From there, things get a little tough.
Because the strips are not dated in the reprint books, it's not at all easy to determine the exact date of, say, Lucy's first appearance. And since not all strips have been reprinted, the important ones in question may not even be in any books thus far released. By way of example, Linus, Lucy, and Pig-Pen all debuted in strips which haven't been published since their first newspaper appearance.
A daunting challenge, to be sure...but not impossible.
What follows is a list of every major and minor named
character, along with the date s/he first appeared. It's
important to distinguish between named and anonymous
kids, because quite a few of the latter have appeared
during summer camp sequences, school sequences,
and assorted baseball or football games...not to mention
the many poor souls who've answered their front door
and found Linus bringing word of the Great Pumpkin.
(A few of these anonymous folks deserve mention,
though, so you'll find some individuals of interest after the primary list of named characters.)
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Because the strips are not dated in the reprint books, it's not at all easy to determine the exact date of, say, Lucy's first appearance. And since not all strips have been reprinted, the important ones in question may not even be in any books thus far released. By way of example, Linus, Lucy, and Pig-Pen all debuted in strips which haven't been published since their first newspaper appearance.
A daunting challenge, to be sure...but not impossible.
What follows is a list of every major and minor named
character, along with the date s/he first appeared. It's
important to distinguish between named and anonymous
kids, because quite a few of the latter have appeared
during summer camp sequences, school sequences,
and assorted baseball or football games...not to mention
the many poor souls who've answered their front door
and found Linus bringing word of the Great Pumpkin.
(A few of these anonymous folks deserve mention,
though, so you'll find some individuals of interest after the primary list of named characters.)
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
A daunting challenge, to be sure...but not impossible.
What follows is a list of every major and minor named
character, along with the date s/he first appeared. It's
important to distinguish between named and anonymous
kids, because quite a few of the latter have appeared
during summer camp sequences, school sequences,
and assorted baseball or football games...not to mention
the many poor souls who've answered their front door
and found Linus bringing word of the Great Pumpkin.
(A few of these anonymous folks deserve mention,
though, so you'll find some individuals of interest after the primary list of named characters.)
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
What follows is a list of every major and minor named
character, along with the date s/he first appeared. It's
important to distinguish between named and anonymous
kids, because quite a few of the latter have appeared
during summer camp sequences, school sequences,
and assorted baseball or football games...not to mention
the many poor souls who've answered their front door
and found Linus bringing word of the Great Pumpkin.
(A few of these anonymous folks deserve mention,
though, so you'll find some individuals of interest after the primary list of named characters.)
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
(A few of these anonymous folks deserve mention,
though, so you'll find some individuals of interest after the primary list of named characters.)
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
A few final points, before beginning...
It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
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It's occasionally necessary to distinguish between a character's first mention, and actual debut. (Sally is a good example of this.) And, to make your research easier than mine was, I've included the titles of the reprint books where each strip first appeared. Since the older strips have been gathered and re-gathered over the years, you may want to check one of the reprint book-lists (under OTHER WWW PEANUTS LINKS) to find newer collections with the same contents. Some debut strips also are displayed in the Character Profiles section of United Media's website; they are noted accordingly.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
So...onward!
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Charlie Brown -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Patty -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Shermy -- 10/2/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Snoopy -- 10/4/50
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
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Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
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By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Peanuts Jubilee and United Media's website
Violet -- 2/7/51
Peanuts
Schroeder -- 5/30/51
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Peanuts
Lucy -- 3/3/52
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Linus -- 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52)
Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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Neither has been reprinted, although the first appears at United Media's website
Pig-Pen -- 7/13/54
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Charlotte Braun -- 11/30/54
(The great "lost" character, whose booming
voice quickly became Lucy's primary characteristic)
Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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Never reprinted
Sally -- 8/23/59 (first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59)
All three reprinted in Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown
Frieda -- 3/6/61
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
Faron -- 5/23/61 (Frieda's cat)
It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 11/19/61 (First mentioned in this Sunday strip, and soon to become famous ... but never shown, except in silhouette, on 5/25/98)
We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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We're Right Behind You, Charlie Brown
"5" -- 9/30/63
As You Like It, Charlie Brown
"3" and "4" -- 10/17/63 (5's younger twin sisters)
Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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Never reprinted
Roy -- 6/11/65
You Need Help, Charlie Brown
Peppermint Patty -- 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt)
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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By Derrick Bang
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All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
The Unsinkable Charlie Brown and United Media's website
Jose Peterson -- 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You're Something Else, Charlie Brown
Woodstock -- 4/4/67 (Birds appeared in the strip for years, but this date marks the first bird with a pretty strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70)
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
The first in You're Something Else, Charlie Brown; his naming in You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Marcie -- 6/18/68 (possibly as Clara; as Marcie 10/11/71)
The first in You're You, Charlie Brown and United Media's website; her proper naming in Ha Ha Herman, Charlie Brown
Sophie and Shirley -- 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie's camp friends)
You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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You're You, Charlie Brown and at United Media's website
Franklin -- 7/31/68
Never reprinted, although it does appear at United Media's website
Lila -- 8/24/68 (Snoopy's original owner, who is mentioned by name much earlier)
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
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Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
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By Derrick Bang
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All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
The Snoopy Festival
Thibault -- 6/5/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty's baseball team)
You've Come a Long Way, Charlie Brown
Poochie -- 1/7/73 (A girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name)
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Rerun -- 3/26/73 (first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72)
Debut in You're the Guest of Honor, Charlie Brown; first mention in The Snoopy Festival; naming in Thompson is in Trouble, Charlie Brown
Loretta -- 5/22/74 (Seller of Girl Scout cookies)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
Breaking News
Just the FAQs, Ma'am
Ace Airlines Tours: Sites to Visit
Beethoven's Rhapsodies: The Music (and Musicians) of Peanuts
Shop Till You Drop
Just for Fun
By Derrick Bang
Legal Matters
All PEANUTS characters pictured are copyrighted © by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. They are used here with permission. They may not be reproduced by any means in any form.
