This is my Peanuts tribute site, Snoopy and the Gang! All characters and likenesses are trademarks of and owned by United Features Syndicate and the Schulz family. I make no claim to these properties. I am just a fan using pictures and other media that I put up myself or found on the web. I am constantly updating and changing content here, so feel free to check back often. Thanks for visiting!
You can read more about me on my About Me page. I started this website back in 2008 when Snoopy.com had been gone for some time, and I didn't see a lot of content-driven Peanuts websites, mostly fan pages.
This Weebly site is for informative and entertainment purposes only, as a tribute site for
Snoopy and Peanuts. For a better viewing experience, check out the Peanuts font
download on the Flying Ace's Fun Page.
Thank you to everyone who's visited so far!
I hope you enjoy your visit, and don't forget to sign the Guestbook.
an unexpected hug for Mother's Day!
Site Updates!
April 11--Added a couple new items to the Vintage Peanuts Products page.
April 18--This week I finally added some new Peanuts Motion Comics.
The episodes are called Ready To Pitch and A Fall Rain. Also, just a bit
of news for you, there is a new Peanuts DVD coming out next month! It's
called Happiness Is Peanuts: Team Snoopy. Check it out here.
April 29--Here's a couple items - I added something to the Vintage Peanuts
Products page, and, I know it's very early for this, but, I got a sneak peek for
you of the new Hallmark Peanuts ornaments coming this year! I have to say,
they're worth checking out! Click here to see them! Be sure to check pages
16, 50, and 52 of the book. See you again soon!
May 8--I finally put up the last episode summary for the CB & Snoopy
show, along with a video. Next time, more Peanuts Motion Comics,
and some more Vintage Peanuts products.
May 13--Happy Mother's Day to all of you Moms out there!
Coming Soon--
More Peanuts Motion Comics.
Good Ol' Charlie Brown!
Charlie Brown was roughly a reflection of Charles Schulz. Charles had many disappointments and setbacks in life, and his character was no different. In fact, it's been said that a lot of the strips reflected current events happening during Schulz' life. Another fact that remains true in the strip is that Charles Schulz' dad was a barber, like Charlie Brown's. Charlie Brown is often teased, laughed at, talked about, and most commonly, called a blockhead. Yet, despite all this, Charlie Brown manages to persevere and never give up on anything, especially kite-flying and baseball. He has a crush on a little red-haired girl at school, who he finally managed to meet and dance with in the Peanuts special It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown. This is how he appeared in his very first strip:
Huge difference between then and now, as you can see. Of course, the drawing style would change over the years. But, even in the beginning, Charlie Brown was teased. But why? I found out he was kind of rude and uncaring then. I've posted a bit about that in the Peanuts History section.
The next segment of this page contains information about the rest of the gang. Interestingly enough, they're named after friends of Charles Schulz. Check out my Charles Schulz page on the site for more information.
Linus Van Pelt
Linus is Charlie's best friend. He's the only one who Charlie really hangs around with. Linus has his own share of problems, too. Snoopy constantly tries to steal his security blanket, his sister Lucy bullies him on a daily basis, and his little brother, Rerun, won't stop talking. He also endures ridicule because of his belief in the Great Pumpkin. And, Charlie Brown's sister, Sally, has a huge crush on him, calling him her Sweet Babboo, which annoys him to no end. But he remains pretty calm and easy going most of the time. Just don't push him too far, he will get angry at times. (And don't take his blanket away!) He had a big crush on his teacher, Miss Othmar, at one time, but he found out she had someone already, and expressed his frustration by hurling his chocolates he had bought over a bridge in the Peanuts special, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown. Snoopy and Woodstock made sure they didn't go to waste, however. He has managed to find love once or twice throughout the comic strip's history.
Lucy Van Pelt
Lucy likes to think of herself as the prettiest girl around, and she'll give you five reasons why, all on her fist. She's often been called a fussbudget. She's ever received awards for being a fussbudget. She's the one who coined the phrase "blockhead" when referring to Charlie Brown. She loves to tease him every so often by placing a football down where he will be tempted to try and kick it. She always pulls it away at the last minute, however. Her fondest wish for Christmas is to have some real estate. Her occupation is giving psychiatric advice (mostly to Charlie Brown) for 5 cents. She is in love with Schroeder, a piano player and avid fan of Beethoven. He is not interested in her at all. Whenever she gets frustrated with him and breaks his piano or one of his beloved Beethoven statues, he calmly walks to his closet and brings out another one, much to Lucy's dismay.
Snoopy, Charlie's Dog
Perhaps the most liked and well-known character of Peanuts would have to be Snoopy. He's not your average dog. He can dance, fly a WWI Sopwith Camel, cook a gourmet meal, play a tune on the piano. He can do it all. He's even written several novels, all of which have been rejected thus far. Except one, where one copy was published to see how well it would do. He also has a tendency to eat way too much junk food, which leads to nightmares when he goes to bed. He's Charlie Brown's dog, but he spends time with everyone, especially Linus, who has a blanket he wants to get his paws on. He also has a best friend, Woodstock, a little yellow bird whose language he can actually understand, even though he does not speak aside from his own thoughts and some occasional laughing and expressions of emotion, courtesy of Bill Melendez, who, unfortunately, passed away in September 2008. Bill was also a music composer for the television specials. Here is Snoopy's first appearance from October of 1950:
At the time, he walked on all fours. Later, he would begin standing up more often, walking like a human. Charlie Brown often asks why Snoopy doesn't act like a normal dog. Personally, I believe it made the strip more interesting, seeing Snoopy act out his own personality from day to day. To see more of Charlie Brown's friends and family, click on the Friends pages links at the bottom of the page.
Friends
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Friends 3
Friends 4
