Scopiazzando a man bassa dalla FAQ ufficiale sui Peanuts, quando non avrò niente di meglio da fare (sigh!) pubblicherò qualche curiosità più o meno interessante sulle noccioline.
Comincio dalle date di esordio dei personaggi, si noti la data è scritta in formato americano (mese/giorno/anno anzichè, come da noi, giorno/mese/anno):
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Charlie Brown – 10/2/50
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| Snoopy – 10/4/50 |  |
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Violet – 2/7/51 |
| Schroeder – 5/30/51 |  |
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Lucy – 3/3/52 |
| Linus – 9/19/52 (but not named until 9/22/52 … and he’s also mentioned once before we meet him, when on 7/14/52 Lucy tries to trade him to Charlie Brown for a tricycle) |
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Pig-Pen – 7/13/54 |
| Charlotte Braun – 11/30/54 (the great “lost” character, whose booming voice quickly became Lucy’s primary characteristic) |
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Sally – 8/23/59 (but first mentioned 5/25/59, and named 6/2/59) |
| Frieda – 3/6/61 |  |
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Faron – 5/23/61 (Frieda’s cat) |
| “5” – 9/30/63 |  |
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“3” and “4” – 10/17/63 (5’s younger twin sisters) |
| Roy – 6/11/65 |  |
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Peppermint Patty – 8/22/66 (actual name Patricia Reichardt) |
| Jose Peterson – 3/20/67 (Star player on Peppermint Patty’s baseball team) |  |
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Woodstock – 4/4/67 (Birds had been appearing in the strip for years, but that date marks the first bird with a strong resemblance to Woodstock. He was not named until 6/22/70) |
| Marcie – 6/18/68 (?) (possibly named Clara at this early moment; definitely introduced as Marcie 10/11/71…see subsequent question) |
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Sophie and Shirley – 6/18/68 (Clara/Marcie’s camp friends) |
| Franklin – 7/31/68 |  |
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Lila – 8/24/68 (Snoopy’s original owner, although she’s mentioned by name much earlier) |
| Thibault – 6/4/70 (a bully on Peppermint Patty’s baseball team) |  |
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Poochie – 1/7/73 (a girl who played with Snoopy as a pup, and was the first to call Charlie Brown by his full name) |
| Rerun – 3/26/73 (but first mentioned 5/23/72, and named 5/31/72) |  |
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Loretta – 5/22/74 (seller of Girl Scout cookies) |
| The Beagle Scouts – 6/9/74 (They remained anonymous until 3/27/78, at which point they were named Conrad, Olivier, Bill, and — of course — Woodstock. Harriet joined 5/12/80. Wilson was mentioned on 12/2/84; the group became racially diverse with the arrival of Raymond on 10/13/88, and Fred was introduced 4/2/90. Roy joined the group 4/18/98.) |
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The School Building – 8/31/74 (The date it first manifested thought-balloons) |
| Truffles – 3/31/75 (One of Linus’ quasi-sweethearts) |  |
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Spike – 8/13/75 (but first mentioned 8/4/75) |
| Belle – 6/28/76 (but first mentioned 6/22/76) |  |
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Belle’s unnamed teenaged son – 6/29/76 |
| Floyd – 7/26/76 (camp kid with a crush on Marcie) |  |
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Ruby, Austin, Leland, and Milo – 3/11/77 (a very diminutive baseball team) |
| Molly Volley – 5/6/77 |  |
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Eudora – 6/13/78 |
| Crybaby Boobie – 7/5/78 (One of Snoopy’s tennis opponents) |  |
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Joe Richkid (and his caddy) – 6/22/81 (plays a golf tourny against Peppermint Patty) |
| “Bad Call” Benny – 4/16/82 (another of Snoopy’s tennis opponents) |  |
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Marbles – 9/28/82 (but first mentioned 9/23/82) |
| Harold Angel – 12/24/83 (a brief appearance, mainly as a punchline for one of Sally’s malapropisms) |
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Lydia – 6/9/86 (Linus has a serious crush on this girl…who has also called herself many other names: Rachel, Rebecca, Jezebel, Susan, Sarah, Samantha, Anna, Ophelia, Polly, and Snowflake) |
| Maynard – 7/21/86 (Peppermint Patty’s school tutor) |  |
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Tapioca Pudding – 9/4/86 (Her father is determined to license everything about her, on lunch boxes, etc.) |
| Olaf – 1/24/89 (but first mentioned 1/16/89) |  |
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Snoopy’s Father – 6/18/89 (He mentions eight offspring, but — alas! — we never got a final word on the others…) |
| Peggy Jean – 7/23/90 (Charlie Brown’s summer camp sweetheart, who calls him “Brownie Charles” … and, as of the last time we see her, seems to have a new boyfriend, which crushes poor ol’ Chuck) |
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Larry – 5/28/91 (the minister’s son, who Sally kicks out of her Bible class) |
| Cormac – 7/17/92 (Charlie Brown’s short and rather klutzy camp friend) |  |
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Royanne – 4/1/93 (Roy Hobbs’ great-granddaughter) |
| Ethan – 7/14/93 (a summer camp kid) |  |
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Woodstock’s grandfather – 1/6/94 (brought to life via a diary) |
| Andy – 2/14/94 (and named 2/19/94) |  |
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Emily – 2/11/95 (Charlie Brown’s occasional dance partner) |
| Joe Agate – 4/7/95 (a game hustler who takes all of Rerun’s marbles, until Charlie Brown wins them back) |
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 Snoopy’s mother (!) – 7/26/96
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| Justin – 11/3/96 (a boy in Peppermint Patty’s class) |
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The Little Red-Haired Girl (!) – 5/25/98 (well…sort of, anyway…she appears in silhouette) |
| Naomi – 10/1/98 (a girl who “rescues” Spike after he is “snatched” into an animal clinic and cured of “everything”) |
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“Joe Cactus” – 12/8/98 (Spike’s name for his favorite cactus, when it comes time to write some Christmas cards) |