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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, but after the Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In
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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. Meanwhile, Sally proceeded to fall in love with Linus, calling him her "Sweet Babboo," much to his displeasure. Linus, in turn, has an
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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."
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said that he may not have to wear his glasses all the time, which thus explains their eventual disappearance. In a 1985 interview, Schulz said he stopped putting glasses on Linus because it interfered with his expression lines.
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In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October. Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday strip.
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Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian, often quoting the
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The first appearance of Linus Van Pelt in the "Peanuts" comic strip from September 19, 1952.
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Schulz, Charles M. (February 23, 1980). "What Do You Do with a Dog That Doesn't Talk?".
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Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2
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A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz
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Morrow, Hugh (2000). "The Success of an Utter Failure". In Inge, M. Thomas (ed.).
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Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials
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an earlier strip of July 17, 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his
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Linus looked for an opening to knock out Lucy in a boxing match, but...
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
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It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
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innocent unrequited love crush on his school teacher, Miss Othmar.
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording
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