P inch " ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁acceptable ▁name ▁because ▁" you ▁save ▁a ▁pin ch ▁when ▁reading ▁me ." ▁Pin ch ▁was ▁often ▁heard ▁c ough ing ▁excess ively ▁and , ▁after ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bill ▁Schul z ▁occasionally ▁changed ▁Pin ch ' s ▁health y - looking ▁card board ▁eyes ▁to ▁sick - looking ▁blood - shot ▁card board ▁eyes . ▁As ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁sl imming ▁down ▁by ▁reducing ▁content ▁and ▁cutting ▁staff , ▁Pin ch ▁was ▁also ▁dr ast ically ▁reduced ▁over ▁time ▁to ▁merely ▁one ▁thin ▁section ▁of ▁news print . ▁ ▁Pin ch ▁was ▁introduced ▁alongside ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁panel ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁usually ▁speaking ▁after ▁G utf eld ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁with , ▁" Good ▁to ▁see ▁you ▁again , ▁Pin ch ", ▁sometimes ▁adding , ▁" you ▁piece ▁of ▁tr ash ." ▁Schul z ▁then ▁respond ed ▁in ▁character ▁as ▁Pin ch ▁with ▁a ▁rh yme ; ▁often , ▁the ▁rh yme ▁was ▁a ▁sat ir ic ▁plug ▁for ▁a ▁column ▁or ▁article ▁that ▁referenced ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁column ist ▁or ▁rep orter ▁by ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁episode ▁marked ▁the ▁debut ▁of ▁" P orch ", ▁Pin ch ' s ▁intern . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁mini ature ▁version ▁of ▁Pin ch ▁taken ▁from ▁a ▁Bill ▁Schul z ▁b ob ble head ▁figure .