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{{Infobox character
| name = Linus Van Pelt
| name       = Linus Van Pelt
| series = [[Peanuts]]
| series     = [[Peanuts]]
| image = Linus van Pelt.gif
| image       = Linus van Pelt.png
| caption =  
| caption     =
| first_major = Peanuts
| first_major = Peanuts
| first_date = {{Unbulleted list
| first_date = July 14, 1952<br>September 19, 1952 (debut)
  |  July 14, 1952 (first mention)
| last       = February 13, 2000 (comic strip)
  |  September 19, 1952 (debut)  
| creator     = [[Charles M. Schulz]]
}}
| gender     = Male
| last = February 13, 2000 (comic strip)
| family     = * [[Rerun Van Pelt]] (younger brother)  
| creator = [[Charles M. Schulz]]
| gender = Male
| family = * [[Rerun Van Pelt]] (younger brother)  
* [[Lucy Van Pelt]] (older sister)  
* [[Lucy Van Pelt]] (older sister)  
* Unnamed blanket-hating grandmother  
* Unnamed blanket-hating grandmother  
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* Marian (aunt)  
* Marian (aunt)  
* Felix Van Pelt (paternal grandfather)
* Felix Van Pelt (paternal grandfather)
| voice = Various voice actors<br><small>''[[#Voiced by|See below]]''</small>
| nationality = American
| voice       = Various voice actors<br>{{small|''[[#Voiced by|See below]]''}}
}}
}}
'''Linus Van Pelt''' is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] in [[Charles M. Schulz]]’s comic strip ''[[Peanuts]]''. He is the best friend of [[Charlie Brown]], the younger brother of [[Lucy Van Pelt]], and the older brother of [[Rerun Van Pelt]]. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1952/09/19|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 19, 1952|website=[[GoComics]]|date=September 19, 1952|access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref> but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred to two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his [[security blanket]]. Linus is named after Schulz's friend [[Linus Maurer]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Schulz|first=Charles M.|title=Peanuts Jubilee: My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and Others|publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston|year=1975|isbn=978-0030150814|pages=81–100}}</ref>


'''Linus Van Pelt''' is a fictional character in [[Charles M. Schulz]]’s comic strip ''[[Peanuts]]''. He is the best friend of [[Charlie Brown]], the younger brother of [[Lucy Van Pelt]], and the older brother of [[Rerun Van Pelt]]. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1952/09/19|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 19, 1952|website=[[GoComics]]|date=September 19, 1952 |access-date=January 1, 2025}}</ref> but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred to two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his [[security blanket]]. Linus is named after Schulz's friend [[Linus Maurer]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schulz |first=Charles M. |title=Peanuts Jubilee: My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and Others |publisher=Holt, Rinehart and Winston |year=1975 |isbn=978-0030150814 |pages=81–100}}</ref>
The character's creator, [[Charles M. Schulz]], has said of the character, "Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose, may contribute to his feelings of insecurity."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Schulz|first=Charles M.|date=February 23, 1980|title=What Do You Do with a Dog That Doesn't Talk?|journal=TV Guide|pages=22–24}}</ref> [[Lee Mendelson]], producer of the majority of the ''Peanuts'' television specials, has said that Linus is his favorite character: "He made sucking your thumb and holding a security blanket OK. I think he's one of the most original fictional characters of all time—blending childish behavior with great wisdom."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicbookmovie.com/animated_features/exclusive-q-a-with-charlie-browns-lee-mendelson-a115192|title=EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Charlie Brown's Lee Mendelson|last=Best|first=Nathan|date=February 12, 2015|work=Comic Book Movie|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>


