In the decades sincePeanutsbegan its publication in 1950, it’s won the hearts of millions and cemented itself as a beloved classic countless times over. Even now, nearly twenty-five years after the strip concluded its run, readers continue to fall in love with Snoopy and the rest of the charming cast of characters created by Charles Schulz – as these strips from 1994 show.

There’s a reasonPeanutsis hailed asone of the best comics of all time, and that’s because the humor holds up to this day.From Charlie Brown getting a pen pal, to Snoopy’s writing career yet again failing to take off, the jokes in the following comic strips still haven’t lost their lusterafter thirty years.

Sally brings a bag lunch for Charlie Brown, and he asks what’s in it. Sally replies, “in it?"

ThesePeanutscomics from September 1994 prove just how timeless Schulz' cartoons are, as Charlie Brown and his friends face wacky situations that readers from all walks of life can resonate with and get a few good laughs out of.

10Sally Forgets The Most Important Part Of Charlie Brown’s Lunch

First Published: Jun 07, 2025

The first comic strip on this list starsSally, Charlie Brown’s little sister. Sally is kind enough to bring a lunch bag for her brother, and he expresses his gratitude for the gesture. When he asks her what’s in it, Sally’s reply is unexpected and hilarious:“In it?“As it turns out, Sally hasmisunderstood the concept of a “lunch bag” and only brought the bag itself for Charlie Brown.

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Sally isn’t the brightest character in thePeanutsgang, defined by her eccentricities rather than her intellect, and this moment is yet another instance of her not taking a hint that most would find obvious. It’s hard to be frustrated with her for this, since she’s too innocent to realize her mistake. Charlie Brown doesn’t have the heart to call out his baby sister for forgetting his lunch, but his eye-roll says it all.

Snoopy and Sally playing in the living room.

9Snoopy’s New Story Features A Surprising Character

First Published: June 07, 2025

Snoopy’s ongoing mission to become an authorhits a snag when he receives the latest in a long line of rejection letters from editors. Frustrated, he tosses the new letter aside, but Lucy has a suggestion to get him back on track. She tells Snoopy that “all the bestsellers these days are about attorneys”, so his writing would have a better chance of getting published if he wrote about an attorney. Snoopy puts this idea into practice, albeit too literally,as he randomly inserts an attorney into a context that has nothing to do with the profession.

This strip carries on a long-running joke where Snoopy submits his work to editors and gets rejected. Every story he writes has the same opening line: “It was a dark and stormy night.“Then, of course, every story gets shot down by publishers and editors. No amount of advice from characters like Lucy can fix what may be perpetually broken.

Snoopy gets several rejection letters; Lucy tells him that bestsellers these days are about attorneys.

8Peppermint Patty Somehow Finds The One Person Weirder Than Marcie

First Published: Aug 23, 2025

Marcie could be considered many things - smart, kind, funny - but athletic is definitely not one of them. Her clumsiness gets in the way of any hopes she might have of playing a sport. Despite this, her dad buys her a football, and Peppermint Patty wants to know why. Marcie responds by sharing her father’s joke about how “you can’t punt a violin”, then erupts in laughter. Peppermint Patty doesn’t see the humor, as shetells Marcie her dad might be even weirder than she is.

Peppermint Patty and Marcie’s friendshipis a staple ofPeanutscomics, with Marcie acting as a sort of sidekick to her other half’s antics. While Marcie tends to be more reserved, Peppermint Patty is not afraid to speak her mind, even when it’s at her friend’s expense. That outspoken quality is on full display here, but Marcie owns her weirdness with a big smile. The bond these two have is strong enough to handle some light ribbing here and there, after all.

Peppermint Patty asks why Marcie’s dad bought her a football; Marcie says ‘He said, ‘because you can’t punt a violin.

7Lucy And Her Younger Brother Rerun Share An Adorable Sibling Moment

First Published: June 28, 2025

This strip features Rerun Van Pelt, the younger brother of Lucy and Linus. A lesser known character inPeanuts, Rerun was born in 1972, much to Lucy’s dismay. In a comic chronicling his birth, Lucy claims that having another brother will just be a “rerun” of the first time.Linus takes Lucy’s quip seriously and decrees that Rerun is the perfect name for their brother, and from then on he’s known as Rerun.

When Lucy finds Rerun with his hands over his face, she asks him what’s wrong. Rerun isn’t sure what she means, so she mimics his pose, to which he hilariously comments that she’s the only one sitting like that. As silly as their facepalm poses are, Lucy’s concern for Rerun is surprisingly touching. She’s gone from considering her baby brother a “rerun” to worrying about how he’s feeling, and this sweet moment shows how much she’s grown throughoutPeanuts.

Lucy mimics Rerun when she sees him with his hands on his face; Rerun says that she’s the one sitting like that, not him.

6Sally’s Memorization Skills Could Use Some Work

First Published: July 24, 2025

Once again,Sally’s absent-mindednesslends itself to a comical punchline. Sally recites a Bible verse to Charlie Brown that she needs to have memorized for Sunday school, and it’s hardly a challenging one. All she needs to do is remember three words, which is easy enough. However, Sally ends upasking Charlie Brown to help her make cue cards to help her remember her singular line.

