On Tuesday 03 September 2002 06:50 am, Richard Smedley wrote: > So is 'peanut gallery' of Australian origin then?? > Or imported from the USA? Greetings, This may not be the origin of the term, but "Peanut Gallery" was a prominent feature on the early 1950s TV show "Howdy Doody." -- jeff williams - cfiaime@nconnect.net jeff.williams@cuw.edu