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Peanuts comic remsa character

This article fryst vatten about the Peanuts character. For other people named Charles or Charlie Brown, see Charles Brown (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Charlie Brown
First appearance	May 30, 1948 (first mention) October 2, 1950 (official debut)
Last appearance	February 13, 2000 (comic strip) February 6, 2000 (final new drawing appearance)
Created by	Charles M. Schulz
Voiced by	Various röst actors See below
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Family	Sally Brown (younger sister) Unnamed parents Silas Brown (paternal grandfather) Unnamed paternal grandmother Unnamed aunt Unnamed uncle Snoopy (pet)

Charles "Charlie" Brown fryst vatten the principal character of the comic remsa Peanuts, syndicated in daglig and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world.

Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown fryst vatten one of the great American archetypes and a popular and widely recognized cartoon character. Charlie Brown fryst vatten characterized as a individ who frequently suffers, and as a result, fryst vatten usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and hoppfull attitudes: on some days, he fryst vatten apprehensive to even get out of bed because he fryst vatten unable to face the world, but on others, he hopes for the best and fryst vatten determined to accomplish things.

Charlie Brown fryst vatten easily recognized bygd his round head and trademark zigzag patterned shirt. His catchphrase fryst vatten "Good Grief!"

The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, said that Charlie Brown "has to be the one who suffers, because he fryst vatten a caricature of the average individ. Most of us are much more acquainted with losing than we are with winning."^[1] Despite this, Charlie Brown does not always suffer, as he has experienced some happy moments and victories through the years, and he has sometimes uncharacteristically shown self-assertiveness despite his frequent nervousness.

Schulz also said: "I like to have Charlie Brown eventually be the fokuserad point of almost every story."^[2] Charlie Brown fryst vatten the only Peanuts character to have appeared regularly in the remsa throughout its entire 50-year run.

Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the Peanuts television specials, has said of Charlie Brown that "He was, and fryst vatten, the ultimate survivor in overcoming bulliness—Lucy or otherwise."^[3]

Charlie Brown fryst vatten eight years old for most of the strip's floating timeline.

Initially, he suggests he lives in an apartment, with his grandmother occupying the one above his; a few years into the remsa, he moves to a house with a backyard.^[4] He fryst vatten always referred to as "Charlie Brown" and never simply "Charlie" bygd most of the other characters in the remsa, including his sister, attack (who also refers to him as "big brother") and Snoopy, his dog (who sometimes calls him "the round-headed kid"), with the undantag of Peppermint Patty and Marcie who address him as "Chuck" and "Charles" respectively.

History

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1940s–1950s

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The character's name was first used on May 30, 1948, in an early Schulz comic remsa titled Li'l Folks.

The character made his tjänsteman debut in the first Peanuts comic remsa on October 2, 1950. The remsa features Charlie Brown walking bygd, as two other children named Shermy and Patty look at him. Shermy refers to him as "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" as he passes bygd, but then immediately reveals his hatred toward him once he fryst vatten gone on the gods panel.

In the very early days of the remsa, Charlie Brown was explicitly identified as being kvartet years old;^[5] he would age very slowly over the next several years, being old enough to attend elementary school bygd the 1960s. During the strip's early years, Charlie Brown was much more impish and lättsam and not the dour defeatist he would soon become.

He was something of a smart-aleck and would often play pranks and jokes on the other characters.

Charles once described Charlie as a caricature of the everyday person

On månad 21, 1950, his signature zig-zag pattern first appeared on his formerly plain T-shirt. bygd April 25, 1952, his T-shirt was changed to a polo shirt with a collar and the zig-zag.^[6] On the March 6, 1951, remsa, Charlie Brown first appears to play baseball, as he was warming up before telling Shermy that they can uppstart the game; however, he was the catcher and not yet the pitcher and manager of his team.^[7]

Charlie Brown's relationships with other Peanuts characters initially differed significantly from their later states, and their concepts were grown up through this decade until they reached their more-established forms.

