Woodstock, a tiny yellow bird who speaks an undecipherable language and is Snoopy's pal, showed up in 1970 and was named for the landmark counterculture music festival. No one understands my generation, either. Among the strip's many permutations, Schulz's most popular creation was Snoopy, especially when he first appeared as the World War I flying ace on April 16, 1966. It started as one week's takeoff on World War I movies. Then I discovered I had something good going, and I let Snoopy's imagination go wild.
Snoopy is funny.
He leads his little life out of his doghouse. The strip is renowned for its accuracy. For example, Schulz researched Beethoven's music and reproduced parts of the composer's scores when drawing Schroeder, the pianist who believes Beethoven is the president of the United States. I like Brahms better. Schulz, a tall, trim, silver-haired man who was as athletically inclined as Charlie Brown was not, was regarded as affable and generous in his community.