Other articles are quite gratifying.Take Charlotte Braun, for example. I have read Peanuts all my life but had never heard of this character, whom Charles Shulz apparently created to be some distorted, female version of Charlie Brown. Unlike Charlie, Charlotte was mean and pushy and even louder than Lucy. But Shulz tired of her quickly and blinked her to the cornfield, never to be seen again. (Later, he created Charlie's sister Sally as a new and improved female twist on Charlie.)
Shortly after Charlotte went away, Shulz received a letter from an avid Peanuts reader who disliked the character and requested that she be eliminated. Shulz responded by asking the reader if she felt comfortable being responsible for the death of a child, and enclosed in the post script a sketch of Charlotte with an axe in her head. It almost seems to urban legendy to be true, but the letter was apparently donated to the Library of Congress, which posted a scan of it online. Amazing.
Charlotte Braun, rest in peace.

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ReplyDeleteCharlotte Braun is like Gumby's Aunt Gumbitty of Peanuts.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, Millicent the rabbit from the cartoon from Warner Brothers Rabbit Romeo, is like Charlotte Braun in a way. After Millicent did appear exactly twice, once in Rabbit Romeo and the other in the TV special Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet, she got the ax from Warner Brothers and she did vanish from the face of the earth.
ReplyDeleteI believe Schultz got rid of Charlotte Braun after receiving the fan letter, not the other way around. As you can see in his response to his fan, he promises her he WILL get rid of the character.
ReplyDeleteI believe Schultz got rid of Charlotte after receiving the fan letter, not the other way around. As you can see in his response, he promises the fan he WILL get rid of the character.
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