![]() ![]() As Charlie Brown said: “ I never realized how far I’d go to win a ball game…” Of course, she soon realizes this is a hopeless effort, but not before she gets a kiss on the nose from Charlie Brown for good luck. As fans know, she’s a tomboy who wears sandals, plays baseball like a pro, and relentlessly refers to Charlie Brown as “Chuck.” Over the course of the storyline, Peppermint Patty gets to know Charlie Brown as she attempts to help his baseball team actually win for once. Of the two, we met Peppermint Patty first, in 1966. Patty became infatuated with Pig-Pen briefly circa Valentines Day 1980, and in Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don’t Come Back!!), both girls developed crushes on a character named Pierre. Their relationship is two-way and conversational, whereas Peanuts crushes are typically one-directional, one character following the other, endlessly monologuing, while the other responds (if at all) with an eye-roll and a “good grief.” And although some of the strips in which Peppermint Patty and Marcie discuss their feelings about Charlie Brown can seem like they’re talking in code about one another, it should be noted that both girls also had crushes on boys who weren’t Charlie Brown. Peanuts pivots on unrequited love, after all, and despite their somewhat fractious relationship, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are very close and typically honest with each other. There are also plenty of fan theories-and yes, some fanfics-with a similar message.Īlthough it’s lovely to consider the possibility that Schulz made a veiled attempt at LGBT representation-it wouldn’t be Peanuts’ only political move-it’s not likely. Family Guy depicted the two together as adults, and Robot Chicken had the two making out in its “Great Pumpkin” parody. Saturday Night Live questioned Marcie’s sexuality in 2000, and The Simpsons similarly called out Peppermint Patty. What if Charlie Brown is nothing more than the perfect beard? Many fans and TV references have advanced this theory. Later on, Marcie also develops a crush on Charlie Brown, whom she calls “Charles.” In the new film, Peppermint Patty’s flirtation is overt.ĭespite all this, some look at the girls’ reluctance to wear dresses and uniquely argumentative (yet close) bond, and see a glimmer of something more. Peppermint Patty usually tries to conceal her affection-although Marcie quickly figures it out, perhaps even before Peppermint Patty herself is willing to admit it. You go and speak for me.In Charles Schulz’ original comic strips, both Peppermint Patty and Marcie have unrequited crushes on Charlie Brown. I think maybe you should go to Chuck and tell him yourself. You go and see him and tell him I really like it and I think the dinner's okay with me. Tell him I didn't mean it the way it sounded. Maybe you can tell him how I really feel. Marcie, maybe you could go to ole Chuck and patch things up for me. You think I hurt ole Chuck's feelings? I bet I hurt his feelings, huh? Golly, why can't I act right outside of a baseball game? Did he invite you here to dinner, or did you invite yourself, and us, too? Rough? Look at this! Is this what you call a Thanksgiving day dinner? Did we come across town for this? We're supposed to be served a real Thanksgiving dinner! You were kind of rough on Charlie Brown, weren't you, sir? ![]()
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