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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3817640, member: 5798"] Upon further review............... [B]I stand "factually" corrected[/B]. The vaudeville days were way before my time. The first I ever heard of the peanut gallery was on the Hoody Doody Show. Now I know how/where they got the term. A [B]peanut gallery[/B] was, in the days of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville']vaudeville[/URL], a nickname for the cheapest and ostensibly rowdiest seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler']heckle[/URL] the performers. The least expensive snack served at the theatre would often be [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut']peanuts[/URL], which the patrons would sometimes throw at the performers on stage to convey their disapproval. Phrases such as "no comments from the peanut gallery" or "quiet in the peanut gallery" are extensions of the name. In recent times, the term has taken on new meanings with the advent of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_service']social networks[/URL] and online [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_room']chat rooms[/URL]. "Peanut gallery" may also refer to the stream of open comments visible on certain types of blogs. In 1943 the [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdy_Doody']Howdy Doody[/URL][/I] children's [B]radio show[/B] adopted the name for its live audience of children. Howdy Doody is most remembered for its later transition to television, which continued the Peanut Gallery audience, now on camera. Thanks again RedStickHusky. ;) The things you learn on the Boneyard. :rolleyes: Side note: Had I been able to attend vaudeville shows back then, The Peanut Gallery would have been my section of choice. I know I would have enjoyed sitting among like minded people. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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