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The author of Snoopy's favorite book series, the Bunny Wunny books.
- Meaningful Name: Her name is 'Sweetstory,' and she writes a series of children's books that—judging by the excerpts shown in the strip—are sweet to the point of saccharine.
Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player, and a man who may actually be a bigger loser than Charlie Brown himself.
- Athletically Challenged: He's said to be a terrible baseball player. He has a .004 batting average, which means he gets on base once every 250 tries. This results in him being demoted to the minor leagues.
- The Ditz: He isn't just a bad athlete, but is totally clueless as well. For instance, when he gets hired as a manager for a minor league team, he's fired after one game for calling a squeeze play with nobody on base. When he was invited to a sports banquet, he failed to show up because he marked the wrong date, the wrong city and the wrong event in his calendar.
- Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job: After he crashes out of professional baseball, he winds up working at a car wash.
- The Klutz: He is a terrible' ball player. He's known for making 'spectacular plays' on routine fly balls (implying that he's stumbling around and only barely catching really easy balls), and also for once ending a season with a .004 batting average. For context, that means he got on base once every 250 tries.
- No Sense of Direction: When invited to dinners in his honor, he gets lost and never shows up.
A woman who hates blankets and tries to get Linus to give his up, though she never quite succeeds.
- Determinator: She really does try hard to get Linus to give up his blanket. Linus, though, always manages to fend her off.
Linus's beloved teacher.
- Fired Teacher: At one point she is fired shortly after joining a teacher strike.
- The Maiden Name Debate: She eventually marries and changes her name to Hagemeyer, but Linus is adamant that she should keep her name.
Minor characters (affiliated with Charlie Brown and Sally)
A very bossy girl with a name similar to Charlie Brown's.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She was dropped from the series a couple months after her introduction, with Lucy taking up much of her personality.
- Distaff Counterpart: Her name indicates she's one to Charlie Brown, although they don't have much in common besides that.
- No Indoor Voice: She yells everything she says.
- Tiny Tyrannical Girl: Even more than Lucy.
First Appearance: July 17, 1992 — Final Appearance: November 2, 1992
A little boy that Charlie Brown meets at camp. He later attends Sally's school and sits behind her.
- All Love Is Unrequited: He has a crush on Sally, but she only has eyes for Linus.
- Token Minority: The first female minority to be introduced to the strip.
A girl that Charlie Brown meets and befriends at dance lessons... or so he thinks. When he goes back for more lessons, he learns that nobody named Emily is in the class, and he's later seen dancing with no partner while thinking he's with Emily. However, in subsequent strips Emily does appear and is seen by Snoopy. Whether she truly exists or is just a figment of Charlie Brown's imagination is never fully resolved.
- Imagine Spot: It's never clear if she's just in one of these, thought up by Charlie Brown, or if she's a real character.
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Nightmare Fuel: The strip of Charlie Brown dancing with nobody and fantasizing that he's with Emily is genuinely unsettling.
Another kid that Charlie Brown meets at camp.
- The Ditz: He tries to make an Indian arrowhead but is confused and winds up making a big directional arrow.
A group of little children that Charlie Brown meets when he's a fugitive from the Environmental Protection Agency (It Makes Sense in Context). Charlie Brown helps them put together a baseball team, and they actually win a game when Lucy (who has taken over Charlie Brown's team in his absence) forfeits rather than risk stepping on the kids. Leland and two others reappear a decade later asking Charlie Brown to join their new football team.
- Full-Name Basis: They (and pretty much nobody else) insist on calling Charlie Brown by his actual name "Charles Brown."
- The Smurfette Principle: Ruby is the only girl on the team.
- Token Minority: Milo, who is black, is the only non-white person on the team.
A boy who sings after Sally in a Christmas pageant, and who develops a crush on her.
- All Love Is Unrequited: He asks Sally out, but she just worries about what Linus—her own crush—would think.
- Meaningful Name: His name is Harold Angel, and he's largely known for his performance in a pageant which includes the line "Hark! The herald angels sing!"
A bully who cheats little kids out of their marbles. He only shows up for one arc, but is notable for being one of the only people on Earth to lose to Charlie Brown.
- The Bully: He coerces kids into playing marbles with him, then keeps all the marbles when they're done, and the kids can't fight back because he's bigger and because he won them 'legitimately.' Charlie Brown puts him in his place, though.
