Character Spotlight: Snoopy's Mother

Last week I talked about Snoopy's siblings and how one of them - Andy - originated on tv. But guess what? He's not the only Snoopy family member who did! In fact, the other one appeared in the same tv special: Snoopy's Reunion (May 1991).

As you might imagine, a story about Snoopy reuniting with his siblings might also include an appearance by his parents. And it does: both his mother and father reunite with their kids. But while Snoopy's dad had already appeared in the strip on June 18, 1989...

...Snoopy's mother made her first appearance during this special.

She later had a small storyline in July 1996, with her only actual appearance being on July 26 of that year.

Unfortunately, it's hard to tell if this is meant to be the same character. Her design doesn't exactly match, although we don't get a great look at her. On top of that, her storyline takes place in Snoopy's World War I narrative (she's traveling to visit Spike in the infirmary), so we can't say what she's like in real life. That being said, with lack of evidence to the contrary, I am going to count it.