This is a list of characters from the
comic strip
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Peanuts
''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...
'' by
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is wid ...
. This list contains limited information on the characters; for more, visit their respective articles.
Main characters
Snoopy's siblings
Spike.
Unseen characters
* Adults implied in the strip include: the characters' parents; Linus van Pelt's teacher Miss Othmar and her replacement, Miss Halverson; Charlie Brown's baseball hero Joe Shlabotnik; Helen Sweetstory, author of the ''Bunny Wunny'' books; and Linus' blanket-hating grandmother.
* In the 1966 animated
TV special
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Charlie Brown's All-Stars
''Charlie Brown's All Stars!'' is the second prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was the second such TV special (following ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'') to be produced by ...
'' and its accompanying book, Mr. Hennessy, proprietor of Hennessy's
Hardware store
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, talks to
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American ar ...
on the phone unseen to confirm his sponsorship of
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American ar ...
's
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
team in a real league with real baseball uniforms, but changes his mind when
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American ar ...
tells him that girls and a dog are on his team.
["Charlie Brown All Stars Baseball," ''YouTube'', posted December 14, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_WXQLW-9hA]
* Adults in most of the ''Peanuts'' animated cartoons are only heard by the unintelligible sounds of a muted
trombone
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("wah-wah-wah").
* The
Little Red-Haired Girl
The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love. The character was first mentioned in the strip on Novem ...
, Charlie Brown's crush. Although she is seen in many
animated
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television special
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s, she was never seen in the strip itself. In ''
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' is the 16th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired 8:00 PM, Monday, October 24, 1977 on the CBS-TV network. In this special ...
'', her name is given as Heather.
*
The Great Pumpkin
The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. According to Linus van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin is a legendary personality who rises from the pumpkin, pumpkin patch on Halloween carrying a large Chris ...
, an imaginary figure whom Linus believes to appear on Halloween Night in the most sincere pumpkin patch in order to deliver presents to good children.
*
The Red Baron
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of t ...
, Snoopy's nemesis while in the guise of a World War I Flying Ace. The battles occur while Snoopy is perched on his doghouse that becomes his
Sopwith Camel
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. The battles between Snoopy and the Red Baron began in an October 10, 1965 ''Peanuts'' strip.
* Charlie Brown's unnamed
pen pal
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and/or "pencil pal", with whom he occasionally corresponds.
* World War II, the vicious Cat Next Door who is Snoopy's enemy. A running gag is that Snoopy torments him and the cat often retaliates by swiping at Snoopy's doghouse, leaving barely any of the doghouse left.
References
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