On Charlie Brown
One of the joys I had growing up was reading the comics page. The one comic that was always there, no matter what paper, was The Peanuts. The characters of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, and Snoopy were always a joy. Maybe I didn’t understand all what Charles Schultz was saying, but I always knew no matter how bad I felt as a kid, Charlie Brown felt worse. Beyond the main characters there were the recurring story lines that always put me at ease even if there weren’t very comfortable: the Kite-eating Tree, Baseball, The Great Pumpkin, the Psychiatric Booth, the wall and the football kick. Today is the anniversary of the birth of The Peanuts creator Charles Schultz.
I never liked Peanuts. Charlie Brown was a slightly smarter version of “Henry.”
I was looking for jokes, and if there were any in there – either I didn’t get them, or they were not funny.
Linus was the only redeeming character, and then only in the specials and not in the strips
Peanuts used to be funnier and better. And I mean objectively, not just because I was a kid. You can see it in the old strips. But at some point Peanuts entered its “post-funny” period.
90’s Peanuts weren’t funny. 60’s Peanuts were groundbreaking.
I enjoyed Peanuts as a kid, but not so much now. Charlie Brown is such a sadsack.
I think you mean blockhead.
You never liked it, J, because you are CB.