10 Funny Peanuts Comics with Snoopy and Sally

Of the many iconic duos that Peanuts Formed during its fifty year history, Snoopy and Sally are perhaps the most unexpectedly heartwarming, and consistently sidesplitting. Sally’s relationship with Snoopy is different from her older brother, Charlie Brown, but in its own way, is one of the most memorable pairings in Peanuts‘ Canon.

In Sally’s younger days, she and Snoopy were each other’s playmates and partners in crime; The duo often bonded together for adventures, and it was evident that Snoopy would go to great lengths to ensure Sally’s happiness.

like Peanuts As Sally grew older, her attitude towards Snoopy changed, becoming more like Lucy’s. This meant frequent arguments between the couple, but sandwiched between disagreements were still many moments of affection, as the couple continued to look out for each other, helping one another or even coming to the other’s defense when needed.

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“Touch the dog. Good grief!”

First published: January 22, 1967

Even in their closeness, Snoopy and Sally are known for arguing like brother and sister. Nowhere is this more obvious than in this comic strip. Here, Sally tells Charlie Brown he will have to wash his hands before dinner because he “Touch the dog” – a comment that makes Snoopy instantly furious.

Snoopy takes offense to this immediately, and Chases Sally around the room, acting like he’s going to touch her clean hands with his contaminated, disease-riddled paws. Their behavior in this Peanuts Pass is similar to siblings who like to get under each other’s skin and insult each other. Sally threatening to touch her doesn’t do much to calm Snoopy’s temper but it does give a laugh to Peanuts Reader.

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“Speak Softly and Lead a Beagle”

First published: August 8, 1974

After a rough neighborhood kid tries to block Sally from entering the playground, Sally refuses to back down, and she decides to fend for herself. Taking a cue from Theodore Roosevelt’s famous words, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” Sally puts her own spin on it, which requires Snoopy: “Speak softly and carry a mug.“ Deciding to be a loyal watchdog for Sally, Snoopy roars at the playground bully for Sally so she can finally get on the playground.

The duo is a fearsome match with no bully able to stand up to them. The fact that Snoopy is willing to be Sally’s own defense is really sweet… and really unfortunate for all the kids who get in their way. Although, Sally takes things a little too far when she tries to take control of the playground with fear tactics and Snoopy eventually reveals that he’s starting to feel like a can of mob.

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“I’ve seen Santa Claus! But I never realized he was so short”

First published: December 1, 1990

During Peanuts‘ December 1990 comics, Snoopy is often found wearing a Santa Claus costume, or standing and ringing a bell for donations or just at home listening to Sally’s Christmas list. Taking his Santa persona a step further, he takes the cookies Sally leaves for Santa, making her think she saw the real deal, Cause her to be overjoyed and excited that she saw Santa Claus in person. Snoopy, being the dutiful pet he is to Sally and Sally alone, plays the part and doesn’t spoil the truth for young Sally.

Of course, Snoopy can get the benefit of the cookies. However, Snoopy really cares about Sally’s belief in Santa Claus, even when she is a little annoying to him about it, he never breaks the illusion for her. While Sally and Snoopy may not always get along in the strip’s later years, this Christmas-themed comic shows that Snoopy still cares about Sally’s happiness and sense of childhood wonder.

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Sally walls Snoopy up in a tower of building blocks

First published: February 29, 1960

A frequent playmate of Snoopy’s soon after Sally was introduced to PeanutsIt was not uncommon to see the duo playing or spending time with each other. When Snoopy sits by Sally’s side as she plays with her blocks, He accidentally gets mixed up in the blocks, later he becomes part of Sally’s block tower. The fact that Snoopy, who can be quite the temperamental dog, does not just knock over the tower to get out shows just how much he cares about Sally’s happiness, not wanting to destroy what she has built.

Charlie Brown, not used to getting the nicest treatment from Snoopy, looks at his dog in the tower with a puzzled look. Confused how exactly this happened. Sally, being just a baby, doesn’t mean to trap Snoopy, but it wouldn’t be the first time a very young Sally caused trouble for the Peanuts Band, like when she cries at Schroeder to play “Rock A Bye Baby” on his piano.

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“Suddenly I Feel Like the Pied Piper”

First published: October 16, 1959

Snoopy did his iconic happy dance that countless times Peanuts Fans enjoy – and his rival Lucy hates. Received another fan of his singular dance, this time in the universe, is Sally. Having a close relationship, Sally and Snoopy would spend a lot of time together, with Sally looking up to the irreverent beagle. When Snoopy does his happy dance, she’s not about to let him dance alone, so being a quick learner, she jumps right in. And start it with him.

