Lucy

  • First appearance: March 3, 1952
  • Known around the neighborhood (and by her little brother, Linus) for being crabby and bossy, Lucy can often be found dispensing advice from her 5-cent psychiatrist’s booth, yanking away Linus’ security blanket, or humiliating Charlie Brown. Lucy’s only weakness? Her unrequited love for the piano-playing Schroeder.

  • Did you know: Lucy often speaks out for women’s rights and has high aspirations to one day be President and Queen.
Lucy
Latest appearance: September 26th, 2003 / First appearance: October 1st, 1971 Charlie Brown sits in front of Lucy's psychiatric booth and says, "I've tried to be a better person . ." Charlie Brown continues, "I've tried, and tried and tried! I've really tried!" Charlie Brown says, "You know how hard I've tried! Tell me how I've tried . . ." Lucy says, "Nice try . . . Five cents, please." Latest appearance: August 18th, 2014 / First appearance: August 21st, 1967 Snoopy stands in swimming trunks. Lucy sits in the wading pool and says, "Sorry no dogs allowed in the pool!" Snoopy walks away. Lucy leans back in surprise as Snoopy dives in the water. Snoopy smiles at Lucy and thinks, "Surely you can't mean me?! Latest appearance: November 8th, 2015 / First appearance: November 10th, 1968 Snoopy stands on the doghouse with his arms open. Snoopy dances in the grass. Snoopy grabs Sally's hand and spins her in circles. Snoopy dances toward Lucy. Snoopy kisses Lucy on the nose. Snoopy continues to dance. Snoopy smiles at Lucy and thinks, "Feelin' groovy!" Snoopy dances away. Lucy watches. First appearance: December 16th, 1996 Schroeder sits at the piano. Lucy walks in and exclaims, "Happy Beethoven's birthday!" Lucy says, "According to tradition today is the day when boys give expensive presents to girls . ." Schroeder inquires, "Tradition?" Lucy leans on the piano and smiles. She exclaims, "Lucy tradition!" Latest appearance: July 13th, 2006 / First appearance: July 16th, 1959 Lucy leans on the piano whiles Schroeder sits at the keys. She says, "I'm the kind of person who is kind of hard to get to know, I guess.." She continues,"My personality doesn't lie right on the surface...The real me is deep..but I'm well wroth all the time it takes to understand me.." She turns to smile at Schroeder and exclaims,'In other words, to know me, is to love me!" First appearance: September 30th, 1957 Lucy looks of to her right.(BR) (BR) She watches as Schroeder appears carrying a balloon with musical notes on it.(BR) (BR) Lucy looks off to her right again.(BR) (BR) She grimaces and mutters, "Good Grief!" as Charlie Brown walks by with a balloon that has the same pattern as his sweater.(BR) (BR) Latest appearance: December 3rd, 2011 / First appearance: December 5th, 1964 Lucy frowns as she runs, holding the football. The ball rolls into the air as Lucy somersalts backwards. She lies on her back on the ground. She sits up and glare at the football. She says: "Don't look at me like that, or I'll let all your air out!" Latest appearance: October 9th, 2006 / First appearance: October 12th, 1959 Snoopy follows Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus. He thinks,"Here's the faithful dog following the kids to school..." He stops and continues, "Here's the faithful dog sitting down outside while all the kids go inside..." He slumps on the ground and thinks, "Here's the faithful dog lying down outside waiting for school to let out.." He walks off. He thinks,"Here's the faithfu First appearance: August 5th, 1978 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and says, "Well, we lost again." Charlie Brown walks and says, "Lucy, do me a favor . . ." Charlie Brown continues, "Ask our players to line up to shake hands with the other team and say, 'Nice game.'" Lucy shouts, "Okay, team, it's hypocrite time!!" Latest appearance: August 29th, 2010 / First appearance: August 25th, 1963 "What's he doing sitting over there?" Charlie Brown asks Lucy. They are standing on the baseball field. Schroeder sits on the ground, leaning against the wooden fence. "Hey, Schroeder! Aren't you gonna play?" Charlie Brown shouts. "I can't...I'm just getting