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Charlie Brown
LINUS: Sure you can, Charlie Brown. Just try to throw a strike. CHARLIE BROWN: No, I mean it wouldn’t be right. LUCY: (Yelling) You wanna win, don’t you? (To team) Goody two shoes, here, won’t throw a bean ball. SCHROEDER: Good Ole’ Charlie Brown has good morals. FRANKLIN: What about the morality of wasting energy? PIG PEN: Is it more immoral to throw a bean ball or to waste energy? LINUS: What is the relative morality of a spitball? PEPPERMINT PATTY: Chuck, just do your best, I always say. ADULT VOICE: Wah...wah...wah...wah...wah. (Team spreads out around the stage. Charlie Brown remains on mound.) CHARLIE BROWN: Good Grief. We might not win any games, but we sure have interesting discussions at the mound. (Charlie Brown throws first pitch. Everyone exits.)
Scene II (Setting: Charlie Brown’s room. Linus and Charlie Brown are working on a lamp.) LINUS: I think this is gonna be a great project, Charlie Brown. CHARLIE BROWN: The best, Linus. We’ll show everybody how energy-efficient lighting can save lots of energy. Did you get that LED bulb from the store? LINUS: I got it, Charlie Brown. CHORUS: Saving energy’s smart. Here’s one way to start. CHARLIE BROWN: Light emitting diodes, or LEDs are the most energy-efficient lighting technology. They use less energy, give off just as much light, and are cool to the touch. To save energy, switch the most used lights in your home to energy-efficient LEDs. (Pause) Now, if I can only get this thing wired up we’ll be done. Maybe this time I can get something right. I’m tired of being a failure. There! That ought to do it. LINUS: Can I try it out, Charlie Brown? CHARLIE BROWN: Go for it, Linus. (Linus claps his hands twice. Nothing happens.) CHARLIE BROWN: See, I can’t even get the Clapper to work. (Charlie Brown buries head in his hands.) ©2024 The NEED Project
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