@Chad Cheetah: What Stephen Treadwell says it’s true, but you can also consider it a different shirt. In the special You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, you can see his closet is full of t-shirts with different colors, but the same zig-zag pattern. Of course, yellow must be his favorite.
Several sources claim the term comes from the Marx Brothers, but usually don’t say which film. Some claim that the Marxes borrowed the joke from “others” unnamed. I found one attribution to their movie “Animal Crackers” and the character Captain (or is it Admiral?) Spaulding (or is it Spalding?), but I can’t find an exact quote or film clip. So, though I’ve repeated the Marx attribution for years, now I doubt it.
knight1192a over 8 years ago
Could try telling that to Lucy in her classic form, but she wouldn’t listen.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
“Toy piano” must be profanity to Schroeder.
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
Why is Charlie Brown’s shirt red today, but was yellow yesterday?
neverenoughgold over 8 years ago
I was told yesterday it is a Henway…
coffeeturtle over 8 years ago
sounds like one too!
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
@Chad Cheetah: What Stephen Treadwell says it’s true, but you can also consider it a different shirt. In the special You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, you can see his closet is full of t-shirts with different colors, but the same zig-zag pattern. Of course, yellow must be his favorite.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 8 years ago
Several sources claim the term comes from the Marx Brothers, but usually don’t say which film. Some claim that the Marxes borrowed the joke from “others” unnamed. I found one attribution to their movie “Animal Crackers” and the character Captain (or is it Admiral?) Spaulding (or is it Spalding?), but I can’t find an exact quote or film clip. So, though I’ve repeated the Marx attribution for years, now I doubt it.