It's the pied Piper Bobbin

It's The Pied Piper Bobbin is the episode in the series.

Plot synopsis
It's the Pied Piper, Bobbin is a retelling to Rags by Lacey of the story how the Pied Piper of Hamelin (portrayed by Bobbin as the Pied Piper Bear) chased away all the mice (changed by Lacey from rats because, upon the story saying that the rats fought the dogs and killed the cats, Rags is terrified of rats) from the city of Hamelin. The kids substitute some characters, Bobbin being the Pied Piper Bear with his contract being for a year's supply. Bobbin plays a concertina (squeezebox, with presumably David Benoit doing the honors). Instead of bringing the kids out of town with his music, Bobbin does it to the mayor and his assistants. When Lacey finishes, Rags doesn't think it would happen in real life. When they hear music and look out the window to see what it is, they see Bobbin on his house using music to make Patches, Lacey, and Rags dance around his house. Rags stops dancing long enough to shout, "Lacey, get bobbin to stop playing his music!"

The episode breaks Peanuts tradition in that it shows adults, who speak audible language (unlike most other Peanuts specials in which adults are only heard off stage speaking in "wah wah wah" sound of a muted trombone). Other notable examples are the This is America, Charlie Brown miniseries, which portrayed adult historical figures alongside the kids, as well as "Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown," which featured a talking circus announcer.

Appearances
The Wah Wah Wah


 * Lacey
 * Rags
 * Bobbin
 * Patches

Notes & trivia

 * ''This is the not last threads episode to be on VHS after the Christmas Episode