Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 01, 1968
Transcript:
Charlie Brown and Franklin play in the sand. Charlie Brown asks, "Is your whole family at the beach, Franklin?"<BR><BR> Franklin replies, "No, my dad is over in Vietnam." Charlie Brown says, "My dad's a barber . . He was in a war too, but I don't know which one."<BR><BR> Franklin asks, "Do you like baseball, Charlie Brown?" Charlie Brown replies, "My problem is I like baseball too much."<BR><BR> Franklin asks, "Are you a good player?" Charlie Brown replies, "I have some friends who would regard that as a great topic for a panel discussion."<BR><BR>
Vivianne Lee over 12 years ago
Vietnam war
LadyBlanc almost 12 years ago
CB’s dad was therefore most likely in the Korean War.
NougatBrains about 4 years ago
CB, that’s “friends”. With inverted commas. Not without.
FrostbiteFalls about 1 year ago
The mention of the Vietnam war is one of the few topical references made in Peanuts.