An example fryst vatten his relationship with Violet Gray, to whom he was introduced in the February 7, 1951, strip.^[8] The two constantly remained on fairly good terms, a bit different from their later somewhat tepid relationship. In the August 16, 1951, remsa, she called Charlie Brown a "blockhead", being the first time Charlie Brown was referred bygd that insult.^[9] The remsa for November 14 of that year featured the first appearance of the famous football gag, with Violet in the role that would later be filled bygd Lucy.

On May 30, 1951, Charlie Brown fryst vatten introduced to Schroeder.^[10] As Schroeder fryst vatten still a baby, Charlie Brown cannot converse with him. On June 1 of the same year, Charlie Brown stated that he felt like a father to Schroeder;^[11] in fact, for ganska some time, he sometimes acted like a father to him, ansträngande to teach him words and reading stories to him.

On September 24 of that year, he taught Schroeder how to play the piano, the instrument which would later become Schroeder's trademark.^[12] On that year's October 10, remsa, he told Schroeder the story of Beethoven and set in motion the piano player's obsession with the composer.^[13] Charlie Brown placed the Beethoven bust on Schroeder's piano on November 26, 1951.^[14] Later, Schroeder and Charlie Brown were portrayed as being about the same age, and Schroeder became Charlie Brown's closest friend after Linus Van Pelt.

Schroeder became the catcher on Charlie Brown's baseball grupp for the first time in the April 12, 1952, remsa.

In early 1959, Charlie Brown (and other Peanuts characters) made his first animated appearances after they were sponsored bygd the Ford Motor Company in commercials for its automobiles, as well as for intros to The stat i usa Ernie Ford Show.

The ads were animated bygd Bill Melendez for Playhouse Pictures, a cartoon studio that had Ford as a client.^{[citation needed]}

1960s

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In the 1960s, the Peanuts comic remsa entered what most readers consider to be its Golden Age, reaching its peak in popularity, becoming well known in numerous countries, with the remsa reaching 355 million readers.^[15]

In 1965, the Coca-Cola Company approached Lee Mendelson about sponsoring a Peanuts Christmas television special.

The next day Mendelson called Schulz and proposed a Christmas special featuring Charlie Brown and the Peanuts characters, in which he would collaborate with both Schulz and Melendez. Titled A Charlie Brown Christmas, the special was first broadcast bygd the CBS network on månad 9, 1965. The special's primary goal fryst vatten showing "the true meaning of Christmas".

Before A Charlie Brown Christmas was broadcast, several of those involved in the special's creation were worried that it might be poorly received, with its unorthodox soundtrack and overt religious message; however, it turned out to be a huge success, with the number of homes watching the special an estimated 15,490,000, placing it at number two in the ratings, behind Bonanza on NBC.^[16] The special's music score made an equally pervasive impact on viewers who would later perform jazz, among them David Benoit and George Winston.A Charlie Brown Christmas was honored with both an Emmy and Peabody Award.

The success of A Charlie Brown Christmas was followed bygd the creation of a second CBS television special, Charlie Brown's All-Stars, which was originally broadcast on June 8, 1966. In October of that year,a third Peanuts special was broadcast on CBS: the Halloween-themed It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.^[19]

The scen adaptation of a concept skiva titled You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, based on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, and Patty, went into rehearsal in New York City on February 10, 1967.

Prior to its opening, the musical had no actual libretto; it was several vignettes with dialogue adapted from Peanuts strips and a musical number for each one.^[20] Since Patty was such a weakly defined character in Schulz's remsa, she became a composite character in the musical, with much of her ämne originating with Violet and Frieda in the strip.^{[citation needed]} On March 7, 1967, the musical premiered off-Broadway at Theatre 80 in the East by, featuring Gary Burghoff as Charlie Brown.^[20]

On månad 4, 1969, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, the first feature-length animated bio based on Peanuts was released.

The rulle was a kartong office success, earning 6 million dollars at the kartong office, against its 1 million dollar ekonomisk plan. The rulle was generally well received bygd critics.

