[plays trumpet call]
[wind howling]
- [creaking] - [yelps]
Uh-uh-uh.
[sighs]
[cheering]
[grunts]
- [cheering] - [panting]
Huh?
[laughing, cheering]
[groans]
[Sally] "Summer Friends."
Hey, Sally, we're headed to the beach. Care to join us?
Mmm, maybe later. I'm just looking for Naomi.
I saw her headed for the camp phone.
Thanks.
- Yes, Mom, I've been brushing my teeth. - [droning adult chatter]
I know. I'll be back in Needles before you know it.
I can't believe camp is almost over.
Camp is almost over, over, over.
Sally, wanna help us with our farewell banner?
F-Farewell banner?
I've got better things to do than think about how camp is ending.
Unbelievable.
We'll be here if you change your mind.
Now, for the finishing touch.
Rats.
[Lucy] Charlie Brown,
you're the only person I know who can make an ink splotch with a paintbrush.
Ugh! Now we have to start over!
And that was the last of the red paint.
I think there's plenty of red paint in the supply cabin.
I'll get it.
[strains, grunts]
Oh.
Hey, Snoopy. What do you need all that for?
[sighing]
Well... [stammers] ...nice seeing you anyway.
Now, where do they keep the red paint?
[Sally] I guess I'm just not ready to say goodbye.
What sort of camp is this anyway?
They teach us to have fun, make new friends,
only to yank the rug out from under our feet by having it all end.
They don't mention never seeing your friends again in the brochure.
What a racket.
Hey, Sally. What's up?
Oh, uh, just wrapping up a meeting.
Oh. Do you want to go for a walk or something?
I was hoping we could talk.
Um, I can't.
I'm helping my big brother paint a banner.
Sounds fun. I'll tag along.
Oh. Um, it's sort of a family activity.
You know how it is with banners.
Let's see. "Ruby sunrise, cranberry desert, mystic mahogany."
Who knew there were so many names for red?
Ooh, "rustic barn."
Good grief.
[grunting]
Maybe a window?
Looks like we're stuck for now. But don't worry.
Franklin and Lucy are expecting me,
so they'll probably come looking any minute.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Ice cream?
Bingo.
Now that's a castle. And I did it all by myself.
Look at it. Majestic, proud...
[sighs] ...lonely, sad, desolate.
So what if I never see Naomi anymore?
There are plenty of kids who live in my neighborhood
that I can be friends with.
That's it. I'll just find a new best friend.
Someone will come get us any second now.
[groaning]
Since we're waiting anyway, we should make the best of it.
There's plenty of fun stuff to do in here.
[blows]
Hey, it's a bunch of old jigsaw puzzles.
We could do one of these.
Ugh!
[snickers]
[laughing]
This is fun.
I could see us spending all kinds of time together.
Sure, kid.
Now throw that ball back and put a little pepper on it.
You know who loves pepper?
Naomi. She puts it on everything.
French fries, eggs, pasta.
[sobs]
Excuse me.
Can I have my ball back?
This could take a while.
Ha!
Is that supposed to be me?
[laughing]
Yep. Just two good friends playing music.
[groans] Naomi loves music.
That's your cue.
Astronaut Charlie Brown, reporting to Commander Snoopy. Do you copy?
[Snoopy grunting]
[grunting]
[imitates engine]
[laughing]
To truly enjoy a meatball sub,
you can't worry about getting some on your shirt.
Naomi loves shirts!
[laughing]
I wasn't sure what camp was going to be like,
but I never imagined going home would make me feel so sad.
I thought I might find you here.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were avoiding me.
I'm sorry, Naomi.
It's just, now that camp's ending,
I guess I'm not quite ready to face the fact
that we might not be friends anymore.
What? Why?
[sighs] We live so far apart.
And I heard you on the phone. You seemed so excited to be going home.
And-- And--
Yeah, so I could tell everyone about all the fun I had with my new friend.
That's why I've been looking for you all day.
So we could promise to stay friends forever.
I've been a complete blockhead.
Hey, don't talk that way about my friend.
So, friends forever?
Friends forever.
You know, Lucy,
we never really hang out like this, just you and me. It's nice.
And to think we owe it all to a Charlie Brown blunder.
- Sorry, Charlie Brown. - We got distracted.
Oh, no problem.
We've actually been having a lot of fun.
Right, Snoopy?
It was nice to spend some time together,
just the two of us.
I guess you probably need to get back to your campsite though.
[gasps]
[cheering]
[Charlie Brown] "Can You Be a Beagle Scout?
Perseverance."
[Charlie Brown] "When it comes to Beagle Scouting,
having a clear goal or objective is merely the first step."
[cheering]
[clears throat]
Hmm?
"Achieving that goal is what matters."
[groans, sighs]
"And that takes perseverance:
continued effort in the face of any obstacle.
Be it rain...
rocky terrain..."
