June 13, 1953
Patty and Violet's reaction at the end here (including off-screen violence) is a bit exaggerated. I mean, they didn't have to follow CB's suggestions.
Sunday, June 14, 1953
This one is actually a little disturbing, considering that Schulz actually drew the flashbacks of Charlie Brown's antisocial behavior. Violet's reaction here seems quite justified. We can accept Charlie Brown's rueful chagrimace at the end as due to regret over personal failings rather than a "that's the way it goes" kind of resignation.
Is that how Violet fell off her tricycle? Because CB pushed her?
Who really throws lumps of sod at people? Did Schulz choose a clump of earth because it's less injurious than, say, a rock?
Wait a second, did he say plaid ice cream?
