Appearances
Charlie Brown first fell in love with her during a school lunch period on November 12, 1963 saying, "I'd sure like to eat lunch with that little red-haired girl..." Although he first catches sight of her during the November 19, 1961 strip, saying he would "give anything in the world if that little girl with the red hair would come over and sit with me."
In July 1969, a story arc ran depicting the Little Red-Haired Girl moving away. Charlie Brown despaired that he would never see her again. He saw her from a distance later that year while skiing. Peppermint Patty and Marcie encountered her at summer camp a few years later. Eventually, the Little Red-Haired Girl moved back to Charlie Brown's neighborhood, with no further mention of her ever having been away.
The fourth Peanuts animated TV special, You're in Love, Charlie Brown, revolved entirely around Charlie Brown's obsession with the Little Red-Haired Girl. After several failed attempts at making conversation with her on the last two days of school, she stuffs a note into Charlie Brown's hands as students rush past him to board the school bus. Thinking he has ruined his final chance at meeting her, he reads the letter, which states, affectionately enough, "I like you, Charlie Brown. Signed, the Little Red-Haired Girl." Ecstatic, Charlie Brown skips his way home, realizing he has triumphed against what he considers all odds. Throughout the entirety of You're in Love, Charlie Brown, the Little Red-Haired Girl is not seen once.
The 1977 animated TV special It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown brought the Little Red-Haired Girl back, making her first on-screen appearance. Linus states that her name is Heather, and that she is the Homecoming Queen. Once again, Charlie Brown becomes a wreck, trying desperately to impress her once he learns that he has been chosen to escort her to the dance after the football game. Heather appeared again on camera in the 1985 special Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!. Schulz did not consider these animated appearances to be canonical (although he wrote the screenplay himself). Officially, she remains unseen and unnamed.
The Little Red-Haired Girl was seen in the comics in silhouette once on May 25, 1998, dancing with Snoopy. When the storyline was adapted as part of the 2002 TV special A Charlie Brown Valentine, she was seen unshadowed (but oddly had a different design than suggested by the silhouette).
A third animated version of the Little Red-Haired Girl is briefly seen in the introduction sequence used in the second season of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. The shot used here was most likely to provide a visual for the line used at that particular point in the song's lyrics ("...maybe that Red-Haired Girl will come and dance with Charlie Brown").
Another appearance includes the 1988 special Snoopy!!! The Musical (albeit a brief cameo). Her final appearance to date was in the 2002 special A Charlie Brown Valentine.
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