Wil E. is busy in court today, pursuing a class-action suit against Acme, Inc. for sale of faulty equipment . With his share of the settlement, he plans to retire to Boca Raton and take up gourmet cooking.
With all the exotic stuff Snoopy has in his house (fans have compiled lists of items that have been pulled from or mentioned in his: things like a pool table, a TV along with a supply of TV dinners, a basketball hoop, an A/C unit, a library, a stained-glass window, a grandfather clock, Wyeth and Van Gogh paintings, a waffle iron, electric socks, lots of hats… even a Thanksgiving dinner)… With all that, he should include a kitchen and pantry stocked with all the food he needs…“Here’s the World-famous chef, making a gourmet dinner to eat on his rooftop bachelor pad…”
I guess it wouldn’t be a storyline if he did. I remember hearing Schulz on a talk show (Merv Griffin, I think— before the cat next door ever appeared) saying that he had considered bringing a cat into the strip, but couldn’t decide what to with it. He reasoned, a normal dog wouldn’t get along with a cat, but Snoopy’s no normal dog! I guess he figured it out.
At least Sally’s gone on him. Or if Linus’ feelings for CB’s sister are much like Calvin’s feeling for Suzie — flirtatious by denial.