They enjoy talking to each other, usually at the wall. He appears to have the best friendship with Charlie Brown. He is one of the few characters in Peanuts not to have any eccentricities.Īlthough Franklin does not appear as often as other characters from the other side of the neighborhood (like Peppermint Patty and Marcie) he does appear very often. Franklin is also a voice of reason and serves as a rational perspective compared to almost every other character's neuroses, phobias, and character flaws. Despite acting as a foil for Linus, the two get along fine. By the Octoinstallment, he leaves Charlie Brown's side of town saying, "this neighborhood has me shook".įranklin sits in front of Peppermint Patty at school and plays center field on her baseball team. During his visit, he initially mistakes Lucy's psychiatry booth for a lemonade stand before asking Lucy if she is qualified to give psychiatric help, becomes puzzled by Snoopy's World War I Flying Ace attire, is told about The Great Pumpkin by Linus and leaves just as Schroeder tries to tell him that Beethoven's birthday will be coming up soon. Afterwards, Charlie Brown invites Franklin to visit his neighborhood.įranklin's first appearance July 31, 1968įranklin does eventually visit the neighborhood, in a storyline which ran in October 1968, but finds it a strange environment. He mentions that his father is a soldier fighting in Vietnam and helps Charlie Brown build a sand castle. įranklin first meets Charlie Brown at the beach. In July 31, Schulz introduced his first black character Franklin. In July 1, 1968, Schulz wrote Glickman and said "I have drawn an episode which I think will please you". He noted that he and other fellow cartoonists were afraid of “patronizing” the African American community.But Glickman wasn't discouraged and kept in touch with him and changed Schulz mind at last. At the beginning, Schulz gently said no to her request. In 1968, a Los Angeles schoolteacher named Harriet Glickman wrote to schulz asking to introduce a black character.
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