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Charlie Brown stands near Patty as she points at the glass counter. He says,"Ah!", as she says,"A penny's worth of this, and a penny's worth of that..."
He smacks his lips as she continues,"A penny's worth of these and a penny's worth of those..."
He exclaims questioningly as she walks away.
He turns and looks towards the top of the counter. He says,"Nothing for me, thank you....I'm just drooling!"
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Patty stands nearby her doll as Shermy sits on the ground reading. She puts her hand out to catch the raindrops and says,"April showers bring May flowers"
Shermy stands and points at her; he says,"That's wrong...you mean, 'April showers may bring flowers'."
They look off to their left as she says,"Here comes Charlie Brown....he'll know how that saying goes"
Charlie Brown approaches wearing a raincoat. He smiles and says,"You're both wrong...it's 'April showers bring raincoats!'."
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Charlie Brown walks up to Snoopy sitting on the ground and Shermy building a small animal-house. He points at the house and exclaims, "Snoopy won't be able to get into that doghouse! It's too small!!"
He continues as Snoopy frowns,"How could you make a mistake like that? What kind of a carpenter are you?"
Snoopy sticks his tongue out at him as Shermy snaps,"This is not a doghouse....this is a birdhouse!"
Charlie Brown blushes as they walk off and Snoopy laughs. He looks at the reader and says,"Oh...."
The first time that someone blushes
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Violet and Patty are walking along. Violet asks,"Boys are rough and mean, aren't they?"
As they walk down the lane Patty replies,"I'll say they are, but girls are different....girls are kind and gentle"
Charlie Brown jumps as Patty and Violet approach him and shout,"Get out of the way!!"
He stands dazed watching them as they walk off. Violet concludes,"Girls are peace-loving amd considerate"
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Charlie Brown stands on the golf-green next to a golf-ball holding his golf-club. He yells,"Fore! FORE! Fore!! Fore!"
Patty stands nearby as Charlie Brown positions himself to hit the golf-ball. She says,"I didn't know that you could play golf, Charlie Brown...."
He turns to her and says,"Well, I can't, really...."
He concludes,"I just enjoy yelling!" "Fore!" "Fore!!" "Fore!"
The first reference to golf
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Charlie Brown walks along saying,"I'd like to be president, or a five-star general or a big-time operator...."
He stops and watches as Violet and Patty walk by. They say, "Hello, there, Charlie Brown!"
As they walk off, Patty says,"That Charlie Brown's a good guy, isn't he?" Violet replies,"He sure is! Good ol' Charlie Brown"
He walks off and concludes,"But that's all I'll ever be....just 'Good Ol' Charlie Brown'...."
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Violet and Charlie Brown are standing in the field next to a tree. He points at the tree and says,"This, Violet, is an oak tree..."
He points to another tree and continues,"And this is a birch tree...."
Violet points in front of her and asks,"What kind is that one?" He looks in the direction she's pointing and says,"That one? That must be a bamboo tree"
They stand in front of a flag placed in the seventh hole on the golf-green. She says,"It certainly grows straight, doesn't it?"
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Shermy stands in the grass holding a pop gun, with Snoopy standing next to him. He quiets Snoopy.
They lean forward and He exclaims,"There!! I see him!"
He squints his eyes and lets the gun go with a Pop!
As the gun's string falls on Snoopy's nose, Shermy looks down at him and says,"I'm sorry..."
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Shermy, holding a baseball bat, stands talking to Charlie Brown, who is wearing a baseball mitt. The former says,"You can't be on the team until you get a shirt with a sponsor's name on it" Charlie Brown replies,"Rats"
Charlie Brown walks along, kicking his mitt. He wonders,"Who'd ever want to sponsor me?!" "Rats!"
He stops, looks at the reader, and says,"Unless..." "Why not?"
He runs along, mitt in hand, and wearing a shirt that reads,'Violet's Mud Pies'. He shouts,"O.K., start the game!!"
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Charlie Brown stands in the doorway as Snoopy jumps up and down. The former asks,"You're glad to see me, huh, Snoopy?"
As Snoopy does a backflip, Charlie Brown exclaims,"Boy, what a greeting!"
Snoopy continues to bounce up and down, and he continues,"This touches me deeply..."
Snoopy sits and watches as Charlie Brown cries. The latter says,"Never before in all my life has anyone made me feel so welcome! snifsnif*"
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Violet walks behind Charlie Brown and exclaims,"Charlie Brown, you said that I was your girl!"
They walk side by side and she continues,"And yet, I saw you down at the drugstore today with Patty!"
He stops and spreads his hands. He says,"All right, I admit it..."
He walks away and concludes,"I'm not above that sort of thing!"
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Snoopy's ears shoot up as he watches a bird walk by singing.
The bird is puzzled as Snoopy starts walking behind singing off key.
The bird turns to Snoopy and shouts at him.
Snoopy sits and watches the bird walk along singing.