over the chicken pox!" Schroeder answers. He raises his arms and explains: "Mom said I could watch you guys p First appearance: October 10th, 1980 Schroeder plays the piano. Lucy leans against the piano and says, "My aunt Marion says, 'Never fall in love with a trumpet player.'" Schroeder says, "I'm not a trumpet player." Lucy asks, "How do you know I was talking about you?" Lucy smiles and says, "Got him that time!" Latest appearance: May 22nd, 2013 / First appearance: May 25th, 1966 Lucy leans on a bat and says to Charlie Brown, "You're not a good manager . . . You know why?" Lucy continues, "You should be out there arguing with the umpire, and kicking dirt on his shoes." Lucy says, "I've never seen you kick dirt on the umpire's shoes . . . You're just not a good manager, Charlie Brown . . ." Charlie Brown sits on the bench and thinks, "I must be a goo Latest appearance: July 20th, 2011 / First appearance: July 22nd, 1964 Lucy looks off to one side: "Linus, Mom says to come empty your wastebasket!" Linus sits on an armchair, reading. "It doesn't need emptying.." "She says it does," Lucy says. "It doesn't need emptying, I tell you!" Linus looks up. "She says to come empty it anyway.." Lucy walks away. "Mothers are so fussy!" Linus complains as he carries an hugely overloaded stack of papers. First appearance: July 8th, 1997 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound. He wears a baseball hat and mitt. Lucy walk up to him and throws him a baseball and says, "Sorry I missed that one manager.. you have my heartfelt apology." Charlie Brown says, "I'd rather have you catch one fly ball than have fifty hearfelt apologies!" Lucy walks away. Lucy stands in the outfield and calls to Charlie Brown. "How about f First appearance: November 12th, 1996 Sally, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Rerun, Violet and Snoopy stand by the curb waiting for the bus. Sally asks Charlie Brown, "Why is your dog standing in line?" Linus says, "Dogs can't go to school . ." Lucy says, "They'll never let him in the door . ." Violet asks, "So why is he standing in line?" Snoopy thinks, "The driver promised I could sit in her lap and steer . ." Latest appearance: November 16th, 2014 / First appearance: November 19th, 1967 "Boy, what a line of kids!" Charlie Brown says as he walks. He stands between Violet and Lucy, who says, "Have you been here long, Charlie Brown?" "No, I just got here.." Charlie Brown responds. Linus is at the front of the line; he holds money up to the counter. "Fourteen hundred and ninety-seven.." comes the voice from the ticket booth. "Actually, I shouldn't be going to the movi First appearance: December 27th, 1993 Schroeder plays the piano. Lucy leans on the piano and asks, "Would you be offended if I exchanged the present you gave me for Christmas?" Schroeder responds, "I didn't give you a present for Chistmas . ." Lucy screams, "And don't think I didn't notice!" Schroeder falls over. First appearance: December 29th, 1989 Linus and Lucy sit on a couch. Lucy says, "That makes me mad! New Year's was my idea, and now everybody's copying it!" Linus replies, "I never realized it was your idea." Lucy says, "Sure, no one ever heard of it until I came along . ." Lucy continues, "Actually, I thought of Thanksgiving, too, but I've never said anything . ." First appearance: April 27th, 1977 Schroeder plays the piano. Lucy leans on the piano and asks, "May I ask you something?" Lucy continues, "Why is it that you don't love me?" Schroeder replies, "Sometimes I wish I knew . . ." Lucy shouts, "Don't anybody tell him!!" First appearance: July 8th, 1962 Linus is standing in the field looking up at the night sky and stars; he looks to the left and sees a falling star. (BR) (BR) Linus has his hands folded behind his back looking out at the stars, (BR) (BR) Linus continues to look out at the night sky. (BR) (BR) Linus looks to his right and sees another falling star. (BR) (BR) Linus looks ahead aging at the stars. (BR) (BR) Linus now turns and walks
