Peanuts timeline

The following is a list of milestones in the history of Peanuts.

1950s

The first Peanuts comic strip from October 2, 1950.

• October 2, 1950: The first Peanuts comic strip, and the first time Charlie Brown is called, "Good ol' Charlie Brown". Also the first appearances of Shermy and Patty.
• October 4, 1950: The first appearance of Snoopy.
• December 21, 1950: Charlie Brown first appears with his signature shirt.
• February 7, 1951: The first appearance of Violet.
• May 30, 1951: The first appearance of Schroeder.
• August 16, 1951: Charlie Brown is first called a "blockhead".
• August 31, 1951: Schroeder appears in his striped shirt for the first time.
• September 4, 1951: The first appearance of Snoopy's doghouse.
• September 24, 1951: Schroeder starts playing his piano
• November 14, 1951: The first time Charlie Brown falls for the football gag, with Violet pulling the football away from him first.
• January 6, 1952: The first Sunday strip.
• March 3, 1952: The first appearance of Lucy.
• May 27, 1952: Snoopy's thoughts are shown in a thought balloon for the first time.
• June 6, 1952: First time someone says 'Good grief.'
• September 19, 1952: The first appearance of Linus.
• October 19, 1952: The first time Snoopy dances on two legs.
• November 16, 1952: The first time the football gag is pulled by Lucy.
• December 3, 1952: Charlie Brown is first called a "wishy washy character"
• April 6, 1953: The first time a baseball knocks Charlie Brown's cap off.
• May 30, 1953: Lucy falls in love with Schroeder.
• December 16, 1953: The first time Schroeder celebrates Beethoven's birthday.
• January 31, 1954: Snoopy's doghouse is revealed to be larger on the inside than on the outside.
• June 1, 1954: Linus first appears with his security blanket.
• July 13, 1954: The first appearance of "Pig-Pen".
• November 30, 1954: The first appearance of Charlotte Braun.
• February 1, 1955: The final appearance of Charlotte Braun.
• May 31, 1955: Linus first shows symptoms of withdrawal from being deprived of his blanket.
• April 12, 1956: Charlie Brown first gets his kite stuck in a tree.
• June 28, 1957: Snoopy first walks on two legs.
• April 26, 1958: Charlie Brown's baseball team win their first game while Charlie Brown is at home in bed sick.
• August 25, 1958: Charlie Brown first writes a letter to his pen-pal, referred to as his "pencil-pal".
• November 23, 1958: The cat next door is referred to for the first time.
• December 12, 1958: Snoopy first sleeps on top of his doghouse, rather than inside it.
• March 27, 1959: Lucy opens her psychiatry booth in the comic strip.
• May 26, 1959: Sally is born.
• July 26, 1959: Snoopy's doghouse is destroyed for the first time.
• August 23, 1959: The first appearance of Sally.
• October 5, 1959: Linus falls in love with Miss Othmar.
• October 26, 1959: Linus first mentions the Great Pumpkin.