The character's creator, [[Charles M. Schulz]], has said of the character, "Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose, may contribute to his feelings of insecurity."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schulz |first=Charles M. |date=February 23, 1980 |title=What Do You Do with a Dog That Doesn't Talk? |journal=TV Guide |pages=22–24}}</ref> [[Lee Mendelson]], producer of the majority of the ''Peanuts'' television specials, has said that Linus is his favorite character: "He made sucking your thumb and holding a security blanket OK. I think he's one of the most original fictional characters of all time—blending childish behavior with great wisdom."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comicbookmovie.com/animated_features/exclusive-q-a-with-charlie-browns-lee-mendelson-a115192 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Q & A With Charlie Brown's Lee Mendelson |last=Best |first=Nathan |date=February 12, 2015 |work=Comic Book Movie |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>
==Personality==
Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise<ref>{{cite book|last=Mansour|first=David|title=From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th century|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|year=2005|page=281|isbn=0-7407-5118-2}}</ref> and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian,<ref>{{cite book|last=Leaman|first=Thomas L.|title=Healing the Anxiety Diseases|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2002|page=268|isbn=0-7382-0873-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Clayton|first=Philip|author-link=Philip Clayton (philosopher)|title=God and Contemporary Science|url=https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay|url-access=registration|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company|year=1997|pages=[https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay/page/81 81]|isbn=0-7486-0798-6}}</ref> often quoting the [[Gospel]]s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pendergast|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Pendergast|title=St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture|url=https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend|url-access=registration|publisher=St. James Press|year=2000|page=[https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend/page/n55 25]|isbn=1-55862-404-X}}</ref>  


==Personality==
Juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket, for which he is often mocked by other characters, and he often sucks his thumb.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morrow|first1=Hugh|editor1-last=Inge|editor1-first=M. Thomas|title=Charles M. Schulz: Conversations|date=2000|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|page=7|chapter=The Success of an Utter Failure}}</ref> Linus is the only member of his group who believes in the [[Great Pumpkin]], an alternative Santa Claus–like figure who, according to Linus, appears every Halloween, arising from the most "sincere" pumpkin patch and bearing gifts. He occasionally temporarily convinced other characters that the Great Pumpkin is real, only to stubbornly maintain his faith when they lose theirs.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lind|first1=Stephen J.|title=A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz|date=2015|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|url=https://archive.org/details/charliebrownreli0000lind/page/88/mode/2up|pages=88–89|isbn=978-1-4968-0469-3|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>
Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise<ref>{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th century |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2005 |page=281 |isbn=0-7407-5118-2}}</ref> and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian,<ref>{{cite book |last=Leaman |first=Thomas L. |title=Healing the Anxiety Diseases |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2002 |page=268 |isbn=0-7382-0873-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Clayton |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Clayton (philosopher) |title=God and Contemporary Science |url=https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay |url-access=registration |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company |year=1997 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay/page/81 81] |isbn=0-7486-0798-6}}</ref> often quoting the [[Gospel]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pendergast |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Pendergast |title=St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture |url=https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend |url-access=registration |publisher=St. James Press |year=2000 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend/page/n55 25] |isbn=1-55862-404-X}}</ref> Juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket, for which he is often mocked by other characters, and he often sucks his thumb.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morrow |first1=Hugh |editor1-last=Inge |editor1-first=M. Thomas |title=Charles M. Schulz: Conversations |date=2000 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |page=7 |chapter=The Success of an Utter Failure}}</ref> Linus is the only member of his group who believes in the [[Great Pumpkin]], an alternative Santa Claus–like figure who, according to Linus, appears every Halloween, arising from the most "sincere" pumpkin patch and bearing gifts. He occasionally temporarily convinced other characters that the Great Pumpkin is real, only to stubbornly maintain his faith when they lose theirs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lind |first1=Stephen J. |title=A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz |date=2015 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |url=https://archive.org/details/charliebrownreli0000lind/page/88/mode/2up |pages=88–89 |isbn=978-1-4968-0469-3 |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>


