This is why Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy, and Lucy appear more than ... Schulz sometimes played bridge with a woman named Louanne Van Pelt and her husband around the time he was developing Peanuts.

His creation, featuring beloved characters Charlie Brown, Lucy van Pelt and, of course, Snoopy, is still going strong. When it premiered in 1950, though, Schulz said he didn't think it would last ...

Lucy van Pelt often tormented Charlie Brown through the running football ... Snoopy and friends like the bossy Lucy, philosophical Linus, and talented pianist Schroeder. Through everyday ...