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Charlie Brown is the central protagonist of the long-running comic strip Peanuts, syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American archetypes and a popular and widely recognized cartoon character. Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result, is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be spoiled, but on others, he hopes for the best and tries as much as he can to accomplish things.
The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, has said of the character that "[He] must be the one who suffers, because he is a caricature of the average person. Most of us are much more acquainted with losing than winning." Despite this, Charlie Brown does not always suffer, as he has experienced some happy moments and victories through the years, and he has sometimes uncharacteristically shown self-assertiveness despite his often nervousness.
Schulz has also said: "I like to have Charlie Brown to be the focal point of almost every story."
Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the Peanuts television specials, has said that "He [Charlie Brown] was, and is, the ultimate survivor in overcoming bulliness—Lucy or otherwise."
The character, as Schulz frequently said and addressed, is inspired by some of his painful experiences in life.
Charlie Brown's birth date is October 30. In the original Peanuts strips (excluding Li'l Folks), his birth year is suggested to be 1946 according to a strip originally published Nov. 3, 1950. Despite later strips showing him living in a house with a backyard, initially Charlie Brown suggests he lives in an apartment with his grandmother occupying the one above his.
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Filmography of Charlie Brown (4 films)
Add to a movie listThe Peanuts Movie (2015)
, 1h28Directed by Steve Martino
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Noah Schnapp, Bill Meléndez, Kristin Chenoweth, Madisyn Shipman, Francesca Capaldi, David Randall Thom
Rating69%
Charlie Brown est un gentil garçon réputé pour ses échecs à répétition dans tout ce qu'il entreprend, comme vouloir faire voler son cerf-volant ou réussir un coup au base-ball ou en hockey sur glace. Malchanceux, maladroit, déprimé et taquiné par certains de ses camarades aux caractères bien trempés, il fait toutefois preuve d'une grande opiniâtreté et peut toujours compter sur son chien Snoopy, son plus fidèle compagnon à l'imagination débordante. Lorsqu'une jolie petite fille rousse arrive un jour dans sa classe, Charlie va essayer de conquérir son cœur. Mais il ne trouve pas le courage d'aller lui parler. Pour se faire remarquer, il fait tout pour réussir enfin quelque chose.
, 4minutesDirected by Jim Reardon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Rich Moore, William Holden, Jeff Pidgeon
Rating71%
The short film is a faux trailer for another forthcoming Peanuts television special, and parodies the aforementioned series of Peanuts specials. The "special" is said to be due for broadcast on Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m., and was sponsored by a foods company called Madison Barns, makers of ding-dongs, swinkies, pooftas and wussy cakes".
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Charles Monroe Schulz, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Sally Dryer, Bill Meléndez, Erin Sullivan, Christopher DeFaria
Rating72%
When Charlie Brown's baseball team loses the first Little League game of the season, he becomes convinced that he will never win anything. Linus encourages him to maintain a positive attitude and suggests that people learn more from losing. When Charlie Brown remains morose ("That makes me the smartest person in the world," he says), Linus assures him that he will eventually win at something...but then promptly makes a liar of himself by beating Charlie at a game of tic-tac-toe. That night, Snoopy has a nightmare about being shot down while fighting an aerial battle with an unshown enemy, and he takes over Charlie Brown's bed. When Charlie Brown stops at Lucy's psychiatric help booth, she prepares slides to show him all of his faults; the experience only leaves him more depressed. At a playground, Lucy jokingly suggests that Charlie Brown enter the school spelling bee. Linus, however, considers it a good idea and encourages him despite the jeers of Lucy, Patty, and Violet ("Failure Face").
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
, 25minutesDirected by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Sally Dryer, Tracy Stratford, Bill Meléndez, Peter Robbins
Rating82%
It's Christmas season, and Charlie Brown is depressed. He confides in Linus this fact, citing his dismay with the over-commercialization of Christmas. His depression and aggravation only get exacerbated by the goings-on in the neighborhood. Though his mailbox is empty, he tries sarcastically to thank Violet for the card she "sent" him, though Violet takes his sarcasm literally. Eventually, Charlie Brown visits Lucy in her psychiatric booth. Deciding that he needs more involvement, she asks him to direct a Christmas play. On his way to the auditorium, he finds his dog Snoopy decorating his doghouse for a neighborhood lights and display contest. En route to the rehearsals, he runs into his sister Sally, who asks him to write her letter to Santa Claus. When she tells him to put in a request for money ("tens and twenties"), Charlie Brown becomes even more dismayed.