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Violet Gray is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip

Violet has shoulder-length dark hair, and she frequently wears green dresses (switching to pants in the winter and in later years). Schulz changed her hairstyle between braids and a ponytail in the early strips, but after a few years she dropped the braids and went exclusively with the ponytail, which became arguably her most famous trademark. A braid (also called plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibers wire or human hair "Ponytails" redirects here For the girl group see The Poni-Tails. It became so rare to see her without a ponytail, in fact, that when she showed up without it on the way to school one day, Linus was startled enough to ask why she was wearing her hair down. Linus van Pelt is one of the characters in Charles M Schulz 's Comic strip Peanuts. She yelled that it was because her mother hadn't had time to comb her hair, since she was in such a hurry to go to Linus's house to play pool with his mother.

Her birthday is unofficially celebrated by Peanuts fans on June 17, as Charlie Brown and Pig-Pen attended her birthday party on that date in 1962 (although in a February 22, 1951 strip she said her birthday was a month ago, and in a January 29, 1955 strip Charlie Brown claimed her birthday was yesterday). Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Charles "Charlie" Brown is the main character in the Comic This page is about the Peanuts character for other definitions see Pigpen. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Charles "Charlie" Brown is the main character in the Comic

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Role in Peanuts

Violet and Patty are best friends, and the two began appearing together almost from the beginning of the strip. Patty is a character in the Comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M Patty was one of the four original characters (along with Charlie Brown, Shermy, and Snoopy), and Violet was the first new major character to join the cast, debuting on February 7, 1951. Shermy was one of the four original characters in the Comic strip Peanuts, by Charles Schulz. Snoopy is a Fictional character in the long-running Comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Her surname was mentioned only once, on April 4, 1953. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the early strips, Violet often acted like a preschool-age Suzy Homemaker: making mud pies, playing "house," and being linked to romantic scenarios involving Charlie Brown. She also collects stamps as a hobby. Stamp collecting is the Collecting of Postage stamps and related objects such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them

Violet never really developed a strong personality, especially compared to the next three characters who would be introduced after her (Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus). Schroeder is a Fictional character in the long-running Comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt is a Fictional character in the syndicated Comic strip Peanuts, written She tended to be used mostly as a straight woman to set up the punchline. Schulz admitted as much in a 1988 interview. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "Some characters just don't seem to have enough personality to carry out ideas," he said, referring to Violet, Patty and Shermy. "They're just almost born straight men. "

A good example had Violet setting up a toy farmyard, including a house, barn, tractor and tree which was suddenly hit by Charlie Brown's kite. Charlie Brown looks embarrassed, but not so worried as he was when his kite hit Lucy's hand in a previous strip.

As the cast of characters grew, Violet was left with very little to do besides antagonizing Charlie Brown. She also played outfield (and sometimes third base) on Charlie Brown's baseball team, and popped up in that capacity from time to time in later strips. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each

Snobbery

Violet's most consistent personality trait is that she tends to be a bit of a snob, very conscious of appearances and status. A snob, guilty of snobbery, is someone who adopts the Worldview that some people are inherently inferior to him/her for any one of a variety of reasons including It is implied that her family enjoys a considerably higher class position than the other characters'. Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in Societies or Cultures. Both of her parents are college graduates and her father makes more money than Charlie Brown's, though the latter isn't much of a claim since Mr. Brown is a barber. She once ordered Linus to dress more stylishly when they were walking together, whereupon he quickly transformed his blanket into an ascot. An ascot tie, or ascot, is a narrow neckband with wide pointed wings traditionally made of pale gray patterned silk She also frequently criticizes Pig-Pen for his inability to keep himself clean. Violet often looks down on people who fail to meet her social standards, especially Charlie Brown, to whom she once stated flatly, "It simply goes without saying that you are an inferior human being. "

Being supposedly of upper-class upbringing, Violet also makes it a point to brag frequently about her father, especially to Charlie Brown, sometimes driving him to the point of aggravation. Violet's fatherly boastings were always comparative; to wit, she would say, "My dad is taller than your dad", or "My dad has more credit cards than your dad". But in a Father's Day strip her boasts are quelled, at least for the moment, when Charlie Brown takes her to his dad's barber shop. After telling her about how his dad would always smile at him no matter how bad of a workday he was having, an overwhelmed Violet walked away, but not before quietly wishing Charlie Brown a Happy Father's Day. Her bragging on her dad backfired another time when 5 fired back with "My dad goes to PTA meetings!" Charlie Brown once managed to deflate her with the comeback: "My dad has a son. Parent-Teacher Association, aka PTA, Parent-Teacher-Student Association, aka PTSA and the Parent-Teacher Organization, aka PTO "

