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[[File:Lucy-van-pelt-1-.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lucy in her psychiatric booth]]A running gag with Lucy, in the Peanuts comic strip, is her psychiatric booth.
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[[File:Lucy-van-pelt-1-.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lucy in her psychiatric booth.]]
[[Lucy]] is the manager of a psychiatric booth, where people come up to her and tell her their problems, and, like a psychologist, she gives them advice. It is a parody the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_Stand_(business) lemonade stand] operated by many young children in the United States.
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'''Lucy's psychiatry booth''' is a running gag in the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip by [[Charles M. Schulz]]. In a parody of the [[wikipedia:lemonade stand|lemonade stands]] which are operated by many young children in the United States, [[Lucy van Pelt]] operates a psychiatric booth. Other characters come to it to tell Lucy their problems. She responds by spouting useless advice.
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The psychiatric booth is a prime example of the more adult-oriented humor that Schulz incorporated into his comic strip, making it accessible to people of all ages.
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==History==
 
==History==
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The booth first appeared on [[March 1959 comic strips|March 27, 1959]], and the price for advice has typically been a nickel, although it has varied throughout the strip's history.
   
 
Lucy's advice is always useless. For instance, the first time [[Charlie Brown]] goes to Lucy's booth and tells her that he has deep feelings of depression, Lucy replies, "Snap out of it, five cents please." That is normally how Lucy answers every problem and her advice normally makes Charlie Brown feel worse about himself.
The psychiatric booth is a prime example of the more adult-oriented humor that [[Charles M. Schulz|Schulz]] incorporated into his comic strip, making it accessible to people of all ages. The booth opened on March 27, 1959, and her price is always a nickel. Lucy says she can answer any question for 5 cents.
 
   
 
Charlie Brown and [[Linus van Pelt|Linus]] are probably Lucy's most frequent customers but [[Schroeder]], [[Frieda]], [["Pig-Pen"]], [[555 95472|5]], [[Snoopy]], [[Sally Brown|Sally]], and [[Woodstock]] have also appeared at the booth. (Although in later years, Sally mostly talked about her problems with the [[school building]] instead).
However, Lucy's advice is never really the best advice. For instance, the first time Lucy's psychiartric booth appeared, [[Charlie Brown]] came and told her, "I have deep feelings of depression." To which Lucy replied "Snap out of it, five cents please." And that's normally how Lucy answered every problem. And her solutions normally made Charlie Brown feel worse about himself.
 
   
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[[File:Pe590327.gif|left|thumb|358px|The first appearance of Lucy's psychiatry booth.]]
Chalie Brown and [[Linus]] are probably Lucy's most frequent customers. Also, [[Schroeder]], [[Frieda]], [[Pig-Pen]], [[Snoopy]], and [[Sally]] have also appeared at the booth, (But in the later years, Sally mostly talked about her problems with the [[School Building|school building]]).
 
 
A sign on the front of the booth declares that "The Doctor is" in or out, depending on if Lucy wants to take problems or not. In ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'', Lucy reverses the placard from displaying its "Out" side to reveal the words "Real In", perhaps a reference to the "hip" culture that was in full swing in the mid-1960s when the special first aired or meaning "really in" (not just "in") because she is anxious for business (in keeping with the program's theme of the commercialization of Christmas). The title panel of one Sunday strip, shows Lucy chewing gum, and the sign reads "The Doctor is Preoccupied."
   
 
Lucy claims to have a license to practice psychology, but due to her horrible advice (and the fact that she is only eight years old) she is obviously lying.
A sign on the front of the booth declares that "The Doctor is" in or out, depending on if Lucy wants to take problems or not. In [[A Charlie Brown Christmas]], Lucy reverses the placard from displaying its "Out" side to reveal the words "Real In", perhaps a homage to the "hip" 60s culture. Another time, on the title panel of a Sunday strip, it showed Lucy chewing gum, and the sign read "The Doctor is Preoccupied."
 
   
 
==Other uses==
Lucy claims to have psycologist license, but due to her horrible advice (And the fact that she's 7) you can tell she is lying.
 
 
Although the booth is almost always used as a psychiatric booth, sometimes, Lucy temporarily transforms it into something else. In the strip from [[July 1980 comic strips|July 22, 1980]], it is transformed into a travel agency, which Lucy uses to help Schroeder. In the TV special, ''[[It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown]]'', Lucy uses it as a "courtroom" and appoints herself the judge.
==Other Uses==
 
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Although the booth is almost always used as a psychiatric booth, sometimes, Lucy temporarly transforms it into to be used as something else. On July 22, 1980, it was transformed to a travel agency (Although Lucy probably only did that, to impress Shroeder). And in the TV special, [[It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown]], Lucy transformed it into a courtroom.
 
==External Links==
 
[http://gocomics.com/peanuts/1959/03/27/ The first appearence of the psychiatry booth in the Peanuts comic strip on March 27, 1959]
 
 
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[[Category:Recurring themes]]
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Revision as of 16:09, 12 March 2015

Lucy-van-pelt-1-

Lucy in her psychiatric booth.

Lucy's psychiatry booth is a running gag in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. In a parody of the lemonade stands which are operated by many young children in the United States, Lucy van Pelt operates a psychiatric booth. Other characters come to it to tell Lucy their problems. She responds by spouting useless advice.

The psychiatric booth is a prime example of the more adult-oriented humor that Schulz incorporated into his comic strip, making it accessible to people of all ages.

History

The booth first appeared on March 27, 1959, and the price for advice has typically been a nickel, although it has varied throughout the strip's history.

Lucy's advice is always useless. For instance, the first time Charlie Brown goes to Lucy's booth and tells her that he has deep feelings of depression, Lucy replies, "Snap out of it, five cents please." That is normally how Lucy answers every problem and her advice normally makes Charlie Brown feel worse about himself.

Charlie Brown and Linus are probably Lucy's most frequent customers but Schroeder, Frieda, "Pig-Pen", 5Snoopy, Sally, and Woodstock have also appeared at the booth. (Although in later years, Sally mostly talked about her problems with the school building instead).

File:Pe590327.gif

The first appearance of Lucy's psychiatry booth.

A sign on the front of the booth declares that "The Doctor is" in or out, depending on if Lucy wants to take problems or not. In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy reverses the placard from displaying its "Out" side to reveal the words "Real In", perhaps a reference to the "hip" culture that was in full swing in the mid-1960s when the special first aired or meaning "really in" (not just "in") because she is anxious for business (in keeping with the program's theme of the commercialization of Christmas). The title panel of one Sunday strip, shows Lucy chewing gum, and the sign reads "The Doctor is Preoccupied."

Lucy claims to have a license to practice psychology, but due to her horrible advice (and the fact that she is only eight years old) she is obviously lying.

Other uses

Although the booth is almost always used as a psychiatric booth, sometimes, Lucy temporarily transforms it into something else. In the strip from July 22, 1980, it is transformed into a travel agency, which Lucy uses to help Schroeder. In the TV special, It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown, Lucy uses it as a "courtroom" and appoints herself the judge.