Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 26, 1973
November 25, 1973
November 27, 1973
Transcript:
Charlie Brown builds a snowman. Linus watches and says, "The last snowman." Charlie Brown says, "What?"<BR><BR> Linus holds out a piece of paper and says, "That's it, Charlie Brown . . .From now on, all snowmen have to be made under adult supervision . . . Read this . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown looks at the paper and reads, "'Snow leagues' now being formed . . . Rules and regulations . . . Teams . . . Age brackets . . . Eligibility for playoffs . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown looks up and says, "Playoffs?!"<BR><BR>
This arc effectively skewered adult overinvolvement in kids’ activities, years before it became more widely discussed, especially in regard to parents losing perspective, arguing with Little League officials and picking fights with other parents.