<P> Lee Mendelson, producer of the majority of the Peanuts television specials, has said of Charlie Brown that "He was, and is, the ultimate survivor in overcoming bulliness--Lucy or otherwise ." </P> <P> Charlie Brown's birth date is October 30 . In the original Peanuts strips (excluding Li'l Folks), his birth year is suggested to be 1946 according to a strip originally published Nov. 3, 1950 . Initially Charlie Brown suggests he lives in an apartment with his grandmother occupying the one above his; a few years into the strip, he moves to a house with a back yard . </P> <P> His name was first used on May 30, 1948, in an early Schulz comic strip called Li'l Folks in which one boy has buried another in a sandbox and then denies that he has seen the other boy ("Charlie Brown") when asked . He made his official debut in the first Peanuts comic strip, on October 2, 1950 . The strip features Charlie Brown walking by, as two other children named Shermy and Patty look at him . Shermy refers to him as "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" as he passes by, but then immediately reveals his hatred toward him once he is gone on the last panel . During the strip's early years, Charlie Brown was much more playful than he is known for, as he often played pranks and jokes on the other characters . On December 21 of the same year, his signature zig - zag T - shirt appeared; formerly, he only wore a plain one . On the March 6, 1951, strip, Charlie Brown first appears to play baseball, as he was warming up before telling Shermy that they can start the game; however, he was the catcher, not yet the pitcher . </P> <P> Charlie Brown's relationships with other Peanuts characters initially differed significantly from their later states, and their concepts were grown up through this decade until they reached their more established forms . An example is his relationship with Violet Gray, to whom he was introduced on the February 7, 1951, strip . The two constantly remained on fairly good terms; a bit different from their now - known relationship . Charlie Brown often fed on Violet's mud pies . On the August 16, 1951, strip, she called Charlie Brown a "blockhead", being the first time Charlie Brown was referred by that insult . November 14 of that year, Charlie Brown is first unable to kick a football, and Violet is responsible because fear of her hand being kicked by Charlie Brown resulted in her letting go of it . </P>

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