1960s

• February 5, 1960: Miss Othmar quits teaching to get married.
• March 14, 1960: Snoopy first spins his ears to fly like a helicopter, dubbed a "whirlydog" in this week-long story.
• March 21, 1960: Linus first mentions his blanket-hating grandmother.
• April 25, 1960: After hugging Snoopy, Lucy says, "Happiness is a warm puppy". Peanuts merchandise bearing the phrase and variations on it became very popular in the 1960s.
• August 22, 1960: Sally falls in love with Linus.
• October 30, 1960: Linus first says that the Great Pumpkin prefers "sincere" pumpkin patches. Linus first mistakes something else, in this case, Snoopy, for the Great Pumpkin.
• March 6, 1961: The first appearance of Frieda.
• March 13, 1961: The first appearance of "Aaugh!" face.
• May 4, 1961: A "The doctor is in" sign first appears on Lucy's psychiatry booth.
• May 23, 1961: The first appearance of Faron.
• September 1, 1961: Miss Othmar returns to teaching.
• November 19, 1961: The Little Red-Haired Girl is first mentioned.
• November 20, 1961: The final appearance of Faron.
• February 5, 1962: Linus begins wearing glasses.
• July 17, 1962: Linus is told he does not need to wear glasses all the time.
• August 26, 1962: Linus begins patting birds in the comic strip.
• September 5, 1962: Sally's first day of kindergarten, only three years after she was born.
• September 9, 1962: Linus is seen wearing his glasses for the last time.
• January 29, 1963: First suggestion that Snoopy might be a beagle.
• March 13, 1963: Snoopy first interacts with the notes from Schroeder's piano.
• July 6, 1963: It is confirmed that Snoopy is a beagle.
• August 18, 1963: The first reference to the "real" Joe Shlabotnik, Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player and hero. (Schroeder had earlier made up the name of musician "Joseph Schlabotnik" on February 22, 1957.)
• September 30, 1963: The first appearance of "555 95472".
• October 17, 1963: The first appearances of "3 and 4".
• March 14, 1965: The Kite-Eating Tree is named.
• May 4, 1965: The first reference to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.
• May 5,1965 : It is first stated that Snoopy has several brothers and sisters.
• June 5, 1965: Charlie Brown first goes to camp.
• June 11, 1965: The first appearance of Roy.
• July 12, 1965: Snoopy starts writing, with his signature opening, "It was a dark and stormy night."
• October 10, 1965: Snoopy first appears as the World War I Flying Ace.
• November 29, 1965: Sally is tested for lazy eye.
• December 6, 1965: Sally is told she has lazy eye and has to wear an eyepatch for six months.
• December 9, 1965: First Peanuts animation A Charlie Brown Christmas released.
• March 4, 1966: The first appearance of Woodstock.
• May 31, 1966: Sally does not have lazy eye anymore and she gives the eyepatch to Snoopy.
• August 22, 1966: The first appearance of Peppermint Patty.
• November 20, 1966: The first Sunday strip to bear the tagline "featuring 'Good ol' Charlie Brown'".
• March 20, 1967: The first appearance of José Peterson.
• April 18, 1967: Snoopy first vanishes down to his smile with his "Cheshire Beagle" trick.
• February 17, 1968: First reference to Lila.
• June 18, 1968: The first appearances of Sophie, Clara and Shirley.
• July 31, 1968: The first appearance of Franklin.
• August 24, 1968: Lila is seen.
• February 28, 1969: Miss Othmar is fired.
• April 14, 1969: The first time Snoopy calls Charlie Brown, "that round-headed kid".
• June 15, 1969: The final appearance of Shermy.
• July 15, 1969: The Little Red-Haired Girl moves away.
• September 24, 1969: The final appearance of José Peterson.
• October 9, 1969: The Head Beagle is referred to for the first time.
• December 4, 1969: First Peanuts movie A Boy Named Charlie Brown released.

1970s-1990s

1970s

• June 4, 1970: The first appearance of Thibault.
• June 22, 1970 : Woodstock is named.
• April 9, 1971: The first reference to the writer Helen Sweetstory.
• May 27, 1971: The first appearance of Snoopy's alter-ego Joe Cool.
• July 7, 1971: Sally first talks to the school building.
• July 20,1971 : The first appearance of Marcie.
• October 11, 1971: Marcie's name is revealed.
• May 23, 1972: Rerun is born.
• November 24, 1972: It is revealed that the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm no longer exists.
• March 26, 1973: The first appearance of Rerun.
• June 11 1973: Charlie Brown cracks up and sees baseballs everywhere.
• June 23, 1973 : Charlie Brown (with a paper sack over his head) is elected Camp President.
• January 21, 1974: Rerun first appears on his mother's bike.
• March 21, 1974: Peppermint Patty learns that Snoopy is a beagle and not a funny looking kid.
• May 13, 1974: Snoopy becomes a Beagle Scout.
• May 22,1974 :The first appearance of Loretta.
• June 9, 1974: Woodstock and his friends become Beagle Scouts.
• September 6, 1974: Sally and the school building fall in love.
• March 31, 1975: The first appearance of Truffles.
• August 13, 1975: The first appearance of Spike.
• January 9, 1976: The school building collapses.
• June 22, 1976: Snoopy searches for his sister Belle.
• June 28,1976 : The first appearance of Belle.
• July 26, 1976: The first appearance of Floyd.
• October 20, 1976: The cat next door is called World War II for the first time.
• Around this time, United hires Al Plastino to make some replacement strips in case contract negotiations with Schulz break down.
• January 27, 1977: Sally first calls Linus her "Sweet Babboo".
• March 11, 1977: Charlie Brown meets The Goose Eggs. The first appearances of Austin and Ruby.
• March 17, 1977: Charlie Brown's first name is referred to as "Charles"; the first appearance of Leland.
• May 9, 1977: The first appearance of Molly Volley.
• June 13, 1978: The first appearance of Eudora.
• July 5, 1978: The first appearance of "Crybaby" Boobie
• October 4, 1978: Eudora transfers to Sally's school.
• July 7, 1979: Charlie Brown goes to the hospital and stays there until July 29, 1979.

