Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 03, 1974
February 02, 1974
February 04, 1974
Transcript:
Snoopy leaps down from his doghouse.<BR><BR> He walks with his supper dish in his mouth.<BR><BR> Bam! Bam! Bam! Snoopy stands on the doorstep and kicks at the door.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown stands on the doorstep and face Snoopy. "HA! I KNEW YOU'D FORGET!! Daylight savings time started again!!! It's not SIX o'clock..IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK!!" Snoopy looks up at him and thinks, "!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown points, adding, "YOU MISSED YOUR SUPPERTIME!!!" Snoopy's ears fly up.<BR><BR> "SUPPERTIME! SUPPERTIME! OH, HE MISSED HIS SUPPERTIME!" Snoopy watches as Charlie Brown sings and dances a little jig.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown dances away, still singing: "The clock was ready, but his stomach was late!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown hoots, "SUPPERTIME! SUPPERTIME! YEAH!! HE MISSED HIS SUPPERTIME!!<BR><BR> Snoopy walks away, with his dish on his head. He thinks, "I think I'll go downtown, and stay in a hotel for about a week..."<BR><BR>
I remember. I think another reason it failed was because parents did not want their kids walking to school in the pre-dawn dark. I was one of those kids. (Oh, this was in a day when kids actually walked short distances instead of insisting on being driven.)