Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 28, 2020

P. Patty should bop Thibault in the nose

Uh…. Mr. Thibault…. Do you know what gender your pitcher and manager is? And will it matter when SHE shreds you?

Thibault is a real little MCP. This arc is one of the reasons why Charles Schulz’s Snoopy comic is still a firm favourite. The philosophy in it is inspiring. :)

Somehow I get the impression that Thibault is a male Lucy.:/

Thibault doesn’t count P. Patty as a girl. Hm.

First hate sink I’ve seen in this comic in 20 years

- still shredding noises -

Now I’m just waiting for this brat to get beat down by a girl!

Marcie was a latchkey kid! Well, it was the 70’s. At least her parents weren’t divorced.

TMI, Marcie!

I never hated, feared or resented girls. They were sort of just there. I really didn’t notice them until I hit puberty.

Designing a new freeway? Isn’t the USA almost out of freeway space?

What’s with him? Can’t girls play sports? There’s many girls in my school soccer team and I don’t see anything wrong with it, even though I can’t stand girls.

I was a bit surprised to learn that Marcie’s mom is a career woman. For some reason, I always imagined her family as being more traditional.

Marcie Johnson. She makes good comebacks and she doesn’t even know it.

I feel sorry for Marcie. But someone put her mother down!

The last panel tells us why Marcy needs outside interactions. But being on Peppermint Patty’s baseball team is not good for all parties involved. There’s the rub.

That boy is asking to be hit.

Thibault was eventually traded to a team across town for a draft pick and the complete set of trading cards for the New York Mets…

It’s 1973. I think that what is interesting about this particular strip is what Schultz is trying to say about changing gender roles. The last panel is an exclamation point, just in case the first three panels didn’t make it obvious.

“Mr. Thibault” lol

Little Mr. Teebow looks more like a girl than Marcy does. CB’s dad is a barber and can fix you up, kid.

Just strike out thibault, Marcie!!!!

Just play better than he does.

Mr. Thibault is just jealous because Marcie seems to have a natural talent for the game and is a better player than he.

Go ahead Marcie, deck him.

In later life, did Thibault dye himself orange and change his name?

Seeing this made me remember the many Thibaults I’ve encountered in my life. I’m sure other women here have experienced them too.

That browned hair kid is such a jerk

Methinks Thibault is going to do an involuntary somersault, anon!