Summary

While no one can beach like Barbie ’s Ken , thePeanutsgang try their skillful in some fun - in - the - sun , beach - bound mirthful strips that stretch over numerous decades . Whether they are getting up to some hijinks or enjoying their day at the beach , thePeanutsgang makes these beach comic interminably gratifying . As well as being improbably fun and interesting , the beach - set comic strips have also been important in make Modern fictional character . For instance , there was the introduction of the Beach Beagle character . More importantly , it was a beach - go down comedian that introduced the existence to Franklin , one of the most popularPeanutscharacters .

ManyPeanutscomics take place in the vicinity . However , there were the few that broke away from the distinctive stage setting of the strip and bring the characters to the beach . As a result , reader got to see thePeanutsgang in new path and learn novel thing about them , like see that Snoopy could channel-surf , or that Linus was a talented sandcastle maker .

10"Dog Paddle"

July 1966

Snoopy has many pastime , being a jack of all trades and usually a master copy of none , despite bestowing a " World ’s Greatest " moniker onto hismany alter ego titles . sum surfing to his long list of hobbyhorse during the summer month , Snoopy hangs ten on some knotty wafture . However , he does not escape unscathed , as fancy when he wipes out in the water . The high-risk part for the surfriding beagle is not the demolition itself , but the penury for him to cad boat paddle when he falls off his surfboard .

Finding Brobdingnagian overplus when he has to dog paddle , Snoopy fear the feeling of sphacelus that come with his swimming style . Despite Snoopy knowing how to play a multitude of sports and even indite his own unretentive stories ( which are n’t usually very good , but that ’s beside the detail ) , he surprisingly never discover other methods of swim beside the Canis familiaris paddle .

The World War 1 Flying Ace is Snoopy ’s most famous persona and actually has some veridical - worldly concern historic tie , not look the Red Baron .

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9"Throw Stones"

August 1969

Most would not ever consider the beach a deadening place . It ’s even rare for a kid to be tire to tears at the beach , yet Sally has her momentswhere she is a very unique individual . When she kick to her big brother Charlie Brown that she is blase and ca n’t encounter anything to do at the beach , he advise throw stones into the water . Much like for her brother , matter do not end up run well when she throws rocks into the body of water .

Instead of it being a peaceful direction to pass the time , it ends in Sally engaging in violence against fish , hit one on the head accidentally . Even those who have never skipped rocks before could guess that reach a Pisces on the head is not the desired outcome . Sally ( and the hurt Pisces the Fishes ) would have been better off if she just stayed bored .

From pop finish references to enamour common childhood experience that many can look back on lovingly , Peanuts was a treasure treasure trove of nostalgia .

Lucy Peanuts

8A Real Nasty Looking Bunch

August 1997

Snoopy has a treasure trove of fascinating alter egos . There are those that most are familiar with , like his Joe Cool persona . Another alter egotism , that did n’t appear until the late ' 90s , is the nautical - themed pirate character , Blackbeagle , a canine spin on the infamous Blackbeard . Snoopy aka Blackbeagle is no lone sea rover , however , with his dame friends constitute Blackbeagle ’s Scurvy Band .

When Rerun is see the water , on the lookout for pirates , he get what he has been waiting for . In line to looking for immerse gem , like Rerun marvel , the jolly band of plagiarizer has instead come to shore for some delicious frappe emollient . Rerun jumped the gun just a tad when he thought that the pirate ring face like a nasty looking bunch , who would rather eat some cold treats at the beach than do any pillaging and steal .

From junk nutrient to dog food , Peanuts cut through all the culinary bases , giving its one of a kind characters many hearty meals over the year .

Featured Image: Peanuts, Patty angry in the background, with Peppermint Patty putting a finger to her lips in front of Charlie Brown

7"Doing Things Right"

July 1968

note Franklin ’s first - ever appearing inPeanuts , this late ' 60s comedian is implausibly important toPeanutshistory . The comedian find Charlie Brown fit Franklin for the first time while introducing lector to the Modern fibre as well . Where else could such a momentous occasion fall out other than at the beach ? The coming together of the pairlets Franklin love everything he needs to about Charlie Brown . show his Modern protagonist the stooped sandcastle he ’s build , Charlie Brown explains to Franklin that he ’s not famous for doing things right .

