And managed to charm the socks off the both of them...at least in the book!!!
Pippin is really quite a character :) Didn't realize it until my last reread, but he's got so many aspects to his personality, and he really develops over the course of the story.
When I first read LOTR, it was a toss-up between Pippin and Frodo...I was emotionally involved with Frodo's story until he tried to leave the Company at Rauros...I got rather mad at him and upset...so when the story picked up again in TTT with Pippin's point of view, the separation became complete. I love Frodo deeply as a character, but Pippin gets my heart thumping...plus he has a mouth on him, which for a teenager, was pretty attractive. Sassin' a wizard! Correcting a Steward! Pulling a face on a child younger than him (big brother games)! I gotta tell ya, its a pity he didnt have a quest of his own to fill.