Lucy's Lines in Charlie Brown

Its truly a dogs life. A life of challenges. You try acting excited when that round headed kid comes home from school?

Now Linus. I want you to take a good look at Charlie Browns 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, you rarely see such a good example. Notice the deep lines, the dull vacant look in his eyes. Yes, I would say this is the finest example of a failure face you are liable to see in a long while.

….. 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… Shes looking at me… Shes looking at me. (bag on head)

No, 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 and it had a design embroidered around the waist.

I don't remember

Something like this. The skirt went out like this and it 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 said she’d seen one just like it over at…

Nobody ever calls me sugarlips

You know a princess sort of thing.. a white dress and nice slippers, ,oh, and a big ballroom.

uh huh

But, I guess that's kind of silly isn't it Charlie Brown

No, not at all …. I mean there's one I’ve always had myself for years only I’ve never told anyone.

What? You can tell meI promise I won't tell.

Oh no, it’s not the sort of thing I should tell. No, I dont think I should

Oh, come on please. I wouldn't give it away. Come on, PLEASE

Well, Ive always wanted to be called Flash…. I’d like to be so good at everything that all around school I’d be known as the Flash.

Hey, Frieda. Listen to this one!

LINUS SCREAMSSSSSSS

GIMME MY BALL YOU BLOCKHEAD

Hey Snoopy, we’re home from school. Hi there fella. Gosh its good to see ya

Oh, Snoopy you're so adorable.

Yesterday, I was a dog. Today, Im a dog. Tomorrow, I’ll probably still be a dog. There’s just so little hope of advancement.

Today is April fools day Charlie Brown. I think I’ll play a little trick on you. I think I’ll try a little trick. You understand what I'm saying don't you? You understand this is April Fools day? You sure? I want to be certain you understand. Okay! Hey Charlie Brown! Guess What! That little red-haired girl is over there and she wants to give you a hug and a kiss!

Really? Wow this is fantastic!

APRIL FOOLS!!! Just like shooting fish in a barrel.

I, the dog, could not be less interested!

I got it, I got it, I got it!

You give me back my blanket!

No! I’ve got it and I’m going to keep it. This is just the start you need to help you break this disgusting habit.

Apparently you haven't read the latest scientific reports…. This is called playing with the past.

Really?!

AND ME!

Linus, do you know what I intend? I intend to be a queen. When I grow up, I’m going to be the biggest queen there ever was. And i’ll live in a 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…

LUCY!

All the people will wave, and I will SHOUT at them. And..

Lucy, I believe queen is an inherited title….. Im sorry Lucy, but it’s true.

And in the summer time, I will go to my summer palace and I will wear my crown in swimming and everything. And all the people will cheer and I will SHOUT at them… WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN’T BE A QUEEN

It’s true.

There must be a loop hole… this kind of thing always has a loop hole. Nobody, should be kept from being a queen if she wants to be one. It’s undemocratic.

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 queen in no time.

I think I’ll watch television

I know what i’ll do. If I can’t be a queen, then I’ll be very rich. Ill work and work until i’m very rich and then I will buy myself a queendom.

Good grief!

Yes, I will buy myself a queendom and I’ll kick out the old queen and take over the whole operation myself. I will be head queen. And then all the people… when I go out in my coach, all the people will SHOUT at me…

What’s the matter Lucy?

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.

Now go get me my make up.

Are you kidding? I’m not one of your royal subjects. What makes you think you can just 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.

Oh Lucy I'm so depressed. Everything is going wrong. I don't know what to do

Im sorry to hear that Charlie Brown. Maybe there's something I can do to help. I think what you need most of all is to come right out and admit all the things that are wrong with you.

You really think that would help Lucy?

Certainly

A starter???

Certainly, you dont think that mentioning these few superficial failings is going to do you any good do you? Why Charlie Brown you really have to delve.

Now wait a minute Snoopy likes me

He only pretends to like you because you feed him….. that doesn’t count.

Why is it I always have my supper in the red dish and my drinking water in the yellow dish?….Life’s just TOO short not to live it up a little

Schroeder, do piano players make a lot of money.

Money??? Who cares about money??…. DO YOU HEAR ME? ARTTTTTT

You fascinate me…. WHAT? WHATT??? WHATAAAAAAAAAT?

Yes as in Ludwig Von Beethoven, composer. Born 1770 died 1827… The chief overseer of the kitchen.

Whatever!!! Schroeder, I just want you to know I’m on your side. I want to help you publicity wise with Beethovens Birthday. After all, this is a really big thing. T

Thanks for your support. But I just don't want to see Beethoven’s Birthday commercialized.

COMMERCIALIZED?

HOORAY BEETHOVEN HORRAY

I got it, I GOT IT, We’ll demand full page ads in every newspaper!

Look out Look out

Schroeder, what did you do with that picture I gave you?

I threw it away

With your own hands?

Of course

HE TOUCHED MY PICTURE

Some people say you should live every day like its your last

Ahhhh! This is the last day! I only have 24-hours left! Help me ! Help me! This is the last day AAAAAAAAAAAAA

All right, gang, I want this game to be out biggest and best game of the season. And I want everyone out there playing with everything he’s got…

Charlie Brown, I thought up some new strategy for you. Why don't you tell the other team that were going to play them at a certain place, only it isn't the real place, and then when they don't show up. We’ll win by forfeit. Isn’t that good strategy? I don't understand these managers who don't want to use good strategy.

I CANT STAND IT!

What the point of our playing when we know were going to lose? If there was even a million to one chance we might win it would make some sense.

And one run would win us the game as I came up to baaaaaat

Alright Charlie Brown, were all behind you, sort of…. I mean this man cant pitch, he pitches like my grandma Charlie Brown. Now all you have to do is bear down, just bear down. Listen, when you get to first, watch me for my signal, you got it flash?

Whats wrong Lucy?

Dont talk to me Linus. I don't deserve to be spoken to. I dont deserve to breathe the air that I breathe. I'm no good Linus I'm no good.

Thats not true

Yes it is. I'm no good, and there's no reason at all why I should go on living on the face of this earth.

Yes there is

Name one. Just tell me one single reason why I should still deserve to go on living on this planet.

No! Not until you give me back my crayons

That is my best pencil, If you don't give me back my pencil, I’ll tell Sally what you said about her.

BUGS MAKE THE GRASS GROWWWWW

Thats right, they run around all day, tugging and tugging at each tiny seedling until it grows into a great tall blade of grass!

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 its coming down, but actually it comes up out of the ground like grass. It comes up Charlie Brown snow comes up.

BLACK OUT FOR HAPPINESS

Well, I don't know Linus, it looks like an airplane to me the way the lights are blinking on and off. Schroeder, is that an airplane or a star?

Well we’ll never find out but just sitting here

Where are you going???

I’m going over here to get a closer look!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa