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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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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 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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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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Violet sits on the grass with a baking pan and a mixing-bowl/spoon in front of her. She exclaims,"Ah, these are Deluxe mud pies...I've added buttermilk and brown sugar!"
She reaches out a pie to Charlie Brown and says,"Here, Charlie Brown, try one..."
She stands and puts her hands to her face. She asks as he takes a bite,"Are they all right?"
He replies,"I'm sorry, Violet, but I've got a cold, and really can't taste a thing!"
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Charlie Brown walks along with his shoulders slumped. He says,"Poor Charlie Brown...I feel so sorry for him..."
Patty stands nearby and looks at him questioningly as he continues,"Poor li'l ol' Charlie Brown"
She walks up to him, points, and exclaims,"What sort of talk is that? YOU'RE Charlie Brown!!"
He walks off and retorts over his shoulder, "So what? Can't a fellow feel sorry for himself?!"
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Charlie Brown stoops watching Patty crouch on the ground with seeds in her hand. She says,"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow" He asks,"Really?"
She kneels, plants the seed, and replies,"Sure, we'll plant this acorn now, and an oak tree will grow right here" He says,"Well, I'll be...."
She stands, looing around her in confusion. She wonders,"Now, where did he go?"
He reappears with an axe and looks at the area where the seed is planted. She exclaims,"Hey! Get away from here with that!!"
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Violet is jumping rope and she is saying "Eleventy-Six, Thirty-Twelve,"
Violet is still jumping and saying " Fifty-Four-Forty, Sixty-One-Teen..."
Shermy is running and he yells "Hey, Violet!"
Violet stops jumping and is upset as she says to Shermy, "Now look what you've done! You've made me lose count!"
The first interaction between Violet and Shermy
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Charlie Brown, wearing a cap and holding a book, approaches Patty, who is sitting on the curb holding her doll. He says,"I'm returning this book to the library"
As she walks along with him, he continues,"I finished it in one day!"
She follows him up the stairs and says,"I didn't know you could even read, Charlie Brown..."
He stops and turns to her, holding out the book. He exclaims,"Do you think I could finish this book in one day if I knew how to read?!"
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Patty is standing holding an envelope, she tells Charlie Brown who is sitting at a small desk wearing a paper hat, "I have a message for the captain"
Charlie Brown stands up and points and says, "He's right over there, madam..."
Charlie Brown is sitting and Patty says, "But how can I be sure which one the captain is?"
Charlie Brown turns and looks at Patty and says, "His hat is made from the editorial section!"
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Patty and Violet are walking down the lane. Patty says,"I wouldn't want to own just any kind of dog"
As they walk across the bridge, Violet says,"Oh, no, me neither....I'd want one that was very intelligent looking"
Patty points in front of her and asks,"Do you mean like that one?"
They watch as Snoopy walks by wearing glasses. Violet replies,"Yes, that's the kind...doesn't he look intelligent?"
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Charlie Brown: You think I'm dumb, don't you?
Charlie Brown: Well, ask me a question! ask me anything!!
Patty: All right, how much is two and two?
Charlie Brown: HMMM...
Charlie Brown: Why don't you ask me something more practical?
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Patty and violet are standing in front of a hope chest.
Patty says " This is my hope chest" Violet replies " What's a hope a chest" Still standing by the hope chest, Patty says to Violet " You save things in it that you"ll need when you get Married Patty is leaning against her Hope chest and Violet ask " What do you have in yours? The hope chest is opened and Charlie Brown is inside, Patty replies to Violet " Charlie Brown!
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Charlie Brown runs with Snoopy chasing him. The former shouts,"Mad dog! Mad dog!!"
Patty watches them go, as a scared Violet stares after them and exclaims,"A mad dog! Shouldn't we call the police?"
As Snoopy and Charlie Brown run pass again, Patty replies,"No, he's not that kind of a mad dog..."
She watches them run along with Violet and concludes,"He's just mad at Charlie Brown!"
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Charlie Brown stands tapping his foot in time to music he is playing on the violin.
He concentrates and leans over to the side as he continues to play.
Shermy approaches and asks,"Well, how's your playing coming, Charlie Brown?" An exhausted Charlie Brown replies,"Not too good"
Shermy sits on a chair and Charlie Brown sits on the floor. The latter concludes,"In fact, last night I dreamed that Beethoven strangled me!"
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Charlie Brown stands on a stool in front of the sink washing his hands. He says,"Wash my hands..."
He rubs his face with a small towel and continues,"Scrub my face..."
He brushes his teeth and continues,"Brush my teeth..."
He walks off holding his towel and toothbrush. He concludes,"What a waste of time, considering I'm just going to bed!"
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Patty and Charlie Brown sit at the table, that is filled with food. He looks down at a dessert bowl and exclaims,"I'm going to eat my dessert first!"
He says,"Hey!", as she swipes the bowl from him. She says,"Oh, no, you're not, Charlie Brown!!"
He frowns to the reader as she says,"If you do that, you'll spoil the rest of your dinner..."
He retorts,"Well, I'd feel a whole lot worse if the dinner spoiled my dessert!"
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Charlie Brown sits on the floor reading. He starts as he hears a voice calls,"Charlie!! It's time for your bath!"
He shrinks against the wall, and in fear says,"Oh, no, anything but that!! Anything!"
He continues to cringe and exclaims,"I can't stand it! I can't stand it I tell you!!"
He sits in the bathtub smiling at the reader. He says,"It's all just an act...I really don't mind baths at all!"
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Charlie Brown approaches Patty sitting on the floor, playing with her doll. He says,"Patty, one of your admirers is at the door"
She walks off saying, "Gee, an admirer...I wonder who he can be?"
She exclaims as she opens the door and see Snoopy sitting there.
As she chases Charlie Brown, he says,"It's things like this that keep me young!"
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Violet approaches Charlie Brown sitting on the floor. She has a hammer and a picture in her hands, and asks,"Charlie Brown, will you help me hang this picture?"
He stands on a chair with the hammer in one hand and the other placing a nail against the wall. She asks,"Could you put the nail in right about there?" He replies,"How's that?"
As he starts hammering, she says,"That's fine...thank you very much..."
He stands on the ground and replies,"There was nothing to it...I'm mechanically minded!"
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Violet and Patty are walking down the lane. Patty says,"I'd like to be a grandmother"
Violet stops, spreads her hands, and exclaims,"So would I!! All they have to do every day is sit and rock!"
They stoop to pick some flowers and Patty says,"The trouble is that you first have to be a wife, and then you have to be a mother..."
They walk along with the flowers tucked in their hair. Violet concludes, "I know it...it's all those preliminaries that get me!"
The first interaction between Patty and Violet.
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