GOOD GRIEF!
PEANUTS WAS CREATED BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ & DEBUTED IN NEWSPAPERS ON OCT 2, 1950
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FIRST PEANUTS STRIP (ALSO, CHARLIE BROWN'S FIRST APPEARANCE)
BASICALLY, IT'S ABOUT CHILDREN & ONE BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN WHO'S A BORN LOSER.
NOTHING SEEMS TO GO RIGHT FOR HIM.
OTHER KIDS MAY TEASE HIM ALOT, BUT, NO ONE REALLY HATES HIM.
THE FIRST TIME PEANUTS WAS ANIMATED WAS FOR A FORD CAR COMMERCIAL.
AFTER THIS, THE FIRST HOLIDAY SPECIAL "A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS" DEBUTED ON CBS. IT REMAINS A TRADITIONAL STAPLE SPECIAL DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
BUT, CHARLIE BROWN IS NOT THE ONLY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW.
CHARACTERS
click picture for 1st appearance strip.
CHARLIE BROWN
First appearance Oct.2,1950
SNOOPY
First appearance Oct 4, 1950
LINUS VAN PELT
First appearance Sep.19, 1952
LUCY VAN PELT
First appearance March 3, 1952.
SCHROEDER
First appearance May 30, 1951.
PIG PEN
First appearance Jul 13, 1954.
SALLY BROWN
First appearance Aug 22, 1960.
PEPPERMINT PATTY
First appearance Aug 22, 1966.
WOODSTOCK
First appearance April 4, 1967.
MARCIE
First appearance Jun 18, 1968.
FRANKLIN
First appearance Jul 31, 1968.
RERUN VAN PELT
SHERMY & VIOLET
Shermy was Charlie Brown's best friend before Linus. Linus was still a baby! When Linus grew up, Shermy was dropped. Violet is still around but very rare. Shermy was seen in A Charlie Brown Christmas & Violet was seen in many of the early cartoons. Would you like to see Shermy & Violet in some of the strips? Well, click HERE for a scan I made of some early strips.
OTHER PICTURES (MORE COMING SOON)
CLICK HERE FOR MY TRIBUTE TO CHARLES SHULZ PAGE
LINKS
SNOOPY GIFT.COM:CHARLES SCHULZ'S ORIGINAL SITE
