You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1985) - full transcript
The Peanuts gang performs the classic Broadway musical.
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown.
After all, science has shown
that a person's character...
...isn't really established
until at he's at least 5 years old.
But I am 5. I'm more than 5.
Did you know that Charlie Brown
has never pitched a winning baseball game?
Never been able to keep a kite in the air?
Never won a game of checkers...
...and never successfully punted
a football?
Sometimes I marvel at his consistency.
I think Charlie Brown has nice hands.
SNOOPY:
It is truly a dog's life.
The least Charlie Brown could do
is start my day with a little tea and toast.
Now, Linus, I want you to take a good look
at Charlie Brown's face.
Would you please hold still a minute,
Charlie Brown?
I want Linus to study your face.
Now, this is what you call a failure face,
Linus.
Notice how it has failure written
all over it.
Study it carefully, Linus.
You rarely see such a good example.
Notice the deep lines,
the dull, vacant look in the eyes.
Yes, I would say this is one of the finest
examples of a failure face...
...that you're liable to see
for a long while.
[RINGS]
CHARLIE:
Some days I like to wake up early...
...so that I can see the sunrise.
And I think how beautiful it is...
...and how my life lies before me.
And I get a very positive feeling
about things.
Like this morning, for instance.
The sky is so clear
and the sun’s so bright.
How could anything go wrong
on a day like this?
[KIDS SCATTING
MARCHING-BAND MUSIC]
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility
And a sense of honor
That are very rare indeed
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
And we know you will go very far
Yes, it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are
You are kind.
ALL [SINGING]:
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told
Every single, solitary word
ALL:
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful, brave and courteous
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let’s just say
ALL:
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
[ALL SINGING]
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince should be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be king, Charlie Brown
You could be king
If only you weren't so wishy-washy.
[PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S
"MOONLIGHT SONATA"]
[SINGING]
Do you know something, Schroeder?
I think the way you play the piano
Is nice
Do you know something else?
It’s always been my dream
That I'd marry a man
Who plays the piano
At parties he'd play something nice
Like "April Showers"
I'm sure you could play something nice
Like "April Showers"
Or even "Frère Jacques"
Beethoven's nice too
Just imagine
What would you think
If someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that
If someday we two should get married?
My Aunt Marion was right.
Never try to discuss marriage
with a musician.
Beethoven loved the country.
He quite often liked to take long strolls
into the countryside.
He loved the peace and the quiet
of the country.
They were an inspiration to him.
LUCY:
Give me that ball, you blockhead!
Beethoven had it nice.
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Little more speed, little more rope
Little more wind, little more hope
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly
I gotta make sure it doesn’t snag
Doesn’t droop, doesn’t drag
Gotta watch out for every little--
Whoops!
[SNOOPY YELPING]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Little less speed, little more tack
Little less rise, little more slack
Gotta keep my wits about me now
I gotta make sure
It doesn’t get the best of me
Till I get it in the air somehow
Millions of little kids do it every day
They make a kite
And, poof, it's in the sky
Leave it to me
To have the one fool kite
Who likes to see a little kid cry
Little less talk, little more skill
Little less luck, little more will
Gotta face this fellow eye to eye
Now that I've seen you chasing moles
Climbing trees, digging holes
Catching your string
On everything passing by
[YELPING]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Why not fly?
Wait a minute
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground
It isn't in a tree
It's in the air
Look at that
It's caught the breeze now
It’s past the trees now
With room to spare
Oh, what a beautiful sight
And I'm not such a clumsy guy
If I really try
I can really fly a--
[WHISTLING FROM ABOVE]
[THUD]
[SALLY READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
This is for you, Lucy.
Happy Valentine's Day.
No, that's doesn’t sound right.
Here, Lucy, this is for you.
Happy Valentine's Day.
CHARLIE:
You can do it if you just don't get nervous.
This is for you, Lucy.
Happy Valentine's Day.
CHARLIE:
Okay, take it easy. You can do it.
This is for you, Lucy. Merry Christmas.
[CHARLIE GROANS]
-Hi, Charles.
-Hi, Marcie.
Oh, wait a minute,
you dropped something.
Say, what is all this?
Valentines.
They're for all the boys in class
at school I like.
Well, we wouldn't wanna lose this one,
would we?
With the initials C.B. on it?
No, I guess not.
Craig Bowerman
would be very disappointed.
I can't stand it.
CHARLIE: Look at them laughing and
enjoying themselves with their valentines.
I sent a valentine to everyone I know
this Valentine's Day.
And did I get any in return?
No, not one.
I did not get one single valentine.
Everybody gets valentines but me.
Nobody likes me.
I get about as many valentines as a dog.
[PLAYING J.S. BACH'S
"PRELUDE NO. 11 IN F MAJOR"]
What would you think, Schroeder,
if someday you and I got married...
...and we were so poor...
...you had to sell the piano
to buy me saucepans?
Saucepans?
Well, sure. You don't expect me
to set up housekeeping...
...without a good set of saucepans,
do you?
Saucepans?
Well, girls have to think
about those things.
Boys are lucky.
Boys never have to think
about things like saucepans.
I can't stand it.
I just can't stand it.
[PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES]
Hey, Snoopy, we're home from school.
Hi there, fella.
Gosh, it's good to see you.
Oh, Snoopy, you're so adorable.
Okay, Snoopy, back on your doghouse.
I'll be out later with your supper dish.
I think Snoopy's such a wonderful dog.
Me too. He's just about the best there is.
[SNOOPY LAUGHING]
SNOOPY [SINGING]: They like me
I think they're swell
Isn't it remarkable
How things work out so well?
[YAWNS]
Pleasant day, pretty sky
Life goes on, here I lie
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
Faithful friends always near me
Bring me bones, scratch my ear
Little birds come to cheer me
Every day, sitting here
[BIRDS TWITTERING]
SNOOPY [SINGING]: On my stomach
With their sharp little claws
Which are usually cold
And occasionally painful
And sometimes there are so many
That I can hardly stand it!
Rats.
[SINGING] I feel every now and then
That I gotta bite someone
I know every now and then
What I wanna be
A fierce jungle animal
Crouched on the limb of a tree
[CHUCKLING]
I'd stay very, very still
Till I see a victim come
I'd wait, knowing very well
Every second counts
And then like the fierce jungle creature I am
I would pounce
I'd pounce
I'd pounce
I'd--
[GASPS]
You know, I never quite realized...
...it was such a long way down
to the ground from here.
[SIGHS]
SNOOPY:
Let me see.
Where was I?
Oh, that's right.
[SINGING]
The pretty sky
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
I wonder if it'll snow tonight.
[YAWNS]
Hi, Snoopy. How's the fella?
Hi, Snoopy. Cute doggie.
What do you say, tiger?
Hi, fuzzy face.
Hi, Snoopy.
