Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang turn 75

Stacks of the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times, with the final Sunday "Peanuts" comic strip by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, are pictured at a newsstand Feb. 13, 2000 in Hollywood.

The Peanuts characters Linus and Charlie Brown and Snoopy were on hand for the ceremonial first pitch and pose for a photo with pitcher Braydon Fisher before a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sept. 13, 2025 in Toronto, Can.

Beagle Scout Snoopy balloon on Central Park West during the 2023 MacyÕs Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

Charles M. Schulz with a few of his Peanuts characters, including (on top of books) Lucy van Pelt and Charlie Brown, and below, from left, Linus (with blanket), Snoopy and Schroeder (at piano) on January 1, 1962.

A mural made up of small comic strips inside the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.

A strip shows Snoopy's brother Spike with his signature thought bubble.

Charles M. Schulz in 1971.

The first-ever "Peanuts" comic strip, which debuted on Oct. 2, 1950.

Charles M. Schulz in 1954.

A visitor walks past a display of "Peanuts" cartoons by the late Charles Schulz at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Oct. 15, 2008. Turkey is guest of honor at the 60th edition of the book fair, which takes place from October 15 to 19, 2008.

Charles M. Schulz

Snoopy greets a family at THE PEANUTS MOVIE Fall Festival Celebrating Charles M Schulz Day at Landmark Plaza on October 20, 2015 in St Paul, Minnesota.

A woman looks at Snoopy art work, displayed as part of the "Snoopy In Style" exhibition to mark the Peanuts comic strip's 75th anniversary in Paris, France on March 20, 2025.

Snoopy magnets are displayed as part of the "Snoopy In Style" exhibition to mark the Peanuts comic strip's 75th anniversary in Paris, France on March 20, 2025.

An inflatable Snoopy sits in the front yard of a house on Howard Street on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in South Bend, Ind.

Charles Schulz, the creator of comic strip characters Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and the rest of the "Peanuts" gang, announced December 14 that his last new daily installment of the Peanuts strip will appear January 3, 2000 and his last new Sunday strip will be published February 13, 2000. The characters are being retired, after nearly 50 years, by Schulz 77, who has written, drawn, colored and lettered every "Peanuts" strip.

Bryce Minhinnick, 13, adds color to a Snoopy painting inside the hematology/oncology wing at the ChildrenÕs Hospital of Michigan in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Minhinnick is being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, also called ALL.

Before the Quinsigamond Community College 2023 Commencement at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Friday, Kiara "Kiki" Diaz of Auburn searches for classmates to sign her Snoopy doll in memory of her father, Edwin Diaz, Sr., 51, a Peanuts fan, who passed away on March 21.

Snoopy makes an appearance at the 2014 Cape CoralÕs Annual Holiday Boat-A-Long parade at Four Freedoms Park in Cape Coral, Fla.

Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" characters, poses with (L-R) Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy as his star is placed on the Hollywood Blvd on June 28, 1996.

Making their debuts, the "Charlie Brown and the Elusive Football" balloons start down the route of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28, 2002 in New York. The balloons are based on the popular character from the "Peanuts" comic strip.

Signage is seen during 2025 Comic-Con International: San Diego preview night at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2025 in San Diego, Calif.