I remember reading a strange poem in the 70s which I can’t find online entitled “Paranoia.” One of the lines was: “You take the dog out for a walk. A pretty girl comes up and asks you for the dog’s phone number.”
My favourite line of the poem, however, was, “When you defrost the refrigerator, the TV drips.”
eventually she started looking like what Lucy would become, and she liked CB in the early strips but eventually with the first Patty started the put downs of CB and acted superior and was eventually taken out because she was too much a “straight character” of comedy
Finally we see Violet. Don’t remember her hair looking like that, even in the early strips. She wasn’t mean to Charlie Brown in the early days, either. Neither was Lucy.
I don’t think he became a punching bag for a few years, but that may be what turned the corner for “Peanuts” because a lot of readers related to the angst CB would bring to the table. Until then, it was just another cute strip without much depth to its characters.
Loosely translated, puppies (such as Snoopy in his early years) are cute; Charlie Brown is, well, kind of blah. Get used to it, Charlie Brown; welcome to the real world!
gimmickgenius almost 9 years ago
Get used to being snubbed by this snob, Chuck…
knight1192a almost 9 years ago
So that’s what Violet originally looked like.
cantthinkofany almost 9 years ago
I picked the comics I want and now I have to do it again.
wiselad almost 9 years ago
shhhhhhh Charlie, intro yourself
orinoco womble almost 9 years ago
Violet was a cutie in those days!!
I remember reading a strange poem in the 70s which I can’t find online entitled “Paranoia.” One of the lines was: “You take the dog out for a walk. A pretty girl comes up and asks you for the dog’s phone number.”
My favourite line of the poem, however, was, “When you defrost the refrigerator, the TV drips.”
wiselad almost 9 years ago
eventually she started looking like what Lucy would become, and she liked CB in the early strips but eventually with the first Patty started the put downs of CB and acted superior and was eventually taken out because she was too much a “straight character” of comedy
Darryl Heine almost 9 years ago
The debut of Violet in Peanuts.
coreym5 almost 9 years ago
Interesting how her hair was drawn initially, apparently to give a sense of depth or texture.
tastytunes2000 almost 9 years ago
This brings the strip to 5 characters
Max Starman Jones almost 9 years ago
There goes the neighborhood.
Guilty Bystander almost 9 years ago
Finally we see Violet. Don’t remember her hair looking like that, even in the early strips. She wasn’t mean to Charlie Brown in the early days, either. Neither was Lucy.
I don’t think he became a punching bag for a few years, but that may be what turned the corner for “Peanuts” because a lot of readers related to the angst CB would bring to the table. Until then, it was just another cute strip without much depth to its characters.
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
Charlie, “It isn’t raining rain you know, it’s raining Violets…”
rickray777 almost 9 years ago
Loosely translated, puppies (such as Snoopy in his early years) are cute; Charlie Brown is, well, kind of blah. Get used to it, Charlie Brown; welcome to the real world!
mulder42 almost 9 years ago
Awww…Snoopy’s in luv. :)
Mikel V almost 9 years ago
Awww, what a sweet girl! what happenned to her? Was she replaced by her evil twin sister?
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Consider yourself lucky Charlie. You will see what I mean.
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Also, wow, I thought that was Lucy.