Pumpkin (disambiguation)

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Pumpkin is a large orange squash fruit (vegetable) of the genus Cucurbita.

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<i>Peanuts</i> Comic strip by Charles M. Schulz

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linus Van Pelt</span> Peanuts comic strip character

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. He first appeared on September 19, 1952, but he was not mentioned by name until three days later. He was first referred two months earlier, on July 14. Linus spoke his first words in 1954, the same year he was first shown with his security blanket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peppermint Patty</span> Peanuts comic strip character

Peppermint Patty is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. Her full name is Patricia Reichardt, which is very rarely used in the strip. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends. She has freckles and "mousy-blah" hair, and generally displays the characteristics of a tomboy, although she also demonstrates an obsession with the smaller things in life. She made her first appearance on August 22, 1966. The following year she made her animated debut in the TV special You're in Love, Charlie Brown and began coaching a baseball team that played against Charlie Brown, and thereafter had other adventures with him. Uniquely, she refers to Charlie Brown and Lucy as "Chuck" and "Lucille", respectively. In most of her appearances, she is attracted to Charlie Brown, based on her reactions. Her birthday is on October 4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rerun Van Pelt</span> Peanuts comic strip character

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcie</span> Peanuts comic strip character

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shermy</span> Peanuts comic strip character

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Patty (<i>Peanuts</i>) Peanuts comic strip character

Patty is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Patty was formerly a major character whose role was reduced in later years; she never developed a distinct personality like Lucy, or Sally. She is sometimes confused with Peppermint Patty, a different and later character with a similar name. Patty appeared in the first Peanuts strip, with Shermy and Charlie Brown, on October 2, 1950.

<i>Lil Folks</i> Comic strip

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kite-Eating Tree</span> Peanuts comic strip character

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Pumpkin</span> Peanuts comic strip character

The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. According to Linus van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin is a legendary personality who rises from the pumpkin patch on Halloween carrying a large bag of toys to deliver to believing children. Linus continues to maintain faith in the Great Pumpkin, despite his friends' mockery and disbelief.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Snoopy</span> Peanuts comic strip character

Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the Peanuts films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in some countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs.

The Great Pumpkin is a fictional character from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic.