
Peanuts by Charles M. Schultz made its debut as a newspaper comic strip in 1950. The popular series was animated for several television specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving in 1973.
Various series have also been on television throughout the latter half of the 20th century, featuring popular characters along with Charlie Brown, like Linus, Lucy, Charlie's dog Snoopy and Snoopy's pal Woodstock, Charlie's sister Sally Brown, the musician Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Pig-Pen, and Franklin.