Peppermint Patty
Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz' comic strip Peanuts. She is one of a small group in the strip who lives across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends. She has freckles and auburn/brunette hair and generally displays the c…
Marcie
Marcie, unofficially surnamed Johnson and Carlin, is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Marcie is a studious girl who is sometimes depicted as being terrible at sports. She has befriended the tomboyish, athletic Pepp…
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| Peppermint Patty | |
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| Voiced by | Various (See below) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Patricia Reichardt |
| Gender | Female |
What is Peppermint Patty?
Peppermint Patty is noted for her persistent habit of profoundly misunderstanding basic concepts and ideas that most people would consider obvious, then blindly ignoring any counsel against her latest fixation which leads to ultimately embarrassing situations for which she blames everyone who warned her.
Is Peppermint Patty a gay hero?
The possibility of Peppermint Patty being a gay hero is referred to in The Simpsons episode "No Loan Again, Naturally". Not until a few years after she was introduced into the strip did it become apparent that Peppermint Patty had a crush on Charlie Brown.
What are some fun facts about Peanuts character Peppermint Patty?
Peppermint Patty is not only an excellent baseball player but the manager of her team. She’s been known to pitch no-hitter games and hit multiple home runs. 4. Excellent hockey player In the new Peanuts Movie , Peppermint Patty plays hockey with as much prowess as she does baseball. 5. Plays football in the rain
Who is Peppermint Patty's best friend?
Peppermint Patty was originally introduced to Charlie Brown by their mutual friend, Roy. For a few years thereafter she and Roy would be seen together, until he was largely phased out in favor of Franklin, and then was pushed aside almost completely when Marcie became Peppermint Patty's new best friend.
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Is Peppermint Patty a tomboy?
1. Peppermint Patty encourages girls to play sports. Though today we just think of Peppermint Patty as a rough-and-tumble tomboy who loves sports, the character was added in 1966, a time in which girls didn't really play team sports.Nov 5, 2015
Is Peppermint a boy?
Peppermint is the first queen to enter the Werk Room on Season 9. Peppermint is openly transgender. Although other previous contestants have come out as trans during or after filming, Peppermint is the first queen to enter as an openly trans woman.
Are Marcie and Peppermint Patty a couple?
It is rumored that Peppermint Patty and Marcie are a lesbian couple. Many people interpret the two as lesbians and this has been reflected in references on television shows such as Saturday Night Live, "Scrubs", Family Guy, Robot Chicken and The Simpsons.
Why does Marcie call Peppermint Patty Priscilla?
"Peppermint Patty is just a tomboy, so Marcie would say it out of habit and to annoy her," one user wrote. "It could also be that when Marcie and Patty met, I believe Patty was a camp counselor for Marcie, and so out of respect, she started calling her sir."Nov 22, 2021
What is peppermint's real name?
Agnes MoorePopularly known by her stage name Peppermint, Agnes Moore (her real name) is an American actor, singer, television personality and activist, and she is everything but ordinary.Mar 29, 2019
How old is Bianca Del Rio?
46 years (June 27, 1975)Bianca Del Rio / Age
Who does Linus have a crush on?
When Sally Brown was introduced in the strip, Linus initially had a crush on her, but he quickly outgrew it. Sally Brown then developed a crush on him, often calling him her "Sweet Babboo." Linus, for his part, resists her advances.
Who did Charlie Brown marry?
Peggy Jean is a minor female character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. She was the girlfriend of Charlie Brown for many years in the 1990s....Who did Charlie Brown marry?Peppermint PattyFull namePatricia ReichardtGenderFemale2 more rows
Who had crush on Charlie Brown?
Peppermint Patty, however, slowly developed a crush on Charlie Brown over the years. It is difficult to tell exactly when she fell for him. Unlike most other Peanuts characters' relationships, Peppermint Patty is unwilling to admit her crush to anyone.
Is Peppermint Patty gender fluid?
Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt is a major female character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.Jun 13, 2018
What is the Little Red-Haired Girl's name?
HeatherThe Little Red-Haired Girl returned in the 1977 special It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, making her first ever onscreen appearance. Linus tells Charlie Brown that her name is "Heather", and that she is the Homecoming Queen.
Why is Charlie Brown bald?
Appearance. Charlie Brown is drawn with only a small curl of hair at the front of his head, and a little in the back. Though this is often interpreted as him being bald, Charles M. Schulz claimed that he saw Charlie Brown as having hair that was so light, and cut so short, that it could not be seen very easily.
Personality
Peppermint Patty is well known for her identity as a tomboy; she often plays sports and is probably the jock of the Peanuts gang. Peppermint Patty can often be very lazy, especially when it comes to school.
Appearance
Peppermint Patty has medium-length hair with front bangs. She also has a big nose and freckles. She usually wears a shirt with vertical stripes on it, pants and a pair of sandals she even walks around in during winter.
Relationships
Peppermint Patty and Marcie are best friends, who often make fun of each other. When the two friends get angry they are never seen apologizing to each other, they are just friends again the next day.
History
Charles M. Schulz modeled Peppermint Patty after a favorite cousin, Patricia Swanson, who served as a regular inspiration for Peanuts. Schulz had also named his earlier character Patty after Swanson, and he coined his well-known phrase " Happiness is a Warm Puppy " during a conversation with her in 1959.
