I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Page #3

And then back on the bicycle.

Sometimes I go a whole day

without ever touching the ground.

[PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC]

- You know something, Schroeder?

- What?

I liked you the very first time I saw you.

I disliked you the first time I saw you.

It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times.

I have a historical question for you.

Did Beethoven ever have any beautiful girls

nearby while he was practicing the piano?

No, I don't think Beethoven had any

crabby females hanging on his piano...

...while he was trying to practice.

That isn't quite what I said.

Here's something.

"A piano can strike notes

through a range of seven octaves.

In comparison, a child's toy piano

has a range of only one octave...

...and is virtually useless

as a musical instrument because of that."

[CONTINUES PLAYING LOUDLY]

What else does it say?

Never fall in love with a musician.

What do you two want?

[GROANS]

Good grief.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[PLAYING VINCE GUARALDI'S

"CHRISTMAS IS COMING"]

[SNOOPY LAUGHING]

Why can't I have a normal dog

like everyone else?

But you're lucky to have a dog,

Charlie Brown.

Does Snoopy have any sisters?

He has a sister, Belle,

who lives in Kansas City.

Does Snoopy have any brothers?

One day, one of his brothers named Marbles

showed up out of the blue.

But he only stayed one day.

RERUN:
Why was that?

CHARLIE:
Well, he had kind of a wild ride.

[ENGINE WHIRRING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Here.

RERUN:
Who are they?

CHARLIE:
That's Andy and Olaf...

...two more brothers of Snoopy.

CHARLIE:
They showed up

and spent a few days with Snoopy.

And then Snoopy suggested

they go visit his other brother, Spike.

This is Spike.

He lives in the desert.

So, what happened?

CHARLIE:
They got lost and ended up

in Alaska as sled dogs for a while.

Snoopy has the greatest family.

If not the strangest.

I wish one of them could be my dog,

but my mom doesn't want one.

But would it be okay

if I play with Snoopy sometimes?

If your mom doesn't mind, sure.

That would make this

the best Christmas ever.

I guess I'll try to play by myself.

Here we go.

Slam dunk.

Lot's of slam, but no dunk.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Could you ask your dog if he wants

to come out and shoot a few baskets?

I'll see if I can find him.

I couldn't find him. But I doubt

if he would have been interested.

Can you ask your dog

if he wants to come out and play?

And then afterwards, I'll give him

a Christmas cookie with sprinkles.

[YELPS]

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Happiness is a warm puppy.

[GIGGLING]

I guess dogs have to eat a lot.

How does he do that?

By the way, when somebody walks by...

...how do you decide

if you should bark at him?

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