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#Peanuts history.
#1: Charlie Brown: Stalwart. Everyman. Depressive. Sports fan. Trier. Loser.
First appearance: 2 October 1950 (the first strip)
Last appearance: 13 February 2000 (the final strip)

#Peanuts history.
#2: Patty. Not to be confused with Peppermint Patty, the original Patty was the first girl Peanut, although her character was never really developed.
First appearance: 2 October 1950 (the first strip)
Last appearance: 17 April 1995 (by then, a rare appearance)

#Peanuts history.
#3: Shermy. Straight man. The forgotten boy, his character even less developed than Patty's.
First appearance: 2 October 1950 (the first strip)
Last appearance: Disputed. Either 15 June 1969, or 9 November 1975 (either way, he'd all but been forgotten)

#Peanuts history.
#4: Snoopy. Walter Mitty in dog form. Impersonator. Flying Ace. Joe Cool. Author. Shortstop. The world's most famous comic strip canine.
First appearance: 4 October 1950
Last appearance: 13 February 2000 (the final strip)

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#5: Violet Gray. Confident & sassy. Could be a terrible snob and a bully. Best friends with Patty.
First appearance: 7 February 1951
Last appearance: 12 November 1996 (whilst she did appear in the 27 November 1997 strip, this was a reprint from 25 November 1992)

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#6: Schroeder. Toy piano playing genius and Beethoven's number one fan. Also the catcher for the baseball team.
First appearance: 30 May 1951
Last appearance: 12 September 1999

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#7: Lucy Van Pelt. Tough, formidable, crabby and bossy. Champion fussbudget. Amateur psychiatrist. In love with Schroeder (unrequited).
First appearance: 3 March 1952
Last appearance: 13 December 1999

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#8: Linus Van Pelt. Lucy's younger brother. Security-blanket-clutching philosopher. Can turn his hand to almost anything. Bullied by Lucy. Believes in The Great Pumpkin.
First appearance: 19 September 1952
Last appearance: 1 January 2000

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#9: "Pig-Pen". Real name unknown. Gets dirty very easily...and that's about it. Humorous variations regarding this one characteristic lasted for 45 years.
First appearance: 13 July 1954
Last appearance: 8 September 1999

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#10: Charlotte Braun. This time there were 2 jokes: she spoke VERY LOUDLY; and her name was similar to Charlie Brown's. But unlike "Pig-Pen", she lasted just over 2 months.
First appearance: 30 November 1954
Last appearance: 1 February 1955

#Peanuts history.
#11: Sally Brown. Charlie Brown's younger sister. Struggles with school. Passionate in general, and in love with Linus specifically (unrequited).
First appearance: 23 August 1959 (her birth had been mentioned on 26 May)
Last appearance: 6 February 2000

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#12: Frieda. Always mentioning her "naturally curly hair". Forever antagonising Snoopy. She all but disappeared after the mid-70s.
First appearance: 6 March 1961
Last appearance: 22 November 1985

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#13: Faron. Frieda's seemingly boneless cat, bought to antagonise Snoopy. Always had to be carried. Faron lasted 6 months before never being seen again.
First appearance: 23 May 1961
Last appearance: 20 November 1961

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#14: 555 95472. Or 5 for short. All of his family had numbers for names. That was about it for character development. Quickly became a background character.
First appearance: 30 September 1963
Last appearance: 22 May 1983 (though you can barely tell it's him)

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#15: 3 and 4. 5's younger twin sisters. Made a few appearances, but only lasted five years.
First appearance: 17 October 1963
Last appearance: 20 October 1968

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#16: Roy. Minor character usually seen in strips set at summer camp. Most notably, Roy would introduce Charlie Brown to Peppermint Patty.
First appearance: 11 June 1965
Last appearance: 22 May 1984

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#17: Woodstock. A bird not talented enough at flying to leave Snoopy's kennel, where he hatched. The two fast became inseparable friends.
First appearance: 4 March 1966 (Woodstock remained unnamed until 1970)
Last appearance: 16 January 2000