In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Charles |date=1986-06-09 |title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 09, 1986 {{!}} GoComics.com |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1986/06/09 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=GoComics |language=en}}</ref> Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday strip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Charles |date=1964-11-22 |title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 22, 1964 {{!}} GoComics.com |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1964/11/22 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=GoComics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=The Sacco Armchair, the most revolutionary seat ever |url=https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/works-and-artists/the-sacco-armchair-the-most-revolutionary-seat-ever |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.finestresullarte.info |language=en}}</ref>
In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1986-06-09|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 09, 1986 {{!}} GoComics.com|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1986/06/09|access-date=2023-12-18|website=GoComics|language=en}}</ref> However, Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday news-strip cartoon.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1964-11-22|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 22, 1964 {{!}} GoComics.com|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1964/11/22|access-date=2023-12-18|website=GoComics|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2023|title=The Sacco Armchair, the most revolutionary seat ever|url=https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/works-and-artists/the-sacco-armchair-the-most-revolutionary-seat-ever|access-date=2023-12-18|website=www.finestresullarte.info|language=en}}</ref>


==Appearance==  
==Appearance==  
Linus has brown hair and hazel eyes and normally wears a red striped shirt, black shorts, red socks, and dark brown tennis shoes. On February 5, 1962, Linus began wearing eyeglasses after being diagnosed with myopia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1962/02/05|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 05, 1962 |last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1962-02-05|website=GoComics|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> but after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which thus explains their eventual disappearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1962/07/17|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 17, 1962|last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1962-07-17|website=GoComics|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Jean |date=2014-05-15 |title=Linus's Glasses |url=https://schulzmuseum.org/linuss-glasses-2/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Charles M. Schulz Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
Linus has brown hair and hazel eyes and normally wears a red striped shirt, black shorts, red socks, and dark brown tennis shoes. On February 5, 1962, Linus began wearing eyeglasses after being diagnosed with myopia;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1962/02/05|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 05, 1962|last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1962-02-05|website=GoComics|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> however, after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which thus explains their eventual disappearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1962/07/17|title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 17, 1962|last=Schulz|first=Charles|date=1962-07-17|website=GoComics|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Jean|date=2014-05-15|title=Linus's Glasses|url=https://schulzmuseum.org/linuss-glasses-2/|access-date=2023-10-28|website=Charles M. Schulz Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Relationships ==
== Relationships ==
{{Redirect-distinguish-text|Sweet Babboo|the Welsh musician [[Sweet Baboo]]}}
{{Redirect-distinguish-text|Sweet Babboo|the Welsh musician [[Sweet Baboo]]}}
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  |image1 = Linus boxing Lucy.JPG  
  | image1   = Linus boxing Lucy.JPG  
  |alt1 = Linus boxing Lucy  
  | alt1     = Linus boxing Lucy  
  |caption1 = Linus looked for an opening to knock out Lucy in a boxing match, but...  
  | caption1 = Linus looked for an opening to knock out Lucy in a boxing match, but...  
  |image2 = Lucy KOs Linus.jpg  
  | image2   = Lucy KOs Linus.jpg  
  |alt2 = Lucy KOs Linus  
  | alt2     = Lucy KOs Linus  
  |caption2 = ...Linus is the loser as Lucy landed the knockout punch instead.  
  | caption2 = ...Linus is the loser as Lucy landed the knockout punch instead.
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Linus is often bullied by his older sister, [[Lucy Van Pelt]], to which he responds by either giving in or taking revenge. He is [[Charlie Brown]]'s best friend; Linus became sympathetic towards Charlie Brown and often gave him advice after listening to Charlie Brown's various insecurities.  
Linus is often bullied by his older sister, [[Lucy Van Pelt|Lucy]], to which he responds by either giving in or taking revenge. He is [[Charlie Brown]]'s best friend; Linus became sympathetic towards Charlie Brown and often gave him advice after listening to Charlie Brown's various insecurities.  


