Schroeder (Peanuts) in the Peanuts gang who has noticeable bangs. Schroeder was introduced as a baby on May 30, 1951, but he aged up to the maturity level of the other characters over the next three years. In his initial appearance, Patty refers to him as a next-door neighbor. His address is 1770 James Street, easy to remember for him because the number is Beethoven's birth year. In 1954 Schroeder's birthday was revealed to be January 18. He initially had no notable characteristics, but soon Schulz had the idea to incorporate his daughter Meredith's toy piano into the strip, and decided to
Schroeder (Peanuts) the treble and bass staffs, causing him to stop and say, "Don't tell me I've grown accustomed to "that" face!" Lucy has often spoken of getting Schroeder to give up his piano, saying that married life has financial hardships and he may have to sell his piano in order to buy her a good set of saucepans. On two occasions, Lucy went so far as to destroy Schroeder's piano in an attempt to be rid of the "competition" for his affection, but both attempts failed: Lucy once "accidentally" washed his piano and threw it in the dryer, shrinking it and