Puppies and Guppies

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**Puppies and Guppies** is the first half of the first episode from the first season of Peanuts in the House.

## Plot

Mimi, Linus van Pelt, Freida, and Peppermint Patty meet up with Pig-Pen. Pig-Pen has gotten himself a new olive dog, which he has named Rooney. Linus and Peppermint Patty want to have Rooney, but Freida is not so sure about that. Pig-Pen agrees with this, telling them that this is his dog. Fortunately, Pig-Pen tells the group that his neighbors have more puppies that are looking for homes. Linus and Peppermint Patty are excited to hear that since they want their own puppies, but Mimi tells them that puppies aren't cheap. Mimi asks Pig-Pen how much they'll cost, with Pig-Pen answering that they're free to a good home. Linus and Peppermint Patty are excited to hear that the puppies are free, but they inadvertently jump on top of Mimi and cause Pig-Pen to throw a stick that he had been holding. Rooney chases the stick into a dumpster, pulling Pig-Pen along with him.

When Linus and Laura both express their desire to have their own puppies, Mimi tells them that neither of them have any puppy experience. Linus and Peppermint Patty get off of Mimi as she then tells them that other than buying the puppies, they also have to pay for food and shots and things like that. When Freida says that she has to go to work at Lucy van Pelt's store, Peppermint Patty gets the idea that she and Linus could work at Lucy's store so that they could buy the things they need for the puppies that they're going to get. Mimi still isn't certain that Linus and Peppermint Patty can actually do it, but Freida tells her that Lucy will know what to do.

Pig-Pen ends up getting pulled all through town by Rooney while still in the dumpster, causing mayhem to all of the citizens of the town.

At Lucy van Pelt's store, Larry and Laura ask Lucy if they could have a job so that they could buy puppy supplies. After Freida explains the situation to Lucy, she decides to give Linus and Peppermint Patty a chance to work at the store so that they can be able to buy the supplies necessary for the puppies they'll get.

Meanwhile, Pig-Pen still gets pulled all around town by Rooney, eventually pulling him up to the kitchen counter and right across the kitchen sink.

Back at Mimi and Linus's house, Linus and Peppermint Patty are drawing pictures of the puppies that they're going to get. As they draw, Peppermint Patty decides to call her puppy Paulina and Linus decides to call his puppy Steve. The two then sing a song about all the exciting things that they're going to do with their puppies.

Meanwhile, Rooney pulls Pig-Pen right into the home of Charlie Brown and Sally, which leads to the duo getting chased around by Rooney. After Rooney and Pig-Pen leave, Sally says, "Intrusive".

The next day, Linus and Peppermint Patty are ready to start their first day of work at Lucy's store. After learning their chores being sweeping, mopping and dusting, Pa gives Linus and Peppermint Patty one more chore: care for her guppies by feeding them before they leave at 5:00 every day. Linus and Peppermint Patty soon get to work, but they eventually end up slacking off and playing instead. Because of that, they end up forgetting to feed the guppies before they leave, so Lucy has to feed them herself.

Soon, the week is up, and Lucy asks Linus and Peppermint Patty to report to the front of the store. Once Linus at Peppermint Patty are at the counter, she asks them when they last fed her guppies. Peppermint Patty mentions that Linus did once, before Linus adds that she offered them some water, but the guppies didn't want any. Lucy then pulls out a stack of money and puts it on the table. Peppermint Patty asks if it's puppy money, and Lucy answers that it's the amount they would need to buy puppy supplies. However, it's not the amount they earned. Instead, they’ve only earned a dollar.

Peppermint Patty is shocked to hear this, saying that it's nowhere near enough, and Larry asks how they're going to get more puppy money. Fortunately, Pa tells them not to lose hope, saying that "This doesn't mean that you'll never get your own puppies, but I think it does prove that you're not ready to care of your own puppies". Lucy then tells Linus and Peppermint Patty that she gave them the guppies to see if they could take care of them, before asking them how they did. Peppermint Patty says "Not so good,” before Linus adds that she was a "bad guppy sister".

Lucy then tells them that they could afford a fishbowl and fish supplies for a dollar, which catches Linus and Peppermint Patty's interest. Lucy then shows them that the back of the fish bowl has a bible verse on it, which is Luke 16:10 - “Whoever can be trusted with very little can be also be trusted with much. And whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." After that, Lucy says, "And may I add, whoever can be trusted with guppies may one day be trusted with puppies". Linus and Peppermint Patty then start to admire the guppies in the bowl.

Later, Mimi meets up with Freida and thanks her for coming. She then admits that he doesn't know if he can handle "a sad and disappointed Linus and a sad and disappointed Peppermint Patty all by myself". Right after Mimi says this is when Linus and Peppermint Patty happily come in while singing a reprise of the song. This time, they sing about their brand new guppies. After the song ends, Linus asks if guppies eat marshmallows, but Mimi tells him that they don’t. After Linus pulls out and eats a marshmallow, the foursome start laughing. At that moment, they are interrupted by Pig-Pen, who is still being pulled around by Rooney. Linus then asks, "Why doesn't he just let go of the leash?"

## Characters

* Mimi
* Linus van Pelt
* Freida
* Pig-Pen
* Peppermint Patty
* Charlie Brown
* Sally Brown
* Lucy van Pelt

## Fun Facts

### Trivia

* This episode was made during production of Madame Blueberry after Josh and the Big Wall.