SNOOPY:
Nobody ever calls me sugar lips.
-Homework.
-Homework.
-Homework.
LINUS: Homework.
ALL:
Yuck.
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
A book report on
ALL:
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit is a stupid book
About the stupid rabbit
Who steals vegetables
From other people's gardens
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine...
...10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Hmm. Eighty-three to go.
[SINGING]
The name of the book about which
This book report is about is
Peter Rabbit which is about this
Rabbit
I found it very--
I liked the part where--
It was a--
It reminded me of Robin Hood
And the part where
Little John jumped from the rock
To the sheriff of Nottingham's back
And then Robin and everyone swung
From the trees in a sudden surprise attack
And they captured the sheriff and all of his goods
And he carried him back to the camp in the woods
And the sheriff was guest at their dinner and all
And he wiggled away and he sounded the call
The men rushed in
And the arrows flew
Peter Rabbit did sort of that
Kind of thing too
[SINGING]
The other people's name was McGregor
Eighteen, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Hmm.
In examining a work
such as Peter Rabbit...
...it is important
that the superficial characteristics...
...of its deceptively simple plot
should not be allowed to blind the reader...
...to its more substantial fabric
of its deeper motivations.
In this report, I plan to discuss
the sociological implications...
...of family pressures so great...
...as to drive an otherwise moral rabbit
to perform acts of thievery...
...which he consciously knew
were against the law.
I also hope to explore the personality
of Mr. McGregor...
...in his conflicting role
as farmer and humanitarian.
Peter Rabbit is established from the start
as a benevolent hero...
...and it is only with the increase
of social pressure...
...that the seams in his moral fabric--
[SINGING] If I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
I'll get a fresh start tomorrow
And it's not due till Wednesday
So I'll have all of Tuesday
Unless something should happen
Why does this always happen?
I should be outside playing
Getting fresh air and sunshine
I work best under pressure
And there'll be lots of pressure
If I wait till tomorrow
I should start writing now
But if I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
[SINGING]
The name of the rabbit was Peter
Twenty-four, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Ha!
[SINGING] Down came the staff on his head
Smash!
And Robin fell like a sack full of lead
Crash!
The sheriff laughed and he left him for dead
Ha! But he was wrong
Thirty-five, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
[SINGING] Just then an arrow flew in
Whing!
It was a sign for the fight to begin
Zing!
And then it looked like
The sheriff would win, unh!
But not for long
Away they ran
Just like rabbits, who run a lot
As you can tell from the story
Of Peter Rabbit
Which this report
Is about
[SINGING] How do they expect us
To write a book report
CHARLIE: Of any quality in just two days?
LUCY [SINGING]: There were vegetables in the garden
Such as carrots and spinach and onions
CHARLIE: How can they conspire
LUCY: Lettuce, turnips, parsley
CHARLIE: To make life so miserable?
LUCY: Okra, cabbage, string beans, parsnips
CHARLIE: And so effectively
LUCY: Tomatoes, potatoes, asparagus, cauliflower
CHARLIE: In so many ways?
LUCY: Rhubarb, chives
Not to mention the extreme pressure
exerted on him...
...by his deeply rooted rivalry
with Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail.
SCHROEDER [SINGING]:
The name of the book about which
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
If I start writing now when I'm not really rested
SCHROEDER: This book report is about is
CHARLIE: It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
LUCY: Peter Rabbit
CHARLIE: Not good at all
SCHROEDER: Robin Hood
LUCY: Seventy-five, 76, 77, 78
CHARLIE: Oh, first thing after dinner I'll start
SCHROEDER: All for one, every man does his part
LUCY:
Seventy-nine, 80, 81, 82
And they were very, very, very
Very, very, very happy to be home
-The end
LUCY: Ninety-four, 95
The very, very, very end
[SINGING]
Amen
A book report on Peter Rabbit
-Hi, Linus. Where you going?
-Lucy's teaching me, Charlie Brown.
She says a sister is responsible
for the education of her little brother.
So she's teaching me.
-Boy, is she intelligent.
-Come along, Linus.
[SINGING] Do you see this tree?
It is a fir tree
It's called a fir tree
Because it gives us fur for coats
It also gives us wool in the wintertime
I never knew that before.
That's very interesting.
This is an elm tree. It's very little.
[SINGING]
But it will grow up into a giant tree
An oak
You can tell how old it is
By counting its leaves
LINUS: That's fascinating.
-One, two, three--
Now wait a minute, Lucy.
I don't mean to interfere--
[SINGING] And way up there
Those fluffy little white things
Those are clouds
They make the wind blow
And way down there
Those tiny little black things
Those are bugs
They make the grass grow
-Is that so?
-That's right.
They run around all day long...
...tugging and tugging
at each tiny seedling...
...until it grows into
a great, tall blade of grass.
-Boy, that's amazing.
-Oh, good grief.
Linus?
[SINGING] And this thing here
It’s called a hydrant
They grow all over
And no one seems to know
Just how a little thing like that
Gets so much water
Do you see that bird?
It's called an eagle
But since it's little, it has another name
A sparrow
On Christmas and Thanksgiving
We eat them
Lucy, how can you say that?
I'm sorry, but I just can't stand idly by
and listen to you--
[SINGING] And way up there
The little stars and planets
Make the rain that falls in showers
And when it's cold and winter is upon us
The snow comes up just like the flowers
Now, Lucy, I know that's wrong.
Snow doesn't come up, it comes down.
After it comes up, the wind blows it around
so it looks like it's coming down.
Actually, it comes up out of the ground,
like grass.
It comes up, Charlie Brown,
snow comes up.
Oh, good grief.
[BANGING]
Lucy, why is Charlie Brown
banging his head against the tree?
To loosen the bark
so the tree will grow faster.
Come along, Linus.
[SIGHS]
[YAWNS]
All right, gang.
I want this game to be our biggest
and best game of the season.
And I want everybody out there playing
with everything he or she's got.
Charlie Brown,
I thought up some new strategy for you.
Why don't you tell the other team
we're gonna play them at a certain place...
...only, it isn't the real place, see?
And then when they don't show,
we'll win by forfeit.
Isn’t that good strategy?
I don't understand these managers
who don't wanna use good strategy.
The thing we have to remember
is spirit and teamwork.
If we all really grit our teeth and bear down,
I'm sure we can finish off this season with--
Charlie Brown,
is Lucy going to pitch again?
Because if she is, I quit.
Do you know what she does?
She's always calling me out
for conferences on the mound.
I go out there, see?
I go out there for a secret conference
on the mound.
And you know what she does?
She kisses me on the nose.
If we really grit our teeth and bear down,
I'm sure we can finish off this season with--
Perhaps you shouldn't be
a playing manager, Charlie Brown.
Perhaps you should be a bench manager.
That's a good idea.
You'd be a great bench manager,
big brother.
