Schroeder (Peanuts) arrives with a toy violin and asks Schroeder if he could play Beethoven on it, and Schroeder scoffs at such an absurd idea. Peppermint Patty once called Schroeder a "miniature Leonard Bernstein" after she heard him whistling a classical piece during a ball game shortly after she was introduced to the strip and briefly took over management of the team. Schroeder's other distinguishing mark as a character is his constant refusal of Lucy's love. Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder, and frequently lounges against his piano while he is playing, professing her love for him. But Beethoven was a lifelong bachelor,
Patty (Peanuts) 1965 classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas", and appeared in many of the succeeding specials and theatrical animated films, most recent of the specials is "Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown". On November 6, 2015, Patty appeared in a computer generated movie based on the strip, "The Peanuts Movie," which is currently her most recent animated appearance. As the only female character in the strip's very earliest days, Patty often acted as a sort of hen, looking out for the younger characters; however, she also set the tone for the strong female characters in the Peanuts universe. In her (and