Peanuts Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Peanuts Wiki
Shirley-1

Shirley is a minor female character from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. She first appeared in the strip from June 18, 1968 and last appeared in the strip from July 20, 1987. She also appears in the animated TV special, It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, in which she is voiced by Sally Dryer. She is one of Peppermint Patty's tent monitors. She wears a summer camp uniform, which is colored green in It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, and has black shorts and shoes. She is friends with Sophie and Clara (who is similar to Marcie).

In the TV special, the girls (namely Shirley herself, Sophie, Clara, Lucy van Pelt, Violet, Patty, Sally Brown, Frieda, 3 and 4, and others) try to defeat the boys (namely Charlie Brown, Shermy, "Pig-Pen", Schroeder, 555 95472, Snoopy who is referred to as "The Masked Marvel" and others). Shirley tries to wrestle "The Masked Marvel" to beat the boys.

Shirley, Sophie, and Clara ask Peppermint Patty why the camps are separated.

Shirley was introduced into Snoopy's Town Tale in March 2022 as part of the Color Rush event. She returned in September 2022 as part of the Bon Appetit event. She returned again in February 2023 as part of the Valentine's Carnival event.

She appears in the TV special Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown, as a member of Peppermint Patty's baseball team. She appeared again in Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin as a cameo.

Physical appearance[]

In her first appearance in the comic strip, she has short hair and an upwards nose. Like many of the campers, she wears a t-shirt that says "Camp Kamp" on it, black shorts, white socks and white shoes. In colored versions of the stirp, her shirt and socks are colored green and her hair is brown Later on in the 1980s, her hair is now blonde and tied in a ponytail, and she wears a black and red bathing suit.

In the TV special It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, she has blonde hair and wears a orange dress with matching socks and white shoes. In It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown, she has tan skin and retains her blonde hair from her previous appearance. She and now wears a baseball uniform, which consists of a green baseball cap, a striped gray and green baseball uniform, black shorts, blue socks and brown shoes.

In Snoopy's Town Tale, she has red hair and retains her hairstyle from the comic strip. She wears a lavender shirt, black shorts, white socks and brown shoes. However, when she starts walking, her shirt turns into a dress.

Trivia[]

  • She is the the first and so far, only character in the series to have a upwards nose.
  • She appears to have somewhat of a mean streak, where in the TV specials, where she's depicted as rather competitive and mocks the opposite team for being inferior.
  • Her hair color has changed three times throughout the series, whereas she's a brunette in the comic strips, blonde in the TV specials and a redhead in the Snoopy's Town Tale.

Gallery[]

Advertisement