You could say,
"Bench, do this," or "Bench, do that."
You could even be in charge of where
we put the bench.
When we get to the playing field,
you could say:
"Let's put the bench over here,"
or "Let's put the bench over there."
I can't stand it.
What's the sense of our playing
when we know we're going to lose?
If there was even a million-to-1 chance
we might win, it would make some sense.
Well, there may not be
a million-to-1 chance...
...but I'm sure there's at least
a billion-to-1 chance.
Now come on, give me a T.
ALL:
T!
Give me an E.
ALL:
E!
-Give me an A.
ALL: A!
-Give me an M.
ALL: M!
What have you got?
ALL:
Team!
ALL [SINGING]:
There is no team like the best team
Which is our team right here
We will show you we're the best team
In the very little league this year
And in no time we'll be bigtime
With the big-league baseball stars
For all we have to do is win
Just one more game
And the championship is ours
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
It’s hard to believe what happened to me
At the baseball game
I was the manager
Schroeder was catcher
And all of the team
Was the same as always
But somehow or other disaster struck
At the baseball game
ALL:
There is no team like the best team
Which is our team right here
We will show you we're the best team
In the very little league this year
And in no time, we'll be bigtime
With the big-league baseball stars
For all we have to do is win
Just one more game
And the championship is ours
CHARLIE: Three balls, two strikes
The bases were loaded
With two men out
I pitched my curve but somehow he hit it
A good strong clout
“Lucy," I hollered
“It's coming right to you"
She caught it as easy as pie
Then dropped it
I don't think it's good
For a team's morale
To see their manager cry
-Snoopy helped out by biting a runner
GIRL: Yee-ow!
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
And catching the ball in his teeth
Linus caught flies
From a third-story window
By holding his blanket beneath
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
And one run would win us the game
As I came up to bat
LUCY: All right, Charlie Brown.
We're all behind you. Well, sort of.
I mean, this man can't pitch.
He pitches like my grandmother.
Come on, Charlie Brown,
hit it out of the park.
Now, all you have to do is bear down.
Just bear down.
ALL [SINGING]: All we have to do is win
One more game
And the championship is ours.
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
And me with one strike to go
Then I saw her
This cute little red-headed girl I know
Firmly I vowed I would win it for her
And I shouldered my bat and I swung--
Unh.
[ALL GROAN]
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
On how I can get where you are?
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
-Okay, switch channels.
-Are you kidding?
What makes you think
you can come right in here and take over?
These five fingers.
Individually, they are nothing.
But when I curl them together
into a single unit...
...they become a fighting force
terrible to behold.
Which channel do you want?
Why can't you guys get organized
like that?
Linus, do you know what I intend?
I intend to be a queen.
When I grow up, I am gonna be
the biggest queen there ever was.
LUCY: And I'll live in this big palace
with a big front lawn...
...and have lots of beautiful dresses
to wear.
And when I go out in my coach,
all the people--
LINUS: Lucy.
-All the people will wave...
...and I will shout at them and--
Lucy, I believe queen is an inherited title.
Yes, I'm quite sure.
A person can only become a queen...
...by being born into a royal family
of the correct lineage...
...so that she can assume the throne
after the death of the reigning monarch.
I can't think of any possible way
that you could ever become a queen.
I'm sorry, Lucy, but it's true.
And in the summertime,
I will go to my summer palace.
LUCY: And I'll wear my crown
in swimming and everything.
And all the people will cheer
and I will shout at them.
And I'll--
What do you mean I can't be queen?
It's true.
There must be a loophole.
This kind of thing always has a loophole.
Nobody should be kept from being queen
if she wants to be one.
It's undemocratic.
Oh, good grief.
It's usually just a matter of knowing
the right people.
I bet a few pieces
of well-placed correspondence...
...and I get to be a queen in no time.
I think I'll watch TV.
I know what I'll do.
If I can't be a queen,
then I'll be very rich.
I'll work and work
until I'm very, very rich.
And then I will buy myself a queendom.
Oh, good grief.
Yes, I'll buy myself a queendom.
And then I'll kick out the old queen
and take over the whole operation myself.
LUCY:
I'll be head queen.
And when I go out in my coach...
...all the people will shout at me
and they’'ll-- They--
-What happened to your queendom?
-Huh?
What happened to your queendom?
Oh, that. I've given it up.
I've decided to devote my life
to cultivating my natural beauty.
CHARLIE: I think lunchtime
is about the worst time of day for me...
...always having to sit here alone.
Of course, sometimes mornings
aren't so pleasant either.
[RINGS]
CHARLIE: Waking up and wondering
if anyone would really miss me...
...if I never got out of bed.
Then there's the night too.
Lying there and thinking about
all the stupid things...
...I've done during the day.
And all those hours in between,
when I do all those stupid things.
Well, lunchtime is among the worst times
of the day for me.
Well, I guess I'd better see what I've got.
Peanut butter.
Some psychiatrists say...
...that people who eat
peanut butter sandwiches are lonely.
I guess they're right.
And when you're really lonely...
...the peanut butter sticks
to the roof of your mouth.
There's that cute little red-headed girl
eating her lunch over there.
I wonder what she would do
if I went over and asked her...
...if I could sit and have lunch with her.
She'd probably laugh right in my face.
It's hard on a face
when it gets laughed in.
There's an empty place next to her
on the bench.
There's no reason
why I couldn't just go over and sit there.
I could do that right now.
All I have to do is stand up.
I'm standing up.
I'm sitting down.
I'm a coward.
I'm so much of a coward,
she wouldn't even think of looking at me.
She hardly ever does look at me.
In fact, I can't remember
her ever looking at me.
Why shouldn't she look at me?
Is there any reason in the world
why she shouldn’t look at me?
Is she so great and I'm so small
that she can't spare one little moment?
[GASPS]
CHARLIE:
She's looking at me. She's looking at me.
You're thinking of that other dress.
The one I wore to Lucinda's party.
The one I'm talking about
was the very light blue one.
It had a design embroidered
around the waist.
I don't remember.
Something like this.
And the skirt went out like this:
And had these puffy sleeves
and a sash like this:
Oh, yes, I remember.
Yes, well that was the dress
I was wearing last week when I met Frieda.
And she told me she'd seen one
just like it over at that place on--
CHARLIE: Lunchtime is among
the worst times of the day for me.
If that little red-headed girl
is looking at me...
...with this stupid bag over my head...
...she must think
I'm the biggest fool alive.
But if she isn't looking at me...
...then maybe I could take it off quickly
and she'd never notice it.
On the other hand...
...I can't tell if she's looking
until I take it off.
Then again, if I never take it off...
...I'll never have to know
if she was looking or not.
On the other hand,
it's very hard to breathe in here.
Whew.
She's not looking at me.
I wonder why she never looks at me.