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
The Beagle Scouts -- 6/9/74 Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
They remained anonymous until 3/27/78 (And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree), at
which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and -- of course -- Woodstock. Harriet
joined 5/12/80 (Dr. Beagle & Mr. Hyde). Wilson was mentioned 12/2/84, but only in the first panel of a Sunday strip, which is omitted from the American book in which it is reprinted, but can be seen in the 1987 British Ravette title, Snoopy Roundup.
The group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88 (Could You Be More Pacific?),
and Fred was introduced 4/2/90 (Make Way for the King of the Jungle). Most recently, Roy joined the group 4/18/98.
The School Building -- 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons)
Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle
Truffles -- 3/31/75 (One of Linus' quasi-sweethearts)
Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Spike -- 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75)
Both in Don't Hassle Me with Your Sighs, Chuck
Belle -- 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76)
Both in Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Belle's unnamed teenaged son (!) -- 6/29/76
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Floyd -- 7/26/76 (Camp kid with a crush on Marcie)
Summers Fly, Winters Walk
Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo -- 3/11/77 (A very diminutive baseball team)
The Beagle Has Landed
Molly Volley -- 5/6/77
The Beagle Has Landed
Eudora -- 6/13/78
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Crybaby Boobie -- 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
And a Woodstock in a Birch Tree
Joe Richkid (and his caddy) -- 6/22/81 (Plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty)
You're Weird, Sir
"Bad Call" Benny -- 4/16/82 (Another of Snoopy's tennis opponents)
Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Marbles -- 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/24/82)
Both in Kiss Her, You Blockhead
Harold Angel -- 12/24/83 (A brief appearance, mainly to punctuate one of Sally's malapropisms)
I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo
Lydia -- 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl, who has perversely called herself many other names:
Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and -- last but certainly not least -- Snowflake)
By Supper Possessed
Maynard -- 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty's school tutor)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Tapioca Pudding -- 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc. Definitely an inside joke concerning comic strips which exist solely to sell merchandise.)
Talk Is Cheep, Charlie Brown
Olaf -- 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89)
Both in Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Snoopy's father -- 6/18/89 (He refers to eight offspring, so who knows what the future holds in store?)
Being a Dog is a Full-Time Job
Peggy Jean -- 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown's summer camp sweetheart, who calls him "Brownie Charles")
Not yet reprinted
Larry -- 5/28/91 (The minister's son, who Sally kicked out of her Bible class)
Not yet reprinted
Cormac -- 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown's short and rather klutzy summer camp friend)
Not yet reprinted
Royanne -- 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter)
Not yet reprinted
Ethan -- 7/14/93 (Summer camp kid)
Around the World in 45 Years
Woodstock's grandfather -- 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary)
Around the World in 45 Years
Andy -- 2/14/94 (but not named until 2/19/94)
Both in Around the World in 45 Years
Emily -- 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown's occasional dance partner)
Not yet reprinted
Joe Agate -- 4/7/95 (Game hustler who took all of Rerun's
marbles, until unexpected hero Charlie Brown won them back)
Not yet reprinted
Snoopy's mother -- 7/26/96
The World According to Lucy
Justin -- 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class)
The World According to Lucy
The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) -- 5/25/98 (well...sort of, anyway...she appears in silhouette)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Naomi -- 10/1/98 (a girl who "rescued" Spike after he was "snatched" into an animal clinic and cured of "everything")
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
"Joe Cactus" -- 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards ... something of a stretch, I admit, but I did cite the school building above, and this doesn't seem any less reasonable!)
It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy
Turning now to cameo appearances, the following
anonymous kids are noteworthy for the reasons given:
Miscellaneous kids in a sandbox -- 7/5/53
(First appearance of any unnamed kids)
An unknown girl -- 11/12/70
(She tries to dog-nap Snoopy)
An oddball kid from summer camp -- 7/21/71
(We never see his face, but he repeatedly tells
Charlie Brown to "Shut up and leave me alone!")
A bully -- 7/10/75
(He tries to take Charlie Brown's autographed
Joe Shlabotnik baseball)
A golf caddymaster -- 6/17/77
(Peppermint Patty and Marcie work for him...once)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/19/86
(A tree in his front yard falls down, and Sally takes
it home and makes it her Christmas tree)
A neighborhood boy -- 12/1/88
(He wants to play Geronimo in Sally's Christmas play)
A neighborhood girl -- 7/28/89
(She inexplicably thinks Snoopy is Charlie Brown)
The "cute little girl" who sits next to Rerun in kindergarten -- 9/11/96
(Although she appeared fairly frequently, she never was given a name)
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