Schroeder (Peanuts) were the best of friends, with the exception of one argument from the mid-1950s (when the two were fighting over who was greater: Beethoven or Davy Crockett) where Charlie Brown insulted his "yellow hair" and "plink, plink, plink all day long [on his piano]" and Schroeder countered with a barb at Charlie's coonskin cap and "round head." During conferences on the pitcher's mound, the two engage in unusual conversations, mostly about Beethoven and hand signals. Schroeder also often encourages Charlie Brown during games, while the rest of the team says, "Don't let us down by showing up!" In the animated
The Perishers remember us with the affecshun we feel for you." The tone of the strip is reminiscent of Charles M. Schulz's final "Peanuts" strip, from which the Perishers strip took its inspiration. The strip was initially replaced by the short-lived "Ronaldinho", during the then-ongoing World Cup. After the tournament, the American "Pooch Cafe" appeared as a more permanent replacement. After a gap of nearly four years, the original cartoon strip returned to the "Daily Mirror" as reprints, on 22 February 2010. Additionally, over the years there have been a number of cheaply printed reprint collections in paperback, all of which went