Abstract
- Peppermint Patty and Marcie have a dynamic friendship, with Peppermint Patty being outgoing and sporty whereas Marcie is bookish and candy.
- Regardless of their variations, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are loyal and devoted pals who share many humorous moments collectively.
- Marcie is educated about many topics besides sports activities, which frequently frustrates Peppermint Patty, who’s athletic and aggressive.
Marcie and Peppermint Patty grew to become a dynamic duo in 1971, as Marcie made her Peanuts debut when the pair had been seen at camp collectively. Nevertheless, Marcie didn’t initially have a reputation, and he or she did not obtain one till a while later. The 2 did not kind the warmest bond instantly, with Peppermint Patty calling Marcie a dork shortly after assembly. Regardless, they find yourself sharing an in depth friendship that configures Marcie as Peppermint Patty’s sidekick and finest good friend.
Peppermint Patty and Marcie supply very completely different personalties, making them an instance of the tried and true comedian trope of the massive persona and the straight man, respectively. Positioning Peppermint Patty, who’s outgoing, sporty, and extroverted, as a foil to the bookish and candy Marcie offers countless humorous conditions for the ladies to share — and for his or her followers to expertise. They might be very completely different individuals, however one factor they’ve in frequent is their loyalty and devoted friendship. Listed below are 10 moments that remember their iconic friendship.
10 “A Humorous Recreation”
Marcie is just not the most effective at sports activities, as this strip clearly factors out. She stands in stark distinction to the athletic, sports-loving Peppermint Patty. Marcie may be very sensible about quite a lot of topics, however sports activities is just not one in every of them. Peppermint Patty, being the useful pal that she is, tries to show Marcie the best way to kick a ball. Issues do not go as Patty deliberate and Marcie finds her personal means of taking part in.
Discovering the humor in every little thing because of her good nature, Marcie finds her clumsy try at sports activities humorous. Primarily based on Patty’s unsettled expression, the viewers can guess that she does really feel the identical.
9 “Sleep Extra In Class”
Marcie loves college. However, Peppermint Patty doesn’t. The truth is, she hates college, and he or she is exceptionally lazy relating to her training. In Peanuts, it has been established that Patty incessantly sleeps throughout class, which has been attributed to her dad coming dwelling late from work and Patty ready up for him. Regardless, Patty’s perspective in direction of college is the polar reverse to Marcie’s; Marcie is excessive reaching and likes to study.
When Marcie has to go to the principal’s workplace, she claims innocence, just for Patty to answer that sleeping throughout class ensures not getting in bother. It usually annoys Marcie that Patty would not attempt very exhausting in school, so it appears unlikely that Marcie will take her good friend’s phrases severely.
8 “Billie Jean King”
A sports activities fanatic Marcie is just not. Though, there’s one sports activities celebrity that Marcie is properly conscious of and is an energetic fan of: tennis participant Billie Jean King. The previous worldwide number-one tennis participant, King is sometimes called the most effective tennis gamers of all time. She can also be an advocate for girls in sports activities and LGBTQ+ rights.
A significant tennis star within the ’60s and ’70s, King’s recognition within the period’s zeitgeist was immense, making her means into the Peanuts comics strip. Marcie and Peppermint Patty are big followers of King, with Patty even threatening to by no means introduce her to the tennis star if she would not assist Patty with girls in sports activities. Too unhealthy for Patty, Marcie pokes holes in her threats, leaving Patty determined for a change of matter — even when from the instructor.
7 “You Look Refined”
All finest pals look out for one another, together with by giving some much-needed type recommendation. As readers of the Peanuts strip know, Marcie’s eyes are virtually at all times obscured by her glasses. On this strip, Peppermint Patty thinks Marcie’s eyes need to be seen and that placing her glasses on her head will make her look subtle.
Sadly for Marcie, she wants these glasses on her eyes to see, subtle or not. What ensues is unsurprising; Marcie takes her glasses off and moments later walks immediately right into a tree. As useful as Patty tries to be, she’s higher off sticking to sports activities suggestions than style recommendation.
