Peanuts The Flashback
As we tap into our next Peanuts lookback, we realize that not all the specials have a singular plot. Some plots from the comic strip are not long enough to fill in a whole 24 minutes (minus commercials) special. But what about one special that has to fill about 48 minutes (again, minus the commercials in a 60 minute slot)? That's what we are taking a look at this time. (If we did this in video form this would be easier)
"It's an Adventure , Charlie Brown" aired on CBS in May of 1983 it's considered the inspiration of the Charlie Brown and Snoopy show, which took the vignette format and used it to it's episodes instead of doing two eleven minute segments. Since , this is a vignette format we are going to look at each one separately. So let's get started.
Sack
Yes , Charlie Brown has hit the sack/ Copyright Peanuts
So the sun rises and sun looks like a baseball and this makes Charlie Browns seek therapy with Lucy, but since it's Lucy It doesn't go anywhere. Then he sees the moon and it also looks like a baseball. (he's addicted to baseball, there solved) When Sally gets him an ice cream cone guess what? (It looks like Mr.s Butterworth?) So Linus suggests Charlie go see a real doctor. He's also wearing a sack over his head. (That gives the title some sense) The doctor says he should go to camp to get his head off it. (Back when drugs weren't always the answer)
"Kamp out" hmmm turn around , Charlie Brown it's a trap!/Copyright Peanuts
Charlie Brown continues to wear the sack on his head because , why not? There's a meeting at the camp to pick a new camp president. (That's a thing?) After the voting , Charlie Brown becomes the new camp president. With the nick name , Sack.
The face of leadership/ Copyright Peanuts
Apparently , things go well for Charlie "Sack" Brown or would that be Charlie Brown "Sack"? He passes wise advice ,fixes the food, stops a fight. He has made the camp a great place. Charlie Brown though contemplates if he should remove the sack . One morning, he decides to check the sun on the Fourth of July (random) to see if the sun is the sun or a baseball. (makes sense in context)
What does he see ?
a) Sun
b) Baseball
c) nothing he falls asleep
d) Trick Question
If you answered D , then you are wise, because he sees Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine.
Two worlds collide./ copyright Peanuts
That's "Sack" , the moral of the story: Wear a paper bag on your head and you will go places and be a great leader.
Caddies
Peppermint Patty applies to be a caddie and takes Marcie with her at a country club. (Quite, I'm sure) They find two women golfers to caddie for. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Bartley. Two women agure over strokes. (Ahh Golfers) This one is not as plot driven as the first one , it's a lot of gags with Marcie. We do find out that Snoopy is a golfer at the county club. (Well of course he uis) The two ladies fight again which happens periodically. By the fourth hole Marcie quits and demands that she get a dollar for the 4 wholes. (It worked!) The Caddy master wants half of their mone, but Marcie and Peppermint don't accept that and he only gets ten percent.
That was caddies. Moral of the story: sometimes it's good to get fed up and don't give in easy while give up anyway or something.
Kite
Back to Charlie Brown... and his old arch enemy (Mr.Burns?) - The Kite eating tree. (I was close)
The K.T.E ate his kite . (Living up to its name) Charlie Brown tells the tree he hates it. Then it eats his next kite. Charlie Brown bit into the tree. (what am I watching?)
Charlie Brown bit into a tree that is something I'd never thought I'd write/ Copyright Peanuts
Charlie Brown gets a letter from the E.P.A and they are after him for biting the tree. (Darn government getting in the way of people's rights) He decides the only thing to do is run away. (it's logical) We also see the Goose eggs (Ruby and Austin ) in this special what a nice surprise. They accidentally with a baseball. They are looking for an older person to be a coach for their team. The other goose eggs : Leland and Milo meet him as well. Charlie Brown teaches the team how to do baseball. As Charlie Brown sleeps in a box each night because life is hard when the E.P.A is after you.
From sack to box /copyright Peanuts
Ruby decides to name their team the Goose Eggs , after Charlie Brown tells her it means that you haven't scored any runs. (I like her optimism) They have a competing teaming which happens to be Charlie Brown's old team. Linus informs him that kite eating tree fell over in a storm and the E.P.A has no evidence. (yes, "fell over" ) and Milo says he wants to be just like Charlie Brown.
awwww/ copyright Peanuts
Moral of the story: The EPA has too much time on their hands.
Song
Time for some Schroeder. After the jump.
