Pig Pen

  • First appearance: July 13, 1954

  • Happily traveling in his own private dust storm, Pigpen is completely comfortable in his own (dust-streaked) skin. Despite his outward appearance, he always carries himself with dignity, knowing full well that he has affixed to him the “dust of countless ages.”

  • Did you know: Charlie Brown is the one kid that unconditionally accepts Pigpen for who he is, even defending his uncleanliness in one strip.
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Latest appearance: March 30th, 2018 / First appearance: April 2nd, 1971 Charlie Brown and Snoopy stand on the pitcher's mound. Snoopy holds his supper dish in his mouth. Charlie Brown says, "Oh, no you don't!" Charlie Brown continues, "You get fed after the game, not before!" Snoopy walks away with the supper dish still in his mouth. Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and says, "I hate these salary disputes." Latest appearance: March 7th, 2018 / First appearance: March 10th, 1971 Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown sit at the table. Peppermint Patty holds up a piece of paper and says, "I've worked out the baseball schedule for our two teams, Chuck . . ." Peppermint Patty slides the paper over to Charlie Brown and says, "Here, take a look at it, and see what you think . ." Charlie Brown reaches for the paper. Peppermint Patty smiles and says, "You tou Latest appearance: February 16th, 2018 / First appearance: February 19th, 1971 Charlie Brown sits in front of Lucy's psychiatric booth. He says, "Sometimes I ask myself questions . ." Charlie Brown continues, "Sometimes I ask myself, 'Is this your real life, or is this just a pilot film?'" Charlie Brown holds his arms out and asks, "Is my life a thirty-nine week series or is it a special?" Lucy replies, "Whatever it is, our ratings are down . . Five c Latest appearance: December 21st, 2017 / First appearance: December 24th, 1970 Sally lies in bed and says, "So here it is, Christmas Eve, but there'll be no sleigh bells outside my window tonight . ." Sally continues, "Why? Because I've totally rejected the concept of the fat guy in the red suit! For the first time in my life I feel free! For once I . . ." Sally sits up and listens. She says, "What's that? I thought I heard a sleigh bell . . ." Sally Latest appearance: December 6th, 2017 / First appearance: December 9th, 1970 Charlie Brown sits at the table and writes, "Dear Little Red-Haired Girl, Evening is coming on." Charlie Brown continues to write, "I wish it were snowing huge white flakes, and you and I were walking along holding hands and." Charlie Brown stops and looks at the paper. Charlie Brown crumples up the paper and throws it over his shoulder. He says, "A lot of great letters nev Latest appearance: November 11th, 2017 / First appearance: November 14th, 1970 Snoopy sits on the ground with a rope tied around his neck. Woodstock stands in front of him. Snoopy smiles and thinks, "Woodstock is going to rescue me . ." Woodstock climbs on the rope. Snoopy thinks, "Woodstock will have me untied in no time at all . . ." Woodstock struggles with the rope. Snoopy thinks, "Woodstock is going to untie me, and we're going to . . ." Woodstoc Latest appearance: October 1st, 2017 / First appearance: October 4th, 1970 Peppermint Patty runs along. Peppermint Patty is on the telephone: "Hey, Chuck, come on over, and see what my Dad gave me for my birthday.." She points: "Roses!" Charlie Brown stands behind her. He says, "Wow!" Peppermint Patty adds, "And you know what he said?" They face each other. "He said that I'm growing up fast, and soo I'll be a beautiful young lady, and all Latest appearance: September 23rd, 2017 / First appearance: September 26th, 1970 Snoopy sits in the grass and turns his head. Lucy stands next to him and holds her hand out. Lucy says, "It's bad luck to turn away from a 'Beep.'" Lucy grabs Snoopy's nose and says, "Beep!" Snoopy thinks, "I didn't know that." Latest appearance: September 22nd, 2017 / First appearance: September 25th, 1970 Linus stands in the wind. He sucks his thumb and holds his blanket. Linus' blanket is blown out of his hands. Linus runs. Linus stands next to the doghouse. The blanket completely covers Snoopy. Snoopy thinks, "I hate to see fall come . . . It gets