Happy New Year, Charlie Brown Page #2

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I couldn't care less, Marcie.

It's too bad he had to write that report.

Okay, everybody,

it's time to play musicaI chairs.

Hi. Can I come in?

I thought you had to study.

Well, I thought I could

read some of it here.

Come on, Chuck, admit it, you sly dog.

You wanted to start

the new year with me.

Well...

...I was kind of hoping

the little red-haired girI would show up.

Chuck, you drive me crazy.

Come on, sir.

Everybody is ready for musicaI chairs.

Okay, okay. Let's get started.

Can I play?

Oh, I guess so, Chuck. Come on.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

PATTY [SINGING]:

Hey, it's time for musical chairs

Come on, let's go

Set up the chairs now

All in a row

You run around the chairs

Till the music stops

And you have to find a seat

Now, don't get caught

'Cause when the music stops

You can't be standing there

If you wanna be a winner at musical chairs

Now we take away a chair

While you're runnin' around

Don't let the kid in front of you

Get you down

Just listen to the rhythm

Now don't miss a beat

'Cause you don't wanna be the only one

Without a seat

'Cause when the music stops

You can't be standing there

If you wanna be a winner at musical chairs

Now every time the music stops

You're gonna end up one chair short

And if you're boogalooing

When the music's gone

Sorry, you gotta move on

Now it's the moment of truth

It's getting down the wire

You're burning up inside

With musical fire

You hover around each corner

Of the precious seat

Waitin' for the moment

You can get off your feet

'Cause when the music stops

You can't be standing there

If you wanna be a winner

You've got to be a winner

If you wanna be a winner

At musical chairs

Yeah.

Come on, Charlie Brown.

It's almost midnight.

I'll pour you a root beer.

Thank you, Lucy.

I've decided next year,

I'm going to be a changed person.

Oh, be serious, Charlie Brown.

No, I mean it.

I'm going to be strong and firm.

Forget it, Charlie Brown.

You'll always be wishy-washy.

Why can't I change just a little bit?

I've got it.

I'll be wishy one day

and washy the next.

Charlie Brown, I have news for you.

You will never...

You sniffed in my root beer.

Your stupid beagle

sniffed in my root beer.

Look at that.

I'll bet it's full of dog germs.

Where are my binoculars?

Ah-ha.

I thought so.

You see? It's filled with dog germs.

There's one thing you should never do:

Never sniff at someone's root beer.

[CHATTERING]

Hey, Chuck, wait for me.

Hey, Chuck,

that was a sly move on your part.

You know, to get us out here alone

on New Year's Eve.

Huh?

Yep, we might end up

ushering in the new year together.

- I bet you'd like that, eh, Chuck?

- Hmm.

It's been a great year, Chuck.

You'll have to admit that.

What do you think, Chuck, would be

good rules for living in the new year?

Keep the ball low.

Don't leave your crayons in the sun.

Use dentaI floss every day.

Don't spill the shoe polish.

Always knock before entering.

Don't let the ants get in the sugar.

Never volunteer to be

a program chairman.

Always get your first serve in.

And feed your dog

whenever he's hungry.

Will those rules

give me a better life, Chuck?

A better life and a fat dog.

Have you made

any New Year's resolutions, Chuck?

Yes.

You know how I always dread

the whole year?

Well, this time,

I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

[KIDS CHATTERING]

Hey, come on. It's almost midnight.

MARCIE:

Grab your partners, everybody.

You're weird, Chuck.

CHARLIE:
"But alike in the set

in which they moved...

...the daughter of Prince Vassily,

the beauty Ellen...

...came to fetch her father and go with him

to the ambassador's fete.

She was wearing a balldress

with an imperial badge on it.

The young Princess Bolkonsky

was there...

...celebrated as the most seductive woman

in Petersburg.

She had been married

the previous winter...

...and was not now going out

into the great world...

...on account

of her interesting condition...

...but was still to be seen

at small parties.

Prince Ippolit, the son of Prince Vassily,

came too with Mortemart...

...whom he introduced. "

[CHATTERING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Oh, hi.

You are Heather, aren't you?

Please come in.

Charlie Brown told me

he had invited you to the party.

I don't know

where Charlie Brown is right now.

But would you like to dance?

Chuck, where are you?

It's just a few seconds before midnight.

Chuck, Chuck.

[CLOCK CHIMES]

[CHEERING]

[ALL SINGING "AULD LANG SYNE"]

Chuck, how could you do this to me?

When midnight came along,

I was the only one standing all alone.

I, uh... I...

Big brother, my Sweet Baboo

didn't dance with me at midnight.

And do you know why?

Well, uh, I, uh...

Because he danced with your friend,

the little red-haired girI.

He did what?

Gee, Charlie Brown,

I didn't know where you went.

But, wow,

your friend is sure a good dancer.

You mean she was here?

The little red-haired girI was here

and I missed her?

Happy New Year, Charles.

[CHIRPING]

[BARKS]

Hurry up, Charlie Brown.

We'll be late for schooI.

[YAWNS]

Did you finish War and Peace,

Charlie Brown?

I finished at 3:
00 this morning.

How did you like it, Charlie Brown?

I don't remember a thing.

- Did you turn in your report?

- Yes.

What did the teacher say about it?

What grade did you get?

A D-minus.

The lowest grade without failing.

Gee, I'm sorry, Charlie Brown.

The teacher said

it looked like the sort of report...

...that was written after midnight

on the last day of Christmas vacation.

What did you say?

What could I say?

I congratulated her

on her remarkable insight.

Did you see what our next assignment is?

No. What is it?

To read Crime and Punishment

by Dostoevsky.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown.

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