Upon the introduction of Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally Brown, in 1959, Linus had the desire to marry her. As the strip progressed, he outgrew this idea. Meanwhile, Sally proceeded to fall in love with Linus, calling him her "Sweet Babboo," much to his displeasure. Linus, in turn, has an innocent unrequited love crush on his school teacher, Miss Othmar.
Upon the introduction of Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally Brown, in 1959, Linus had the desire to marry her. As the strip progressed, he outgrew this idea and rejects her overtures relentlessly (albeit less harshly than Schroeder does to Lucy and less confusedly than Charlie Brown does in re Peppermint Patty). Meanwhile, Sally proceeded to fall in love with Linus, often calling him her "Sweet Babboo", much to his displeasure. Linus, in turn, has a crush on his school teacher, Miss Othmar.{{cn|date=August 2025}}


== Voiced by ==
== Voiced by ==
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* Brandon Stewart (1988–1990)
* Brandon Stewart (1988–1990)
* [[Josh Keaton]] (1991)
* [[Josh Keaton]] (1991)
* John Christian Graas (1992–1993)
* John Christian Graas (1992, 1994)
* Anthony Burch (1995–1997)
* Anthony Burch (1995–1997)
* Corey Padnos (2000–2003)
* Corey Padnos (2000–2003)
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==External links==
==External links==


{{Wikiquote| Peanuts#Linus van Pelt| Linus Van Pelt}}
{{Wikiquote| Peanuts#Linus van Pelt|Linus Van Pelt}}


* [http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1952/09/19/ The first appearance of Linus Van Pelt in the "Peanuts" comic strip from September 19, 1952.]
* [http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1952/09/19/ The first appearance of Linus Van Pelt in the "Peanuts" comic strip from September 19, 1952.]

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The character's creator, Charles M. Schulz, has said of the character, "Linus, my serious side, is the house intellectual; bright, well-informed which, I suppose, may contribute to his feelings of insecurity."[3] Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the Peanuts television specials, has said that Linus is his favorite character: "He made sucking your thumb and holding a security blanket OK. I think he's one of the most original fictional characters of all time—blending childish behavior with great wisdom."[4]

Personality

Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise[5] and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian,[6][7] often quoting the Gospels.[8]

Juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket, for which he is often mocked by other characters, and he often sucks his thumb.[9] Linus is the only member of his group who believes in the Great Pumpkin, an alternative Santa Claus–like figure who, according to Linus, appears every Halloween, arising from the most "sincere" pumpkin patch and bearing gifts. He occasionally temporarily convinced other characters that the Great Pumpkin is real, only to stubbornly maintain his faith when they lose theirs.[10]

In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October.[11] However, Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday news-strip cartoon.[12][13]

Appearance

Linus has brown hair and hazel eyes and normally wears a red striped shirt, black shorts, red socks, and dark brown tennis shoes. On February 5, 1962, Linus began wearing eyeglasses after being diagnosed with myopia;[14] however, after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his ophthalmologist said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which thus explains their eventual disappearance.[15] In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines.[16]

Relationships

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Upon the introduction of Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally Brown, in 1959, Linus had the desire to marry her. As the strip progressed, he outgrew this idea and rejects her overtures relentlessly (albeit less harshly than Schroeder does to Lucy and less confusedly than Charlie Brown does in re Peppermint Patty). Meanwhile, Sally proceeded to fall in love with Linus, often calling him her "Sweet Babboo", much to his displeasure. Linus, in turn, has a crush on his school teacher, Miss Othmar.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Voiced by

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  • Christopher Shea (1965–1968)
  • Glenn Gilger (1969)
  • Stephen Shea (1971–1975)
  • Liam Martin (1975–1977)
  • Daniel Anderson (1977–1980)
  • Rocky Reilly (1980–1983)
  • Jeremy Schoenberg (1983–1985)
  • David T. Wagner (1984–1985)
  • Jeremy Miller (1985–1988)
  • Brandon Stewart (1988–1990)
  • Josh Keaton (1991)
  • John Christian Graas (1992, 1994)
  • Anthony Burch (1995–1997)
  • Corey Padnos (2000–2003)
  • Benjamin Bryan (2006)
  • Quinn Lord (2008–2009)
  • Tyler Kohanek (2009)
  • Austin Lux (2011)
  • Alexander Garfin (2015)
  • Jude Perry (2016)
  • Felix Helden (2018–2019)
  • Wyatt White (2019–present)

References

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