dark so early . ." Latest appearance: July 17th, 2017 / First appearance: July 20th, 1970 Linus stands behind Lucy and says, "I have a question." Linus asks, "What would happen if there were a beautiful and highly intelligent child up in heaven waiting to be born, and his or her parents decided that the two children they already had were enough?" Lucy says, "Your ignorance of theology and medicine is appalling!" Linus says, "I still think it's a good question . Latest appearance: July 16th, 2017 / First appearance: July 19th, 1970 Snoopy is wearing a baseball cap. He runs backwards, looking up at the sky. CLOMP! Snoopy stands up straight in the air and catches the ball in his mouth. Snoopy runs, his cap flying off his head. CLOMP! He jumps in the air and catches another ball. CLOMP! Snoopy catches the ball, hanging upside down the air. CLOMP! His cap flies off as he catches the ball. Latest appearance: July 15th, 2017 / First appearance: July 18th, 1970 Snoopy sits on the doghouse and sniffles. He thinks, "What do you do?" Snoopy lies on the doghouse and thinks, "What do you do when the girl-beagle you love more than anything is taken from you, and you know you'll never see her again as long as you live?" Snoopy sits up and thinks, "What do you do?" Snoopy eats and thinks, "Back to eating!" Latest appearance: July 14th, 2017 / First appearance: July 17th, 1970 Snoopy lies on the doghouse. Charlie Brown carries an envelope and says, "I have bad news for you." Charlie Brown continues, "That last letter you sent to your girl friend at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm never reached her . . She's not there any more . . ." Charlie Brown explains, "She's been sold!" Snoopy screams and runs off the doghouse. Latest appearance: July 13th, 2017 / First appearance: July 16th, 1970 Snoopy lies on the doghouse and thinks, "That girl-beagle I met at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm is really something." Snoopy sits up. He smiles and thinks, "I wonder why I liked her so much? I think it's because we teased each other . . ." Snoopy lies on his stomach and thinks, "We laughed a lot, and we teased each other . . ." Snoopy turns over and smiles. He thinks, "And the Latest appearance: July 12th, 2017 / First appearance: July 15th, 1970 Snoopy sticks his tongue out at Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown shouts, "Now you cut that out!" Snoopy walks away. Charlie Brown continues, "Just because you can't go running off to see that girl-beagle you met, you don't have to be so obnoxious!" Charlie Brown points and shouts, "By golly, you'd better start behaving yourself!" Snoopy drops the phone. Charlie Brown shouts, "A Latest appearance: July 11th, 2017 / First appearance: July 14th, 1970 Charlie Brown stands in front of Snoopy. Snoopy wears his supper dish on his head. Charlie Brown asks, "You want to go to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm again?" Snoopy's ears stand up. Charlie Brown walks away and thinks, "No, I don't think you should . . . You've been out enough lately . . ." Snoopy kicks his supper dish and thinks, "Rats!" Snoopy sits on the ground and leans a Latest appearance: July 10th, 2017 / First appearance: July 13th, 1970 Charlie Brown stands next to Snoopy and talks into the phone. He says, "Hello? Is this the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm?" Charlie Brown continues, "I'm calling for a friend of mine . . . He wants to speak to one of your dogs . . No, he doesn't know her name . . Describe her?" Snoopy holds out his paws and smiles. Charlie Brown says, "She has very soft paws . . ." Latest appearance: July 9th, 2017 / First appearance: July 12th, 1970 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound. Lucy stands on the slope of the pitcher's mound. She holds out a piece of paper: "Here, Charlie Brown...Sign this petition!" "What's it for?" "Don't be so wishy-washy..just sign it!" He yells: "WANTING TO KNOW WHAT YOUR SIGNING IS NOT BEING WISHY-WASHY!" Lucy asks, "Why are you so crabby?" He looks up and wails, "YELLIN Latest appearance: July 8th, 2017 / First appearance: July 11th, 1970 The Literary Ace types, "Dear Sweetie, Have you missed me?" The Literary Ace continues to type, "I think about you all the time. I can hardly wait until Sunday morning. Don't forget . ." The Literary Ace thinks of hearts, hugs and kisses. Snoopy smiles and thinks, "I think I'm in love!" Latest appearance: July 7th, 2017 / First appearance: July 10th, 1970 Linus looks at a newspaper and approaches Charlie Brown. He says, "According to the paper, the riot was about war dogs . . ." Charlie Brown looks at the paper. Linus says, "Apparently there's been some trouble about dogs being sent to Viet Nam, and then not getting back . . ." Snoopy thinks, "All I know is, I went to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm to make a speech . . . I got whomped wi