6 “Basketball Rink”
Sports activities-challenged Marcie will not be a jock like Peppermint Patty, however there’s one main exception: hockey. Marcie’s grandfather performs in a hockey league, and, as famous within the strip, she and her father go to hockey video games. Whereas hockey is without doubt one of the only a few sports activities Marcie is considerably aware of, she remains to be fairly clueless about some primary elements of the sport. As an example, she thinks a hockey rink is named a hockey court docket.
Correcting her good friend, Patty tells her it is a rink just for Marcie to get combined up even additional and name a basketball court docket a basketball rink. Marcie might excel at many topics and even completely different languages, however she can’t appear to get a grasp on sports activities — one thing that’s endlessly irritating to Patty.
5 “A Driver and a Ball”
Marcie and Peppermint Patty have one of many finest friendships within the entirety of the Peanuts strip. They’re endlessly loyal to one another and are at all times one another’s first decide for every little thing. As tight-knit because the pair are, they’re full inverses to one another relating to sports activities. There’s the throughout athletic, aggressive Patty who differs tremendously from Marcy, whose huge information doesn’t prolong to sports activities.
When requested by Patty to fetch her a driver and ball, Marcy offers her a driver with no hesitation or situation. Nevertheless, relating to which ball to offer her good friend, Marcie stumbles exhausting and arms her a soccer ball as a substitute of a golf ball.
4 “I Loveth Instruction”
A bookworm of the best order, Marcie likes to learn and study, which couldn’t be in additional opposition to Peppermint Patty. Marcie can converse French fluently and is well-read on many topics… apart from sports activities. Apparently, the little mental can also be educated concerning the Ebook of Proverbs, reciting one to a perplexed Patty.
The traditional writing of the Ebook of Proverbs can be exhausting for many adults to understand, not to mention a toddler. Because of this, it is not exhausting accountable Peppermint Patty for having no clue what she’s repeating. Patty is fortunate to have a finest bud like Marcie who can at all times assist her out when she’s in some tutorial jam.
3 “Cease Calling Me Sir”
Marcie could also be candy and unassuming, however that does not imply that she is not resistant to preventing together with her finest good friend. With two friends who spend as a lot time collectively as these, it is solely pure for them to conflict infrequently, as evident on this strip. When Marcie questions if Patty did not do her homework but once more, Peppermint Patty will get defensive and complains about being referred to as “sir.”
Not one to again down, Marcie deliberately calls her “sir” again and again till Peppermint Patty can take no extra and hits her good friend on the top with a ebook. Some hair pulling ensues and the 2 ladies are despatched to the principal’s workplace. Marcie, as a substitute of performing like all regular child would within the scenario, feels elated after the battle and reveals no trepidation about seeing the principal, a lot to Peppermint Patty’s annoyance and confusion.
2 “The Six O’Clock Information”
Peppermint Patty is prepared for a sports activities sport or a scrimmage at any time. Patty can also be one to face up for herself and others. When a peer makes enjoyable of Patty by making a merciless joke about graduating from canine obedience college, which she was informed to attend by Snoopy, Patty doesn’t take kindly to it.
She delivers a line that may be simply as becoming in an Arnold Schwarzenegger motion film and bops the child proper on the nostril. Marcie may be very impressed and voices her admiration. Though, she ought to be cautious to not name Patty “sir” in the intervening time in case she will get a bonk on the top, too.
1 “One thing Else”
Peppermint Patty may be very specific about her look and what she likes to put on. In a single present of activism, Patty fights towards the varsity board and hires Snoopy as her legal professional after her college requires her to put on a gown for the brand new gown code. Subsequently, Patty will follow her weapons about what is correct and truthful, together with when it regards clothes.
Patty is just not resistant to mixing issues up, although. When she is competing in a skating competitors, she is ready to decorate the half, coiffure included. For the competitors, she needs a brand new hairdo and asks Marcie for assist. She ought to’ve saved trying, as a result of Marcie comes up with a method that’s not probably the most flattering, requiring the enduring Peanuts duo to return to the drafting board.