Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 14, 1951
November 13, 1951
November 15, 1951
Transcript:
Violet kneels on the floor holding a football upright with her finger. In a panic, she exclaims,"He'll kick my hand! I just know he will!"<BR><BR> As Charlie Brown runs up to kick the ball, she let's it go saying,"I can't go through with it!"<BR><BR> As she kneels nearby, he kicks the unbalanced ball and in surprise, falls down.<BR><BR> Violet stands over a dazed and pained Charlie Brown asking,"You didn't kick the ball, Charlie Brown...why didn't you kick it?"<BR><BR>
calvinballer07 over 13 years ago
And thus the tradition is born…
calvinballer07 over 13 years ago
And thus the tradition is born…
statue-of-liberty over 13 years ago
Strange how Violet first pulls the prank, and not Lucy
Herb Thiel Premium Member over 13 years ago
Wow! I wondered where it started. But is that Lucy? It looks more like Violet.
mlitzky over 13 years ago
Yep, it’s Violet. Lucy hasn’t been introduced yet. The cast in November 1951 consists of Charlie Brown (not yet “the loser”, more an impish Puck), Patty (not “Peppermint” Patty), Shermy (who more or less disappeared later in the strip), Violet and Schroeder, who is still a baby but already plays a wicked piano. And Snoopy, who hasn’t yet stood on his hind legs or had a thought balloon.
Pureoaknut over 13 years ago
Love it.
mjkillah over 13 years ago
guess it didn´t start as a prank…
jbott566 over 13 years ago
Lucy must come WAYYYYYY after
jbott566 about 13 years ago
but Lucy does the same thing the first time
Great Pumpkin about 13 years ago
I see some confusion:
It is Violet Grey. She pulls away because she fears that Charlie Brown might accidentally kick her hand.
After this it became well now that Charlie Brown crashes if he tries to kick football and it gets pulled away at the last minute. Lucy Van Pelt will take advantage of this:
Lucy Van Pelt maliciously pulls the football at the last .1 second just to make him wipeout. Lucy Van Pelt will not debut for quite some time.
yow4zip Premium Member about 13 years ago
Charlie Brown gets his kicks alright.
buddytoe about 13 years ago
Lucy won’t appear until March 3rd, 1952 (4 months after this).
The Franchise almost 13 years ago
Did she teach this to Lucy? Why would she pass that on?
Attila The Voice! over 11 years ago
So it was Violet that first pulled the ball away from Chuck and NOT on purpose!
b2grimmy over 7 years ago
And so it begins…
PowerDemon777 over 6 years ago
Lucy does it on purpose Violet did it on accident.
.uʍop ǝpısdn ǝɹɐ no⅄ over 3 years ago
Episode One: The Saga Begins
Commenter8888 over 3 years ago
football gag.
PatrickASL almost 2 years ago
The original football gag. And note, this is the second time that Lucy has taken over something originated by Violet. The first time was when Violet called Charlie Brown a blockhead, which is the first time Charlie Brown was ever called that. It happened on August 15, 1951.
MiguelB5 almost 2 years ago
And so it begins…
12515527 9 months ago
So the first time was an accident? Interesting