Latest appearance: May 23rd, 2002 / First appearance: May 25th, 1972 Linus stands behind Lucy and smiles. Lucy frowns. Linus points and says, "That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!" Linus continues, "You thought you were rid of me and now instead of having no brothers, you have two brothers!! What irony! What swift retribution!" Linus laughs hysterically and says, "My blanket and I are laughing ourselves sick! What irony!" Linus kneels First appearance: May 25th, 1995 Peppermint Patty lies on her bed and says into the phone, "Marcie, what book did our teacher ask us to read by tomorrow?" Marcie says into the telephone, "She gave us a choice, sir . ." Marcie sits in a chair and says, "We can read 'War and Peace' or 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.'" Peppermint Patty says, "I'll be up all night trying to decide . ." Latest appearance: May 25th, 1997 / First appearance: May 25th, 1997 Woodstock and Snoopy sit on the doghouse. Woodstock flaps his wings and speaks. Woodstock hovers in the air. Snoopy thinks, "Fly? Sure, I know birds can fly . ." Snoopy thinks, "What's so great about that?" Snoopy thinks, "Dogs can do a lot of things birds can't do . ." Snoopy thinks, "Dogs can bark!" Woodstock jumps off the doghouse and walks away Latest appearance: May 22nd, 2012 / First appearance: May 25th, 1965 Five waves his arms in the air and yells, "Fight! Fight!" Five shouts, "Lucy and Snoopy are having a fight!" Charlie Brown looks up from his game of marbles in surprise. Charlie Brown runs and says, "Good grief!" Snoopy dances with his fists in the air. Lucy yells, "Stand still and fight like a man!!" Latest appearance: May 22nd, 2014 / First appearance: May 25th, 1967 A bird walks up to Linus. Linus pats the bird on the head. The bird walks away. Linus says to Charlie Brown, "They come depressed and they go away feeling great." Latest appearance: May 22nd, 2010 / First appearance: May 25th, 1963 Schroeder wears his catcher's uniform and walks to Charlie Brown standing on the pitcher's mound. Schroeder asks, "Do you think Beethoven would have liked me?" Charlie Brown replies, "Why, yes . . . I think so . . . I think he would have liked you very much . . ." Schroeder walks away. Charlie Brown says, "A good manager has to be quite tactful sometimes." First appearance: May 25th, 1982 Snoopy sits and fishes. Lucy asks, "Fishing for compliments?" Lucy says, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!!" Snoopy pulls up a bunch of slips of paper on the fishing line. Snoopy reads the slips of paper, "You're sweet . . . You have nice eyes . . . You're kind of cute . . . You have a great bod . . ." Latest appearance: May 23rd, 2015 / First appearance: May 25th, 1968 Sally stands outside at night and says, "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight . ." Sally smiles and continues, "'I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight . . .' I wish I had a pony . . ." Sally looks all around. Sally shouts, "You stupid star." First appearance: May 25th, 1986 Peppermint Patty sits at the kitchen counter next to the toaster, with a glass near her. Her books are sitting on one of the stools. She walks out of her house holding a box in front of her. She sits at her desk in class and says,"Yes, Ma'am...I'm ready" She stands in front of the class smiling; she says,"This is my science project..." She proudly displays a piece of toas First appearance: May 25th, 1989 Peppermint Patty lies on the floor with a pillow. She says into the telephone, "If I fail that test tomorrow, it'll be your fault, Chuck, because we talked on the phone too much . ." Charlie Brown replies, "You're the