Peanuts

Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950 to February 13, 2000. The strip was one of the most popular in the history of the medium. At its peak, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 40 languages. It helped to cement the four-panel gag strip as the standard in the United States. Reprints of the strip are still syndicated and run in many newspapers.

Other media

The Peanuts characters are currently spokespeople in print and television advertisements for the MetLife insurance company. Over the years, they have also appeared in ads for Dolly Madison snack cakes, Friendly's restaurants, Cheerios breakfast cereal, and Ford automobiles. The characters were licensed for use as atmosphere for the national Cedar Fair theme park chain as well as the Camp Snoopy attractions in Minnesota and Southern California. Pig-Pen appeared in a memorable spot for Regina Vacuum Cleaners.

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Advertisements - MetLife - Dolly Madison - Friendly's - Cheerios - Ford - Cedar Fair - Camp Snoopy - Regina Vacuum Cleaners

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"Snoopy on Ice", a live Ice Capades-style show aimed primarily at young children, has had many touring productions over the years. A giant helium Snoopy balloon has long been a feature in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

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Ice Capades - Balloon - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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The characters have been featured on Hallmark Cards since 1960, and can be found adorning clothing, figurines, plush dolls, flags, balloons, posters, Christmas ornaments, and countless other bits of licensed merchandise.

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The Peanuts characters were featured on Eric Schwartz's 2000 comedy/parody album "Pleading the First: Grass My Mother Hates," in the song "Charliesomething." Penned as a letter from Charlie to his sister Sally later in life, it features (amongst other life updates) Charlie coming out as gay, Linus and the Red-Haired girl on the run for illegal drug cultivation in the pumpkin patch, Marcie and Patty and lesbian lovers, Snoopy having been neutered, and Sally as working in the pornographic movie business.

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