Oh, well, another lunch hour over with.
Only 2863 to go.
[SINGING SOLFEGGIO]
That's very good, Sally.
Where is everybody?
I told them to be here.
If we don't rehearse,
we can't sing at the assembly tomorrow.
Charlie Brown? Linus? Luc--?
Give me that pencil, you blockhead.
No. Not till you give me back my crayons.
That's my best pencil, you block--
If you don't give me that pencil,
I'll tell Sally what you said about her.
Stop that. We've got to rehearse.
You're late.
What did you say about me, Linus?
-He said--
-Lucy.
Stop that.
-I'm sorry I'm late but Snoopy needed--
-There's no time to be sorry.
[LUCY WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
-What did he say?
-He said that--
Quiet!
Now, remember, this is a mood piece.
We must paint a picture
with music and words.
And concentrate.
Remember, adagio con brio.
ALL [SINGING]: Oh, give me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play
Give me my pencil
ALL: Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
LINUS: Not on your life
ALL: And the skies are not cloudy all day
SALLY: If you don't tell me what you told Lucy, I'm going to--
LUCY: Give me my pencil you blockhead
ALL:
Home, home on the range
-Give me my pencil
-No.
ALL: Where the deer and the antelope play
LINUS: Not until you promise not to tell her--
What are you trying to do?
Stifle my freedom of speech?
ALL: Where seldom is heard
LUCY: Give me my pencil
ALL: A discouraging word
LINUS: No promise, no pencil
ALL:
And the skies are not cloudy all day
-What pencil?
-No.
ALL [SINGING]: Oh, give me a land
LUCY: Give me that pencil
ALL: Where the bright diamond sand
SALLY: Linus, that just isn't fair
ALL:
Flows leisurely down the stream
-Why did you take Sally's pencil?
-Ugh!
ALL: Where the graceful white swan
Goes gliding along
-What did he call me?
-He said--
CHARLIE & SCHROEDER:
Like a maid in a heavenly dream
He said you were an enigma
-An enigma?
CHARLIE: An enigma?
ALL:Home, home on the range
SALLY [SINGING]: Boy, that makes me--
What a terrible thing to call a--
What's an enigma? Never mind!
CHARLIE & SCHROEDER [SINGING]:
Where the deer
[SINGING]
What's an enigma?
CHARLIE: What's an enigma?
LUCY & SCHROEDER: And the antelope play
Hey, he's still got my pencil.
BOTH [SINGING]:
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
-And the skies are not cloudy all day
-Ah-ooh, ah-ooh, ah-ooh
[GASPS]
SNOOPY:
My stomach clock just went off.
It’s suppertime...
...and Charlie Brown has forgotten
to feed me.
[SIGHS]
Here I lie, a withering,
hollow shell of a dog.
And there sits my supper dish...
...empty.
Well, that's all right. It's okay.
He'll remember.
Tomorrow after school...
...when no little furry friend comes
to greet him.
Then he’'ll remember.
And he'll rush out here to the dog house
but it'll be too late.
There will be nothing left
but the dried carcass of the former friend...
...who used to run and play
so happily with him.
Nothing left but the bleached bones...
-...of the once-happy little puppy.
-Hey, are you asleep?
I've been standing here a whole minute
with your supper dish.
It's suppertime.
SNOOPY:
Suppertime?
Suppertime?
SNOOPY [SINGING]:
Behold the brimming bowl
Of meat and meal
Which is brought forth
To ease our hunger
Behold the flowing flagon
Moist and sweet
Which has been sent to slake our thirst
Okay there's no need
for a big production.
Just get down off that doghouse and eat.
[SNOOPY SCATTING]
SNOOPY [SINGING] It's suppertime
Yes, it's suppertime
Oh, it's sup, sup, suppertime
Very best time of day
Suppertime, oh, it's suppertime
And when suppertime comes
Can supper be far away?
Bring on the soup dish, bring on the cup
Bring on the bacon and fill me up
‘Cause it's supper
Supper, supper, suppertime
Yeah. Whoo!
Yeehaw.
[SCATTING]
Woo-hoo.
[SINGING]
Bring on the dog food, bring on the bone
Bring on the barrel and roll me home
‘Cause it's supper, supper, supper
Supper, super pepper-upper
Supper, super-duper suppertime
Wintertime's nice with the ice and snow
Summertime's nice with a place to go
Bedtime, overtime, halftime too
But they just can't hold a candle
To my suppertime
Oh, yeah.
[LAUGHS THEN WHOOPS]
[SCATTING]
[SINGING]
Bring on the hamburg, bring on the bun
Pappy's little puppy loves everyone
‘Cause it's supper, supper, supper
Supper, super pepper-upper
Supper, super-duper duper
[SCATTING]
Woo-hoo! Yeehaw! Whoo!
Now, wait a minute, Snoopy.
Hey, get down. You're spilling it all over.
Now, cut that out.
Why can’'t you eat your meal quietly
and calmly like any other normal dog?
SNOOPY: What's wrong with making
mealtime a joyous occasion?
[SCATTING]
Well, I don't know, Linus.
It looks like an airplane,
the way the lights are blinking on and off.
Schroeder, it that an airplane or a star?
I believe that is a star.
But it could be a planet, you know.
Or maybe even a satellite.
It could be a satellite.
I wonder.
Well, we'll never find out
by just standing here.
-Where are you going?
-I'm going over here to get a better look.
SNOOPY: I like to sit up here after supper
and listen to the sounds of the night.
But something seems to be missing.
[HOWLS]
In my opinion,
that was exactly what was needed.
CHARLIE:
I'm so happy.
That little red-headed girl
dropped her pencil.
It has teeth marks all over it.
She nibbles her pencil.
She's human.
I guess it hasn't been such a bad day
after all.
[SINGING]
Happiness is finding a pencil
[SINGING]
Knowing a secret
[SINGING]
Telling the time
LUCY [SINGING]:
Happiness is learning to whistle
[WOODSTOCK WHISTLING]
Tying your shoe for the very first time
Happiness is playing the drum
In your own school band
CHARLIE:
And happiness is walking hand in hand
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream
SNOOPY [SINGING]:
Pizza with sausage
[SINGING]
Climbing a tree
Happiness is five different crayons
-Catching a firefly
-Setting him free
Happiness is being alone
Every now and then
ALL:
And happiness is coming home again
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too
For happiness is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved by you
Happiness is having a sister
Sharing a sandwich
BOTH:
Getting along
ALL: Happiness is singing together
When day is through
And happiness
Is those who sing with you
[SNOOPY HOWLS
AND WOODSTOCK TWEETS]
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too
For happiness is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved by you
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
LUCY:
If only you weren’t so wishy-washy.
to worry about, Charlie Brown.
After all, science has shown
that a person's character...
...isn't really established
until at he's at least 5 years old.