one who keeps calling me!" Peppermint Patty frowns and says, "You shouldn't answer the phone, Chuck . ." Latest appearance: May 22nd, 2009 / First appearance: May 25th, 1962 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound catching a ball. Lucy walks over and says, "I think Linus is right, Charlie Brown . . ." Lucy continues, "We can't stand out there in the field yelling 'C'mon Charlie Brown you can do it!' When we really know you can't do it!" Lucy says, "You're making us all into hypocrites!" Lucy says, "Baseball is supposed to build character, First appearance: May 25th, 1988 Charlie Brown walks behind Franklin. Franklin says, "My grampa went to his high school's fortieth reunion last night . ." Franklin says, "He's also been to a college reunion and an army reunion . . ." Franklin purchases a movie ticket. Franklin says, "He has a new career . . He goes back to things." Latest appearance: May 20th, 2003 / First appearance: May 25th, 1971 Snoopy sits on the doghouse. Lucy says, "You think you can wake up each morning with a smile on your face . . ." Lucy holds her arms out and says, "Well, that's not enough . ." Lucy continues, "You should start each day with a song in your heart, a gleam in your eye and peace in your soul!" Snoopy thinks, "That could ruin a good breakfast." First appearance: May 25th, 1981 Charlie Brown and Sally sit at the table. Sally writes, "There are seven continents; Africa, Asia, Australia." Sally continues to write, "Europe, North America, South America and Aunt Arctica." Charlie Brown says, "I'm glad you didn't leave her out." Sally asks, "What do you mean by that?" Sally shouts, "I'll never get a scholarship to a big eastern college with you botheri First appearance: May 25th, 1993 The World Famous Attorney walks and thinks, "Here's the World Famous Attorney on his way to Washington to take his seat on the Supreme Court . ." A kid wearing a backwards baseball cap shouts, "What's this? A funny looking dog dressed up like an attorney!" Snoopy knocks the kid over with his briefcase. Snoopy walks and thinks, "'The law is evermore the leader in society.'" First appearance: May 25th, 1978 Sally stands in front of the class and says, "'I hope you won't take umbrage at what I tell you,' she said." Sally continues, "'I never take umbrage,' he replied." Sally laughs and says, "Unless, of course, it's lying around, and no one else wants it!" Sally says, "Okay, on with the story . . ." First appearance: May 25th, 1975 During a softball game, Lucy screams, "Time out!" Lucy is walking. At the pitcher mound, Lucy tells Charlie, "You know what you need, Charlie Brown? You need a nickname!" Lucy says, "We can't keep shouting, 'Pitch it to 'em, Charlie Brown!' That's not colorful enough!.. You need a nickname." Lucy suggests, "You should be called catfish, or babe, or lefty, or dutch, First appearance: May 25th, 1985 Charlie Brown and Lucy stand at the wall. Charlie Brown says, "I want to be liked for myself . ." Charlie Brown continues, "I don't want to be liked because I know the right people." Charlie Brown says, "I want to be liked for ME!" Lucy asks, "Who?" First appearance: May 25th, 1958 Snoopy slithers along in the grass. Linus stands in the baseball field. He wears his cap and glove andf carries his blanket. He is sucking his thumb. Linus looks up at the sky. Snoopy sit sup in the grass. CLOMP! Snoopy races past Linus, clamping his teeth down on and dragging the blanket. "AAUGH!" Linus holds onto the blanket, and is dragged with them. Snoopys sits First appearance: May 25th, 1991 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and shouts, "Lucy, look out for the fly ball!" Lucy walks towards the mound and ask, "What did you say?" Charlie Brown says, "I said, 'Look out for the fly ball!'" Lucy walks. Lucy gets hit on the head with a baseball and says, "Thank you!"
Pigpen is a human soil bank who raises a cloud of dust on a perfectly clean street and passes out gum drops that are invariably black.
Charles Schulz

Interests

  • Archaeology

    Pigpen has affixed to him the dirt and dust of past civilizations.

  • Mud Pies

    Violet makes mud-pies and Pigpen is her best customer!

  • Politics

    Pigpen aspires to be class president one day.

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