Sally doesn’t harbor much enthusiasm towards learning, displayed by her lackluster school reports as seen in variousPeanutscomics. The funniest part of this strip is that the line itself has to do with memory. Sally quotes to remember the biblical Lot’s wife, yet struggles to memorize that line. Sally can’t remember her line about remembering.

Sally shares a short Bible verse she has to memorize & requests Charlie Brown’s help with cue cards.

5Snoopy Has To Part With A Loved One In This Emotional Peanuts Strip

First Published: August 10, 2025

Snoopy faces his greatest dilemma ever in this comic. Charlie Brown points out that his dog bowl is getting old and suggests getting rid of it, but that just won’t do for Snoopy. Any longtimePeanutsreader knows that Snoopy loves suppertime, so he sets up a sign indicating that he’s for sale right alongside his bowl. If Snoopy’s dish has to go,then Snoopy himself is going with it, even if that means leaving Charlie Brown.

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Over the years,Snoopy underwent a major evolutionin the comics. His earliest appearances portray him as an average dog who doesn’t exhibit any traits that deviate from the norm. Then, of course, Snoopy gradually developed a strong personality that gives him a stubborn streak. Most dogs wouldn’t be able to prevent their beloved dish from being tossed out, but Snoopy takes a stand against his owner in this hysterical scene.

Charlie Brown says Snoopy’s dish is getting old and they should get rid of it, so Snoopy tries selling it

4Peppermint Patty Speaks For Every Student At ThePeanutsGang’sSchool

First Published: July 25, 2025

Sally’s innocence might make her a less than stellar student, but Peppermint Patty takes the cake as theworst student in thePeanutscast. When she isn’t sleeping in class, she’s struggling to understand what’s being taught right in front of her. Here, she raises her hand and tells the teacher that she doesn’t understand the question, but then she can’t even recall what the question was. Naturally, this exasperates the teacher, andPeppermint Patty says,“Don’t sigh like that, ma’am. It breaks my heart.”

Anyone who’s ever raised their hand to ask a question in school can relate to Peppermint Patty here. There’s no pain quite like disappointing a teacher when you just can’t wrap your head around a lesson. It’s hard to tell whether Peppermint Patty genuinely misunderstood a question or if she hadn’t been paying attention at all, but regardless, this moment is deeply relatable.

Snoopy as the WWI Flying Ace in Peanuts with blurred comic strip behind him.

3Lucy Gets Hit By A Baseball (Or Does She?)

First Published: June 21, 2025

As emotionally intelligent as Lucy brags about being, she doesn’t have the answers to all of life’s mysteries. In this comic strip, Lucy gets hit in the head by a baseball while playing right field - except she hasn’t the faintest idea what hit her! Charlie Brown plays along with her bewilderment, andwhen Lucy ponders how they live in a strange world, Charlie concludes that Lucy is the strange one.

Charlie Brown and friends’ awful baseball teamappears frequently inPeanutscomic strips. While Charlie Brown endures a fair share of torment on the field thanks to his inability to hit the ball, Lucy is by far the worst player and this comic clues readers in to why that is. Who can say, really, what hit Lucy’s head? There’s simply no way of knowing, and it will forever remain a mystery. Unless, of course, you understand how baseball works.

Peppermint Patty’s teacher is no help when she doesn’t understand something; she says

2Rerun And His Basketball Make A Hilarious Return

First Published: June 25, 2025

WhileCharlie Brown struggles with kicking a football, Rerun’s athletic white whale is basketball. His big brother, Linus, tried to teach him how to make it into the hoop, but Rerun hasn’t gotten the hang of it himself. This unending conflict culminates in one ofPeanuts’ best running gags. Try as he might, poor Rerun just can’t seem to make a basket.

This strip is a great continuation ofRerun’s funniest joke inPeanuts. Once again, Rerun fails to shoot the basketball into the hoop. Luckily, his basketball doesn’t mind all that much. After missing the shot,Rerun remarks,“Well, I’ll say this for you…you’re very patient.“It would surely require an extraordinary amount of patience to put up with Rerun’s poor attempts at athleticism for as long as this ball has. Rerun may never score a basket at this rate, but at least he has a good sense of humor about it.

Lucy is bonked on the head by a baseball, but is not used to balls reaching her in the outfield, so she doesn’t recognize it.

1Charlie Brown Gives His Pen Pal A Much-Needed Break

First Published: June 06, 2025

The last of this bunch, but certainly not the least, stars Charlie Brown himself. In this strip, he writes a letter to a pen pal of his. As he writes, it’s clear that his pen is in rough condition. Ink smears across the page with each word he jots down.Charlie Brown informs his pen pal that he can’t write as many letters now that school is starting back up, and Sally comments that his pen pal will likely be gladto hear less from him.

Peanutsdoesn’t shy away from poking fun at Charlie Brown.The very firstPeanutscomickicked off this tradition, and Charlie has endured plenty of mockery in the decades since. Even Sally joins in here with her snide remark. Despite her jab, it’s nice that Charlie Brown has a pen pal, as it proves there’s one person in the world ofPeanutswho appreciates his companionship - messy handwriting and all.

Peanuts

Created by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that began as a comic strip in the 1950s and eventually expanded to include films and a television series. Peanuts follows the daily adventures of the Peanuts gang, with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them. Aside from the film released in 2015, the franchise also has several Holiday specials that air regularly on U.S. Television during their appropriate seasons.