Charles "Charlie" Brown is one of the main characters in the Peanuts comic book series , created by Charles Schultz and first appeared in the comic strip on October 2, 1950. He is the older brother of Sally Brown, who loves him very much. Charlie Brown is described as a sweet loser [1] with infinite determination and hope [2] , but who is constantly suffering from his bad luck. [3]
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| Publication History | |
| Debut | October 2, 1950 |
| The authors | Charles Schulz |
| Character Characteristics | |
| Full name | Charles "Charlie" Brown |
| Aliases | Chuck, Brownie Charles |
Content
Description
Charlie Brown is a Peanuts character who appeared in the first issue of the comic on October 2, 1950. Not taking into account some stylistic differences in Schultz's drawings of that time, Charlie Brown has not changed outwardly from the very first comic book. However, at first he wore a plain t-shirt; A zigzag strip was added on December 21, 1950 to add more color to the comic. In an early comic strip on November 3, 1950, [4] Charlie Brown said that he was “only four years old,” but over the next 20 years of the comic strip he grew up; on November 17, 1957 he was 6 years old, and on July 11, 1979 - "eight and a half years." In subsequent years, it was repeatedly mentioned that Charlie Brown was approximately 8 years old [5] .
Charlie Brown was originally more mischievous and fun compared to later comics. He made fun of friends and adults, in his relationship with Patty and Violet there was a romantic connotation.
Soon, Charlie Brown turned into a loser character, by which he is best known. Many of the stories in the comic were based on the fact that he stubbornly did not want to give up when everything was already lost (for example, his unwillingness to leave the baseball field when it rains heavily, interrupting his favorite game), or that it is bad with him will happen at the moment when it seems that everything will turn out well. Charlie Brown never receives valentines and Christmas cards , and on Halloween, instead of sweets, he is given stones.
Image Impact
- For the command module, the Apollo 10 astronauts chose the call sign Charlie Brown. [6]
- The song "Charlie Brown" by Coldplay . Initially, there were lines associated with the character, but in the final version they were removed. Despite this, the name remained the same, as the performers could not find an alternative name.
- In the movie “ Kill Bill ” [Episode 5: Disassembling at the Blue Leaf House], one of O-Ren's bodyguards, Ishii Mickey, indicated in the restaurant dinner scene that their waiter looked like Charlie Brown, after which the whole company, including the owner restaurant, agreed with this and began to call him "Charlie Brown."
- In episode 6 of season 24 of the animated series The Simpsons, Mo tells Homer that he never saw his face and grimace like Charlie Brown's. Homer's hair at that moment looks like Charlie Brown's hair.
Notes
- ↑ Lee Mendelson, Charlie Brown & Charlie Schulz , World Publishing Company; 1970. The dust jacket describes the book as "The warmhearted biography of a wonderful man (real) and a wonderful boy (almost-as-real) who proved that being a loser could be the biggest success story of all."
- ↑ Furness, Adrienne Peanuts (inaccessible link) . St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, BNET . CNET Networks, Inc (2008). Date of treatment March 30, 2008. Archived on July 8, 2012.
- ↑ The World Encyclopedia of Comics edited by Maurice Horn, ISBN 0791048543 , ISBN 978-0791048542
- ↑ Peanuts Cartoon December 21, 1950 (Image) (December 21, 1950). Date of treatment April 24, 2010. Archived December 4, 2010.
- ↑ Bang, Derrick Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Charles Schulz and his Peanuts cartoon strip (text). Peanuts Collectors Club (November 12, 2006). Date of treatment December 29, 2006. Archived September 2, 2012.
- ↑ The Apollo 10 Command Module . A Field Guide to American Spacecraft. Date of treatment November 5, 2011. Archived February 17, 2008.