SCHULZ: No, I don't recall anybody ever complaining about that. GROSS: Did you find any reluctance in newspapers at the time to take on a subject like depression or mental scars, you know? GROSS: And I think in a way that kind of sums up Charlie Brown's view of life, you know - the mental scars. And Charlie Brown says, oh, I have lots of them, but they're all mental. And he asks Charlie Brown if he has any scars. GROSS: There's a "Peanuts" from - I forget the year, but it's in the 1950s, where I think it's Linus shows Charlie Brown a scar. I spoke with him in 1990 on the 40th anniversary of "Peanuts." He was in his studio in Santa Rosa, California. Charles Schulz died in 2000, one day before his final strip was published. The soundtrack from the special is one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. GROSS: That's from "A Charlie Brown Christmas," which was first broadcast in 1965 and has since become an annual TV tradition. Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you're the Charlie Browniest. I always end up feeling depressed.ĬHRISTOPHER SHEA: (As Linus Van Pelt) Charlie Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem.
I like getting presents and sending Christmas cards and decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel. PETER ROBBINS: (As Charlie Brown) I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS") Even if you didn't grow up with the "Peanuts" comic strip, you may recognize this. Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles Schulz, the creator of one of the most beloved and famous comic strips, "Peanuts." It was in the 1950s that a depressed, insecure kid named Charlie Brown took his place on the newspaper comics pages.
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