“KERLEAF!” Schulz sure did come up with some pretty original stuff—I even remember in fall 1999, not very long before he ended production on Peanuts, he even used such terms as “fortissimo”-weird, for one of Marcie’s descriptions of Peppermint Patty, based on what fortissimo means—EXTREMELY LOUD, of course. So, same difference, with “Ker-leaf,” used to indicate the sound of Linus’ jumping into a pile of leaves.
We’re in our 50s and my siblings and I still bring up this strip on occasion and laugh over “ker-leaf”. When we were kids we put “Ker-” in front of everything. When mom made lunch it was “ker-lunch”. When dad took us for a ride it was…well you all got the idea…grin..
I think I have this strip it’s funny when Linus said ker-leaf!!!!…and Charlie Brown said ker-leaf?? before that Lucy threw something in the stream and it went ker-splash…wish there were more strips about Snoopy in his new house don’t y’all??!!!!!
gimmickgenius over 10 years ago
Dan Thompson must’ve read this one as a kid.
rockstarjeo over 10 years ago
ker splash? ker leaf?
JoeyCooler777 over 10 years ago
Petaluma?!
gyroman12345 over 10 years ago
kertype, kertype, kertype.
GROG Premium Member over 10 years ago
I have the sudden urge to say ker-plunk!
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 10 years ago
Sydney or the Bush!
pencilkid6 over 10 years ago
This is too funny… I don’t know why!
FanOfPeanuts over 10 years ago
I don’t know about the rest of you, but, for some reason, I now feel strangely compelled to play a rousing game of “Ha, Ha. Herman”!
Darryl Heine over 10 years ago
Why is a yellow colored Linus about to jump in a pile of leaves to make them KER-LEAF?
DaveBNM over 10 years ago
Ker-Rack!
Kip W over 10 years ago
Ker-laugh!
MrJamie1062 over 10 years ago
“KERLEAF!” Schulz sure did come up with some pretty original stuff—I even remember in fall 1999, not very long before he ended production on Peanuts, he even used such terms as “fortissimo”-weird, for one of Marcie’s descriptions of Peppermint Patty, based on what fortissimo means—EXTREMELY LOUD, of course. So, same difference, with “Ker-leaf,” used to indicate the sound of Linus’ jumping into a pile of leaves.
Twinkly lights over 10 years ago
Thank you, Donny Wallace… Great reference material. I do love this Peanuts cartoon!
Double Shot over 10 years ago
We’re in our 50s and my siblings and I still bring up this strip on occasion and laugh over “ker-leaf”. When we were kids we put “Ker-” in front of everything. When mom made lunch it was “ker-lunch”. When dad took us for a ride it was…well you all got the idea…grin..
francisrossi over 10 years ago
That pile of leaves looked a little small. Ker-ouch sounds more likely.
IdahoSpud over 10 years ago
BIG Bada BOOM!
Aaron Saltzer over 10 years ago
Ask God about that noise.
abbatis over 10 years ago
Linus needs to see a doctor about that jaundice.
AmyGrantfan51774 over 10 years ago
I think I have this strip it’s funny when Linus said ker-leaf!!!!…and Charlie Brown said ker-leaf?? before that Lucy threw something in the stream and it went ker-splash…wish there were more strips about Snoopy in his new house don’t y’all??!!!!!