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Emily is a minor female character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, making her debut appearance in February 11, 1995.

In her first storyline, Emily was implied to be a figment of Charlie Brown's imagination. Schulz appears to have changed his mind on the matter as she continued to make appearances in the strip with no indication that she was imaginary, in some cases with evidence to the contrary.

Physical appearance

Emily is rather short, just about the same size as many of the child characters. Like the Unnamed Ponytailed Girl, she wears a sleeveless dress and wears a bow in her long hair. When introduced in Snoopy's Town Tale, she wears a magenta coloured dress and her hair is strawberry blonde.

History

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Emily's first appearance in the strip, on February 11, 1995

When she first appears in the strip, Emily asks Charlie Brown if they can dance together at an afternoon dance class. Charlie Brown is thrilled by the experience. The strips in the week following Emily's first appearance show Charlie Brown telling Linus and Sally about her, remembering the dance and eagerly going off to his next dance lesson. In the strip from February 16, 1995 Charlie Brown's dance teacher tells him that there is nobody called Emily in the class. The strip from February 17, 1995 shows Charlie Brown thinking that he is dancing with Emily but actually dancing by himself and talking to somebody who is not there. The storyline ends with the implication that Emily is nothing more than a figment of Charlie Brown's imagination.

Despite this, Emily returns for the first of two times in an April 1996 storyline, where she rings up Charlie Brown and asks him to the Sweetheart Ball. Charlie Brown is so excited that in one comic strip he gets distracted thinking about the ball and misses the school bus. On the night of the Sweetheart Ball, Charlie Brown heads off to the dance, walks in and finds Emily is there to greet him. Unfortunately, Charlie Brown has to leave the ball early because Snoopy has also come to the dance, even though no dogs are allowed in the dance studio. The 1996 storyline ends with Charlie Brown calling Emily on the phone to apologize. Unlike the prior storyline, there is no indication that Charlie Brown imagined Emily.

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Emily and Charlie Brown attend the Sweetheart Ball in a 1996 comic strip.

Emily returns for the final time in August 1999 (the final full year of strips), where she is once again shown attending dance classes with Charlie Brown. This time, Snoopy joins them, although he and Charlie Brown have to leave (again) as no dogs are allowed. There is no indication that Emily was imaginary; in fact, Snoopy acknowledges her existence and even teases her and Charlie Brown making a dramatic goodbye by quoting The Great Gatsby.

She appears in the TV specials Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie, and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin as a cameo where she is a brunette.

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Trivia

  • Emily is one of the many Peanuts characters to appear in the game Snoopy's Street Fair. In the game, she owns a booth where she sells dance footwear, which clearly references how she loves to dance. This may imply that she really does exist within the Peanuts continuity.
  • Emily was introduced into Snoopy's Town Tale in February 2021 as part of the Valentine's Day event. She returned in December 2022 as part of the Sweet Christmas event. She returned again in March 2023 as part of the Ssst. Patrick's Day event. She returned again in December 2023 as part of the Nutcracker event.
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