#Peanuts history.
#18: "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt. Enthusiastic, big-hearted, sports-loving tomboy from the poor side of town. Struggles at school. In love with Charlie Brown (unrequited).
First appearance: 22 August 1966
Last appearance: 2 January 2000

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#19: José Peterson. Baseball teammate of Peppermint Patty. Minor character who didn't stick around long, yet the introduction of a Hispanic Swede was notable.
First appearance: 20 March 1967
Last appearance: 24 September 1969

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#20: Shirley. One of three little girls placed under Peppermint Patty's tutelage at summer camp in stories appearing decades apart.
First appearance: 19 June 1968
Last appearance: 20 July 1987

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#21: Clara. The second of Peppermint Patty's tutees. Clara was a prototype for Marcie. By the time Clara reappeared she was redrawn so as to no longer closely resemble her now-established replacement.
First appearance: 19 June 1968
Last appearance: 22 July 1987

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#22: Sophie. The third of Peppermint Patty's tutees. Sophie called Peppermint Patty "sir", a trait later adopted by Marcie.
First appearance: 19 June 1968
Last appearance: 19 August 1987

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#23: Franklin. Amazing to think that there was controversy when a black Peanuts character was introduced. Level-headed. Kind. The voice of reason. Attended the same school as Peppermint Patty.
First appearance: 31 July 1968
Last appearance: 5 November 1999

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#24: Lila. Snoopy's owner before Charlie Brown. Lila was first mentioned in February 1968, but we didn't meet her until August. Sadly, she was never seen again.
First (and only) appearance: 24 August 1968

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#25: Thibault. Thoroughly obnoxious and very angry member of Peppermint Patty's baseball team. Appeared in 1970 and 1973. Finally dispatched by Marcie's unlikely fist.
First appearance: 4 June 1970
Last appearance: 4 August 1973

#Peanuts history.
#26: Marcie. Bookish and highly intelligent, yet naïve. Sweet natured. Best friends with Peppermint Patty (who she calls "sir").
First appearance: 20 July 1971
Last appearance: 2 January 2000
(Note how Marcie and Peppermint Patty both meet and part in the rain.)

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#27: Rerun Van Pelt. Lucy & Linus's baby brother. Talented cartoonist. "Rerun" likely a nickname (Lucy having been through this before with Linus, whom he resembles).
First appearance: 26 March 1973 (first mentioned: 23 May 1972)
Last appearance: 30 January 2000

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#28: Loretta. A girl scout who sells cookies. Appeared twice.
First appearance: 22 May 1974
Second (and last) appearance: 27 July 1974

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#29: Truffles. A girl who lives on a farm. Featured in two storylines. Both Linus and Snoopy fall in love with her. Sally puts the kibosh on Linus's chances.
First appearance: 31 March 1975
Last appearance: 29 January 1977

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#30: Spike. One of Snoopy's brothers. Lives in the desert, is noticeably undernourished, and wears a fedora.
First appearance: 13 August 1975
Last appearance: 21 December 1999

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#31: Belle. One of Snoopy's sisters. Makes and wears bows.
First appearance: 28 June 1976
Last Appearance: 11 May 1981

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#32: Belle's unnamed son. Exceedingly tall. Appears twice.
First appearance: 29 June 1976
Second (and last) appearance: 30 June 1976

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#33: Floyd. Meets Marcie and Peppermint Patty at summer camp. Falls for Marcie whom he calls "lambcake". Get punched by Marcie (twice) and booted by Peppermint Patty for his troubles. Poor lad.
First appearance: 26 July 1976
Last appearance: 6 August 1976

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#34: Ruby. A member of a little kids' baseball team called The Goose Eggs. Charlie Brown manages them very briefly.
First appearance: 11 March 1977
Last appearance: 30 March 1977

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#35: Austin. Another member of The Goose Eggs.
First appearance: 11 March 1977
Last appearance: 1 April 1977

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#36: Leland. Another of The Goose Eggs. He may have returned in 1987 as one of three little kids all but hidden under an adult football helmet, as this boy's name is also Leland.
First (only?) appearance: 17 March 1977
Disputed last appearance: 10 October 1987

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#37: Milo. The fourth and last member of The Goose Eggs that we meet.
First appearance: 18 March 1977
Last appearance: 2 April 1977

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#38: Molly Volley. Snoopy's temperamental and fiercely competitive tennis doubles partner.
First appearance: 9 May 1977
Last appearance: 16 September 1990

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#39: Eudora. Ditzy yet charming. A friend of Sally's. Initially looked set to become a major character, yet she was later demoted to background status.
First appearance: 13 June 1978
Last appearance: 13 June 1987 (Nine years later, to the day.)

