![]() ![]() Wiki of the movie "London After Midnight.") Wiki for the movie "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."Īrticle claiming that Patty is dressed as a witch. Here are the links contained in this write-up: Hyde as being a more likely choice for a costume.which brings me back to square 1. In short, if I had to give my vote, I'd actually go with the Man in the Beaver Hat as more closely resembling the costume but Mr. What do you think Patty is dressed as for Halloween in this classic cartoon special? Is it something generic, like Lucy's witch costume? If so, what generic monster/villain does she portray? A witch, or maybe a warlock? Or is it a classic villain from books and films, such as Mr. Hyde (played by Spencer Tracy) is not really a classic horror image, in my opinion. Hyde" but it's not quite as famous and the Mr. There is also a 1941 film adaptation of "Dr. Hyde than the Man in the Beaver Hat, but I was not alive in the 60s. I would think it would be more likely that the writers of Peanuts would think a child might go dressed as Mr. Hyde is a famous villain.perhaps even more famous in the 1960s, although he doesn't always wear a hat. Hyde.") Again, this is pretty close to Patty's costume and Mr. But is it too obscure for the writers of Peanuts to choose it for a kid's costume back then? Maybe.Īnother old villain I came across was Mr. It's still considered a classic villain, with the creators of the 2014 horror film, "The Babadook", using the Man in the Beaver Hat as inspiration for the image of the Babadook. That's when I remembered the old Lon Chaney character, the Man in the Beaver Hat, a classic horror movie villain from the 1927 movie "London After Midnight.") The image of this villain is pretty close to the costume and this is a classic villain, definitely familiar to people in the 1960s. I then decided to search for old villains that wear hats similar to the one worn by Patty.kind of a flat-topped hat with a brim. I was thinking, given Peppermint Patty's tom-boyish nature, maybe she is a warlock (male witch)? Although, the traditional imagery for warlocks seems to more closely resemble a "wizard." But the author doesn't offer a source and Patty is definitely not in a "classic witch" costume, like Lucy's, which is the kind of witch costume kids tend to wear on Halloween. This recent article claims that she is just another witch. I did some research and the answer isn't readily available online. ![]() ![]() I've always wondered what Patty's costume is. Here is a screenshot from the movie, with both Lucy and Patty visible. Patty also wears a (darker) green mask and what looks to me like a purplish top hat. Lucy Van Pelt dresses as a witch, with a green mask and pointed red hat. In the movie, the Peanuts characters don costumes to go trick-or-treating, with most dressing as ghosts. It typically airs on television every year around Halloween in the U.S. Like many people, I grew up watching Peanuts movies, including the Halloween special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," which was released in 1966. This is a silly, seasonal mystery.at least, it's a mystery to me. ![]()
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