Schroeder (Peanuts) were the best of friends, with the exception of one argument from the mid-1950s (when the two were fighting over who was greater: Beethoven or Davy Crockett) where Charlie Brown insulted his "yellow hair" and "plink, plink, plink all day long [on his piano]" and Schroeder countered with a barb at Charlie's coonskin cap and "round head." During conferences on the pitcher's mound, the two engage in unusual conversations, mostly about Beethoven and hand signals. Schroeder also often encourages Charlie Brown during games, while the rest of the team says, "Don't let us down by showing up!" In the animated
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