October
2, 1950
Peanuts
The comic strip Peanuts, by
Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time, in seven U.S. newspapers,
including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Minneapolis Star
Tribune and the Seattle Times. In the very first strip, the main character was
introduced in a statement by Shermy (a character later dropped from the comic)
who said, "Well! Here comes Ol' Charlie Brown! Good Ol' Charlie Brown....
Yes, sir! Good Ol' Charlie Brown.... How I hate him”
The strip is one of the most popular and
influential in the history of comic strips, with 17,897 strips published in
all,making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human
being". At its peak, Peanuts ran in
over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and
was translated into 21 languages.
Peanuts achieved
considerable success with its television specials, several of which, including
A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the
Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, won or were nominated for Emmy Awards. The Peanuts franchise met acclaim in theatre,
with the stage musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown being a successful and
often-performed production
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