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#40: "Crybaby" Boobie. Snoopy and Molly Volley's tennis opponent. Always shown with head thrown back, mouth wide open, crying or complaining. Only in her last appearance did we see her face properly.
First appearance: 5 July 1978
Last appearance: 10 March 1997

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#41: Joe Richkid. Peppermint Patty's golf opponent. Arrogant and spoiled. Only lasted for one storyline.
First appearance: 22 June 1981
Last appearance: 3 July 1981

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#42: Joe Richkid's unnamed caddy. An unpleasant bully, not dissimilar to Thibault. He appears to be attracted to Marcie (who pushes him into a lake).
First appearance: 24 June 1981
Last appearance: 2 July 1981

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#43: "Badcall" Benny. Brother of "Crybaby" Boobie, and similarly unscrupulous in his desire to win at tennis. Appeared for just one storyline.
First appearance: 16 April 1982
Last appearance: 30 April 1982

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#44: Marbles. Another of Snoopy's brothers. Shows up for one visit but gets a bit weirded out by Snoopy's World War I Flying Ace fantasy.
First appearance: 28 September 1982
Last appearance: 9 October 1982

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#45: Harold Angel. Introduced for the sake of a pun. Sally is to say "Hark!" in the Christmas play, and then Harold Angel sings. Geddit? Showed up once more the following year, then dropped.
First appearance: 24 December 1983
Last appearance: 20 May 1984

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#46: Lydia. Likes to go by a different name every day. In Linus's class at school. Annoys him, and says he's too old for her (he's 2 months older) but there's also a degree of mutual attraction there.
First appearance: 9 June 1986
Last appearance: 23 March 1999

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#47: Maynard. Marcie's cousin. Arrogant and rude. Arrives at Peppermint Patty's house to give her private tuition. Patty throws him out when she learns he's getting paid to do it. Never seen again.
First appearance: 21 July 1986
Last appearance: 29 July 1986

#Peanuts history.
#48: Tapioca Pudding. Very talkative and equally full of herself. Linus initially has a crush on her, but this soon passes when he starts to find her annoying. Her character was soon abandoned.
First appearance: 4 September 1984
Last appearance: 1 December 1986

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#49: Olaf. Another of Snoopy's brothers, Olaf is overweight and, sadly, often called ugly. He is however blessed with a sharp wit.
First appearance: 19 January 1989 (with a sack over his head); 24 January 1989 (uncovered)
Last appearance: 27 September 1999

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#50: Snoopy's dad. Appears just the once, receiving a Father's Day card from Snoopy and his siblings.
First (and only) appearance: 18 June 1989

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#51: Unnamed girl with ponytail. Mysterious character who shows up to meet her old friend "Charlie Brown", yet is then convinced that Snoopy is he.
First appearance: 28 July 1989
Last appearance: 3 August 1989

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#52: Peggy Jean. Charlie Brown's girlfriend during the 90s. He nervously introduces himself as "Brownie Charles" which is what she continues to call him. Leaves him for another boy, breaking his heart.
First appearance: 23 July 1990
Last appearance: 11 July 1999

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#53: Larry. The minister's son, Larry was in Sally's bible class. He didn't know much about the bible and disrupted the class, but he had a crush on Sally so she forgave him.
First appearance: 28 May 1991
Last appearance: 19 December 1991

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#54: Royanne Hobbs. Pitcher for an opposing baseball team. She claims to be Roy Hobbs' great-granddaughter and is disillusioned when told Roy Hobbs is a fictional character. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natur…
First appearance: 1 April 1993
Last appearance: 12 March 1994