Her abuse of Charlie Brown

Verbal abuse

Violet's verbal assaults of Charlie Brown (usually in tandem with Patty) could be quite cruel - sometimes exceeding even the severity of Lucy's insults. A classic example of this was where Violet is lashing out at Charlie Brown, yet again, and then finishes him off with "And I don't care if I ever see you again, do you hear me?!" Apparently, this tongue lashing was quite vicious, as Linus walks in and notices that Charlie Brown was really hurt. Charlie Brown said that Violet hadn't taken all the life out of him, "but you can number me among the walking wounded. "

Another example had Patty and Violet reciting a very mean-spirited poem basically pointing out that "Boys are rotten filled with cotton" and that "Girls are dandy filled with candy!" and then walking off smugly, where Charlie Brown retaliates with the phrase, "Generalities!!!" Still another involved the two berating Charlie Brown (in front of Linus) about a wrong answer Charlie Brown gave to a teacher's question, both going so far as to call him "stupid" and then walking off laughing at him. ("The teacher asked him why they have so much rain in Oregon. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. . . and [Charlie Brown] said, 'Because they have a lot of clouds!'")

"We're Having A Party, and You're Not Invited!"

While Lucy's insults tend to be fairly blunt - calling Charlie Brown names like "blockhead" and making sarcastic remarks at his expense - Patty and Violet preferred to use social exclusion as their weapon, sometimes going to extremes to make him feel like an outcast. In that way, they can be seen perhaps as a caricature of the "in crowd" that exists at many elementary and secondary schools, lording their status over their peers who, in their eyes, are not "in". For example, they once invited him to join their "secret club", then rejected him after he accepted. In one early Sunday strip, Patty and Violet forced Charlie Brown and Shermy to build a clubhouse for them, without even a break. However, the fact that they hung a "No Boys Allowed" sign on the clubhouse door after it was finished made the possibility of malice debatable.

On many other occasions, especially in the early years of the strip, Patty and Violet went out of their way - sometimes with unconcealed glee, to make sure Charlie Brown knew that they were throwing a party and he wasn't invited. But Charlie Brown sometimes managed to turn the tables on the two girls on occasion.

Physical violence

Another contrast to Lucy was physical violence; Violet's physical attacks, especially on Charlie Brown, were much fewer and further between. In one Sunday strip, an angry Violet was chasing Charlie Brown threatening to "knock (his) block off". Before she could throw the punch, Charlie Brown stopped her and tried to reason with her that there were better ways to solve problems than with violence. Violet ended up punching him anyway in the middle of his speech, and in the final panel admits to Patty, "I had to hit him quick. He was beginning to make sense!"

But Violet's fighting side backfired on her at times, too; In one particular Sunday strip Violet tries matching her in-fighting prowess against Lucy's by throwing a barrage of insults at her- from a distance. But when Violet physically gets in Lucy's face, Lucy blasts back with, "You're a no-good, tale-tattling, little sneaking snip-snap pony-tailed ape!!". Visibly shaken, Violet retreats, as Lucy smiles smugly. (The whole incident was observed by Linus and Charlie Brown, the latter remarking on Violet's choice of words saying "I'm glad it's not me she's yelling at. I'd never be able to take it!")

Notably, Violet was the first character ever not to let Charlie Brown kick a football (on November 14, 1951). Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca However, her reason for pulling away was for fear of him kicking her hand, whereas Lucy's motivation was sheer malice.

Violet's last appearance

Violet's last official appearance in the Peanuts world came on November 16, 1984, although unnamed characters strongly resembling her would make occasional cameo appearances afterwards. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Her most recent appearance to this date was 1996.

Portrayals

Violet also appeared in several of the animated Peanuts television specials. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames A television special is a Television program, typically a Short film or Television movie, which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally Voice actors who played Violet over the years include Ann Altieri (who also voiced Frieda) from 1965-1969, Linda Ercoli (who also voiced Peppermint Patty) from 1972-1975, and most recently Jolean Wejbe in the 2006 TV special He's A Bully, Charlie Brown. Linda M Ercoli (born on March 7, 1960 in California) is an American actor He's A Bully Charlie Brown is a 2006 Television special created by Lee Mendelson and Bill Meléndez.

Played By

Mikaella Belsan in the 2007 Theater Works Production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. She was charming and witty as she played with some of the best and brightest young talent today.

External links

In the Rubicon Theatre's Production of 'You're A Good Man Charlie Brown' Maddy Haines played Violet.

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