10 Funniest Peanuts Comics That Just Turned 50

There is no shortage of iconic characters in Peanuts. While the likes of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock are probably the most recognizable, they’re far from the only reasons to read the comic strip, as even hard-sided characters in the franchise are downright hilarious. And above them all stands one as the only strange character, and they are marked in the crop of Peanuts Comics published in September 1974.

50 years ago, almost the entire month of September in Peanuts History was dedicated to The most funny character Charles M. Schultz ever brought to the pass: school building. in Peanuts Learning, the school the Peanuts gang attends is actually alive, and every once in a while, it interacts with the students. And, in September 1974, School Building might as well have become a member of the Peanuts gang itself – and it’s as hilarious as it is wild (and a little terrifying). Here are those 10 funniest Peanuts Comics that just turned 50!

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Lucy hilariously dismisses her obvious lack of baseball skills

Peanuts – September 24, 1974

Lucy has famously been on the Peanuts gang’s baseball team since the beginning of the comic strip, and now Linus is old enough to participate as well, and he comes to the conclusion that Lucy is a drain on the team. Linus breaks down the statistics and finds that Lucy continuously drops, misses, or otherwise fumbles the ball in her position in right field – as in, hundreds of instances. but, Lucy has a perfectly reasonable and concise explanation for this: “The sun was in my eyes!“.

saying “The sun was in my eyes“is a good excuse for a couple of poor performances, but Linus calculated the stats from years of recorded games. Clearly, Lucy has no baseball skills, and the fact that she blames the sun is absolutely hilarious.

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Lucy keeps blowing her chances with Schroeder, even as she realizes the problem

Peanuts – September 30, 1974

Lucy has been in love with Schroder for years, but every time she makes her feelings known to him, they are not reciprocated. Schroeder just doesn’t like Lucy, and honestly, it doesn’t seem like he really likes anyone or anything but his piano. However, Lucy is determined to win his heart, and in this comic strip, Lucy thinks she has identified the problem.

Lucy continues to talk to Schroeder while he tries to play the piano, and he clearly doesn’t like it. So, Lucy decides she’s just going to hang out next to him while he plays without saying a word—which she’s able to do for no more than a single panel. Even when Lucy realizes what the (potential) problem is, she still blows her chances with Schroeder (in hilariously self-prophetic fashion).

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Peppermint Patty reveals why she would rather just sleep during class

Peanuts – September 15, 1974

When the class is presented with a math problem, Peppermint Patty confidently raises her hand to solve it, only to give the wrong answer. Then she tries to correct herself by spitting out a number of other answers, and every single one of them is wrong. In an effort to get some sort of credit, Peppermint Patty offers to spell”Mississippi” – as if that would help her degree in math.

Peppermint Patty goes out of her way to participate in class, which is a huge step up from what she normally does. however, Every answer she gave was wrong. at the time, Peppermint Patty might as well have just sleptWhat is assured is the conclusion she came to herself, given practically every other comic pass with Patty in the classroom.

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Sally hilariously tells the school building before the first day of school

Peanuts – September 2, 1974

In the first appearance of the school building in September 1974, Sally decides to give it a piece of her mind the day before the first day of school. Sally screams at the sentient building, calling it “Stupid“ And said she bet it can’t wait to”Torture a bunch of innocent kids“.

The school building was in no mood to get told off by some kid, especially since the only ‘crime’ it had committed was merely existing. Plus, the school building surely has enough on its mind with school back in session the next day, at which point it will be filled with kids who hate it – so being a day early is sure not to be appreciated.

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The school building quickly becomes a danger to kids who disturb it

Peanuts – September 4, 1974

In another instance where Sally tells the school building, she digs even deeper into what is the worst, and how other similar institutions should be criticized more. Sally even says that everyone should “Take a closer look“In the problems that exist in the schools everywhere, at what point, the school building seems to have enough. The School Building responds, “Look closer, kid, and I’ll drop a brick on you!!“.