1980s

• June 22, 1981: The first appearance of Joe Richkid.
• April 15, 1982: The first appearance of "Badcall" Benny.
• June 11, 1982: Sally goes to beanbag camp. She returns home obese on June 21, 1982.
• September 23, 1982: Snoopy receives a letter from his brother Marbles.
• September 28, 1982: The first appearance of Marbles.
• October 9, 1982: The final appearance of Marbles.
• March 14, 1983: Peppermint Patty's baseball team name is revealed to be "The Pelicans'.
• June 30, 1983: Bill and Harriet, from Snoopy's Beagle Scouts, get married.
• December 24, 1983: The first appearance of Harold Angel.
• May 20, 1984: The final appearance of Harold Angel.
• May 27, 1984: The final appearance of Roy.
• June 6, 1984: Peppermint Patty finds out she failed her grade.
• November 22, 1985 - The final appearance of Frieda (and first speaking role for seven years).
• June 9, 1986: The first appearance of Lydia.
• July 21, 1986: The first appearance of Maynard.
• September 4, 1986: The first appearance of Tapioca Pudding.
• October 13, 1986: Sally states her first philosophy.
• December 1, 1986: The final appearance of Tapioca Pudding.
• January 4, 1987: The last Sunday strip to bear the tagline "featuring 'Good ol' Charlie Brown'".
• January 11, 1987 : The first Sunday strip with the Peanuts logo changed to a new font which would remain until the end of the series on February 13, 2000.
• June 13, 1987: The final appearance of Eudora
• February 29, 1988: The Peanuts daily comic strip ceases to be a "space-saver", going to standard size, and ends its strict four-frame format, starting varied panel layout, typically three frames.
• January 19, 1989: The first appearance of Olaf.
• June 18, 1989: Snoopy's father appears.
• July 28, 1989: The first appearance of Unnamed Ponytailed Girl.
• October 9, 1989: The notes start to fall off of Schroeder's piano.

1990s

• June 10, 1990: Peppermint Patty gets an "A" on her paper.
• July 23, 1990: The first appearance of Peggy Jean.
• August 10, 1990: Peggy Jean becomes Charlie Brown's girlfriend.
• September 16, 1990: The final appearance of Molly Volley.
• May 28, 1991: The first appearance of Larry.
• March 30, 1993: Charlie Brown finally leads his baseball team to victory.
• April 1, 1993: The first appearance of Royanne.
• July 28, 1994: Rerun learns about basketball.
• September 27, 1994: Charlie Brown learns his pen-pal is a Scottish girl named Morag.
• February 11, 1995: The first appearance of Emily.
• April 7, 1995: The first appearance of Joe Agate.
• July 26, 1996: Snoopy's mother appears.
• September 11, 1996: The first appearance of Little Pigtailed Girl.
• March 10, 1997: The final appearance of "Crybaby" Boobie and the first and only time her face is shown.
• November 27 to December 31, 1997: The only sabbatical Charles Schulz took from the strip.
• November 27, 1997: The final appearances of Violet and Patty.
• May 25, 1998: The Little Red-Haired Girl is seen in silhouette.
• October 1, 1998: The first appearance of Naomi.
• March 23, 1999: The final appearance of Lydia.
• July 11, 1999: Peggy Jean breaks up with Charlie Brown. The final appearance of Peggy Jean.
• September 4, 1999: The final appearance of Schroeder's piano.
• September 8, 1999 : The final appearance of "Pig-Pen".
• September 12, 1999 : The final appearance of Schroeder.
• September 27, 1999 :The final appearances of Olaf and Andy.
• October 24, 1999: The final football gag.
• October 31, 1999  : The final reference to the Great Pumpkin.
• November 5, 1999: The final appearance of Franklin.
• December 13, 1999: The final appearance of Lucy.
• December 21, 1999  : The final appearance of Spike.
• December 27, 1999  : The final baseball strip

2000s

• January 1, 2000: The final appearance of Linus and final strip with typed text.
• January 2, 2000: The final appearances of Peppermint Patty and Marcie.

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  The last Peanuts comic strip from February 13, 2000.

  January 3, 2000: The last weekday strip, the "farewell" daily strip.
• January 16, 2000: The final appearance of Woodstock.
• January 30, 2000: The last time that Charlie Brown is absent and the final appearances of Rerun and the Little Pigtailed Girl.
• February 6, 2000: The final appearances of Sally.
• February 13, 2000: The last Peanuts comic strip and final appearance of Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
• February 14, 2000: Peanuts strips start to be republished in newspapers as Classic Peanuts.
• 2004, Fantagraphics begins publishing The Complete Peanuts
• November 6, 2015: The first Peanuts 3D CGI animation The Peanuts Movie released.