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| Linus Van Pelt | |
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| Peanuts character | |
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| First appearance |
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| Last appearance | February 13, 2000 (comic strip) |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Voiced by | Various voice actors See below |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Family |
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Linus Van Pelt is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. He is the best friend of Charlie Brown, the younger brother of Lucy Van Pelt, and the older brother of Rerun Van Pelt. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952, but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his security blanket. Linus is named after Schulz's friend Linus Maurer. [1]
When he was a costumed character in the Mall of America during the Camp Snoopy years, he usually wore a blue baseball cap. Schulz removed it from his head when he was redesigned. The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, has said of the character, "Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose, may contribute to his feelings of insecurity." [2] Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the "Peanuts" television specials, has said that Linus is his favorite character: "He made sucking your thumb and holding a security blanket OK. I think he's one of the most original fictional characters of all time—blending childish behavior with great wisdom." [3]
Personality
Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise [4] and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian, [5] [6] often quoting the Gospels. [7]
In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October. [8] Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday strip. [9] [10]
Appearance
Linus has brown hair and hazel eyes and normally wears a red striped shirt, black shorts, red socks, and dark brown tennis shoes. On February 5, 1962, Linus began wearing eyeglasses after being diagnosed with myopia, [11] but after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his ophthalmologist said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which is thus explaining their eventual disappearance. [12] In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines. [13]
Relationships
Voiced by
- Christopher Shea (1965–1968)
- Glenn Gilger (1969)
- Stephen Shea (1971–1975)
- Liam Martin (1975–1977)
- Donavan Freberg (1977–1978)
- Daniel Anderson (1978–1980)
- Rocky Reilly (1980–1983)
- Jeremy Schoenberg (1983–1985)
- David T. Wagner (1984–1985)
- Jeremy Miller (1985–1988)
- Brandon Stewart (1988–1990)
- Josh Keaton (1991)
- John Christian Graas (1992–1993)
- Anthony Burch (1995–1997)
- Corey Padnos (2000–2003)
- Benjamin Bryan (2006)
- Quinn Lord (2008–2009)
- Tyler Kohanek (2009)
- Austin Lux (2011)
- Alexander Garfin (2015)
- Jude Perry (2016)
- Felix Helden (2018–2019)
- Wyatt White (2019–2023)
References
- ^ Schulz, Charles M. (1975). Peanuts Jubilee: My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and Others. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. pp. 81–100. ISBN 978-0030150814.
- ^ Schulz, Charles M. (February 23, 1980). "What Do You Do with a Dog That Doesn't Talk?". TV Guide: 22–24.
- ^ Best, Nathan (February 12, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Charlie Brown's Lee Mendelson". Comic Book Movie. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Mansour, David (2005). From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 281. ISBN 0-7407-5118-2.
- ^ Leaman, Thomas L. (2002). Healing the Anxiety Diseases. Da Capo Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-7382-0873-6.
- ^ Clayton, Philip (1997). God and Contemporary Science. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 81. ISBN 0-7486-0798-6.
- ^ Pendergast, Tom (2000). St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. St. James Press. pp. 25. ISBN 1-55862-404-X.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (June 9, 1986). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 09, 1986 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (November 22, 1964). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 22, 1964 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Sacco Armchair, the most revolutionary seat ever". www.finestresullarte.info. February 23, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (February 5, 1962). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 05, 1962". GoComics. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (July 17, 1962). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 17, 1962". GoComics. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Schulz, Jean (May 15, 2014). "Linus's Glasses". Charles M. Schulz Museum. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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| Linus Van Pelt | |
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| Peanuts character | |
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| First appearance |
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| Last appearance | February 13, 2000 (comic strip) |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Voiced by | Various voice actors See below |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Family |
|
Linus Van Pelt is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. He is the best friend of Charlie Brown, the younger brother of Lucy Van Pelt, and the older brother of Rerun Van Pelt. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952, but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his security blanket. Linus is named after Schulz's friend Linus Maurer. [1]
When he was a costumed character in the Mall of America during the Camp Snoopy years, he usually wore a blue baseball cap. Schulz removed it from his head when he was redesigned. The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, has said of the character, "Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose, may contribute to his feelings of insecurity." [2] Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the "Peanuts" television specials, has said that Linus is his favorite character: "He made sucking your thumb and holding a security blanket OK. I think he's one of the most original fictional characters of all time—blending childish behavior with great wisdom." [3]
Personality
Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise [4] and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian, [5] [6] often quoting the Gospels. [7]
In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October. [8] Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday strip. [9] [10]
Appearance
Linus has brown hair and hazel eyes and normally wears a red striped shirt, black shorts, red socks, and dark brown tennis shoes. On February 5, 1962, Linus began wearing eyeglasses after being diagnosed with myopia, [11] but after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his ophthalmologist said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which is thus explaining their eventual disappearance. [12] In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines. [13]
Relationships
Voiced by
- Christopher Shea (1965–1968)
- Glenn Gilger (1969)
- Stephen Shea (1971–1975)
- Liam Martin (1975–1977)
- Donavan Freberg (1977–1978)
- Daniel Anderson (1978–1980)
- Rocky Reilly (1980–1983)
- Jeremy Schoenberg (1983–1985)
- David T. Wagner (1984–1985)
- Jeremy Miller (1985–1988)
- Brandon Stewart (1988–1990)
- Josh Keaton (1991)
- John Christian Graas (1992–1993)
- Anthony Burch (1995–1997)
- Corey Padnos (2000–2003)
- Benjamin Bryan (2006)
- Quinn Lord (2008–2009)
- Tyler Kohanek (2009)
- Austin Lux (2011)
- Alexander Garfin (2015)
- Jude Perry (2016)
- Felix Helden (2018–2019)
- Wyatt White (2019–2023)
References
- ^ Schulz, Charles M. (1975). Peanuts Jubilee: My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and Others. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. pp. 81–100. ISBN 978-0030150814.
- ^ Schulz, Charles M. (February 23, 1980). "What Do You Do with a Dog That Doesn't Talk?". TV Guide: 22–24.
- ^ Best, Nathan (February 12, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Charlie Brown's Lee Mendelson". Comic Book Movie. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Mansour, David (2005). From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 281. ISBN 0-7407-5118-2.
- ^ Leaman, Thomas L. (2002). Healing the Anxiety Diseases. Da Capo Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-7382-0873-6.
- ^ Clayton, Philip (1997). God and Contemporary Science. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 81. ISBN 0-7486-0798-6.
- ^ Pendergast, Tom (2000). St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. St. James Press. pp. 25. ISBN 1-55862-404-X.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (June 9, 1986). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 09, 1986 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (November 22, 1964). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 22, 1964 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Sacco Armchair, the most revolutionary seat ever". www.finestresullarte.info. February 23, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (February 5, 1962). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 05, 1962". GoComics. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Schulz, Charles (July 17, 1962). "Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 17, 1962". GoComics. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Schulz, Jean (May 15, 2014). "Linus's Glasses". Charles M. Schulz Museum. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
External links
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