[gasps, chittering]
[screaming]
[sighs]
"...or the unexpected."
[gasps]
"Ever undaunted,
a true Beagle Scout braves
even the most desolate places where no one ever treads."
Hi, Snoopy.
[Snoopy grunting]
[Charlie Brown] "And sees each task through to completion
with joy and enthusiasm."
Ooh!
[gasps]
[sighs]
"Having persevered,
a Beagle Scout can truly enjoy the fruits of their effort."
[chattering]
[sighs]
Well, sir, camp is almost over. Did you enjoy your summer?
Yeah. Though I wonder if the whole camp thing isn't a bit overrated.
How so?
It's been fun and all,
but I'm not sure we've experienced anything we couldn't have back home.
[grunts]
I stand corrected.
[Charlie Brown] "Last Day of Camp."
I can't believe it's the last day of camp already.
What should we do? Swim? Go fishing?
Play capture the flag? Roast marshmallows?
Play baseball? Go canoeing?
All of it!
Whoo-hoo!
Hey, Snoopy. You seem to be in good spirits.
Are these all the badges your troop earned?
Guess that means you won't be getting kicked out of the Beagle Scouts after all.
It looks like the bottom corner of the page is folded over.
Um, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Snoopy,
but it looks like you're missing a badge.
- [gasps] - And it says right here,
"Failure to earn the minimum number of badges
will result in the troop's loss of official Beagle Scout status."
[screaming, crying]
Don't lose hope, Snoopy. We don't leave until tomorrow.
Your troop still has a day to earn that last badge.
You can do it, Snoopy. Good luck.
Think he's going to need it.
Another year of camp has come and gone.
And once again, I've failed to accomplish anything of note.
No ribbons. No awards. Nothing to write home about.
What did you write home about?
Weather reports, mostly.
I don't think camp is supposed to be about accomplishments.
I think it's about having experiences.
Easy for you to say.
Your pinecone sculpture took first prize in the craft fair.
My pinecone Joe Shlabotnik didn't even place.
You can't blame yourself if you ran out of time and didn't finish.
It is finished.
[grunting]
[fanfare]
[panting]
[chattering]
[Snoopy clears throat]
It's probably my fault for hoping things would be different.
I feel like a failure.
Come on, Chuck.
So you didn't accomplish anything at camp.
So what?
Frankly, I think our society puts too much emphasis on individual achievement.
Maybe you're right.
It's like Linus said: "Camp is about the experience."
And at least I participated, right?
Right?
Sorry, Chuck. What did you say?
I got a bit distracted counting my first-place ribbons.
[grunting]
[screaming]
[groaning]
[clears throat, sniffs]
[groans]
[campers laughing]
What's going on?
We're putting pictures of our favorite camp memories on the activities board.
Wanna help?
Hmm. This might be just the thing to cheer me up.
Here's one from when I won the egg and spoon race.
I never did finish that race. I broke my egg and my spoon.
Here's one from the fishing derby.
My fishing pole got stuck in a tree.
The hot dog roast.
The day we made tie-dye shirts.
[Schroeder] Remember when we went waterskiing?
[screams]
This picture wall is nothing but a monument to my failures.
[laughing]
[surf rock song playing]
[yelling]
[screaming]
[muttering]
[screaming]
[whimpers]
[sighs]
From the look of things,
it seems your troop didn't earn the required number of Beagle Scout badges.
- [sighs] - Sorry, pal.
If it's any consolation, I feel like a failure too.
[Linus] You're not a failure, Charlie Brown.
Just because you didn't win anything
doesn't mean you didn't accomplish anything.
Chuck, when I was embarrassed to dive, you gave me confidence.
When I was counselor for a day, you encouraged me to be myself.
You never quit trying to get the camp banner out of the tree.
You helped the tooth fairy find me at camp.
You reminded us all that the best pizza is the one you share.
You didn't really do anything for me.
Except be there whenever I needed a friend.
Winning is just a moment, Charlie Brown.
What comes from kindness lasts forever.
To Charlie Brown,
for showing us that being there for others is the greatest accomplishment of all.
[cheering] Yeah! Yay!
[Franklin] "A Beagle Scout has many values,
but one stands above all. Friendship."
Whoo-hoo!
"A true friend makes the good days better
- and the bad ones bearable." - [crying]
"They're a joy, an inspiration and a gift forever."
[laughing]
"Which is why the friendship badge
is the highest honor a Beagle Scout can achieve."
[cheering]
I'd say my first summer as a junior counselor was a huge success.
You were a junior counselor?
Unofficial.
Just because I made the position up doesn't mean it wasn't important.
[fanfare]
Snoopy!
Congratulations on saving the troop, ol' pal.
I never doubted you for a minute.
[horn honks]
Well, see you back at home, Snoopy.
[horn honks]
[snoring]
[Snoopy chattering]
[jazz playing]