When Franklin and Charlie Brown meet , he share that his father is a soldier in Vietnam , being a time capsule of the late ' 60s .

Franklin will soon find out all on his own about Charlie Brown ’s mannerism and tough luck , but for now , he becomes fast friends with his new buddy who has less than stellar sandcastle building skill . Franklin ’s introduction appeared like it was just a comedian about Charlie Brown and thePeanutsgang having a fun Clarence Shepard Day Jr. at the beach while take a novel admirer . However , the comedian was so much more . The debut of Franklin label the series ' first Black character reference . This comic stripbrings in a character reference who would be present for the residuum of the comic ’s duration and would be a major fiber ofPeanutsmoving forward in allPeanutsmedia , including boob tube specials and motion picture .

Peanuts characters at the beach

Today , Franklin is an iconic member of the Peanuts work party , and his introduction in 1968 fixed a glaring error present in the strip from day one .

6"Cowabunga!"

August 1965

Snoopy live an eventful lifetime . Therefore , it ’s not all that surprising that he has had some past loves that impress him even after the relationships have come up and gone . One such important person to Snoopy is an ex - girlfriend who is referred to as the " Beach - Beagle . " SomePeanutslore is that Snoopy and the Beach Beagle dated until her father disapproved of the human relationship , breaking them up . However , this comic and the plot line it is a part of shows that Snoopy still pines for her .

find out her at the beach , Snoopy first obliterate from her , but then he develop the bright idea to show off his surfing acquirement , have Linus and Charlie Brown to oppugn his sanity . in the end , the poor whelp ends up wipe out . On top of stymie himself from his wipeout , he gets scolded by Charlie Brown and , even worse , he find out that Beach Beagle is at the beach with her golden retriever boyfriend ; a major bummer for Snoopy .

In most Peanuts comic strip , Snoopy is usually serene and amass , but the normally set - back beagle does not always maintain his cool demeanor .

Snoopy wipes out on his surf board and is embarrassed to have to “dog paddle” back to shore.

Created by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that began as a comic strip in the 1950s and eventually expanded to include films and a television series. Peanuts follows the daily adventures of the Peanuts gang, with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them. Aside from the film released in 2015, the franchise also has several Holiday specials that air regularly on U.S. Television during their appropriate seasons.

5"Where Is It Going?"

August 1970

Younger siblings can be annoying at clip , as Charlie Brown can guarantee for based on this comic strip . When Sally lets her brother ’s beach formal float away , she ca n’t help but imagine where the ball will end up . She names a gang of different places until Charlie Brown has had enough and shout at her . Sally , rather than seeing how her constant talking about where the beach clod could go is adding insult to injury , prefer to aim out Charlie Brown ’s crossness .

It was really arunning gag of the beach - setPeanutscomics for Charlie Brown ’s beach clump to float off or get away from him somehow , with Sally and Snoopy being the common reasons for the clump escaping Charlie Brown ’s grasp . This comedian see Sally as the exclusive reason this prison term . Charlie Brown showing a moment of temper towards his short sister is jolly unlike him , highlighting how frustrated he truly is .

Charlie Brown is n’t the most popular member of the Peanuts gang , and that ’s never more dependable than in these cartoon strip where shaver hate on the bonehead .

Snoopy as the World War 1 Flying Ace

4"Woodstock At The Beach"

Woodstock is normally stuck to the hip with Snoopy , seldom leave his side . Yet , he train a beach day for himself , bringing his shade , an umbrella , and , of course of instruction , his comfy nest . It would n’t be a relaxing twenty-four hours at the beach without his nest , would it ? Woodstock takes a Thomas Nelson Page from Joe Cool ’s volume , being a lay back beach bum with no trouble or aid .

As tiny as Woodstock is , he likes to be well-fixed wherever he is , necessitating his nest be with him , even in unlikely places like the beach . While this comic would not be the first or last time Woodstock would be regard at the beach , it is a rarified comic of Woodstock not only alone , but alone at the beach . As a event , this laughable isa unique receive inPeanutshistory , especially for fans of Woodstock .

Woodstock may be best known as Snoopy ’s crony , but these hilarious comic strips feature the diminutive , yellow raspberry as the mavin of the show .

Sally and Charlie Brown at the beach.

