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The complicated origin of the expression 'peanut gallery'

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
The complicated origin of the expression 'peanut gallery'Children in the live audience of 'Howdy Doody' were seated in what was known as the peanut gallery.NBC Television via wikimedia.org

“No comments from the peanut gallery!” For many Americans who were born in the 1940s or 1950s, this phrase conjures up fond memories of the “Howdy Doody” show. It launched in 1947 as one of the...

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