Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 06, 1961

Debut appearance of Frieda——and her naturally curly hair!

…and her clever conversation

Hello Frieda!

Woah, Friedas skirt used to be weird.

This is the first appearance of Frieda. She was best known for bragging about her red, naturally curly hair, encouraging Snoopy to chase rabbits, and owning a boneless cat named Faron. Frieda was a main player for a while, but she faded into the background in later years.

Somebody should tell her, “If you have curly hair, chances are it can get tangled into something and can get pulled and may get torn off.” That’s why people should have their hair straight.

Here is a list of the Peanuts kids, in the order of their appearance, along with the dates.Shermy 10-02-50Patti 10-02-50Charlie Brown 10-02-50Snoopy 10-04-50Violet Gray 02-07-51Schroeder 05-30-51Lucy Van Pelt 03-03-52Linus Van Pelt 09-19-52Pigpen 07-13-54Charlotte Braun 11-30-54Sally Brown 08-23-59Frieda 03-06-61

This came out just days before my birthday. A few years later when I had first seen her character I was thrilled because I too had “naturally curly hair” and it was also strawberry blonde. Most importantly it made me feel special since I was going though that time in my life that I hated my name, Frieda. I wonder if she too was named after her grandmother?

Does she have a bald spot?

Hello Frieda!

No, Frieda is NOT a good conversationalist. She is bossy and self-absorbed.

Welcome, Frieda!

That’s a lot of record clubs.

Hello Frieda! Nice naturally curly hair you have!

Charlotte Braun’s back! No, not really, but I think Schulz reused her basic character design for Frieda.

After Lucy’s alternative facts, here comes Frieda the influencer.