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Snoopy's ears shoot up as a bird flies pass him.
He gives chase and starts barking.
He is surprise as the bird continues to fly off and he tumbles down a flight of steps.
He is angry as he trots back up the steps.
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Charlie Brown approaches Patty sitting on the floor reading. He asks,"Patty, how do you spell 'Governor'?"
She continues reading and replies,"Look it up in the dictionary"
He says,"I tried to, but I couldn't find it" She asks,"Why not?"
She frowns as he replies,"I didn't know how to spell it!"
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Violet sits on the floor surrounding by baking ingredients and a baking bowl. She says,"Let's see now...a few grains of salt...one teaspoon vanilla..."
She pours ingredients into the bowl and continues,"Two cups of light cream...two eggs separated..."
She starts stirring and exclaims,"Rats! It's just no use!!"
She stands and looks down at the bowl and concludes,"No matter what you do to it....a mud pie is still a mud pie!"
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Snoopy and Charlie Brown walk along wearing matching shirts.
Patty walks along and calls out,"Hey, Charlie Brown!"
She stops in front of them and exclaims,"Gee, with shirts just alike, it's hard to tell you two apart!"
As Snoopy turns away glowering, Charlie Brown turns to him and exclaims,"All right, don't look so insulted!!"
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Patty walks up to Charlie Brown, who is sitting on the ground, and points at his shirt. She says,"Say, I just saw someone else with a shirt like yours"
He stands and replies,"You must have been mistaken...this is an exclusive number!"
He turns his head to the left as Patty points in that direction and says,"Oh, yeah! Look who's coming..."
She smiles and he watches in surprise as Snoopy walks by wearing an identical shirt to his.
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Shermy stands in front of Charlie Brown wearing a fireman's helmet and holding an axe. He says,"First you come up to me, and say,'My house is on fire'"
He continues,"Then I'll say to you, 'Your house is on fire?!"
He continues,"Then you say to me, 'Yes, my house is on fire!'"
Charlie Brown says,"Couldn't we play a more simple game? I'll never remember all that dialogue
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Patty crouches with her eyes closed next to a tree stump. She says,"Forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty! Here I come, ready, or not!"
She runs off and says,"Ha!! I see Charlie Brown!"
A puzzled Charlie Brown hides behind a tree with his head sticking out on either side of the tree's trunk.
He frowns to the reader and exclaims,"Rats! How Did She Ever See Me Here?!"
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Charlie Brown is walking and slopping through the mud.
He approaches Patty standing at the curb, who says,"Charlie barown, stop that!! You're splashing mud all over yourself!"
He replies,"Well, you know the old saying..."
He slops off and concludes,"A little dirt never hurt anyone!"
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Violet sits at a table filled with baking utensil and a plate of pie. She says,"If Charlie Brown doesn't eat this mud pie, I'll never make him another one!"
She walks up to Charlie Brown with the plate in hand and says,"Here, Charlie Brown, I made this especially for you..." He is sitting on the floor playing with his toy-boat and looks back at the pie.
As he walks off, she asks,"Where are you going? Aren't you going to eat this mud pie?"
He stops and replies,"Sure, I just thought I'd better wash my hands first!"
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Charlie Brown stands watching Patty look out the window. She says,"Spring is coming, Charlie Brown..." He asks,"He is?"
She replies,"Not 'He' is...'it' is!" Charlie Brown asks,"'It' is what?" She says,"It is coming"
He stands by the window and asks,"What is coming?" She stands behind him with her fist folded and exclaims,"Spring is coming!!" He asks,"He is?"
As she chases him, he says,"Someday, I'll probably drive this poor girl crazy!"
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Charlie Brown, carrying a box, walks behind Patty down the sidewalk.
He says,"Watch for the curb here, Patty" She turns to look at him and asks,"What?"
He stops as she exclaims and falls in the mud.
As she lies in the mud, he says,"Right in the mud, eh? It's a good thing I was carrying the ice cream!"
Patty's 100th appearance
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Charlie Brown rushes along saying,"I've been waiting all year to pull this joke on Patty"
He walks up behind Patty, who is sitting on the floor reading. He points to her back and exclaims,"Hey, Patty! There's a spider on your back!!!" She drops her book and shouts,"Brush it off!!! Quick!!"
He falls on the floor laughing and shouting,"April Fool! Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ho, Ho, Ho! What a joke!! Ho, Ho, Ho!" She looks down at him and replies,"April Fool's day was yesterday!!"
Charlie Brown stands glowering to the reader.
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Violet stands watching Patty stoop down to cover up a box. She says,"I wouldn't want to marry a real young man"
As they walk along the field, Patty replies,"Of course not, but you also shouldn't marry one who is too old"
Violet sits on the ground and asks,"How about twenty-three?" Patty stands thinking and replies,"I think that's too old..."
She sits in front of Violet and concludes,"When men get to be that age, they're usually pretty set in their ways!"
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