Peanuts character: Faron

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I'm trying to explain Frieda's cat, Faron, to someone, but I'm not finding a decent image online. Can anyone help? Frieda, of course, was the girl with the naturally curly hair. Faron, if I recall correctly, appeared boneless, always flopped over Frieda's arms.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

Yup. Schulz himself said something like how he gave up on Faron after a bit because he couldn't draw cats very well. There is one great strip where Faron riles up Snoopy by giving our favorite beagle the smuggest look possible.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

Hahahahaha! I imagine there are some old Fawcett Crest Peanuts paperbacks in my mom's house, but I can't find a picture of Faron on Google or in the large-format book I have here. There is a nice entry on Frieda and Faron on Wikipedia, with a reproduction of Frieda's first strip. Tres hip: She belongs to 12 record clubs!

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 22:57 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.letterneversent.com/file_upload/pigpen3.gif

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

I knew that one girl in college.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 23:08 (nineteen years ago)

it's a great evening to hunt rabbits

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

Good grief, I can't find a picture of Faron anywhere online.

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 23:41 (nineteen years ago)

i can't either! i think he'll show up in the next fantagraphics volume, tho, if you wanna wait 6 months.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 00:02 (nineteen years ago)

Good heavens, I don't remember this at all!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:00 (nineteen years ago)

GET OUT.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:0pg0x6IcWUIeAM:http://web.tiscali.it/kabuki/Fumetti_Cartoni/Snoopy/frieda.gif

― Chinchilla Volapük (Captain Sleep), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/HansHolbein/images.jpg

― Chinchilla Volapük (Captain Sleep), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:26 (nineteen years ago)

Hunh. I just checked that big golden Peanuts celebration book and couldn't find it there. And that cat doesn't look familiar. I feel cheated!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

http://mugsy5500.tripod.com//sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/nermal.gif

― ¨ˆ¨ˆ¨ˆ¨ˆ¨ˆ¨ˆ (chaki), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:35 (nineteen years ago)

faron was named after faron young!

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:40 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, Chinchilla! And yeah, Chris, that's the same book I have.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

snoopy, upon meeting faron: "imagine that, they've invented a cat without bones!"

― i am not a nugget (stevie), Thursday, 22 June 2006 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.talentondisplay.com/55smFaron.jpg

― brianiast (briania), Thursday, 22 June 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

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