For the later character from the same strip, see Peppermint Patty.
Patty is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated daily and Sundaycomic stripPeanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Patty was formerly a major character whose role was reduced in later years; she never developed a distinct personality like Lucy, or Sally. She is sometimes confused with Peppermint Patty, a different and later character with a similar name. Patty appeared in the first Peanuts strip, with Shermy and Charlie Brown, on October 2, 1950.[1]
Patty
Patty in a red dress.
First appearance
October 2, 1950
Last appearance
April 17, 1995 (comic strip; original) November 27, 1997 (comic strip; reprint)
Patty is best known as a girl who thinks highly of herself, and because of her self-opinion, she often torments the hapless Charlie Brown. She usually accompanies her best friend Violet and sometimes the abrasive Lucy.
Patty has appeared in numerous Peanuts television specials, cinematic films, theatrical plays, and video games.
In the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie, her last name is given as Swanson. This name never appeared in the comic strip or in any official Peanuts media during Schulz's lifetime and is thus not canon. (Patty Swanson was in fact the name of the real person who partially inspired Peppermint Patty and had also served as the inspiration for the earlier Patty's name.[2])
An early conception of the character was created by Schulz for his comic strip Li'l Folks (a precursor to Peanuts). Schulz then reused the character for Peanuts, and there he named her Patty.
Patty was featured in the first Peanuts comic strip, on October 2, 1950.[3] In subsequent strips, Patty's character developed and she appeared regularly, but she eventually became less and less prominent until her succeeding appearances were reduced to mere cameos. By 1966, Schulz recycled the Patty name for a new character: "Peppermint" Patty Reichardt. Although the original Patty would make cameo appearances throughout the run of Peanuts, she had ceased being a featured character by about 1975.
She continued to make cameo or background appearances until the early 1990s. Her last appearance was a rerun of a 1992 strip which was republished on November 27, 1997. Schulz claimed[citation needed] he drew Patty in the March 2, 1994 strip in which she wants Snoopy to chase rabbits with her (a role previously usually taken by Frieda), although some fans have stated that the girl in the strip in question does not resemble Patty.
Both before and after she receded into the background, Patty usually appeared either with her best friend Violet or with the rest of Charlie Brown's baseball team.
As the only female character in the strip's very earliest days, Patty often acted as a sort of hen, looking out for the younger characters; however, she also set the tone for the strong female characters in the Peanuts universe. In her (and the strip's) second appearance, Patty is shown walking down the sidewalk reciting "Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice." She then punches Charlie Brown in the face and, without missing a beat, continues "That's what little girls are made of!"
Patty's name was first mentioned on October 26, 1950, 24 days after her first appearance. She was apparently the oldest child in the strip (possibly along with Violet and Shermy), as she attended school when Charlie Brown did not (strip of September 18, 1951). Eventually, she, along with Violet, became best known for their social snobbery and combined cruelty to Charlie Brown, although Violet was generally the more dominant of the two (thus Patty's role, in her later appearances, was reduced to that of a yes-girl). Patty is also known for asking Pig-Pen why he is constantly so dirty. In the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie, Patty shows a crush towards Pig-Pen.
Patty's hair color is light brown (sometimes red, black, or blonde) and she customarily wears a checked dress with a matching bow in her hair, usually colored orange (colored light green in The Peanuts Movie), and Mary Janes shoes.
Patty's birthday is December 4, but the strip from October 20, 1954 seemingly contradicts this, indicating that her birthday is on October 21. She plays outfield on Charlie Brown's baseball team; though in an early strip she was seen as catcher before Schroeder was introduced. It was Patty who first introduced Charlie Brown to Schroeder, who she said lived next door to her.
Patty appeared as one of six characters in the original 1967 off-Broadway production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (played by Karen Johnson). The character in the original musical was actually a composite of Patty, Frieda (who forces Snoopy to chase rabbits), and possibly Violet. By the time the show was revived on Broadway in the late 1990s, the composite Patty was replaced with Sally, since Patty had ceased making regular appearances in the strip decades earlier.
References
^Farago, Andrew (2017). The Complete Peanuts Family Album: The Ultimate Guide to Charles M. Schulz's Classic Characters. Weldon Owen. p. 45. ISBN978-1681882925.
^Michaelis, David (2008). Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography. Harper Perennial. p. 221. ISBN978-0060937997.
