A Charlie Brown Christmas

Aren't the clouds beautiful?

They look like big balls of cotton.

I could just lie here all day

and watch them drift by.

If you use your imagination,

you could see lots of things

in the cloud formations.

What do you think you see, Linus?

Well, those clouds up there look to me

like the map of the british honduras on the caribbean.

That cloud up there

looks a little like the profile of thomas eakins,

the famous painter and sculptor.

And that group of clouds over there

gives me the impression of the stoning of stephen.

I can see the apostle paul

standing there to one side.

Uh-huh. That's very good.

What do you see in the clouds, Charlie Brown?

Well,

I was going to say I saw a ducky

and a horsy, but I changed my mind.

like the shadows of morning

climb up to the august afternoon

Charlie has a way

of picking up the day

just by walking slowly in a room

maybe it's a kind of magic

that only little boys can do

but seeing Charlie smile

can make you stop awhile

and get you feeling glad you're you

he's only a boy named Charlie

a boy named Charlie Brown

he's just a kid next door

perhaps a little more

he's every kid in every town

the world is full of lots of people

here and there and all around

but people, after all

start out as being small

and we're all a boy named

Charlie Brown

I'll never be able to get this kite in the air.

Never! Never! Never! Never!

I can't do it. I can't do it.

I don't want to see this kite again as long as I live.

Take it. Take it. Get it out of my sight!

Anybody who can fly this kite is a genius.

My heart is full

on the day I first go out to the old ball field.

I love the memories.

I love the smell of the horsehide.

I love the smell of the grassy outfield and the dusty infield.

The hopes and the dreams for the new season.

Ah, there it is, the old pitcher's mound,

covered with tradition and dandelions.

Dandelions?

This pitcher's mound is covered with dandelions!

Don't touch them, Charlie Brown!

Don't you dare hurt all those innocent dandelions.

They're beautiful.

Don't you dare cut them down.

Besides, you may not know it,

but you look kind of cute standing there surrounded by dandelions.

I don't want to look cute.

All right, Charlie Brown,

let's get our signals straight.

1 finger will mean the high straight ball.

2 fingers will mean the low straight ball.

What about my curveball, and my slider

and my knuckle ball, and my sidearm,

and my submarine pitch?

1 finger will mean the high straight ball.

And 2 fingers will mean the low straight ball.

Hey, what's this?

What in the world are all these dandelions doing

on the pitcher's mound?

They grew there

and the girls on our team

won't let me cut 'em down.

They say they're pretty

and they say I look cute standing here among them.

They're right.

You do look kind of cute standing there.

Charlie Brown,

Charlie Brown, it's taking you too long

to get dressed after every pitch.

If you can't get dressed a little faster,

we'll never get through the first inning.

Wait.

Hmm.

Brush this guy back, Charlie Brown.

Give him the old bean ball.

No, I can't do that, it wouldn't be right.

"It wouldn't be right"?

Listen who's gone moral on us all of a sudden.

Old wishy-washy here is too moral to throw a bean ball.

What about the way the early settlers treated the indians?

Yeah and what about those awful movie ads?

What about the children's crusade?

Was that moral?

Do you think that incident at harper's ferry

was consistent with morality?

Do you call that morality? Define morality.

Our whole system of freeways

is a perfect example of what I'm trying to say.

Have you listened to the radio lately?

How about this whole conservation situation?

We never win any ball games,

but we sure have some interesting discussions.

What happened?

Charlie Brown got hit by a line drive.

Does anyone here know anything about first aid?

It's probably not serious,

second or third aid will do.

Here, run over to the drinking fountain

and soak this handkerchief in cold water.

You're kidding.

With a head like Charlie Brown's,

you'll need a bed sheet.

I'm dying and all I hear are insults.

What happened?

You got hit on the head

with a line drive, Charlie Brown.

I don't understand it.

I used to be able to dodge those line drives.

When you get old, your reflexes really slow down.

Well, we lost the first game of the season again.

I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does.

We always seem to lose the first game of the season

and the last game of the season.

And all those stupid games in between!

In the big leagues,

the ballplayers get sent to the showers.

I get sent to take a bath.

Nothing ever seems to go right for me.

I can't fly a kite and I lose every ballgame I play in.

I just can't seem to do anything right.

Hi, Charlie Brown.

You're depressed, aren't you?

I suppose you forgot we lost another ball game.

I did not.

Today's game made our 99th straight loss without a win.

That wasn't a very good game today, Charlie Brown.

I know it.

I'm getting tired of losing all these ball games.

And this was going to be our big year.

The year when it looked like

we might even score our first run.

I think it would be kind of fun to win once in a while.

Winning isn't everything.

But losing isn't anything.

Look at it this way, Charlie Brown.

We learn more from losing than we do from winning.

I guess that makes me the smartest person in the whole world.

I think you just talk yourself

into being a loser, Charlie Brown.

I really don't believe in this business

of some people being born losers.

If you keep on doing different things,

you're going to win

just as much as anyone else.

Just keep trying, Charlie Brown.

Don't give up.

You'll win your share of ball games.

I just don't think it's possible

for someone to lose everything all the time.

One of these days, you'll win.

Why can't I have an ordinary dog like everybody else?

Sometimes I get so discouraged

that I can hardly stand it.

The harder I try, the worse I get.

Perhaps I should seek professional help.

I think I need help.

Hmm.

Everything I do turns to failure.

I guess you know I've never succeeded

at anything in my whole life.

Charlie Brown, it's true.

I recognize your frailties, your weaknesses.

You need me to point out your faults, Charlie Brown.

It's for your own good.

Besides, I can do it for you better than anyone else.

My system is unique.

What's so unique about it?

Come in and sit down, Charlie Brown.

I'll explain my unique system.

Make yourself at home, Charlie Brown.

I'll set up my equipment.

See what I've done?

I've put all of your faults on slides.

We're going to project your faults onto a screen.

Good grief, project my faults onto a screen?

Now, watch carefully.

Here we see your failure

to observe the world in upright position.

Here we see your lack of coordination, Charlie Brown.

And here we see your lack of style.

Now, on to your physical faults.