Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 07, 1965
Transcript:
Charlie Brown stands in a line with some other campers. Charlie Brown says, "Well, here I am at camp, standing in my first chow line . . . Lunch is gonna taste good!"<BR><BR> Another camper asks, "What's your name, kid?" Charlie Brown replies, "Charlie Brown."<BR><BR> The camper points at Charlie Brown and shouts, "Hey, get a load of the kid with the funny name!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown thinks, "Lunch is gonna taste awful!"<BR><BR>
tammsys over 11 years ago
What’s wrong with the name Charlie Brown?
MrJamie1062 almost 11 years ago
And of course, the one part of the dialogue here, between Charlie Brown and the kid behind him(in Panels 2 and 3)is also used in “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown,” when he meets the bullies at camp and tells them his name, that’s EXACTLY what they say,“Hey! Get a load of the kid with the WEIRD NAME!” Did Schulz also get mistreated like CB does? (I have read, that Schulz did in fact base CB on himself—like Charlie Brown, Schulz, too, had done poorly in school and could never bring himself to ask a girl out on a date.) So, makes you wonder if “Sparky” had also been mistreated and bullied by his peers, as well.
jbruins84341 over 7 years ago
Well, if true, Sparky’s bullies have faded into insignificance, while he has achieved lasting fame and adoration. Game over: Bullies lose.
Best Commenter Ever almost 4 years ago
It’s better than Brownie Charles.
Daeder over 3 years ago
“Charlie Brown” is just about the least weird name in America.
roamer0607 over 2 years ago
Ha ha, you have the same name as that kid in the comic strip — oh, wait…
jasonbres about 2 years ago
This was adapted into the TV special “It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown”.