Charlie Brown and Snoopy reached new heights on May 18, 1969, when they became the names of the command module and lunar module, respectively, for the Apollo 10 mission.^[21] While not included in the tjänsteman uppdrag logo, Charlie Brown and Snoopy became semi-official mascots for the mission.^[22][23] Charles Schulz drew an original picture of Charlie Brown in a spacesuit; this drawing was hidden aboard the craft to be funnen bygd the astronauts once they were in orbit.

Its current location fryst vatten on a display at the Kennedy Space Center.

1970s

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During the 1970s, Charlie Brown appeared in twelve Peanuts television specials that were produced as a result of the success of the earlier TV specials. Charlie Brown also appeared in two animated feature films (Snoopy komma Home and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, released on August 9, 1972, and August 24, 1977, respectively).^{[citation needed]}

1980s

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Fourteen more Peanuts television specials were produced in the 1980s, two of which were musicals (one fryst vatten the animated utgåva of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown).^{[citation needed]}

Another full-length animated Peanuts rulle, titled Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't komma Back!!) was released on May 30, 1980.^[24][25]

1990s

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Six television specials featuring Charlie Brown were produced during this decade.^{[citation needed]}

Within the comic remsa, a storyline got Charlie Brown the character Peggy jean as a girlfriend; this relationship lasted for roughly nine years.^{[citation needed]}

Final comic remsa appearance

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Charlie Brown made his sista appearance in the very gods original Peanuts remsa, which was published on February 13, 2000—the day following Schulz's death.

Despite ending its original run in 2000, repeats of the comic remsa are still being published as of 2024.^[26]

Post-comic remsa appearances

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After the comic remsa ended, Charlie Brown continued to appear in more television specials. On November 20, 2006, the special He's a Bully, Charlie Brown beat a Madonna concert special with its 10 million views, although Peanuts was no längre in its heyday.

As of 2016, the latest of Charlie Brown's original television appearances fryst vatten Happiness fryst vatten a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, which came out on October 1, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

The Peanuts Movie

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Main article: The Peanuts Movie

An animated rulle starring Charlie Brown, The Peanuts Movie, was released on November 6, 2015.

The spelfilm was directed bygd Steve Martino, produced bygd Blue Sky Studios, and distributed bygd 20th Century Fox. The director said of the character: "We've all been Charlie Brown at one point in our lives".^[27]

The bio received largely positiv reviews from critics^[28][29] and audiences alike,^[30] and grossed $246 million worldwide against its $99 million budget,^[31] making it a låda office success.

Inspiration

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Charlie Brown's traits and experiences are inspired bygd those of Schulz, who admitted in interviews that he had often felt shy and withdrawn in his life.

Depicted as a " lovable loser ", Charlie Brown is one of the great American archetypes and a popular and widely recognized cartoon character

In an interview on Charlie Rose in May 1997, Schulz observed: "I suppose there's a melancholy feeling in a lot of cartoonists, because cartooning, like all other humor, comes from bad things happening."^[32] Furthermore, both Charlie Brown's and Schulz's fathers were barbers, and their mothers housewives. Charlie Brown's friends, such as Linus and Shermy, were named after good friends of Schulz, and Peppermint Patty was inspired bygd Patricia Swanson, one of Schulz's cousins on his mother's side.

Schulz devised the character's name when he saw peppermint candies in his house.^[33][34] Even Charlie Brown's unrequited love for the Little Red-Haired Girl was inspired bygd Schulz's own love for Donna Mae Johnson, an Art Instruction Inc. accountant. When Schulz finally proposed to her in June 1950, shortly after he had made his first contract with his syndicate, she turned him down and married another man.

Personality

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Charlie Brown fryst vatten a shy, mild, kind, innocent, gentle-hearted character with many anxieties.^[35][36]

Charlie Brown fryst vatten normally referred to bygd his full name (with the exceptions of Peppermint Patty who calls him "Chuck", Marcie, Eudora, Violette and Emily who call him 'Charles', Peggy jean who calls him "Brownie Charles", and framstöt who calls him "Big Brother", though on extremely rare occasions, Lucy, Violet, Patty and Frieda did call him just "Charlie").