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: March 15th, 2009 / First appearance: March 11th, 1962 Linus is holding a ball; he is showing the ball to Snoopy who is sitting on the grass. (BR) (BR) Snoopy turns away from Linus, as Linus gets ready to throw the ball. (BR) (BR) Linus throws the ball as Snoopy watches it flies over his head. (BR) (BR) Snoopy gets up and runs. (BR) (BR) Snoopy runs back with the ball in his mouth. (BR) (BR) Snoopy is standing in front of Linus and with a PTUI! Snoopy First appearance: March 11th, 1957 Linus is in the living-room watching Lucy read the paper. She says, "The earth is over-populated!" He reads the paper as she continues, "Families are getting too big! There are too many babies being born!" She concludes, "The earth can't feed this many people!" He tosses the paper aside. Linus asks, "Why don't you leave?" First appearance: March 11th, 1977 Charlie Brown walks with his sack and stick. He says, "This is not a bad looking neighborhood . ." He continues, "I wonder where I am . . ." Charlie Brown is hit on the head with a baseball. Austin and Ruby run. Austin says, "I think you killed him, Ruby!" Charlie Brown lies on the ground. Ruby says, "Maybe not . . . Sometimes older people take naps in the middle of the day Latest appearance: March 12th, 2002 / First appearance: March 11th, 1975 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and asks, "How can you be cold?" Charlie Brown continues, "You've got a cap on your head . . ." Charlie Brown says, "You're also wearing a glove . . ." Snoopy wears a baseball cap on his head and a glove on his nose. He thinks, "It doesn't help!" First appearance: March 11th, 1980 Charlie Brown hangs upside down in a tree and is tied to a kite. He says, "Every time you think things can't get worse, they get worse." Charlie Brown adds, "This time, however, I don't know . . ." Charlie Brown asks, "What could be worse than being tangled in a kite string and hanging upside down from a tree?" Charlie Brown hangs in the pouring rain. First appearance: March 11th, 1999 Linus hides under his bed. He hands Lucy a paper and says, "I'm not going to school today.. give this homework to my teacher, will you?" Lucy says, "It's just a bunch of scribbling.." Linus says, "Well, it's dark under here.." Latest appearance: March 8th, 2016 / First appearance: March 11th, 1969 Snoopy sits on the doghouse and wears an astronaut's uniform. Charlie Brown walks toward the doghouse. Charlie Brown says, "I'm glad you're going to the moon." Charlie Brown walks away and says, "That means I won't have to feed you tonight . ." Snoopy points and thinks, "Report that man to mission control!!" First appearance: March 11th, 1998 Lucy, Rerun and Linus are watching TV. Rerun says, "When I get bigger, I'm going to be a newsboy, and stand on the corner, and shout, 'Extra! Read all about it!'" Lucy says, "'Lindbergh flies across the ocean!'" Rerun says, "That's right.." Lucy says, "You need a blanket like your brother!" Latest appearance: March 8th, 2006 / First appearance: March 11th, 1959 Charlie Brown and Linus are standing in the field. Linus asks, "Did you ever find your library book, Charlie Brown?" They walk on. Charlie Brown, grimacing, says, "No..." Linus asks, "Gee, what do you think will happen?" They lean against the brick wall. Charlie Brown exclaims, "Well. I'll tell you.. whenever it's one man against an institution, there is always a tendency for th First appearance: March 11th, 1984 Marcie sits hunched over her desk reading. Peppermint Patty sits in front of her, yawns, and stretches. As she falls asleep, Marcie looks up and asks Franklin, who looks back,"Hey, Franklin, did you read the chapters on left and right brains?" She says,"I think I'm a 'left-brain person'....I'm sort of analytical and I like numbers and symbols..." He looks in his book and r Latest appearance: March 9th, 2015 / First appearance: March 11th, 1968 Snoopy holds his glove out. The ball falls in front of him. Charlie Brown points and shouts, "Now, look here . . I don't think you're even trying!" Snoopy sticks his tongue out at Charlie Brown. Snoopy walks away. Charlie Brown shouts, "Come back here!! You can't quit the team before the season even starts!" Charlie Brown says, "I shouldn't have accused