But I am 5. I'm more than 5.
Did you know that Charlie Brown
has never pitched a winning baseball game?
Never been able to keep a kite in the air?
Never won a game of checkers...
...and never successfully punted
a football?
Sometimes I marvel at his consistency.
I think Charlie Brown has nice hands.
SNOOPY:
It is truly a dog's life.
The least Charlie Brown could do
is start my day with a little tea and toast.
Now, Linus, I want you to take a good look
at Charlie Brown's face.
Would you please hold still a minute,
Charlie Brown?
I want Linus to study your face.
Now, this is what you call a failure face,
Linus.
Notice how it has failure written
all over it.
Study it carefully, Linus.
You rarely see such a good example.
Notice the deep lines,
the dull, vacant look in the eyes.
Yes, I would say this is one of the finest
examples of a failure face...
...that you're liable to see
for a long while.
[RINGS]
CHARLIE:
Some days I like to wake up early...
...so that I can see the sunrise.
And I think how beautiful it is...
...and how my life lies before me.
And I get a very positive feeling
about things.
Like this morning, for instance.
The sky is so clear
and the sun’s so bright.
How could anything go wrong
on a day like this?
[KIDS SCATTING
MARCHING-BAND MUSIC]
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility
And a sense of honor
That are very rare indeed
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
And we know you will go very far
Yes, it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are
You are kind.
ALL [SINGING]:
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told
Every single, solitary word
ALL:
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful, brave and courteous
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let’s just say
ALL:
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
[ALL SINGING]
SNOOPY: Woof!
KIDS: Boom!
ALL [SINGING]:
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince should be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be king, Charlie Brown
You could be king
If only you weren't so wishy-washy.
[PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S
"MOONLIGHT SONATA"]
[SINGING]
Do you know something, Schroeder?
I think the way you play the piano
Is nice
Do you know something else?
It’s always been my dream
That I'd marry a man
Who plays the piano
At parties he'd play something nice
Like "April Showers"
I'm sure you could play something nice
Like "April Showers"
Or even "Frère Jacques"
Beethoven's nice too
Just imagine
What would you think
If someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that
If someday we two should get married?
My Aunt Marion was right.
Never try to discuss marriage
with a musician.
Beethoven loved the country.
He quite often liked to take long strolls
into the countryside.
He loved the peace and the quiet
of the country.
They were an inspiration to him.
LUCY:
Give me that ball, you blockhead!
Beethoven had it nice.
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Little more speed, little more rope
Little more wind, little more hope
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly
I gotta make sure it doesn’t snag
Doesn’t droop, doesn’t drag
Gotta watch out for every little--
Whoops!
[SNOOPY YELPING]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Little less speed, little more tack
Little less rise, little more slack
Gotta keep my wits about me now
I gotta make sure
It doesn’t get the best of me
Till I get it in the air somehow
Millions of little kids do it every day
They make a kite
And, poof, it's in the sky
Leave it to me
To have the one fool kite
Who likes to see a little kid cry
Little less talk, little more skill
Little less luck, little more will
Gotta face this fellow eye to eye
Now that I've seen you chasing moles
Climbing trees, digging holes
Catching your string
On everything passing by
[YELPING]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
Why not fly?
Wait a minute
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground
It isn't in a tree
It's in the air
Look at that
It's caught the breeze now
It’s past the trees now
With room to spare
Oh, what a beautiful sight
And I'm not such a clumsy guy
If I really try
I can really fly a--
[WHISTLING FROM ABOVE]
[THUD]
[SALLY READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
This is for you, Lucy.
Happy Valentine's Day.
No, that's doesn’t sound right.
Here, Lucy, this is for you.
Happy Valentine's Day.
CHARLIE:
You can do it if you just don't get nervous.
This is for you, Lucy.
Happy Valentine's Day.
CHARLIE:
Okay, take it easy. You can do it.
This is for you, Lucy. Merry Christmas.
[CHARLIE GROANS]
-Hi, Charles.
-Hi, Marcie.
Oh, wait a minute,
you dropped something.
Say, what is all this?
Valentines.
They're for all the boys in class
at school I like.
Well, we wouldn't wanna lose this one,
would we?
With the initials C.B. on it?
No, I guess not.
Craig Bowerman
would be very disappointed.
I can't stand it.
CHARLIE: Look at them laughing and
enjoying themselves with their valentines.
I sent a valentine to everyone I know
this Valentine's Day.
And did I get any in return?
No, not one.
I did not get one single valentine.
Everybody gets valentines but me.
Nobody likes me.
I get about as many valentines as a dog.
[PLAYING J.S. BACH'S
"PRELUDE NO. 11 IN F MAJOR"]
What would you think, Schroeder,
if someday you and I got married...
...and we were so poor...
...you had to sell the piano
to buy me saucepans?
Saucepans?
Well, sure. You don't expect me
to set up housekeeping...
...without a good set of saucepans,
do you?
Saucepans?
Well, girls have to think
about those things.
Boys are lucky.
Boys never have to think
about things like saucepans.
I can't stand it.
I just can't stand it.
[PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES]
Hey, Snoopy, we're home from school.
Hi there, fella.
Gosh, it's good to see you.
Oh, Snoopy, you're so adorable.
Okay, Snoopy, back on your doghouse.
I'll be out later with your supper dish.
I think Snoopy's such a wonderful dog.
Me too. He's just about the best there is.
[SNOOPY LAUGHING]
SNOOPY [SINGING]: They like me
I think they're swell
Isn't it remarkable
How things work out so well?
[YAWNS]
Pleasant day, pretty sky
Life goes on, here I lie
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
Faithful friends always near me
Bring me bones, scratch my ear
Little birds come to cheer me
Every day, sitting here
[BIRDS TWITTERING]
SNOOPY [SINGING]: On my stomach
With their sharp little claws
Which are usually cold
And occasionally painful
And sometimes there are so many
That I can hardly stand it!
Rats.
[SINGING] I feel every now and then
That I gotta bite someone
I know every now and then
What I wanna be
A fierce jungle animal
Crouched on the limb of a tree
[CHUCKLING]
I'd stay very, very still
Till I see a victim come
I'd wait, knowing very well
Every second counts
And then like the fierce jungle creature I am
I would pounce
I'd pounce
I'd pounce
I'd--
[GASPS]
You know, I never quite realized...
...it was such a long way down
to the ground from here.
[SIGHS]
SNOOPY:
Let me see.
Where was I?
Oh, that's right.
[SINGING]
The pretty sky
Not bad, not bad at all
[SIGHS]
I wonder if it'll snow tonight.
[YAWNS]
Hi, Snoopy. How's the fella?
Hi, Snoopy. Cute doggie.
What do you say, tiger?
Hi, fuzzy face.
Hi, Snoopy.
SNOOPY:
Nobody ever calls me sugar lips.