Theme song
Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed the eponymous theme song for Peppermint Patty in 1967, making its first appearance in the television special You're in Love, Charlie Brown.
Appearance
Peppermint Patty has chin-length hair that she describes as " mousy -blah", most often depicted as a medium brown (though the color has sometimes appeared as orange-red or auburn, as in The Peanuts Movie, and has freckles.
Character traits
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Relationships with other characters
Peppermint Patty's closest friend, Marcie, calls her "Sir". It is never revealed whether this eccentric habit, dating to Marcie's first appearance in the strip in 1971, is the result of misguided manners, poor eyesight, a snarky reference to Patty's tomboyish ways, or some other reason.
Family
Peppermint Patty's mother is never seen or mentioned. In the strip of September 27, 1973, Peppermint Patty simply says she doesn't have a mother. The fate of her mother is never revealed in the strip.
1. Peppermint Patty encourages girls to play sports
Though today we just think of Peppermint Patty as a rough-and-tumble tomboy who loves sports, the character was added in 1966, a time in which girls didn’t really play team sports. Creator Charles M.
2. She wears a shirt and shorts, not a dress
All the female Peanuts characters wear dresses except Peppermint Patty, who seems not to worry about girly things. Her real name is Patricia Reichardt, and she seems to prefer shorts because they allow her more freedom to move around, kick a ball, or run and jump, as she often does.
3. Star baseball player
Peppermint Patty is not only an excellent baseball player but the manager of her team. She’s been known to pitch no-hitter games and hit multiple home runs.
4. Excellent hockey player
In the new Peanuts Movie , Peppermint Patty plays hockey with as much prowess as she does baseball.
5. Plays football in the rain
To show her toughness, Peppermint Patty has no trouble playing football in her sandals in any weather, including rain, snow or sunshine because she simply loves the sport.
6. Fights against having to wear a dress
When the school’s dress code changes in 1972, requiring Peppermint Patty to wear a dress, she hires Snoopy as her lawyer to help fight for her rights to dress as she pleases.
7. Puts candy cigarettes in her sleeve
Of course, Peppermint Patty doesn’t have candy cigarettes in the new Peanuts Movie, but for a time in the comic strip, she would roll up her bubblegum smokes in her sleeve, something typically more common for men to do.
History
The prototype version of Charlie Brown, Patty, and Snoopy all appear in the pre- Peanuts strip Li'l Folks. She was named after Schulz's cousin, Patricia Swanson.
Appearance
Patty punches Charlie Brown in the second Peanuts comic strip from October 3, 1950.
In TV specials, movies, and musicals
Patty had a major part in the original version of the stage musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Patty's gradual disappearance
Patty was a prominent character in Peanuts until around 1960, after which she began to appear less and less often. Although Patty (or at least unnamed characters who bear a strong physical resemblance to her) would make cameo appearances throughout the run of Peanuts, she had pretty much disappeared as a featured character by 1976.
Trivia
Patty is one of the many Peanuts characters to appear in the video game Snoopy's Street Fair, in which she owns a balloon cart.
Gallery
Patty flirts with "Pig-Pen" at the Winter Dance, much to Violet's disgust.
Overview
History
- Peppermint Patty is well known for her identity as a tomboy; she often plays sports and is probably the jock of the Peanuts gang. Peppermint Patty can often be very lazy, especially when it comes to school. She is widely known for receiving a D− grade on every test or assignment in school (in 1999, the final full year of Peanuts, her teacher presen...
Theme song
Appearance
Peppermint Patty is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz' comic strip Peanuts. Her full name is Patricia Reichardt, which is very rarely used in the strip. However, in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Marcie calls her Priscilla. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends (although in The Peanuts Movie, Snoopy in Space, and The Snoo…
Character traits
Charles M. Schulz modeled Peppermint Patty after a favorite cousin, Patricia Swanson, who served as a regular inspiration for Peanuts. Schulz had also named his earlier character Patty after Swanson, and he coined his well-known phrase "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" during a conversation with her in 1959. Swanson's roommate Elise Gallaway served as the model for Peppermint Patty's best friend Marcie. In later years, especially after lesbian groups began identif…
Relationships with other characters
Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed the eponymous theme song for Peppermint Patty in 1967, making its first appearance in the television special You're in Love, Charlie Brown. In his book Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, Guaraldi historian and biographer Derrick Bang wrote that the upbeat melody "aptly conveyed her character's feisty, tomboyish nature and just-under-the-radar feminism." Producer Lee Mendelson commented that Schulz was particularly fond of the theme …
Voiced by
Peppermint Patty has chin-length hair that she describes as "mousy-blah", most often depicted as a medium brown (though the color has sometimes appeared as orange-red or auburn, as in The Peanuts Movie, and has freckles. She wears a green, striped collared shirt, black or dark blue shorts (long pants in The Peanuts Movie) with two vertical white stripes on each side, and almost always goes barefoot with sandals (brown in the comic strip and merchandise; green in animate…
Family
Peppermint Patty is noted for her persistent habit of profoundly misunderstanding basic concepts and ideas that most people would consider obvious, then blindly ignoring any counsel against her latest fixation which leads to ultimately embarrassing situations for which she blames everyone who warned her. For a long time she was unaware that Snoopy was a dog, referring to him as "a funny looking kid with a big nose." This was a recurrent gag in the strip until an incident (feature…