Results: Peanuts (Comic Strip - A Few Facts)
Published on 07/21/2025
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Did you know the "Peanuts" comic strip ran for nearly 50 years, until Charles M. Schulz's death in 2000 ? Yes
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Did you know Schultz revealed that he modeled Snoopy after his own teenage pet, a dog named Spike, and originally intended to name him Sniffy. However, he discovered that another comic strip had a dog with that name, so he changed his dog's name ? Yes
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Did you know the "Peanuts" comic strip featured a large cast of characters, with over 20 distinct characters who appeared regularly ? (The core group includes Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Sally, and Woodstock. Other notable characters include Pig-Pen, Franklin, Frieda, Violet, and Rerun ) Yes
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Did you know by the 1960s, adults were neither seen nor heard and the world of Peanuts became an exclusively-children affair ?(While the animated TV specials featured characters interacting with their parents, they aren't ever seen and their voices are muted by a comical trombone.) Yes
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Did you know the "Peanuts" comic strip was published daily in 2,600 newspapers across 75 countries ? (It was also translated into 21 languages.) Yes
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Did you know Charlie Brown's father is a barber – just as Mr. Schulz's own father was ? Yes
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Did you know by the wishes of Mr. Schulz's family, no new strips are – nor ever will be – drawn and published. There are new animated specials in development, but the story lines are based entirely on themes and dialogue from the strip's history ? (The strips still published in your daily newspaper are actually reprints from the 50 year/17,897 strip history of PEANUTS.) Yes
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