-Homework.
-Homework.
-Homework.
LINUS: Homework.
ALL:
Yuck.
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
[SINGING]
A book report on Peter Rabbit
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
A book report on
ALL:
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit is a stupid book
About the stupid rabbit
Who steals vegetables
From other people's gardens
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine...
...10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Hmm. Eighty-three to go.
[SINGING]
The name of the book about which
This book report is about is
Peter Rabbit which is about this
Rabbit
I found it very--
I liked the part where--
It was a--
It reminded me of Robin Hood
And the part where
Little John jumped from the rock
To the sheriff of Nottingham's back
And then Robin and everyone swung
From the trees in a sudden surprise attack
And they captured the sheriff and all of his goods
And he carried him back to the camp in the woods
And the sheriff was guest at their dinner and all
And he wiggled away and he sounded the call
The men rushed in
And the arrows flew
Peter Rabbit did sort of that
Kind of thing too
[SINGING]
The other people's name was McGregor
Eighteen, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Hmm.
In examining a work
such as Peter Rabbit...
...it is important
that the superficial characteristics...
...of its deceptively simple plot
should not be allowed to blind the reader...
...to its more substantial fabric
of its deeper motivations.
In this report, I plan to discuss
the sociological implications...
...of family pressures so great...
...as to drive an otherwise moral rabbit
to perform acts of thievery...
...which he consciously knew
were against the law.
I also hope to explore the personality
of Mr. McGregor...
...in his conflicting role
as farmer and humanitarian.
Peter Rabbit is established from the start
as a benevolent hero...
...and it is only with the increase
of social pressure...
...that the seams in his moral fabric--
[SINGING] If I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
I'll get a fresh start tomorrow
And it's not due till Wednesday
So I'll have all of Tuesday
Unless something should happen
Why does this always happen?
I should be outside playing
Getting fresh air and sunshine
I work best under pressure
And there'll be lots of pressure
If I wait till tomorrow
I should start writing now
But if I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
[SINGING]
The name of the rabbit was Peter
Twenty-four, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Ha!
[SINGING] Down came the staff on his head
Smash!
And Robin fell like a sack full of lead
Crash!
The sheriff laughed and he left him for dead
Ha! But he was wrong
Thirty-five, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
[SINGING] Just then an arrow flew in
Whing!
It was a sign for the fight to begin
Zing!
And then it looked like
The sheriff would win, unh!
But not for long
Away they ran
Just like rabbits, who run a lot
As you can tell from the story
Of Peter Rabbit
Which this report
Is about
[SINGING] How do they expect us
To write a book report
CHARLIE: Of any quality in just two days?
LUCY [SINGING]: There were vegetables in the garden
Such as carrots and spinach and onions
CHARLIE: How can they conspire
LUCY: Lettuce, turnips, parsley
CHARLIE: To make life so miserable?
LUCY: Okra, cabbage, string beans, parsnips
CHARLIE: And so effectively
LUCY: Tomatoes, potatoes, asparagus, cauliflower
CHARLIE: In so many ways?
LUCY: Rhubarb, chives
Not to mention the extreme pressure
exerted on him...
...by his deeply rooted rivalry
with Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail.
SCHROEDER [SINGING]:
The name of the book about which
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
If I start writing now when I'm not really rested
SCHROEDER: This book report is about is
CHARLIE: It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all
LUCY: Peter Rabbit
CHARLIE: Not good at all
SCHROEDER: Robin Hood
LUCY: Seventy-five, 76, 77, 78
CHARLIE: Oh, first thing after dinner I'll start
SCHROEDER: All for one, every man does his part
LUCY:
Seventy-nine, 80, 81, 82
And they were very, very, very
Very, very, very happy to be home
-The end
LUCY: Ninety-four, 95
The very, very, very end
[SINGING]
Amen
A book report on Peter Rabbit
-Hi, Linus. Where you going?
-Lucy's teaching me, Charlie Brown.
She says a sister is responsible
for the education of her little brother.
So she's teaching me.
-Boy, is she intelligent.
-Come along, Linus.
[SINGING] Do you see this tree?
It is a fir tree
It's called a fir tree
Because it gives us fur for coats
It also gives us wool in the wintertime
I never knew that before.
That's very interesting.
This is an elm tree. It's very little.
[SINGING]
But it will grow up into a giant tree
An oak
You can tell how old it is
By counting its leaves
LINUS: That's fascinating.
-One, two, three--
Now wait a minute, Lucy.
I don't mean to interfere--
[SINGING] And way up there
Those fluffy little white things
Those are clouds
They make the wind blow
And way down there
Those tiny little black things
Those are bugs
They make the grass grow
-Is that so?
-That's right.
They run around all day long...
...tugging and tugging
at each tiny seedling...
...until it grows into
a great, tall blade of grass.
-Boy, that's amazing.
-Oh, good grief.
Linus?
[SINGING] And this thing here
It’s called a hydrant
They grow all over
And no one seems to know
Just how a little thing like that
Gets so much water
Do you see that bird?
It's called an eagle
But since it's little, it has another name
A sparrow
On Christmas and Thanksgiving
We eat them
Lucy, how can you say that?
I'm sorry, but I just can't stand idly by
and listen to you--
[SINGING] And way up there
The little stars and planets
Make the rain that falls in showers
And when it's cold and winter is upon us
The snow comes up just like the flowers
Now, Lucy, I know that's wrong.
Snow doesn't come up, it comes down.
After it comes up, the wind blows it around
so it looks like it's coming down.
Actually, it comes up out of the ground,
like grass.
It comes up, Charlie Brown,
snow comes up.
Oh, good grief.
[BANGING]
Lucy, why is Charlie Brown
banging his head against the tree?
To loosen the bark
so the tree will grow faster.
Come along, Linus.
[SIGHS]
[YAWNS]
All right, gang.
I want this game to be our biggest
and best game of the season.
And I want everybody out there playing
with everything he or she's got.
Charlie Brown,
I thought up some new strategy for you.
Why don't you tell the other team
we're gonna play them at a certain place...
...only, it isn't the real place, see?
And then when they don't show,
we'll win by forfeit.
Isn’t that good strategy?
I don't understand these managers
who don't wanna use good strategy.
The thing we have to remember
is spirit and teamwork.
If we all really grit our teeth and bear down,
I'm sure we can finish off this season with--
Charlie Brown,
is Lucy going to pitch again?
Because if she is, I quit.
Do you know what she does?
She's always calling me out
for conferences on the mound.
I go out there, see?
I go out there for a secret conference
on the mound.
And you know what she does?
She kisses me on the nose.
If we really grit our teeth and bear down,
I'm sure we can finish off this season with--
Perhaps you shouldn't be
a playing manager, Charlie Brown.
Perhaps you should be a bench manager.
That's a good idea.
You'd be a great bench manager,
big brother.
