#Peanut pig

[sitatu]

Homemade peanut ice-cream with chocolate chips, this one i molded in a little pig face

[hockey-and-timbits]

For unto you is born today in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

—Linus Van Pelt quoting Luke 2:11, A Charlie Brown Christmas

[lovelyhellokitty]

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[cometcrystal]

a couple of cute group pics from the complete peanuts family album (which is an excellent read btw)

[fukia]

Fun Peanuts character facts

Linus

Linus used to say “Bang” a lot before he could really talk, mostly to mess with his sister (ie, respond to her pestering) or deal with other people

He gave Violet a bundle of French fries wrapped with a rubber band once…

has a weird set of otherworldly abilities; blowing cubed balloons, talking to leaves (stars too), asking a beachball to return from the ocean if I recall correctly, petting birds and getting them to like him

Linus gets increasingly stronger and more blunt/threatening towards Snoopy for constantly trying to take his blanket

Linus wants to be a doctor most of the time

Offered to shared his blanket with Charlie a few times

Kissed Peppermint patty on the cheek to comfort her; “Like this, sweetie?”

Kissed Frieda’s hand after she expressed that carrying a blanket around isn’t a bad thing

He gives a girl named Eudora his blanket because her smile was cute - he regrets it and fails to retrieve it himself - she kisses him on the cheek, calling him a “sweet babboo” - Eudora is Sally’s friend lol

Schroeder

Charlie introduced piano & Beethoven to him

As a baby, Charlie put him in front of a real piano (as opposed to his toy one) and he cried

He specifically said baseball is one of his loves, besides playing music & Beethoven

Found baby Linus fascinating as he resembled Beethoven

Before Lucy was obnoxious to him, he told Charlie that Lucy has beautiful eyes

Threatened to beat up Lucy if she scratches his piano with her elbows

When Lucy moved briefly, he missed her presence; some say it’s out of character, [I think he doesn’t miss her as a person at all but he does miss the routine of having someone who listens to his classical playing even if it’s for shallow reasons, idk I sorta relate]

Regularly listens to Charlie Brown’s venting back in the day

The one character who stands up for Charlie Brown (multiple times)

Spoke in agreement with the girls that Charlie looked cute surrounded by dandelions

Whatever subtext in that 70’s Blue Boy strip

Charlie Brown

Was briefly a couple (of sorts) with Violet

Violet had a weird mud pie era where she’d serve them to Charlie and Charlie would consume them

Enjoyed messing with the girls back in the day, I’d say he’s capable of being a subtle tease aged up

Has gone on a carnival date with Peppermint Patty

Often cheers up Linus and defends him from Lucy

Often defends and shows interest in Schroeder’s love of music - he went out of his way to save Schroeder’s piano from the kite-eating tree and the sewers after the nonsense Lucy pulled

Was the original one to lean on Schroeder’s piano, they often engage in actual, normal conversation

Often seen reading to Schroeder Beethoven’s biography or Mozart’s

Schroeder and Charlie Brown tried to play music together a few times but they could never find fitting music for the improvised instruments Charlie would bring

Makes conversation with the kite-eating tree; has offered to feed it a kite in defeat and also bit the tree out of revenge (the tree world fall in a following strip)

Has some sort of mommy thing goin on

“Poor, sweet baby”

Edited to add: Lucy has a weird thing for Charlie’s “toesies”

Sally

Started off kinda picked on by the other kids like her brother but grows up to be more assertive

Has a penchant for comedy

She talks to a fucking school building and it “talks” to her

The school building falls for her???

She talks to the new building after the previous one fucking collapses

Marcie

Had a guy named Floyd call her “lambcake” and cute

She thinks she’s not cute

When she’s angry, she hits well

Definitely has a fighting spirit and a stubbornness that flares up

Says she doesn’t like sports but does decently at it

Speaks fluent French

Edited to add: says she’s not ready for a boyfriend but would marry Charlie Brown

Franklin

He’s like the nicest character

He’s the sanest; he left Charlie’s neighborhood thinking it was weird

I just think it’s funny how he actually finds the running gag personality traits of the others so strange, I had to include him despite his minimal appearances

Pig Pen

Got picked on a bit in the early days for his dirtiness; but he handles it better than Charlie Brown, he doesn’t seem to really mope

Apparently enjoys cleaning and taking baths, he just gets dirty real quick

Charmed Peppermint Patty into falling in love (the two enter a sort of unofficial relationship)

Peppermint Patty

Has a sentimentality that mirrors Chuck

Her dad calls her a “rare gem”

Says she likes beautiful material things, earrings, and certain sparkly outfits too

Originally pierced only one ear

Her nose is big and she’s real sad about it

Really likes to take moments with Charlie to be sentimental; often talks about how she wishes to be “beautiful”

She admits with embarrassment that she broke down upon seeing the red-headed girl’s face, because she sees why Chuck loves the girl instead of her (Linus kisses her cheek to reassure her; all around sweet strip)

Called Lucy “Lucille”

I have more to go, but those are some interesting things I’ve read in the comic strips so far.

[papas-new-guineas]

Peanut head shaped friend

[masked-marauder]

the collector’s covers of TV Guide’s “50 greatest cartoon characters of all time”

[glitterbread]

[marthammasters]

Rbs are appreciated for further reach & feel free to say why if u have a reason🤎🤎

[timmurleyart]

Pig pen on the double bass. 🎻🎵🎄

[linesonscreens]

Let's Read Peanuts (Yup, still at it) – July 1954

There are lots of great strips I just don't have room to comment on. I strongly encourage everybody to read the full month at the official GoComics page. Today's month starts HERE.

Jul 3, 1954

I like it. It's not as iconic as the single black stripe but it creates an interesting visual effect.

Jul 5, 1954

I can't believe Charlie Brown is calling me out like this.

Jul 8, 1954

Jul 13, 1954

Well look who it is!

Also I'd totally forgotten that Pigpen (sorry, 'Pig-pen') was actually an insult rather than an affectionate nickname. I feel so bad for him now.

Jul 14, 1954

Kick her ass Pig-pen!

Actually, wait. She would break you in half without even really trying.

Give her a piece of your mind from a safe distance Pig-pen!

Jul 17, 1954

I like that Schulz does a lot of playing against expectations with Pig-pen. It makes him more interesting than his setup of "the kid who likes dirt" would normally be.

Jul 18, 1954

You should ask the girls. They could probably come up with something.

Thoughts:

Pig-pen rules. He's not exactly deep or complex but he seems like a good dude living his best life and it's hard not to respect someone who's that unapologetic about who he is.

Wikipedia tells me Pig-pen only features in 100 or so Peanuts strips which, if true, is kind of insane considering how iconic he is. That would mean that this month alone represents like 1/10th of his total run. He's all over the specials/movies/merch though, which is probably why he's so recognizable.

Another interesting thing about Pig-pen is that he's the first in a long line of attempts to expand the cast with a wacky new addition that has exactly one (1) personality trait. How Pig-pen alone managed to stand the test of time when the rest were almost immediately shuffled off into the background is beyond me, though I suspect it has a lot to do with his unique design and the aforementioned fact that he rules.

[thelibratrix]

Good morning, please gaze upon the visage of the newest guinea pig addition to my household. She is two years old, purportedly gets along with all creatures, and is Extremely Baby. I love her

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[valentinedussaut]

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)