3"French Fry Pagoda"

July 1976

Linus and Lucy have their talents , being a twosome of very creative sib . Letting their creativity gleam on a day at the beach , Linus builds a showstopping sandcastle that draw viewers to his creation . ThePeanutsgang deem Linus ’s sandcastle so special that Sally really come up Charlie Brown and bring in him to the office to see it . Yet , Lucy is not about to permit Linus get the spotlight , dragging Charlie Brown to see her own art .

At first , Charlie Brown is impressed with the sight of Lucy ’s tower pagoda . However , his face fall when he find out that Lucy made her pagoda out of a very improbable construction cloth : french fries . While sandcastles field familiar puerility pastimeto many hoi polloi , building towers out of french fries is in spades less common . It ’s quite a strange choice when there ’s literally George Sand completely surrounding Lucy to make a sandcastle of her own .

Lucy is one of peanut ' most recognisable characters ; over the age , she provided readers with some of the comic strip ’s most hilarious bit .

Peanuts Gang sitting at a brick wall

2"A Hot Parking Lot"

August 1973

summertime is a fun metre to have a day at the beach , swim in the coolheaded water . An unfortunate death to the fun metre in the water is a barefoot trek across a steaming hot parking quite a little . A wholly unpleasant experience , walk barefooted on hot pavement is a dreaded experience that many have had while essay to get back to their cars after time at the beach . It ’s something that Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown , or Chuck as she dear calls him , have first - hand experience of .

While most know her as Peppermint Patty , her real name is Patricia Reichardt .

Actually , they deem the scorching red-hot walk across the parking lot as the forged affair about swim . Many would have trouble finding geological fault with Peppermint Patty ’s statement . The facial expression on their face when they are playing in the water , compare to when they are sit on the grass after crossing the red-hot parking lot , is markedly unlike , with their smiles become to reflection of double-dyed agony .

Lucy, Rerun, and Snoopy with his pirate gang of birds at the beach.

Peppermint Patty first seem in Charles Schulz Peanuts in the 1960s ; before that , another lineament named Patty walk so she could head for the hills .

1"Stupid Can"

August 1971

Joe Cool , the lackadaisicalpersona of Snoopyis properly at home at the beach . Embracing his nerveless college scholar image , Snoopy as Joe Cool spend his time at the beach drinking his beloved root beer and " eye bird . " Much like how Snoopy tried to impress his Beach Beagle ex-wife , he ca n’t help himself from trying to move others by crush an empty can with one hand . Yet again , Snoopy ’s effort to impress go wrong miserably .

Crushing the can one - handed is intemperate than imagined , require top strong-arm strength and effort from Joe Cool . Even trying to crush the can with all his strength is not enough , understandably annoying Snoopy until he give up and just kicks the can by . Between pass over out while surfboard to being whole unable to crush a soda can , Snoopy should just avert resorting to tricks to endeavor to yarn-dye others . Next fourth dimension he and thePeanutsgang obtain themselves at the beach , Snoopy should just be himself … or one of his legion personas like Joe Cool .

Created by Charles M. Schulz , Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that begin as a mirthful striptease in the fifties and finally expanded to admit films and a television series . groundnut conform to the daily risky venture of the Peanuts crew , with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them . away from the moving-picture show released in 2015 , the franchise also has several Holiday special that air regularly on U.S. Television during their appropriate seasons .

Peanuts kids sitting at a wooden table with food on plates in front of them.

Charlie Brown and Franklin with a sandcastle in Peanuts.

Franklin from the Peanuts playing the drums

Snoopy surfing at the beach.

Side by side images of Snoopy mad from Peanuts.

Charlie Brown and Sally at the beach in Peanuts.

Charlie Brown looked defeated from Charles Schulz' Peanuts

Woodstock sitting under an umbrella in a nest at the beach.

Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus building sandcastles and french fries pagoda at the beach.

Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown walking over a hot parking lot.

Snoopy as Joe Cool trying to crush a can at the beach.

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Created by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that began as a comic strip in the 1950s and eventually expanded to include films and a television series. Peanuts follows the daily adventures of the Peanuts gang, with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them. Aside from the film released in 2015, the franchise also has several Holiday specials that air regularly on U.S. Television during their appropriate seasons.

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