him of not trying . Latest appearance: March 8th, 2008 / First appearance: March 11th, 1961 Charlie Brown says, "Where do you get the nickel, Frieda?" Frieda replies, "I got it from the 'Tooth Fairy' . . . I put my tooth under my pillow last night and she left me a nickel!" Frieda says, "Once I got a dime, and once I even got a quarter!!" Frieda says, "Do you think it's true that the prices are established by the American Dental society?" First appearance: March 11th, 1979 Peppermint Patty stands in the field and watches Charlie Brown run by flying his kite. He sticks his tongue out as he flies the kite. He stops and grimaces as the string slackens. The string is resting on Peppermint Patty's nose, who says,"Your kite string is tangled around my nose, Chuck..." She continues as he stares at her,"This isn't very flattering, Chuck." Sh First appearance: March 11th, 1983 Woodstock and three soldiers follow behind the Foreign Legionnaire. The Foreign Legionnaire thinks, "Can you imagine that? We march all the way out here to rescue my brother from the coyotes, and you know why?" The Foreign Legionnaire thinks, "All because of some real estate deal . . . How can you sell condominiums to a bunch of coyotes?" The Foreign Legionnaire thinks, "Anyway, First appearance: March 11th, 1991 Charlie Brown stands near a mailbox and holds a letter. Charlie Brown shouts, "She's gone! Peggy Jean has moved away!" Charlie Brown shows the letter to Snoopy and shouts, "Look! My letter to her came back!" Charlie Brown says, "It says she doesn't live there anymore . ." Snoopy thinks, "Have somebody check the cupboards . . ." Snoopy follows behind Charlie Brown Latest appearance: March 8th, 2014 / First appearance: March 11th, 1967 Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound and winds up. He says, "Here we go . . . The first pitch of new season . . ." Charlie Brown pitches the ball. A line drive comes back and knocks Charlie Brown's clothes off. Charlie Brown lies on the pitcher's mound dazed. He says, "Sometimes I have difficulty telling one season from another . . ." First appearance: March 11th, 1981 The World War I Flying Ace stands next to the doghouse and thinks, "The World War I Flying Ace cares little for fame and glory . . ." The World War I Flying Ace continues to think, "His only wish is to do his duty, serve with honor and perhaps be called, 'stout fellow.'" Lucy walks by and says, "Fat." Snoopy thinks, "Stout!!" First appearance: March 11th, 1986 Linus sits in a beanbag chair. A television annoucer says, "This program was brought to you as a public service . ." The television annoucer says, "Consult your paper for a complete listing of future programs." The television annoucer says, "And now for a community reminder . . ." Linus falls asleep. The television annoucer exclaims, "Wake up!" Latest appearance: March 8th, 2012 / First appearance: March 11th, 1965 Linus sits on the floor sucking his thumb and holding his blanket. Lucy says, "What would you do if I were to snatch that blanket from you and throw it into the trash burner?" Linus looks at Lucy and says,"I'd collapse right on the spot . . . They'd have to haul me away in an ambulance, and place me in an oxygen tent!" Lucy covers her mouth in fright and walks off. Linus s First appearance: March 11th, 1995 Charlie Brown lies in bed at night. Snoopy lies on top of him. Charlie Brown asks, "Why does a person have to lie awake all night worrying about everything?" Charlie Brown asks, "Why should a person be burdened with all the cares of the world?" Snoopy thinks, "Try sleeping."
Lucy comes from that part of me that’s capable of saying mean and sarcastic things, which is not a good trait to have, so Lucy gives me a good outlet. But each character has a weakness and Lucy’s weakness is Schroeder.
Charles Schulz

Interests

  • Schroeder

    Lucy will put up with Beethoven all day if it means she’ll be closer to Schroeder.

  • Psychiatric Booth

    Lucy is always willing to dispense advice for a nickel.

  • Being Bossy

    Lucy often uses her loud voice and strong will to order everyone around and is often referred to as a “fuss budget.”