^Schulz, Charles (1972-05-31). "October 2, 1950 strip". GoComics. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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For the later character from the same strip see Peppermint Patty Patty is a fictional character featured in the long running syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip Peanuts created by Charles M Schulz Patty was formerly a major character whose role was reduced in later years she never developed a distinct personality like Lucy or Sally She is sometimes confused with Peppermint Patty a different and later character with a similar name Patty appeared in the first Peanuts strip with Shermy and Charlie Brown on October 2 1950 1 PattyPatty in a red dress First appearanceOctober 2 1950Last appearanceApril 17 1995 comic strip original November 27 1997 comic strip reprint Voiced byKaren Mendelson 1963 1965 Lisa DeFaria 1966 1969 Lynn Vanderlip 1966 Sally Dryer 1969 Linda Ercoli 1972 1975 Lynn Mortensen 1974 Linda Jenner 1974 Michelle Stacy 1975 1977 Roseline Rubens 1980 Angela Lee 1983 Stacy Ferguson 1984 1986 Deanna Tello 1992 Kaitlyn Maggio 2003 Jolean Wejbe 2006 Leigh Bourke 2008 2009 Ciara Bravo 2011 Anastasia Bredikhina 2015 Natasha Nathan 2021 Addison Holley 2015 present In universe informationGenderFemalePatty is best known as a girl who thinks highly of herself and because of her self opinion she often torments the hapless Charlie Brown She usually accompanies her best friend Violet and sometimes the abrasive Lucy Patty has appeared in numerous Peanuts television specials cinematic films theatrical plays and video games In the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie her last name is given as Swanson This name never appeared in the comic strip or in any official Peanuts media during Schulz s lifetime and is thus not canon Patty Swanson was in fact the name of the real person who partially inspired Peppermint Patty and had also served as the inspiration for the earlier Patty s name 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Other media 2 Character outline 3 Voiced by 4 Portrayals 5 ReferencesHistory EditAn early conception of the character was created by Schulz for his comic strip Li l Folks a precursor to Peanuts Schulz then reused the character for Peanuts and there he named her Patty Patty was featured in the first Peanuts comic strip on October 2 1950 3 In subsequent strips Patty s character developed and she appeared regularly but she eventually became less and less prominent until her succeeding appearances were reduced to mere cameos By 1966 Schulz recycled the Patty name for a new character Peppermint Patty Reichardt Although the original Patty would make cameo appearances throughout the run of Peanuts she had ceased being a featured character by about 1975 She continued to make cameo or background appearances until the early 1990s Her last appearance was a rerun of a 1992 strip which was republished on November 27 1997 Schulz claimed citation needed he drew Patty in the March 2 1994 strip in which she wants Snoopy to chase rabbits with her a role previously usually taken by Frieda although some fans have stated that the girl in the strip in question does not resemble Patty Both before and after she receded into the background Patty usually appeared either with her best friend Violet or with the rest of Charlie Brown s baseball team Other media Edit Patty made her television debut in the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas and appeared in many of the succeeding specials and theatrical animated films the most recent of the specials being Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown Patty had a major part in the original version of the stage musical You re a Good Man Charlie Brown She also appeared in The Peanuts Movie a computer generated movie based on the strip Character outline EditAs the only female character in the strip s very earliest days Patty often acted as a sort of hen looking out for the younger characters however she also set the tone for the strong female characters in the Peanuts universe In her and the strip s second appearance Patty is shown walking down the sidewalk reciting Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice She then punches Charlie Brown in the face and without missing a beat continues That s what little girls are made of Patty s name was first mentioned on October 26 1950 24 days after her first appearance She was apparently the oldest child in the strip possibly along with Violet and Shermy as she attended school when Charlie Brown did not strip of September 18 1951 Eventually she along with Violet became best known for their social snobbery and combined cruelty to Charlie Brown although Violet was generally the more dominant of the two thus Patty s role in her later appearances was reduced to that of a yes girl Patty is also known for asking Pig Pen why he is constantly so dirty In the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie Patty shows a crush towards Pig Pen Patty s hair color is light brown sometimes red black or blonde and she customarily wears a checked dress with a matching bow in her hair usually colored orange colored light green in The Peanuts Movie and Mary Janes shoes Patty s birthday is December 4 but the strip from October 20 1954 seemingly contradicts this indicating that her birthday is on October 21 She plays outfield on Charlie Brown s baseball team though in an early strip she was seen as catcher before Schroeder was introduced It was Patty who first introduced Charlie Brown to Schroeder who she said lived next door to her Voiced by EditKaren Mendelson 1963 1965 Lisa DeFaria 1966 1969 Lynn Vanderlip 1966 Sally Dryer 1969 Linda Ercoli 1972 1975 Lynn Mortensen 1974 Linda Jenner 1974 Roseline Rubens 1980 Angela Lee 1983 Stacy Ferguson 1984 1986 Deanna Tello 1992 Kaitlyn Maggio 2003 Jolean Wejbe 2006 Leigh Bourke 2008 2009 Ciara Bravo 2011 Anastasia Bredikhina 2015 Natasha Nathan 2021 Addison Holley 2015 present Portrayals EditPatty appeared as one of six characters in the original 1967 off Broadway production of You re a Good Man Charlie Brown played by Karen Johnson The character in the original musical was actually a composite of Patty Frieda who forces Snoopy to chase rabbits and possibly Violet By the time the show was revived on Broadway in the late 1990s the composite Patty was replaced with Sally since Patty had ceased making regular appearances in the strip decades earlier References Edit Farago Andrew 2017 The Complete Peanuts Family Album The Ultimate Guide to Charles M Schulz s Classic Characters Weldon Owen p 45 ISBN 978 1681882925 Michaelis David 2008 Schulz and Peanuts A Biography Harper Perennial p 221 ISBN 978 0060937997 Schulz Charles 1972 05 31 October 2 1950 strip GoComics Retrieved 2019 02 22 Wikiquote has quotations related to Patty Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patty Peanuts amp oldid 1124345662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