- Hate Sink: Probably the biggest in the Franchise yup even worse than Thibault
- Hustling the Mark: Charlie Brown calls him out on this. Agate acts like he's just looking for a friendly game with no real stakes against low-skill players, but then he plays seriously, trounces his opponents, and keeps the marbles.
- Meaningful Name: Agate is a stone sometimes used to make marbles. Agate marbles are also denser than others, and therefore easier to knock opposing marbles out of the ring with. Fitting for a marbles player who employs underhanded tactics to stack the deck in his favor.
A kid in a Bible study class that Sally teaches. He seems to think that The Great Gatsby is in Scripture. Charlie Brown eventually learns that Larry is the minister's son.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: He's dumber than Sally, and that's saying a lot. He literally thinks that Jay Gatsby is in the Bible.
- The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes: He's even worst at scripture than Sally in spite of being the minister's son.
A girl scout.
- Girl Scouts Are Evil: While Loretta isn't straight-up evil, she's certainly manipulative. Charlie Brown is aggrieved to discover that, while she acted like she wanted to be his friend, she just wanted to sell him cookies.
Charlie Brown's pen(cil)-pal. Unnamed for decades, Charlie Brown finally learns her real name near the end of the strip's run.
- Pen Pals: She is this to Charlie Brown... and, as he eventually discovers, about 30 other people.
- Scottish English: In a 1994 strip, Charlie Brown finally gets a letter back from her and reads it, revealing that her writing is accented with a thick Scottish burr.
A baseball player who claims to be the descendant of Roy Hobbs (as in The Natural). Charlie Brown does surprisingly well in baseball against her... or so he thinks.
- Go Mad from the Revelation: She is stunned when Charlie Brown explains that Roy Hobbs is a fictional character and thus she cannot actually be his descendant.
- I Let You Win: She eventually tells Charlie Brown that she let him hit home runs off of her.
A young Scottish girl who joins the gang's visit to Scotland.
- Nice Girl: A very nice and kindhearted young girl
- Scottish English: She speaks with a thick accent, as she says "coos", meaning cows.
- Implied Love Interest: She's strongly implied to have romantic feelings for Charlie Brown, as she encourages him to never give up, gives him a hug when he finishes his performance at the Music Festival, and blushes after she ask's him if he'll return to Scotland.
Minor characters (affiliated with Linus)
A close friend of Linus also hangs out with the rest of the gang. She appears in one of the TV specials, during which she is revealed to have cancer.
- Baldness Means Sickness: Janice becomes bald after getting chemotherapy. Though she wears a hat to hide it, it eventually gets knocked off to reveal that she's gone bald, and she breaks down in tears when a boy bullies her because of it.
- Baldness Mockery: A target of it that's Played for Drama. Janice goes through chemotherapy due to her leukemia, which makes her lose her hair. A rude kid laughs at her for it, driving her to tears. Linus then sets the guy straight.
- Beauty Is Never Tarnished: Played with. Janice does lose her hair from the chemotherapy, but when we see her in remission, her hair has grown back to its original length much, much faster than it would in real life.
- Conditioned to Accept Horror: Janice is very matter-of-fact about her treatment, even about the painful bone marrow sampling and her chemotherapy.
- Cool Big Sis: While Janice's sisters are hurt that their parents are neglecting them by focusing on their sick sibling, they don't hold it against her. In fact, they make sure to pass on Linus's Christmas present to her and say that her pile looks nice.
- Implied Love Interest: Even though it was never really stated, Linus has a pretty obvious crush on her as he hugs her during her hospital visit and enjoys pushing her on the swings, not to mention he defends her from a bully and supports her throughout her treatment. In various cover art of the VHS and book adaptation, Linus is depicted as giving her flowers.
- Littlest Cancer Patient: Develops leukemia, which fortunately her parents caught early thanks to Linus advising her to go to the nurse.
- Prematurely Bald: As a result of her cancer treatment.
A girl who sits behind Linus in school and exasperates him.
- Sudden Name Change: She demands to be called by different names now and then, which exasperates Linus, who finally gives up and just calls her 'Lydia' from then on.
Another one of Linus's classmates with a crush on him. Her father is in licensing, a fact which she reminds everybody of at every opportunity.
- Motor Mouth: She talks a lot.
- Parody: Given her name and association with licensing, she's considered to be a parody of Strawberry Shortcake.
A girl Linus met and fell for at a farm, though his attempts to get closer to her are foiled first by Snoopy (who knows the way to the farm but won't take Linus) and then by a jealous Sally.
- Fail O Sucky Name: She is named after truffles, a type of fungus that grows underground.
