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The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love. While never seen in the strip, she appears onscreen in several television specials, in which her name has been revealed as Heather. Charlie Brown most often notices her while eating lunch outdoors, always failing to muster the courage to speak to her. She figures prominently in Valentine's Day strips, several of which focus on Charlie Brown's hope of getting a valentine from her. Charlie Brown typically attempts to give her a valentine but panics at the last minute. ==Appearances== Charlie Brown first catches sight of her in the November 19, 1961 strip, saying he would "give anything in the world if that little girl with the red hair would come over and sit with me."〔Annotations; accessed April 7, 2014.〕 In July 1969, a story arc ran depicting the Little Red-Haired Girl moving away. Charlie Brown despaired that he would never see her again.〔(July 14, 1969 comic book extract ), gocomics.com; accessed April 7, 2014.〕 He saw her from a distance later that year while skiing. Peppermint Patty and Marcie encountered her at summer camp a few years later in 1972, where it is stated that she is aware of Charlie Brown (despite his belief that she does not know he exists) and is talking about him to the other girls at camp, although what she says of him and how she feels about him are not stated. Eventually, the Little Red-Haired Girl moved back to Charlie Brown's neighborhood, with no further mention of her ever having been away. The 1967 ''Peanuts'' animated TV special ''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' revolved entirely around Charlie Brown's obsession with the Little Red-Haired Girl. After several failed attempts at making conversation with her on the last two days of school, she stuffs a note into Charlie Brown's hands as students rush past him to board the school bus. Thinking he has ruined his final chance at meeting her, he reads the letter, which affectionately states, "I like you, Charlie Brown. Signed, the Little Red-Haired Girl." Ecstatic, Charlie Brown skips his way home, realizing he has triumphed against what he considers all odds. Throughout the entirety of ''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'', the Little Red-Haired Girl is not seen once. The Little Red-Haired Girl returned in the 1977 special ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'', making her first ever onscreen appearance. Linus tells Charlie Brown that her name is "Heather", and that she is the Homecoming Queen. Charlie Brown becomes a wreck, trying desperately to impress her once he learns that he has been chosen to escort her to the dance after the football game. After spending nearly the entire duration of the special stressing about meeting her, he eventually musters up the courage to give her a kiss. Heather appeared onscreen again in the 1985 special ''Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!'' In neither of the aforementioned specials did she have a speaking role. Schulz did not consider these animated appearances to be canonical, although he wrote the screenplay himself. The Little Red-Haired Girl was once seen in the comics in silhouette on May 25, 1998, dancing with Snoopy. When the storyline was adapted as part of the 2002 special ''A Charlie Brown Valentine'', she was seen unshadowed but had a different design than suggested by the silhouette, and completely different from her two previous appearances in ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' and ''Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!'' A third animated version of the Little Red-Haired Girl is briefly seen in the introduction sequence used in the second season of ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'', in which she again looks different from her other appearances. The shot used here was most likely to provide a visual for the line used at that particular point in the song's lyrics ("...maybe that Red-Haired Girl will come and dance with Charlie Brown"). Another appearance includes the 1988 special ''Snoopy!!! The Musical'' (albeit a brief cameo). She also appears in ''A Charlie Brown Valentine''. In ''The Peanuts Movie'', she has a much different design, and on the test score sheet, it is revealed her name is Heather Wold, after her name in "It's Your First Kiss..." and Donna Wold, the real-life inspiration behind the character. She finally talked in ''The Peanuts Movie''. She was always quiet in the Charlie Brown series and Charlie Brown finally got to talk to her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Red-Haired Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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