Peanuts



Peanuts is a popular comic strip about a group of thoughtful children created by Charles M. Schulz. The strip began running in newspapers on October 2, 1950, and ended on February 13, 2000, the day after Schulz's death, after which newspapers began to rerun older strips under the title Classic Peanuts. The strip is known for its memorable characters, including perennial loser Charlie Brown, blanket-carrying philosopher Linus, fussbudget Lucy, and Charlie Brown's imaginative dog, Snoopy. 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. The comic strip has spawned many television specials, four animated feature films, two stage musicals, and two television series. Snoopy was even ranked number six in Animal Planet's 50 Greatest TV Animals.

Connections
Several performers and crew members have worked on Peanuts adaptations, as well as with the Muppets.


 * Roger Bart played Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999, Broadway revival)
 * Kristin Chenoweth played Sally in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999, Broadway revival)
 * Stacy Ann Ferguson voiced Sally Brown in It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984), Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985), and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1985)
 * Clark Gesner, author of the original You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, produced framing segments and inserts for the early production pilots and test episodes of Sesame Street. Although the framing segments were abandoned, some of the inserts were kept.
 * Whoopi Goldberg hosted Heres to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000).
 * Larry Grossman composed the songs for Snoopy: The Musical (1975, stage)
 * Jeremy Miller voiced Linus in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986, TV), Snoopy: The Musical (1988, TV), and one episode of This is America, Charlie Brown (1988, TV)
 * Joe Raposo was the musical supervisor, arranger, and composed additional music for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1971, Broadway debut)
 * Judy Sladky plays the costumed Snoopy in various live appearances
 * Frank Welker voiced various historical characters in This is America, Charlie Brown (1988-1989, TV)
 * B. D. Wong played Linus in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999, Broadway revival)