Culture Presentation—PeanutsKatherine Whang

Name

Its original name was Li’l Folks

UFS production manager Bill Anderson came up with this name

Based on a popular children TV show

Schulz disliked the name

PeriodPremiered on October 2, 1950, in seven newspapers

Ended February 13, 2007, the day after Schulz’s death

Numbers

A total of 17,897 strips—15,391 daily strips and 2,506 Sundays

During its peak-2,600 newspapers-353 million readers in 75 countries-Translated into 21 languages

Characters

TopicsRacial and gender equality

He tackled everything from Vietnam War to dress code

Religious themes on many occasions

AchievementsFeatured on the cover of TIME magazine

Awards-Reuben Award-Emmys-Greatest comics in 20th century-Top 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time

Tributes from other cartoonists

Described by Umberto Eco as a poet

InfluencesFeatured on Hallmark cards

Inspired a band to write a hit song “Snoopy vs The Red Baron”

Giant balloons as a long feature of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

The Sonoma County Airport was renamed as Charles M. Schulz Airport

Used as illustrations during lectures of gospel

Metlife

Aviation

The Apollo 10

US Airforce Technical Control mascot

Nose art on several aircraft

U.S.Air Force B-58 Hustler bomber

Snoopy caps

Words and PhrasesSecurity blanket

Happiness is like a warm puppy.