![]() While Marcie is very smart and wise, she has sometimes shown naivete and can be goofy as seen in the TV special It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, in which she repeatedly fails to understand the proper way to prepare Easter eggs. In addition to her organ playing, many of the series' later gags involve her attending "Tiny Tots" concerts with Peppermint Patty, where she once again plays "straight man" to Peppermint Patty's cluelessness about the concerts themselves. Marcie also has a deep appreciation for the arts. Although not a hater of athletics (she admired the success of Billie Jean King, for example, and also likes ice skating and caddying golf), her knowledge of sports often seems to be lacking and the rules appear to confuse her (Peppermint Patty: "There's no penalty box in baseball!"). She speaks French fluently and once read The Little Prince in French for a school assignment. She has a talent for music, having taken organ lessons with Mrs. She is well known for the high quality of her schoolwork, which provides a perfect contrast to Peppermint Patty's ineptness and has provided dozens of punchlines in the strip. Marcie is an intellectual and a bookworm. ![]() Over time, Marcie's character developed more fully, though she fits best as a supporting player and Peppermint Patty's best friend. The friendship between Marcie and Peppermint Patty started off unassumingly with Marcie calling Peppermint Patty "Sir" in the very beginning, and Peppermint Patty calling Marcie a "dorky kid" in response. However, she was not given a name until later that year, on October 11. ![]() Marcie was first introduced as a camp attendee with Peppermint Patty in July 1971. Marcie is named in the strip from October 11, 1971. The first appearance of Marcie in the strip from July 20, 1971. In the TV special, You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown, her last name is Johnson. Marcie was never given a last name in the strip. ![]()
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