I wonder why nobody ever calls him “Charlie.” Why the full name, always? No wonder Peppermint Patty calls him “Chuck”—she`s probably trying to help him reinvent himself. Nah…Patty just accepts him as he is.
I’m afraid some people have the looks and demeanor that attract bullies and even kids who don’t usually make fun of others. I empathized with CB. But he too often depressed me. I was young and didn’t see the humor in the victimizing of CB.
I was teased growing up too. The kids called me Charlie Brown due to My First name being Charlie. That stoped when as I got to High School whewn I was strong enough to give someone that started calling me Charlie Brown a nice big bloody nose and 2 black eyes. I never heard said to my face again. :D
We had a guy in school whose name really was Charlie Brown. But he was a 175 pound wrestler who went to state championships, so nobody ever – ever – made fun of him.
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Lucy says “Look, Charlie, we all know Christmas is just a big commercial racket.” That’s about the only time I know of that she didn’t use his full name.
I was teased because of my first name all through school. I was called by an eccentric lady comedian with the same name. It hurt. But I had to live with it. I still wish I could change my name to something more modern.
In an episode of the UK show “24 Hours In The ER”, a patient named Charlie Brown was brought into the hospital. When his name was called in the ER, another person remarked “Charlie Brown? That can’t be someone’s real name”.
Charlie Brown is basically Charles Schulz as a kid. The physical resemblance is pretty strong, as are the angst and the odd mixture of contempt and respect the other kids show him. He probably always called him Charlie Brown in the strip to distinguish himself from the character.
Too bad this arc isn’t the one that became the basis of one of the movies. There was a movie about whole gang going to camp, and Charlie Brown has to rise to being a leader for them to beat a gang of cheating bullies in a boat race. I won’t spoil the end and tell you who won, you’ll have to watch the movie to find out.
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
I wonder why nobody ever calls him “Charlie.” Why the full name, always? No wonder Peppermint Patty calls him “Chuck”—she`s probably trying to help him reinvent himself. Nah…Patty just accepts him as he is.
Templo S.U.D. over 12 years ago
♪Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown. He’s a clown. He’s gonna get caught! Just you wait and see.♪ (Why’s everybody’s picking on me?")
JLG Premium Member over 12 years ago
Charlie Brown logic, perfectly exemplified. <=)
upanddown17 over 12 years ago
Seems like Charlie Brown has peer trouble wherever he is.
skeeterhawk over 12 years ago
I’m afraid some people have the looks and demeanor that attract bullies and even kids who don’t usually make fun of others. I empathized with CB. But he too often depressed me. I was young and didn’t see the humor in the victimizing of CB.
Tinyman over 12 years ago
I was teased growing up too. The kids called me Charlie Brown due to My First name being Charlie. That stoped when as I got to High School whewn I was strong enough to give someone that started calling me Charlie Brown a nice big bloody nose and 2 black eyes. I never heard said to my face again. :D
cdward over 12 years ago
We had a guy in school whose name really was Charlie Brown. But he was a 175 pound wrestler who went to state championships, so nobody ever – ever – made fun of him.
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
In “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Lucy says “Look, Charlie, we all know Christmas is just a big commercial racket.” That’s about the only time I know of that she didn’t use his full name.
cbcomicsfan over 12 years ago
It must be a Charlie/Charles thing … in “A Wrinkle In Time” it was always Charles Wallace, never just Charles, Charlie or Chuck.
Darryl Heine over 12 years ago
In a chow line, lunch is always awful with food made with VOMITROCIOUS bugs or something like that.
Number Three over 12 years ago
Awwwwww. That’s one of the worst things about Camp.
The bullying…
Poor ol’ Charlie Brown.
xxx
Momothor14 over 12 years ago
My name is Mary Moore and there are some people that ALWAYS call me by my full name. I think it just rolls off the tongue that way!
iced tea over 12 years ago
I was teased because of my first name all through school. I was called by an eccentric lady comedian with the same name. It hurt. But I had to live with it. I still wish I could change my name to something more modern.
edonline over 12 years ago
In an episode of the UK show “24 Hours In The ER”, a patient named Charlie Brown was brought into the hospital. When his name was called in the ER, another person remarked “Charlie Brown? That can’t be someone’s real name”.
krisjackson01 over 12 years ago
Charlie Brown is basically Charles Schulz as a kid. The physical resemblance is pretty strong, as are the angst and the odd mixture of contempt and respect the other kids show him. He probably always called him Charlie Brown in the strip to distinguish himself from the character.
krisjackson01 over 12 years ago
And I’ve known about five guys named Charles Brown, all of whom were called Charlie Brown all the time, with no hint of irony.
falcon_370f over 12 years ago
Too bad this arc isn’t the one that became the basis of one of the movies. There was a movie about whole gang going to camp, and Charlie Brown has to rise to being a leader for them to beat a gang of cheating bullies in a boat race. I won’t spoil the end and tell you who won, you’ll have to watch the movie to find out.
orz over 12 years ago
Why are they wearing white hats?
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member over 12 years ago
At least, his name is not Charlie Bucket. Charlie is a cool name, and at least Brown is much better than Bucket.
Alexis101 over 12 years ago
he does have a funny name