Snoopy / Peanuts

[z3zep]

I always liked Pigpen..
All he was, was a dirty Linus

http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/images/meet_pig_pen_big.gif

LOL -- I never noticed that.

[huedell]

Why do I have a feeling that if ya photoshopped out the dirt & hair that
Pigpen would lok just as much like Charlie Brown as he does Linus ?

[Adam West]

Why do I have a feeling that if ya photoshopped out the dirt & hair that
Pigpen would lok just as much like Charlie Brown as he does Linus ?

Actually he looks exactly like a scraggly Charlie brown with hair. Linus had a head that wasn't quite as round (a little bit of a forehead). Lucy had the same shape to her head (which makes logical sense if they are brother and sister).

[grayhank]

Then there's Peppermint Patty, the female version of Charlie Brown. Seems Charlie Brown's dad was doing a lot more than just cutting hair down at the Barber Shop.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think Sherman was pretty prominent in the early days of the strip. I used to check out these hardcover collections from my elementary school library every week. I was quite the Peanuts fan as a kid. I could mimic Schultz pretty convingly for an 8-year old.

I think my favorite character is Linus. Mature beyond his years, but unable to give up his childhood crutch. Sounds like a toy collector to me!

Chris

[grayhank]

From Wiki:

Shermy was one of the four original characters in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles Schulz. Schulz named him after a friend from high school. When Peanuts made its debut on October 2, 1950, Shermy had the first line of dialogue in the series. As Peanuts matured, however, Shermy eventually became an extraneous character, and by the early of the 1980s he stopped appearing entirely.

[monkey tennis]

Then there's Peppermint Patty, the female version of Charlie Brown. Seems Charlie Brown's dad was doing a lot more than just cutting hair down at the Barber Shop.

Very Good.

[Adam West]

Actually Peppermint Patty was created after a tom-boyish type cousin of Charles Schulz.

A lot of people think that Charlie Brown was Charles Schulz but that's not the case. He developed characters that represented different parts of his personality.

Charlie Brown was a bit of the awkward, self conscious side to him
Shroeder was a character representing his love for passion
Linus was a character that represented his spiritual self
Snoopy was representative of the suave sexy person he wanted to be

[Wee67]

Without question- Snoopy.

My father rolled when I was about 4 so my only male role models were Batman and Snoopy.

Explains a lot.

[Bionic Joe]

Have to go with Snoopy Curse you Red Baron

[Bionic Joe]

Speaking of Snoopy anyone else rember the album Snoppy's christmas by the Royal guide men?

[grayhank]

That's Royal Guardsmen.

[Bionic Joe]

That's Royal Guardsmen.

Thanks i knew it was Royal something ,I'd love to get a cd of the album

[Earth 2 Chris]

Speaking of Snoopy anyone else rember the album Snoppy's christmas by the Royal guide men?

I have an old cassette tape of that. To be honest, it disappointed me as a kid. I was hoping for some music from the specials, or at least an audio story. I had several "Read Along" book and cassette sets of the Peanuts.

There's a local pop station that goes all Christmas every year for 2 months before and during Christmas. They play the "Christmas Bells" song from that album quite a bit.

Chris

[Adam West]

Here is another interesting piece of Peanuts trivia: Charles Schulz was a huge fan of classical music and created Shroeder to represent that particular personality. In fact, I think he was once asked which Peanuts character he most identified with and he replied Shroeder.

When the Charlie Brown Christmas Special went into production, Schulz wanted classical music but Lee Mendelson thought that jazz would work better and keep the plot line moving along at a nice pace.

I really can't imagine what a Charlie Brown Christmas would have sounded like with Classical Music intertwined in the story throughout the episode.