You could say,
"Bench, do this," or "Bench, do that."
You could even be in charge of where
we put the bench.
When we get to the playing field,
you could say:
"Let's put the bench over here,"
or "Let's put the bench over there."
I can't stand it.
What's the sense of our playing
when we know we're going to lose?
If there was even a million-to-1 chance
we might win, it would make some sense.
Well, there may not be
a million-to-1 chance...
...but I'm sure there's at least
a billion-to-1 chance.
Now come on, give me a T.
ALL:
T!
Give me an E.
ALL:
E!
-Give me an A.
ALL: A!
-Give me an M.
ALL: M!
What have you got?
ALL:
Team!
ALL [SINGING]:
There is no team like the best team
Which is our team right here
We will show you we're the best team
In the very little league this year
And in no time we'll be bigtime
With the big-league baseball stars
For all we have to do is win
Just one more game
And the championship is ours
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
It’s hard to believe what happened to me
At the baseball game
I was the manager
Schroeder was catcher
And all of the team
Was the same as always
But somehow or other disaster struck
At the baseball game
ALL:
There is no team like the best team
Which is our team right here
We will show you we're the best team
In the very little league this year
And in no time, we'll be bigtime
With the big-league baseball stars
For all we have to do is win
Just one more game
And the championship is ours
CHARLIE: Three balls, two strikes
The bases were loaded
With two men out
I pitched my curve but somehow he hit it
A good strong clout
“Lucy," I hollered
“It's coming right to you"
She caught it as easy as pie
Then dropped it
I don't think it's good
For a team's morale
To see their manager cry
-Snoopy helped out by biting a runner
GIRL: Yee-ow!
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
And catching the ball in his teeth
Linus caught flies
From a third-story window
By holding his blanket beneath
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
And one run would win us the game
As I came up to bat
LUCY: All right, Charlie Brown.
We're all behind you. Well, sort of.
I mean, this man can't pitch.
He pitches like my grandmother.
Come on, Charlie Brown,
hit it out of the park.
Now, all you have to do is bear down.
Just bear down.
ALL [SINGING]: All we have to do is win
One more game
And the championship is ours.
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
And me with one strike to go
Then I saw her
This cute little red-headed girl I know
Firmly I vowed I would win it for her
And I shouldered my bat and I swung--
Unh.
[ALL GROAN]
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
CHARLIE [SINGING]:
On how I can get where you are?
[CHARLIE SINGING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
-Okay, switch channels.
-Are you kidding?
What makes you think
you can come right in here and take over?
These five fingers.
Individually, they are nothing.
But when I curl them together
into a single unit...
...they become a fighting force
terrible to behold.
Which channel do you want?
Why can't you guys get organized
like that?
Linus, do you know what I intend?
I intend to be a queen.
When I grow up, I am gonna be
the biggest queen there ever was.
LUCY: And I'll live in this big palace
with a big front lawn...
...and have lots of beautiful dresses
to wear.
And when I go out in my coach,
all the people--
LINUS: Lucy.
-All the people will wave...
...and I will shout at them and--
Lucy, I believe queen is an inherited title.
Yes, I'm quite sure.
A person can only become a queen...
...by being born into a royal family
of the correct lineage...
...so that she can assume the throne
after the death of the reigning monarch.
I can't think of any possible way
that you could ever become a queen.
I'm sorry, Lucy, but it's true.
And in the summertime,
I will go to my summer palace.
LUCY: And I'll wear my crown
in swimming and everything.
And all the people will cheer
and I will shout at them.
And I'll--
What do you mean I can't be queen?
It's true.
There must be a loophole.
This kind of thing always has a loophole.
Nobody should be kept from being queen
if she wants to be one.
It's undemocratic.
Oh, good grief.
It's usually just a matter of knowing
the right people.
I bet a few pieces
of well-placed correspondence...
...and I get to be a queen in no time.
I think I'll watch TV.
I know what I'll do.
If I can't be a queen,
then I'll be very rich.
I'll work and work
until I'm very, very rich.
And then I will buy myself a queendom.
Oh, good grief.
Yes, I'll buy myself a queendom.
And then I'll kick out the old queen
and take over the whole operation myself.
LUCY:
I'll be head queen.
And when I go out in my coach...
...all the people will shout at me
and they’'ll-- They--
-What happened to your queendom?
-Huh?
What happened to your queendom?
Oh, that. I've given it up.
I've decided to devote my life
to cultivating my natural beauty.
CHARLIE: I think lunchtime
is about the worst time of day for me...
...always having to sit here alone.
Of course, sometimes mornings
aren't so pleasant either.
[RINGS]
CHARLIE: Waking up and wondering
if anyone would really miss me...
...if I never got out of bed.
Then there's the night too.
Lying there and thinking about
all the stupid things...
...I've done during the day.
And all those hours in between,
when I do all those stupid things.
Well, lunchtime is among the worst times
of the day for me.
Well, I guess I'd better see what I've got.
Peanut butter.
Some psychiatrists say...
...that people who eat
peanut butter sandwiches are lonely.
I guess they're right.
And when you're really lonely...
...the peanut butter sticks
to the roof of your mouth.
There's that cute little red-headed girl
eating her lunch over there.
I wonder what she would do
if I went over and asked her...
...if I could sit and have lunch with her.
She'd probably laugh right in my face.
It's hard on a face
when it gets laughed in.
There's an empty place next to her
on the bench.
There's no reason
why I couldn't just go over and sit there.
I could do that right now.
All I have to do is stand up.
I'm standing up.
I'm sitting down.
I'm a coward.
I'm so much of a coward,
she wouldn't even think of looking at me.
She hardly ever does look at me.
In fact, I can't remember
her ever looking at me.
Why shouldn't she look at me?
Is there any reason in the world
why she shouldn’t look at me?
Is she so great and I'm so small
that she can't spare one little moment?
[GASPS]
CHARLIE:
She's looking at me. She's looking at me.
You're thinking of that other dress.
The one I wore to Lucinda's party.
The one I'm talking about
was the very light blue one.
It had a design embroidered
around the waist.
I don't remember.
Something like this.
And the skirt went out like this:
And had these puffy sleeves
and a sash like this:
Oh, yes, I remember.
Yes, well that was the dress
I was wearing last week when I met Frieda.
And she told me she'd seen one
just like it over at that place on--
CHARLIE: Lunchtime is among
the worst times of the day for me.
If that little red-headed girl
is looking at me...
...with this stupid bag over my head...
...she must think
I'm the biggest fool alive.
But if she isn't looking at me...
...then maybe I could take it off quickly
and she'd never notice it.
On the other hand...
...I can't tell if she's looking
until I take it off.
Then again, if I never take it off...
...I'll never have to know
if she was looking or not.
On the other hand,
it's very hard to breathe in here.
Whew.
She's not looking at me.
