Peanuts
Peanuts was a comic strip. It was written and drawn by Charles M. Schulz. It was about a boy named "Charlie Brown", his dog named "Snoopy" and the lives of their best friends, which include Linus, Schroeder, Sally (Charlie Brown's little sister), Lucy (Linus' big sister), Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Franklin, Pigpen and Woodstock. It started in 1950 and ended in 2000 when Schulz died before 2022. The Peanuts characters and concepts were adapted to several half-hour animated television programs over the years.
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Author(s) | Charles M. Schulz |
Current status / schedule | Concluded, in reruns |
Launch date | Comic Strips: October 2, 1950 (dailies), January 6, 1952 (Sundays) Adaptations: December 9, 1965 (on CBS) |
End date | Comic Strips: January 3, 2000 (dailies), February 13, 2000 (Sundays) Adaptations: present (on Apple TV+) |
Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate (October 2, 1950 – February 26, 2011) Universal Uclick (February 27, 2011–present) (English) Antefilms (2000) Neurones (2000) Antefilms Production (2002–2003) Moonscoop (2006–2011) (French) |
Genre(s) | Humor |
Rating(s) | G Rated |
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Cast and characters in adaptations
1960s
Characters | Documentary | Television Specials | Films | |||||
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1963) |
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) |
Charlie Brown's All-Stars! (1966) |
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) |
You're in Love, Charlie Brown (1967) |
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968) |
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) |
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) | |
Charlie Brown | Peter Robbins | |||||||
Snoopy | Bill Melendez | |||||||
Linus | Chris Shea | Glenn Gilger | ||||||
Sally | Kathy Steinberg | Hilary Momberger | Erin Sullivan | |||||
Lucy | Karen Mendelson (Speaking voice) Tracy Stratford (Singing voice) |
Tracy Stratford | Sally Dryer | Pamelyn Ferdin |
Peanuts Media
American astronaut Neil Armstrong wearing the "Snoopy cap"
Charles Schulz's Hollywood walk of fame star. It features the 'television receiver' honor, which is for contribution to broadcast television.
Performance of Snoopy! The Musical by the Otterbein University theater group
Other websites
- Snoopy.com: Official Peanuts Website
- Snoopy's Home: Charles M. Schulz's home page
- Peanuts Collector Club
- Peanuts Collectible Ornaments Guide Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- AAUGH.com: Peanuts Book Collecting Guide
- Peanuts Animation and Reprints Page
- Charles M. Schulz Museum website
- NCS Awards
- Fantagraphics Books - The Complete Peanuts series Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Peanuts Gang Wikia