Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for February 10, 2015

Then some time down the future, the children will just repeat what the off-screen adults said. (“What’s that Ma’am/Sir? You want to know if I turned in my homework?” or something like that.)

What? Talking adults in Peanuts?That’s crazy it’s human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!

Was this the first and last time?

A few things I noticed. She actually said “Charlie” without “Brown” at first. Except for special cases like Peppermint Patty calling him “Chuck,” I’ve never seen him addressed without his last name. Of course, it matters less when she immediately follows with “Charlie Brown” in full.

And it’s getting clearer that Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s dog. That was far from clear at first. I even remember a strip where Charlie Brown said “Stop following me” to him as if he specifically was someone else’s dog, but they seem to have skipped that in these reruns.

My Mother would say my last name if she was angry andinclude my middle name if she was very angry!!He thinks that’s his mother?? Doesn’t he know yet??

Wow! An adult uses actual words!

Google Translate must have kicked in, changing the obvious "wha wha wha " into something comprehensible.

Inspired by Henry Aldrich’s call? (“Henry, Henry Aldrich! Coming, mother…”)

A few comments here. This is a bit surprising because I didn’t think Snoopy was established as Charlie’s dog until years later.

I’m also surprised that CB’s mother actually spoke. What happened to “Wa wa wa?”

In the “This Is America, Charlie Brown” series, adults aren’t just heard but seen as well.

This wont be the last time we get a glimpse of adults. There is a strip where we see their legs

The “wa wa wa” was only added when the TV specials came out, and it was only in those TV shows. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and other adults, the strip was full of off-screen adults speaking to them. There was even Linus’ grandmother who, Linus had predicted, would not choose a favorite drawing between him and Lucy, but would say, “I think they are both nice.”

Adults talking happened nearly all the way through the strip.

Trivia question: who was the only adult face that was ever seen in the strip?

Answer: Beethoven. Of course, it was just the life-sized bust of him that was on Schroeder’s piano.

Adults? Peanuts don’t need no stinkin’ adults!

I think seeing adults in peanuts is very rare. Snoopy knows who the real boss is & it’s not charlie brown, it’s his mother.

I think Snoopy is still a neighborhood dog in this strip, he just happens to be in Charlie Brown’s house. Notice how CB says excuse me to Snoopy, as if he is a guest (although evidently a disruptive one). He wouldn’t do that if Snoopy belonged to him.

It’s cute how in these very early strips the kids treat Snoopy as if he is one of them, a kid who can understand what they are saying, well before Schulz gave him his own thoughts and fantasy life.

First and only time we hear an adult speak?