From: rich.bellacera@amail.amdahl.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: THE PEANUTS COLLECTION CARDS
Date: 12 Oct 92 05:34:53 GMT
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Peter Dutton and any others who are interested-

The following are the annotations that I have concerning the Peanuts Gang
their creator Charles Schultz.  Peter, if you would like to keep this and
add the info to your "Definitive" List by all means do so.  Also I cannot
cross-post and my attempts to mail directly to Peter bombed, so this is an
exclusive to r.a.a.!! :)

PEANUTS CHARACTERS: copyright 1958, 1965 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.


1. CHARLES MONROE SCHULZ (Creator of the PEANUTS comic strip)
   BORN: November 26, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minn.
   NICKNAME: "Sparky," after Spark Plug in the comic strip 'Barney Google'
   HEROES: General Dwight Eisenhower, Billie Jean King and Sam Snead
   LIKES: All kinds of sports -- particularly golf, ice hockey, tennis &
   baseball
   DISLIKES: Coconut
   PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: Art Instruction Schools, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn.

2. SNOOPY (Charlie Brown's Dog)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: October 4, 1950

3. CHARLIE BROWN (the "round-headed kid" in the zig-zag sweater)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: October 2, 1950
   NICKNAME: "Blockhead"

4. LUCY VAN PELT (Linus' older sister)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: January 6, 1952

5. LINUS VAN PELT (Lucy's younger brother)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: November 21, 1952

6. PEPPERMINT PATTY (Patricia Reichardt)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: August 9, 1966

7. SCHROEDER (Classical musician)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: May 30, 1951

8. SALLY BROWN (Charlie Brown's little sister)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: August 21, 1959

9. WOODSTOCK (Snoopy's sidekick & Beagle Patrol Scout)
   DEBUT IN STRIP: May 22, 1965

10. MARCIE (Peppermint Patty's best friend)
    DEBUT IN STRIP: July 20, 1971

11. FRANKLIN (friend from school)
    DEBUT IN STRIP: July 26, 1968

12. SPIKE (Snoopy's brother)
    DEBUT IN STRIP: August 13, 1975

13. PIGPEN ("The human soil-bank")
    DEBUT IN STRIP: July 9, 1954

SNOOPY'S NICKNAMES:
   (World War I) Flying Ace (Oct. 10, 1965)
   Joe Cool (May 21, 1971)
   Easter Beagle (At Eastertime he dons his floppy ears and sneaks Lucy's
      colored eggs to hand deliver them to the neighborhood children)
   Literary Ace (The Undaunted Author of short stories entitled "Kitten
      Kaboodle" published in Playbeagle Magazine, date unknown)
   Vulture (tree sitting & scowling practice)
   Joe Pro (Tennis professional who often partners will Molly Volley and is
      forced to play against such people as "Crybaby Boobie" & "Bad Call
      Benny")
   The "Go-for Gold" Beagle (Olympic trainee)
   Beagle Scoutmaster (with Woodstock, Oliver, Bill, Harriet & Conrad he
      sets out to trek the unknown).

HAPPINESS IS A WARM PUPPY, a book inspired by the strip appearing April 25,
  1960, was published in 1962 and became the first cartoon character book
  to make the New York Times best-seller list.

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS won an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Televised December
  9, 1965.  Launche the popular Peanuts animated series.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN was Schultz' first musical play off-Broadway
  in 1967.  The most-performed musical in American Theater.

A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN was the first PEANUTS feature film openning December
  11, 1969 at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

A CHARLIE BORWN THANKSGIVING became the 10th animated PEANUTS television
  special on November 20, 1973. Was one of six that earned Mr. Schultz an
  Emmy Award.
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