As a result, Snoopy starts to feel like the Pied Piper, the fictional character of the folk tale of ​​The Pied Piper of Hamelin, where a Pied Piper uses his magical instrument to lead the children of the village in the story. Take note as he leads Sally in the happy dance, the couple’s bond is on full display as well as Snoopy’s unexpected knowledge of classic folk tales.

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“If you can’t trust dogs and little babies, who can you trust?”

First published: October 25, 1959

Snoopy is no stranger to getting into trouble and neither is Sally, especially when she was a baby. When the two join forces, some chaos is bound to ensue. Unfortunately for Linus, the duo team up to steal Linus’ treasured blanket, and even worse for Linus, the pair actually succeed. Using some genius act of diversion, Sally is able to distract Linus while Snoopy sneakily yanks the blanket from Linus’ iron grip.

You wouldn’t think that dogs and babies would be untrustworthy, but Linus had to find out the hard truth first hand. Although the outing may not be to Linus’ benefit, it is precious that Sally and Snoopy are able to work together so cohesively that they succeed in their mission. Likewise, they use Linus’ blanket to lay on the floor together, as seen in the following month’s comic strip, adding another layer of sentimentality to it all.

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“You weren’t that much help”

First published: May 4, 1978

When Sally does a report for school on animals, she enlists Snoopy’s help to not only give her information about the animal kingdom, but also present him in class. Things do not go well for the couple due to Sally’s classmates rudely insulting Snoopy’s appearance, saying he looks like a moose or a chicken. Sally stands up for him, telling her classmates to cut it out before Snoopy eventually takes matters into his own hands and lands a blow on one of the yearning classmates.

All the verbal abuse was not in vain, however, With Sally getting an A on her report card, leading her to buy Snoopy an ice cream cone as thanks for his help. Snoopy, staying true to his foodie tendencies, goes a little overboard at the ice cream shop, seemingly getting a scoop of each of the 49 flavors.

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“I’m not your sweet babboo and I’ll never be your sweet babboo”

First published: February 11, 1996

It’s no secret that Sally has a major crush on Linus. She makes it very well known indeed, and she makes it known no more than with Linus himself. You call him your boyfriend and your sweet babu, your intentions are good, but he can’t stand it. When Sally writes Linus a love letter for Valentine’s Day and asks Snoopy to deliver it to him, at the first mention of Sweet Babu on the letter, Linus blows a gasket. Snoopy will not stand for any Sally slander (try that 3 times fast), take action to protect her by pushing Linus’s face in the love tone.

When Sally asks Snoopy if Linus liked the letter, Snoopy puts her feelings first, And lie to her that he did. Snoopy wanting to make Sally happy and save her from disappointment is incredibly heartwarming and sweet of him.

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“She and I have something in common”

First published: August 30, 1959

People tend to bond over things they find they have common ground; Dogs and babies are no exception to this, as evidenced by the heartwarming (but funny) Peanuts funny. When Snoopy oversees Sally playing, he thinks how much he likes her company and he feels they have something in common but he can’t figure out what. However, he has a light bulb moment when he sees her crawling and Snoopy finally realizes that they both walk on all fours.

They both like to steal Linus’ blanket and they both go on all fours, the foundation of any good friendship. Given that Snoopy isn’t usually the biggest fan of people, seen in his sometimes disregard for Charlie Brown and the outright antagonizing he does to Lucy. However, Snoopy has a soft spot for Sally, especially when she was a baby, making their bond all the more special.

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“good grief”

First published: September 13, 1959

Snoopy cares about few things in life more than his dinner. Typically, he will put anything on hold to get his dinner and has even put his pride aside for his evening meal beforehand. In an absolutely sweet gesture from Snoopy, when Charlie Brown calls him for his dinner, Snoopy, with Sally sleeping against him, doesn’t move an inch despite desperately wanting to run to his dinner.

Not wanting to wake the sleeping Sally, Snoopy makes the agonizing decision not to run to Charlie Brown for his dinner. Such an act of kindness is unheard of from Snoopy as caring as the dog can be at times. The fact that he makes the major sacrifice (for him) of his dinner for Sally shows just how much Snoopy loves her and cares about her happiness and well-being.