Peanuts: The Teenage Years Season 1

Episode 5: Cooking Cruelty

One of the lessons students in middle school take is cooking, which everyone knows is heating up food so that it looks good to eat, whether it's already made food or food being made from scratch.

One day, it was time for cooking with Charlie Brown, Tommy, Emerald, Violet, Pig-Pen, Heather, the Pattys, Scarlet, Marcie and Frieda. Mr. Barber came in to call the roll and announce what everyone would be cooking that day.

"Today," said Mr. Barber. "We will be making a cake."

"Yay! Cake!" Everyone cheered.

"Hence," continued Mr. Barber. "I will be dividing all of you into pairs."

"Yay!" everyone cheered.

"But first," Mr. Barber added. "Once I call out different names, whoever says 'I will' will be partnered with that person. First up, Patricia..."

Patty Swanson was nervous, thinking Mr. Barber was talking about her.

"Reichardt!"

"That'll be me!" Peppermint Patty cried.

"I will." Said Marcie, as she went up to Peppermint Patty.

"Well, looks like we'll be making today's sweet treat, won't we, Marcie?" Peppermint Patty said excitedly.

"We sure will, Sir." Said Marcie.

"Percy Pen." Mr. Barber continued.

"I will!" called Patty Swanson. "After all, a little dirt never hurt anyone!"

"Charlie Brown!" Mr. Barber continued.

"I will." Came a genteel voice.
The voice belonged to Heather the Little Red-Haired Girl.

"I don't believe it!" Charlie Brown smiled. "She's going to bake a cake with me!"

"Evie!"

"I will." Said Violet. "Since Patty is with her dirty boyfriend, I'll be Evie's partner."

"Mary Stewart!"

"I will." Said a boy named Steven, who was also taking the class.

"Emerald Green."
"I will, I guess." Scarlet said.

"Tommy Halverson."

"I will!" called Frieda. "I'll do anything to cook with my sweeteridoo!"

After everyone had been decided, Charlie Brown and Heather soon set to work.

"I'm a bit nervous about this." Said Charlie Brown.

"Don't worry, Charlie Brown." Said Heather. "Remember the pizza we made? Well, it came out just fine."

"Oh. Yeah." Charlie Brown remembered.

"Here's what we're going to do." Said Heather. "First, we're going to wash our hands."

Charlie Brown quickly placed his hands under the rushing tap.

"Not so fast, Charlie Brown." Heather said. "You need to wash for twenty seconds."

"Oh. Right." Said Charlie Brown as he spent the next 20 seconds cleaning his hands. After that, Heather followed suit.

"Alright. Let's get to baking." Heather said. "First, aprons."
"Well, at least they're all different colours." Said Charlie Brown as he put a yellow one on.

While Heather put on a pink one.

"I'll do the wet ingredients, you do dry." Charlie Brown said.

"Deal, Charlie Brown." Said Heather.