Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 14, 1988
September 13, 1988
September 15, 1988
Transcript:
Marcie and Peppermint Patty sit at their school desks. Peppermint Patty says, "Read what I've written here, will you, Marcie? I'm afraid I may have gotten a little too intellectual . . ."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty asks, "Do you think maybe I should 'dumb it down'?"<BR><BR> Marcie says, "No, I think it's dumb enough already." Peppermint Patty slumps in a seat and says, "Maybe I'll move my desk to the other side of the room . ."<BR><BR>
According to some accounts, Ernie Bushmiller, the creater of “Nancy”, was the one who coined the term “dumb down” in describing his own approach to writing Nancy, so that nearly everyone would be able to get the joke.