Good Grief Day

Most everyone will recognize the little boy in the yellow shirt. Poor old Charlie Brown who never seems to kick the football, has a little sister named Sally and a dog named snoopy. Charlie Brown, the creation of Charles M. Schulz has lots of friends who all helped form the Peanuts gang. Schulz created the characters in 1922. Because of the love that the Peanuts gang has given the world Good Grief Day was established.

Charlie Brown used that phrase "Good Grief!" Since it was November 26 1922 that Brown was created the day has been connected to him and his band of characters. From October 2nd 1950 to February 13, 2000 the day after the author of the strip Charles Schulz's death the comic has appeared in a paper somewhere. Reprints of Schulz's comic appear in many U.S. newspapers routinely. 

Characters developed via Charles Schulz's were first created in a strip known as "Li'l Folks" In 1950 the strip was dropped and a new creation by Schulz was shared. Peanuts was very similar to Li'l Folks but it had a new set of characters. At the peak of daily strip was in 1960's was printed in 2,600 newspapers. 

The cartoon strip Peanuts offered humor, psychological, sociological and philosophical overtones. The cartoon strip often addressed daily issues of the world such as racial and gender issues during the 1960s. Included in the line up of characters were an African American character named Franklin and a athletic gal named Peppermint Patty. 

Schulz was not afraid to share thoughts on the vietnam war, school dress codes, religious themes, and more subjects of high notice through society. Charlie Brown was the main character of the Peanuts bunch He had a lack of self confidence but a willingness to never give up. Snoopy his dog did not reach the scenes til October 4, 1950 in the third strip. Slowly more characters were added. 

The Peanuts characters did not simply stay in the comics page. Their stardom led them to books, films, t.v. shows, theater, and video games. Charles Schulz authored his way into an induction into the William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of fame as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame. Cartoon films of Peanuts have received Peabody and Emmy awards.

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