I wonder why she never looks at me.
Oh, well, another lunch hour over with.
Only 2863 to go.
[SINGING SOLFEGGIO]
That's very good, Sally.
Where is everybody?
I told them to be here.
If we don't rehearse,
we can't sing at the assembly tomorrow.
Charlie Brown? Linus? Luc--?
Give me that pencil, you blockhead.
No. Not till you give me back my crayons.
That's my best pencil, you block--
If you don't give me that pencil,
I'll tell Sally what you said about her.
Stop that. We've got to rehearse.
You're late.
What did you say about me, Linus?
-He said--
-Lucy.
Stop that.
-I'm sorry I'm late but Snoopy needed--
-There's no time to be sorry.
[LUCY WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
-What did he say?
-He said that--
Quiet!
Now, remember, this is a mood piece.
We must paint a picture
with music and words.
And concentrate.
Remember, adagio con brio.
ALL [SINGING]: Oh, give me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the deer and the antelope play
Give me my pencil
ALL: Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
LINUS: Not on your life
ALL: And the skies are not cloudy all day
SALLY: If you don't tell me what you told Lucy, I'm going to--
LUCY: Give me my pencil you blockhead
ALL:
Home, home on the range
-Give me my pencil
-No.
ALL: Where the deer and the antelope play
LINUS: Not until you promise not to tell her--
What are you trying to do?
Stifle my freedom of speech?
ALL: Where seldom is heard
LUCY: Give me my pencil
ALL: A discouraging word
LINUS: No promise, no pencil
ALL:
And the skies are not cloudy all day
-What pencil?
-No.
ALL [SINGING]: Oh, give me a land
LUCY: Give me that pencil
ALL: Where the bright diamond sand
SALLY: Linus, that just isn't fair
ALL:
Flows leisurely down the stream
-Why did you take Sally's pencil?
-Ugh!
ALL: Where the graceful white swan
Goes gliding along
-What did he call me?
-He said--
CHARLIE & SCHROEDER:
Like a maid in a heavenly dream
He said you were an enigma
-An enigma?
CHARLIE: An enigma?
ALL:Home, home on the range
SALLY [SINGING]: Boy, that makes me--
What a terrible thing to call a--
What's an enigma? Never mind!
CHARLIE & SCHROEDER [SINGING]:
Where the deer
[SINGING]
What's an enigma?
CHARLIE: What's an enigma?
LUCY & SCHROEDER: And the antelope play
Hey, he's still got my pencil.
BOTH [SINGING]:
Where seldom is heard
A discouraging word
-And the skies are not cloudy all day
-Ah-ooh, ah-ooh, ah-ooh
[GASPS]
SNOOPY:
My stomach clock just went off.
It’s suppertime...
...and Charlie Brown has forgotten
to feed me.
[SIGHS]
Here I lie, a withering,
hollow shell of a dog.
And there sits my supper dish...
...empty.
Well, that's all right. It's okay.
He'll remember.
Tomorrow after school...
...when no little furry friend comes
to greet him.
Then he’'ll remember.
And he'll rush out here to the dog house
but it'll be too late.
There will be nothing left
but the dried carcass of the former friend...
...who used to run and play
so happily with him.
Nothing left but the bleached bones...
-...of the once-happy little puppy.
-Hey, are you asleep?
I've been standing here a whole minute
with your supper dish.
It's suppertime.
SNOOPY:
Suppertime?
Suppertime?
SNOOPY [SINGING]:
Behold the brimming bowl
Of meat and meal
Which is brought forth
To ease our hunger
Behold the flowing flagon
Moist and sweet
Which has been sent to slake our thirst
Okay there's no need
for a big production.
Just get down off that doghouse and eat.
[SNOOPY SCATTING]
SNOOPY [SINGING] It's suppertime
Yes, it's suppertime
Oh, it's sup, sup, suppertime
Very best time of day
Suppertime, oh, it's suppertime
And when suppertime comes
Can supper be far away?
Bring on the soup dish, bring on the cup
Bring on the bacon and fill me up
‘Cause it's supper
Supper, supper, suppertime
Yeah. Whoo!
Yeehaw.
[SCATTING]
Woo-hoo.
[SINGING]
Bring on the dog food, bring on the bone
Bring on the barrel and roll me home
‘Cause it's supper, supper, supper
Supper, super pepper-upper
Supper, super-duper suppertime
Wintertime's nice with the ice and snow
Summertime's nice with a place to go
Bedtime, overtime, halftime too
But they just can't hold a candle
To my suppertime
Oh, yeah.
[LAUGHS THEN WHOOPS]
[SCATTING]
[SINGING]
Bring on the hamburg, bring on the bun
Pappy's little puppy loves everyone
‘Cause it's supper, supper, supper
Supper, super pepper-upper
Supper, super-duper duper
[SCATTING]
Woo-hoo! Yeehaw! Whoo!
Now, wait a minute, Snoopy.
Hey, get down. You're spilling it all over.
Now, cut that out.
Why can’'t you eat your meal quietly
and calmly like any other normal dog?
SNOOPY: What's wrong with making
mealtime a joyous occasion?
[SCATTING]
Well, I don't know, Linus.
It looks like an airplane,
the way the lights are blinking on and off.
Schroeder, it that an airplane or a star?
I believe that is a star.
But it could be a planet, you know.
Or maybe even a satellite.
It could be a satellite.
I wonder.
Well, we'll never find out
by just standing here.
-Where are you going?
-I'm going over here to get a better look.
SNOOPY: I like to sit up here after supper
and listen to the sounds of the night.
But something seems to be missing.
[HOWLS]
In my opinion,
that was exactly what was needed.
CHARLIE:
I'm so happy.
That little red-headed girl
dropped her pencil.
It has teeth marks all over it.
She nibbles her pencil.
She's human.
I guess it hasn't been such a bad day
after all.
[SINGING]
Happiness is finding a pencil
[SINGING]
Knowing a secret
[SINGING]
Telling the time
LUCY [SINGING]:
Happiness is learning to whistle
[WOODSTOCK WHISTLING]
Tying your shoe for the very first time
Happiness is playing the drum
In your own school band
CHARLIE:
And happiness is walking hand in hand
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream
SNOOPY [SINGING]:
Pizza with sausage
[SINGING]
Climbing a tree
Happiness is five different crayons
-Catching a firefly
-Setting him free
Happiness is being alone
Every now and then
ALL:
And happiness is coming home again
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too
For happiness is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved by you
Happiness is having a sister
Sharing a sandwich
BOTH:
Getting along
ALL: Happiness is singing together
When day is through
And happiness
Is those who sing with you
[SNOOPY HOWLS
AND WOODSTOCK TWEETS]
Happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too
For happiness is anyone
And anything at all
That's loved by you
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
LUCY:
If only you weren’t so wishy-washy.