- Nice Girl: A relatively pleasant and kindhearted girl.
- Sphere Eyes: One of the few characters drawn this way, which makes her look very out of place.
A girl who Linus was apparently in love with. She was mentioned on 12 February, 1985.
- The Faceless: Eleanor is never seen, only mentioned.
A cute little red-haired girl who Linus developed feelings for and shows moral support for him in the Punt, Pass, and Kick contest. However, she has ulterior motives.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She was introduced as a nice girl who promises to cheer for Linus and Charlie Brown at the punt, pass and kick contest. However, it's later revealed that she's the final contestant who blows the competition away, leading her to win and go to the Super Bowl, devastating Linus.
- Fille Fatale: A very beautiful young girl who has no problem using Linus's crush on her to get what she wants.
- Hate Sink: Just a double-crossing snake in the grass.
- Jerkass: Leading a boy on just to win a contest is very low.
- Karma Houdini: Unlike the other Peanuts villains, she faces no comeuppance for betraying Linus.
A girl with a beautiful singing voice who loves flowers and gardening. Linus falls in love with her and hears her voice everywhere he goes.
- Beautiful Singing Voice: No kidding.
- Child Prodigy: She knows a lot about flowers for someone her age.
- Flowers of Femininity: She has her ability to sing and is an expert in horticulture.
- Girlish Pigtails: She sports two of these.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has blonde hair and is a very nice girl.
- Last Kiss: Gives one to Linus before she leaves.
- Nice Girl: She's a very sweet and kindhearted girl.
Minor characters (affiliated with Peppermint Patty)
A kid who attends camp and has a crush on Marcie.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Marcie never returns his affections.
- Butt-Monkey: Most of his strips involve Marcie pushing him into something unpleasant or dumping something on him. It turns out that she thinks he's being sarcastic when he calls her cute names.
An arrogant kid who winds up playing golf with Peppermint Patty. He also has a caddy who hits on Marcie, resulting in Marcie pushing the caddy into the lake and ending the game early.
- Meaningful Name: He's a rich kid.
- Upperclass Twit: His entire personality.
A very talented member of Peppermint Patty's baseball team.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: He's shorter than the other kids his age, but he's a very talented baseball player nonetheless.
- Twofer Token Minority: José is half-Chicano, half-Swedish. He was the first character of color to be introduced to the cast, beating Franklin by a little over a year.
Marcie's cousin who is hired to tutor Peppermint Patty. Patty fires him when she learns he's being paid for it instead of doing it out of the goodness of his heart.
- Insufferable Genius: He's smart, but he's a total jerk to Patty, even starting off his first meeting with her by asking if "[she's] the dumb one."
Shirley's First Appearance: June 18, 1968 — Shirley's Final Appearance: July 20, 1987
Sophie's First Appearance: June 18, 1968 — Sophie's Final Appearance: August 19, 1987
Two out of three girls that Peppermint Patty mentors at camp. Sophie, in her initial story arc in 1968, was the first character to call Patty "Sir," three years before the introduction of Marcie. She also befriended Snoopy, but didn't terrorize him as Clara did.
- Character Catchphrase: Sophie yells "HERE I GO!", while doing backflips in her 1987 appearance.
- Girlish Pigtails: Sophie, in both of her story arcs.
- Unnecessary Combat Roll: Sophie is prone to doing spontaneous backflips for no real reason.
First Appearance: June 4, 1970 — Final Appearance: August 4, 1973
Another member of Peppermint Patty's baseball team.
- Asshole Victim: He's eventually punched by Marcie, but almost everyone agrees he deserves it.
- Hate Sink: Just a very unpleasant and irritating character.
- Innocently Insensitive: He gets mad when Marcie joins the team, saying he doesn't want to play with a girl. This deeply offends Peppermint Patty, as she doesn't like the implication that Thibault didn't consider her a girl (since he never complained about playing with her).
- Jerk Jock: He's athletic, but he's also an arrogant, condescending bully who gets on everyone's nerves.
- Laser-Guided Karma: After pushing his luck too far, Marcie loses her patience and confronts him in the middle of a game about his bullying, giving him a well-deserved shot in the chops.
Minor characters (affiliated with Snoopy and his siblings)
In-universe, Amy is one of Snoopy's many admirers, and they exchange Valentine's Day and Christmas cards. Out of universe, Amy Schulz was Charles Schulz's daughter, and he would occasionally work 'happy birthday' messages into the strip for her. Amy also played the title (live action) role in 1988's It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown.
