Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 18, 1965
Transcript:
Charlie Brown is standing on the pitchers mound getting ready to throw a ball as Lucy walks up saying," WAIT!" (BR BR) Lucy is standing in front of Charlie Brown on the pitchers mound who has a questioning look on his face, Lucy looking towards home plate with a scowl says,"Hmm..." (BR BR) Lucy now says, "Brush this guy back, Charlie Brown! Give I'm the OL Bean-Ball!". Charlie Brown replies, "No, I can't do that...it wouldn't be right..." (BR BR) Lucy turns to Charlie Brown and says, "It wouldn't be RIGHT?!" (BR BR) Charlie Brown stands on the pitchers mound with a questioning look, as Lucy tells Frieda,"Listen to Who's gone moral on us all of a sudden! OL" wishy-washy here is too moral to throw a bean-ball!" (BR BR) Patty walks up to the mound as Frieda with her arms out, says to Charlie Brown, "What about the way early settlers treated the Indians? Was that moral? How about the children's crusade? Was that moral?" (BR BR) Patty now standing on the mound with Lucy Frieda and Charlie Brown, holds her arms out and says, "Yeah and how about those awful movie ads you see nowadays?" Frieda puts her arms up over her head and says, "Do you call those moral, Charlie Brown?" (BR BR) All the players are now standing around the pitchers mound. Schroeder is pointing at Charlie Brown saying, "Do you think that incident at Harper's Ferry was consistent with morality? Patty looks at Schroeder and asks, "Define Morality!" Frieda is talking to Five and Lucy, saying, :Our whole system of freeways is a perfect example of what I'm trying to say!" Violet is telling Sally and Pigpen,"Have you listened to radio lately?" Pigpen replies, "How about this whole conservation situation?" (BR BR) Charlie Brown stands holding the ball and says, "We never win any ball games, but we have some interesting discussions!" (BR BR)
MrJamie1062 about 10 years ago
I happen to know, that this date was Easter Sunday in 1965; apparently Charlie Brown and company had considered playing ball more important than Easter dinner with their families.(Ha,ha.)
jasonbres about 4 years ago
This was adapted in the film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”.
Best Commenter Ever almost 4 years ago
Linus is gone.
jasonbres about 2 years ago
This strip was adapted into the baseball sequence of the film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown”.
FrostbiteFalls about 1 year ago
This entire sequence was incorporated into the first feature film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” and that scene was previewed on the Ed Sullivan Show. CB’s last line got a laugh from the adult audience, but when I saw it at the local theater, the predominately younger audience barely reacted at all.
MrJamie51 18 days ago
One of the rare times Frieda is seen wearing a baseball cap. Something she DEFINITELY would have considered IMMORAL for her, as she was thus “unable to show off her naturally curly hair” she so adored.