10 Peanuts Characters You’ve Probably Forgotten

You know Charlie Brown, Linus and Lucy, and of course, Snoopy, but Charles Schultz introduced a lot of characters in the Peanuts comic strip over the decades. Mental_floss takes a look back at some you may or may not recall. How about this little girl:
When Tapioca Pudding was introduced in September 1986, she said that, with her blond hair, smile, and catchy name, her father believes they could make a million dollars by licensing her image for products like t-shirts, lunch boxes, and greeting cards. It’s all she ever talked about.

Tapioca was a jab at the many cartoon characters in the 1980s created purely to be licensed for use on products. Her name, as well as other hints throughout the storyline, suggest that the real target of Schulz’s satire was probably Strawberry Shortcake, a character originally featured on a line of greeting cards. When the cards became big sellers, 32 similar food-themed cartoon friends were created and appeared on everything from toys to clothing to a Saturday morning cartoon.

If you don't know Tapioca, you might know some of the other nine in this list, or maybe the additional characters named in the comments. Link

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i'm 23 and the ONLY peanuts character i HAVEN'T forgotten is the dog who is in those insurance commercials

snoop dog or whatever

i'm kidding

i know a few of the characters

but srsly not very many...
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