Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 17, 2014

First appearance for Jose.

Although Jose didn’t become as prominent as the others, the late 60s and early 70s saw some great additions to Peanuts. Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Woodstock, Rerun, Franklin… They gave the strip a second wind.

Charlie Brown wining? No way José!

Golly…I don’t remember him at all, and I was reading these strips when they were new. He must not have been in much.He looks like CB with hair. And the big smile, of course.

At least someone is willing to WANT to Win…

Jose can you see….

Charlie Brown with a bird’s nest on his head?

Peppermint Patty returns with a baseball player named Jose Peterson!

Jose didn’t stick around long. He made a valiant effort to help the team, and then decided it was hopeless; they were beyond hope.

Eventually, more and more new characters had big, round heads like Charlie Brown’s. Rerun looked like Linus because they were brothers, but that shape head became more rare. I think Freida might have even made a late appearance with her head reshaped.

Peripheral characters seemed to come and go over the years on Peanuts. In the earlier days you saw Shermy, Violet, Frieda and 5 more often, but they were all but gone by the Seventies when the likes of Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Woodstock and Franklin had been created. I think Roy usually popped up during summer camp. I do remember Jose Peterson, though.

Yep, I remember that part. Also, I remember Jose apparently lived in different states and Patty would tell Charlie something to the effect of, “That’s the way Jose Peterson hit when his family lived in (fill in the state).”

In that case, the name would be spelled Pedersson!

I remember Jose’. But my favorite temporary character (may have recurred a few times) is Truffles.

please is not an option amigo it’s majorly annoying

you mean 1965 right????!!!!….I don’t think Peanuts was around in 1865 when the Civil War ended

I remember that Jose was mixed race huh???!!!…Hispanic and Swedish

this remind me of a joke Jose went to an American baseball game when he went back his friend asked did you have a good time Jose said si si before the game people asked Jose can you see?!!!!!..lol funny huh??!!!!

I remember Jose’ Peterson wish he could have stuck around..maybe Charlie’s team would have won some games and been diversified with a black and a Latino

This character’s development has an interesting history; SPARKY said in his autobiography that he had a dream one time with the name Jose Peterson.