever talk?"
She replies,"He hasn't learned how yet..he's too young" He stoops in front of him and asks,"Can he walk?"
She walks up to them and Schroeder turns towards her. She replies,"No, he doesn't walk yet either..."
Charlie Brown concludes,"Gee, this gives me a great feeling of superiority!"
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Patty approaches Charlie Brown sitting in the sandbox playing with his toys. She asks,"Have you met Schroeder yet, Charlie Brown?"
As he walks off behind her, Charlie Brown asks,"Schroeder?! Who's he?" She replies,"He lives next door....c'mon, I'll introduce you"
She points to a baby sitting on the floor and says,"Here he is! Say something to him" Charlie Brown replies,"I don't know what to say..."
As Schroeder smiles up at him, he turns to Patty and concludes,"I always feel so uncomfortable near children!"
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The first appearance of Schroeder
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Charlie Brown sticks his tongue out in concentration as he positions his racket to hit the approaching ball.
As the ball swishes by him, he exclaims,"Rats!"
He walks off exasperated. He says,"This is getting me down...let's change the rules, Shermy..."
He looks at Shermy through the tennis-net and concludes,"One point if you hit the ball, two points if you get it over the net!"
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Patty stoops down next to the outdoor tap, rubbing her hands together. She says,"Gee, my hands were really dirty"
She looks behind her and says,"Hmm..no towel...."
She turns and sees Snoopy. He looks at her puzzled as she exclaims,"Ah!"
He sits grimacing as she happily wipes her hands in his ears.
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The basic gag is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from July 31, 1949:
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Patty sits at the table across from Charlie Brown, watching him slurp his food. She exclaims,"Charlie Brown!! Don't make so much noise when you eat!"
They walk over to Snoopy eating his food from his dish. She points at him and says,"Just look how nicely Snoopy eats...."
He stoops in front of Snoopy and replies,"He's got a big advantage, though..."
He returns to the table and resumes slurping his food. He concludes as they watch him,"He doesn't have to use a spoon!"
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"Charlie Brown and Patty are walking and Patty says " I think everyone should learn to speak properly.
Patty and Charlie Brown are now walking behind a picket fence and Patty is still talking " Even you, Charlie Brown... You should make a special effort to learn good english
Charlie Brown Stops and turns to Patty and say's "What good would that Do?
They are back to walking and Charlie Brown says " I never can think of anything to say!"
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Snoopy jumps up and down as Charlie Brown moves his hand, that contains food, away from him and exclaims,"Get away, Snoopy...get away!"
As Snoopy continues his antics, Charlie Brown says,"Get away! There's not enough candy for both of us!"
He falls on the ground and continues,"Stop it! Get away!!"
As Snoopy smacks his lips and eats the candy, he sits up and says,"I knew there wasn't enough for both of us!"
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