Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 20, 1990
May 19, 1990
May 21, 1990
Transcript:
Marcie and Peppermint Patty are watching TV. A voice announces, "And those are our scores."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty exclaims, "What do you mean, those are your scores?!"<BR><BR> She continues, "They did it again! They didn't say a thing about women's sports!"<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty hollers, "All those games and not one mention of a woman!"<BR><BR> They walk. Peppermint Patty announces, "I'm gonna get on a bus, Marcie, and go down to the TV station and complain!"<BR><BR> Profile of the two on the bus. Peppermint Patty continues, "Every sports show is the same Men, men men! Never any women's sports!"<BR><BR> Marcie and Peppermint Patty stand facing a desk. Peppermint Patty demands, "We wanna speak to the manager of this TV station.."<BR><BR> They walk down the hall. [PANEL 9] They stand in front of another desk. Peppermint Patty says, "We've come to complain about your sports broadcasts! You never give the scores of women's sports! It's always men! What about women?!"<BR><BR> [PANEL 10] They are walking outside. Marcie says, "That was odd, wasn't it, Sir?" Peppermint Patty asks, "What was odd?"[Panel 11] They wait at the bus stop. Marcie says, "The station manager was a woman.."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty responds: "Really? I didn't even notice.." [PANEL 12] Marcie and Peppermint Patty in profile on the bus. Marcie adds, "Our bus driver is a woman, too, Sir.." Peppermint Patty says, "Ask her what the score is, Marcie.."<BR><BR>
tdoug1 about 9 years ago
Women are out there Patty.
phoenixnyc over 2 years ago
I’m trying to think what women’s sports would have been in season when this was first run. We were still a few years away from the WNBA, college sports would have been over, and I think it was the gap between the French Open and Wimbledon, a period of time in which most of the United States forgets tennis exists.