- Note from Ed.: Schulz wrote (unsigned) 'happy birthday' messages to Amy into the strip.
A girl who is mostly known for her attempts to keep Snoopy (and later his brother Andy) as her own dog. She does have a couple other appearances at camp, where she is mentored by Peppermint Patty along with Shirley and Sophie.
- My Beloved Smother: She acts as this to Snoopy, trying to dress him up in 'girly' outfits so he looks pretty and also keeping him chained up in the yard so he can't get into trouble.
- Never My Fault: One of her more annoying habits in the animated cartoon Snoopy, Come Home. At one point she gets distracted during a tea party and spills the tea, then blames Snoopy and threatens to spank him.
Badcall Benny Boobie's First Appearance: April 16, 1982 — Badcall Benny Boobie's Final Appearance: April 30, 1982
Crybaby Boobie's First Appearance: July 5, 1978 — Crybaby Boobie's Final Appearance: March 10, 1997
During doubles tennis matches, Snoopy often winds up playing against a whiny, tantrum-prone player called "Crybaby" Boobie. Boobie's partner is typically one of her brothers, either the equally-obnoxious "Badcall" Benny Boobie or the silent Bobby Boobie.
- Consummate Liar: Badcall Benny constantly lies that all of his opponents' serves are out of bounds, regardless of where they actually land.
- The Faceless: In most of Crybaby's appearances her Volumetric Mouth is so big that her face can't be seen. It's only in her very last appearance, close to two decades after she was introduced, that we actually see her face—because Snoopy kicked her hard enough to break her out of her tantrum and shut her mouth.
- The Ghost: Bobby Boobie is never depicted, though he plays tennis (offscreen) against Snoopy and Volley.
- Prone to Tears: "Crybaby" Boobie throws fits about everything.
- Volumetric Mouth: Crybaby has a big one of these, and she uses it at every opportunity.
Snoopy's original owner. She was forced to return Snoopy due to her landlord not allowing pets. She played a much bigger role in Snoopy, Come Home, an expansion of that story arc. Snoopy also mentioned not receiving a Valentine from her in one strip, though it's unclear whether this is the same Lila.
- Unseen No More: She was mentioned several times throughout the strip in 1968, including one where she attempted to visit, only for Snoopy to hide in his doghouse until she left. She finally makes her first and only appearance in the strip in the arc where Snoopy visits her in in the hospital.
First Appearance: May 9, 1977 — Final Appearance: September 16, 1990
A short-tempered and aggressive tennis player whom Snoopy often partners with during doubles matches.
- Berserk Button: Make fun of her chubby legs at your own risk.
- Competition Freak: Molly Volley. She cares a lot about winning her tennis tournaments, and eventually gets so fed up with Snoopy's lack of skills that she drops him as a partner and leaves the strip entirely.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: She could rival Lucy in this department, especially since Lucy had already started to mellow somewhat by the time Molly made her first appearance.
- Sore Loser: She is furious when Snoopy's screw-ups cost her a win.
- Tiny Tyrannical Girl: Molly Volley is incredibly aggressive, ordering her teammates around and flipping out whenever anything doesn't go her way.
A kind-hearted girl who finds Spike in a veterinary clinic that is operated by her mother. Naomi looks after Spike and feeds him lots of pudding, causing Spike to think about staying with her, but she does eventually return him to the desert.
A girl who claims to be old friends with Snoopy—except she calls him Charlie Brown—and also claims to have no knowledge of the real Charlie Brown. The strip never explains where (if at all) she first met Snoopy or why she thinks he's called Charlie Brown.
- Mistaken Identity: She somehow mixed up Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
A girl who offended Snoopy once when she threw a stick for him to chase but then went off with another dog by the time he got back. She misses him and wants to see him again, but he has resolved not to talk to her.
- The Nicknamer: Charlie Brown mentions that she was the first person to call him 'Charlie Brown.'
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: She remembers Snoopy as a cute little puppy. When she sees him in his Joe Cool persona, she walks off saying "Thomas Wolfe was right, you can't go home again."
A circus poodle who Snoopy was in love with, and a focal character of the cartoon special Life Is A Circus Charlie Brown which aired in 1980. She was mentioned in the comics on 13 February, 1985.
- Amnesiac Lover: Snoopy mentions he hasn't thought of Fifi for years.
- Dog Stereotype: Fifi and the other poodles are immediately assumed to be delicate, feminine, and French.
- The Faceless: Fifi is never seen in the comics, only mentioned.
