Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 27, 1985
October 26, 1985
October 28, 1985
Transcript:
Linus stands on the doorstep and reaches up to ring the bell. A voice comes from within the house, it says,"I'll get it..."<BR><BR> Linus says,"Good Morning, sir..my name is Linus Van Pelt...Halloween will soon be here, and I'd like to tell you a little about the 'Great Pumpkin'"<BR><BR> The voice says,"Pumpkins? No, we ain't bought any pumpkins yet..."<BR><BR> Linus puts up his hand and says,"Well, what I really meant was.." The voice interrupts,"Hey, Estelle, are we gonna buy any pumpkins this year? Yeah, Halloween is comin'!"<BR><BR> Linus says,"But I'm not..." The voice continues,"There's a kid here selling pumpkins..."<BR><BR> Linus spreads his hands and continues,"No, I just want to tell you about the 'Great Pumpkin', and how he..." The voice interrupts,"Okay, if they're great, I'll order a couple...hey, Estelle, bring my wallet, will you?"<BR><BR> The voice concludes,"Just a minute, kid...I'll give you five bucks, an' you can deliver the pumpkins later, okay?"<BR><BR> Linus looks at the reader with the money in his hand. He walks up to Lucy, who is sitting on the bean bag watching t.v. He says,"I never realized evangelism could be so profitable!" says,"<BR><BR>
LadyBlanc about 11 years ago
This may be the first ever time we actually hear an adult talking in a Peanuts strip…
jtyroler about 8 years ago
I think there might have been a strip where the ticket taker said something while Snoopy was in line to see a movie. Another possibility is when Lucy was in a golf tournament.
ootey almost 7 years ago
The adult talking strips I remember are Snoopy getting Halloween candy and the people saying it was a kid in a dog outfit and Lucy’s mom telling her to share her toys with Linus. I’m sure there’s more.
over 6 years ago
I fell bad for Linus when the man finds out he’s been cheated.
Stormwyrm about 3 years ago
There’s a strip (August 29, 1965) with Grandma van Pelt where Linus manages to predict exactly what she is going to say (“every day is children’s day”). But this is probably the most we might ever see adults say in the strip.
kcj over 1 year ago
Estelle is one of the few adults in Peanuts universe whose first name we know. The others are Joe Shlabotnik and Helen Sweetstory (and Bill Mauldin, if he counts as a character.)