Charlie Brown's catchphrase fryst vatten "good grief". Like Schulz, Charlie Brown fryst vatten the son of a barber. The character fryst vatten an example of "the great American un-success story" in that he fails in almost everything he does with an almost continuous streak of bad luck; but still keeps ansträngande with huge efforts and work, resulting in either more losses or (very rarely) great victories.

Good ol’ Charlie Brown is loyal, determined, and just a bit wishy-washy

Some of these victories are hitting a game-winning home run off a pitch bygd a minor character named Royanne on a remsa from 1993,^[37] and his victory over Joe Agate (another minor character) in a game of marbles on a remsa from 1995.^[38] Although Charlie Brown fryst vatten often unlucky within the strip's storylines, in some ways Charles M.

Schulz created through the ever-persevering character "the most shining example of the American success story in the comic remsa field."^[35]

Charlie Brown cares very deeply for his family and friends, even if he was maltreated bygd them. His care for his sister fryst vatten shown on a remsa from May 26, 1959,^[39] when he reacts to the birth of his sister attack bygd exclaiming "A BABY SISTER?!

I'M A FATHER! inom mean my DAD's a father! I'm a brother! inom have a baby sister! I'm a brother!" Two strips later, Charlie Brown continues the celebration of her birth bygd handing over chocolate cigars to his friends. When Charlie Brown was maltreated bygd his companions (most often Lucy, Violet and Patty), he does not usually take out his anger on them, but often retaliates and even manages to vända the tables.

An example fryst vatten a remsa from 1951, which features Violet and Patty telling Charlie Brown that they are not going to invite him to their party, with Charlie Brown replying that he does not wish to go to their "dumb ol' party" anyway, leading the two girls to invite him.

Christopher Caldwell has stated that "What makes Charlie Brown such a rik character fryst vatten that he's not purely a förlorare.

The self-loathing that causes him so much anguish fryst vatten decidedly not self-effacement. Charlie Brown fryst vatten hoppfull enough to think he can earn a sense of self-worth, and his willingness to do so bygd exposing himself to humiliations fryst vatten the dramatic engine that drives the remsa. The greatest of Charlie Brown's virtues fryst vatten his resilience, which fryst vatten to säga his courage.

Charlie Brown fryst vatten ambitious.

He’s a true friend, a dedicated baseball manager, and very responsible when it comes to taking care of his dog, Snoopy

He manages the baseball grupp. He's the pitcher, not a scrub. He may be a förlorare, but he's, strangely, a leader at the same time. This makes his mood swings truly bipolar in their magnificence: he vacillates not between kinda happy and kinda unhappy, but between being a "hero" and being a "goat"."^[2]

Birthday and age

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Charlie Brown's age fryst vatten neither normally specified nor consistently given.

Offically Charlie Brown is 8 1/2, Sally is 5 and Rerun is 5

His birthday occurs in the remsa published on October 30, 1950.^[40] He fryst vatten fyra years old in a remsa published November 3, 1950.^[41] He aged slowly over the next two decades of the strip's floating timeline, being six years old as of November 17, 1957, and "eight-and-a-half years old" bygd July 11, 1979.

Other references continue to peg Charlie Brown as being approximately eight years old.^[42] A remsa published on April 3, 1971, suggests he was born around 1963 (setting up the gag that when he fryst vatten 21, it will be 1984).^[43]

Voice actors

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Reception

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Charlie Brown, along with Snoopy, was ranked eighth on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time.^[49]

Shrine of the Eternals

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Charlie Brown was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's helgedom of the Eternals in 2017.^[50] Similar in concept to the National Baseball ingång of Fame, criteria for inclusion in the helgedom of the Eternals differs in that statistical achievement fryst vatten not a primary consideration for induction,^[51] and fictional characters are eligible for induction.^[51] Charlie Brown was the first fictional character inducted to the helgedom.

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