
daily
and Sunday
American comic strip
written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz
, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. The strip is considered to be one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, with 17,897 strips published in all, making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being", according to Professor Robert Thompson
of Syracuse University
.
Good grief!
I can't stand it! I just can't stand it!
You blockhead(s)!
(usually to Charlie Brown): That's the way it goes...
It depresses a manager to see his team cry... (14 Jun 58)
(sees Lucy wearing one of his shirts:) Well hello there, Charlie Brown, you blockhead!! (Violet and Patty crack up as Lucy sighs and Charlie Brown walks away) (22 Feb 59)
(after proving there are no spiders in the baseball gloves:) In all the history of baseball, there has never been a manager who has had to go through what I have to go through! (6 Apr 61)