What started as a wacky Peanuts Character becomes pure nightmare fuel not unlike a Stephen King novel. A sentient school that is haunted by critical kids with the power to physically harm them with bricks? that s The Shining / Christine– level terrifying, and this is not the only comic where there is a problem.

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Sally realizes that she better stay on the good side of the school building

Peanuts – September 6, 1974

After mercilessly berating the school building in the previous few comic strips, resulting in threats of physical violence, Sally decides to be a little gentle with the school building. Sally complimented the building, saying she thought the bricks were cool. The School Building responds with a simple heart (did the School Building invent the emoji?), indicating that the Building and Sally are on good terms.

Although Sally may have been acting purely out of the kindness of her own heart, it is a little suspicious that her opinion of the school building changed so drastically after it threatened to drop a brick on her head – As if Sally was under the impression that she’d better be nice to the school building…or else.

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School Building lacks Sally on the weekends, who is either incredibly sweet or extremely angry

Peanuts – September 7, 1974

This Peanuts Comic features the school building talking to itself, complaining about how it’s the weekend, meaning “This little girl won’t be around today“, with ‘the little girl’ being Sally. The school building is also made sad by the fact that it is only Saturday, which means that it is only day-one of not seeing Sally. The school building then says that it hates the weekends, which surely coincides with his newfound feelings for Sally.

It’s either really sweet, because this sentient building has somehow found friendship against all odds, or it’s downright evil. Again, the School building threatened to confuse Sally with bricks before she was fond of it, and now it seems to be obsessed with her.

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Sally’s friendship with the school building is genuine, and Charlie Brown’s embarrassment proves it

Peanuts – September 10, 1974

In an optimistic twist, it seems The friendship between the school building and Sally was genuine after all! When Sally is home sick from school, she tells Charlie Brown to tell the school building why she’s not there. Sally wouldn’t have felt the need to do this if she didn’t really care about the school building, proving that there wasn’t anything going on here that Stephen King would be interested in writing about. The two got off to a rocky start, but the friendship they found was true.

Although the comic is incredibly sweet, the funniest part is Charlie Brown’s interaction with the school building. Chuck tells it that he feels like a fool talking to a building, to which the school building replies, “This is not the biggest thrill of my life either, kid!“, Implying that talking to Charlie Brown is as boring as talking to a brick wall – even a literal brick wall!

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The school building wasn’t as sweet as Sally made it seem after all

Peanuts – September 12, 1974

While Sally’s genuine friendship with the school building seemingly sets aside any sinister implications regarding the sentient structure, this comic makes readers rethink what they thought they knew about the school building. After Lucy catches Charlie Brown talking to the school building on Sally’s behalf, she calls him crazy, saying that anyone would be crazy to talk to a building, especially a “stupid brick building” like this. then, The school building does to Lucy what it threatened to do to Sally a few strips earlier: hit her with a brick.

It seems the school building isn’t just making empty threats, it actually has the power to throw bricks at kids who offend it.. Even though Sally really likes the school building, it doesn’t detract from the unnatural horror of what happened to Lucy, because the sensitive sentient school is a genuine threat to the students.

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Peanuts subtly explains why the school building is so violent… & dangerous

Peanuts – September 16, 1974

Charlie Brown was rapping to speak to the school building on Sally’s behalf all week while she was sick, and at that time, he was reported to the principal by another student who thought he was acting crazy. Charlie Brown confronts Sally about this, saying that he was “Suffer in silence“All this time just to help her out. After they leave, The school building says to itself, “I have been suffering in silence for sixty years, child!“.

It’s a chillingly comic strip, because it explains why the school building is so aggressive towards rude kids, and obsessive towards the nice ones: it was “Suffer in silence” for decades. The school building is not just an oddity Peanuts Character, it’s absolute nightmare fuelHow it was driven mad by years of abuse, and is finally ready to exact its revenge on those who think they deserve it.

Of course, at the end of the day, the school building is just that: a building – meaning the idea that it is a scary threat (or even a good friend) is completely ridiculous, and absolutely hilarious. That’s why the comic strips with the school building are among the 10 funniest Peanuts Comics that just turned 50!