Unpacking Peanuts
Unpacking Peanuts
Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner
Sidekicks and Second Bananas Episode 3 - Roy: A Good Temporary Friend
54 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Strips Discussion
Back to the Strips
Introducing ”Peppermint” Patty
Back to Roy
Who’s the tallest Peanuts character?
Wrap Up
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Show notes
Finally, it’s come to this: The Roy episode. Roy befriends both Charlie Brown and Linus at camp. And if that’s not exciting enough, old people talk about how neat telephones were. But maybe his main raison d'être is to introduce the world to the swinging-est character ever - Peppermint Patty.
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