#Peanuts history.
#55: Andy. Wiry-haired Andy was another of Snoopy's brothers. First introduced in a 1991 TV special, he joined the strip 3 years later. Always seen in the company of Olaf.
First appearance: 14 February 1994
Last appearance: 27 September 1999

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#56: Emily. Charlie Brown's dancing partner. Initially it was apparent that she was imaginary, when he was revealed dancing alone. Subsequently became more real. This intrigue was never resolved.
First appearance: 11 February 1995
Last appearance: 13 August 1999

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#57: Joe Agate. Appeared in one storyline as a marbles champ and a bully who cheats Rerun. Charlie Brown saves the day.
First appearance: 7 April 1995
Last appearance: 11 April 1995

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#58: Snoopy's mom. As with his dad, Snoopy's mom was only seen once in the strip, and even that was in the context of a fantasy-driven flashback. Like Andy, she had already appeared in the 1991 TV special.
First (and only) appearance: 26 July 1996

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#59: Unnamed little girl with pigtails. Goes to school with Rerun. Likes to point out his faults, but is actually quite gullible.
First appearance: 11 September 1996
Last appearance: 30 January 2000

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#60: The Little Red-Haired Girl. Charlie Brown's great unrequited love. First mentioned in November 1961, but (despite a preliminary sketch of her dating from 1950) she remained unseen. Except once, in silhouette.
First (and only) partial appearance: 25 May 1998

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#61: Naomi. The daughter of a vet who helps nurse a sick Spike back to health. Naomi only featured in this one storyline and was the very last new character to feature in Peanuts.
First appearance: 1 October 1998
Last appearance: 10 October 1998

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#Peanuts history.
#62 (should have been #27): Poochie. A previous neighbour who came back for a visit. Charlie Brown claims she was the first person to call him by both names. Snoopy snubs her over an incident from when he was a puppy.
First (and only) appearance: 7 January 1973

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#63: The Beagle Scouts. Woodstock's bird friends who join Snoopy's scout patrol. Initially we meet Conrad, Olivier and Bill. Then comes Harriet (who would marry Bill), Wilson, Raymond, Fred and Roy.
First appearance: 9 June 1974
Last appearance: 19 November 1999

#Peanuts history.
#64: Unnamed dog-snatching girl. In 1970, a girl took Snoopy against his will. Unseen for 27 years, she reappeared in 1997 to do the same to Andy.
First appearance: 12 November 1970
Last appearance: 29 August 1997

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#65: Unnamed boy at summer camp. You never saw his face and all he ever said was "Shut up and leave me alone". Charlie Brown later wrote him a letter. The reply was the same.
First appearance: 21 July 1971
Last appearance: 5 August 1971

#Peanuts history.
#66: Cormac. We first meet him at summer camp as Charlie Brown's swimming buddy. He later briefly appears as a classmate of Sally's. He tries to win her affections but Sally only has eyes for Linus.
First appearance: 17 July 1992
Last appearance: 2 November 1992

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#67: Ethan. Another summer camp character. Only lasted two days, but still managed to insult Charlie Brown.
First appearance: 14 July 1993
Last appearance: 15 July 1993

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#68: The Caddymaster. Peppermint Patty and Marcie work as golf caddies. It's not clear if The Caddymaster is an adult or a child. If an adult, he's very small, and unique in that he is seen speaking.
First appearance: 17 June 1977
Last appearance: 18 June 1977

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#69: Unnamed neighbour. Gets into a disagreement with Sally over the possession of a Christmas tree. He relents and lets her keep it.
First appearance: 19 December 1986
Last appearance: 24 December 1986

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#70: Unnamed sports store worker. An older boy who offers Charlie Brown a job forging autographs.
First appearance: 3 January 1997
Last appearance: 7 January 1997

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#71: Unnamed bully. Pushes Sally off a swing. She doesn't have much trouble dragging him home where she asks her big brother to enact revenge.
First appearance: 7 April 1998
Last appearance: 9 April 1998