Snoopy has lived a full life, as seen by his wide-range of adventures in creator Charles’ Schulz’ legendary Peanuts comics strip, so it only makes sense that he would want to pass on his knowledge to some youngsters through his own version of the Scouts, the hilariously named Beagle Scouts.
Composed of the little yellow birds, Beagle Scout members include Woodstock, Oliver, Conrad, Bill, Fred, Harriet, Raymond, Roy, and Wilson. The Beagle Scouts first appeared in June 1974, and subsequently went on to be one of Peanuts most memorable recurring elements.During his time as their troop leader, Snoopy had quite a transformative journey in his Scouts’ experience. While Snoopy did his very best to be an exceptional scout leader, his members could be a bit of a headache, and never failed to keep him on his toes.
The Beagle Scouts troop, with the occasional exception of Snoopy, are not the bravest bunch. They get easily scared, ready to jump to Snoopy for comfort at the drop of a hat. Even when Snoopy tries to be a comfort to the scouts by saying good nights to them, with a saying that his grandmother used to say every night, the birds end up with goosebumps from terror.
Dealing with their fear like most little kids would, they jump into Snoopy’s sleeping bag, thinking that the beagle will protect them. Needless to say, Snoopy probably won’t be having the peaceful sleep under the stars he thought he would. Regardless, the scouts seem to be more at peace now. It would not be the first or the last time that Snoopy scared the birds, both intentionally and unintentionally, in a classic Peanuts cartoon.
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