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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