Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for March 23, 2022

Shroeder’s in shock.

Another crappy item available for sale on the Home Chopin Network.

I wonder what music the crank plays? Beethoven’s 5th?

I wonder what song it plays when you turn the handle.

Now THAT would haunt my nightmares.

Jack Beethoven just doesn’t sound right.

You can also get one with a conventional clown inside, but with Johann Sebastian, Anna Magdalena, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Christian painted on the sides. Yes, it’s a Jack in the Bachs.

So it’s a music box. It’s hard to keep your composer when it pops up.

Ludwig in the Box? Beethoven in the Box?

Maybe C.B. got this Beethoven in a Box to thank Schroeder for calling him outside to play ball 2 days ago? One good turn……

Fifth Panel: Slight pause after the reveal…. “I LOVE IT!”

Herr Beethoven I presume. Pop in anytime.

Dun dun dun DUNNNNNNNNN!

I feel like this was probably a real thing at some point.

Plays a Baroque version of Pop Goes The Weasel.

When you crank it does it play the Fifth Symphony?

Seriously, what a thoughtful gift!

As long as the box plays the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth…

Shouldn’t this be called a “Ludwig in the box?”

A bit of the old ‘Ludwig Van’