10 Hilarious Charlie Brown Comics That Prove Siblings Are the Best (and Worst)

Peanuts features several sets of siblings in its comic strips. Whether it be the Van Pelt siblings, Sally and Charlie Brown, or Snoopy and his family, siblings are a big part of the comic strips. Each group of siblings has their own dynamics that readers become familiar with and find endlessly funny.

The most common sibling pairings in the comics are Lucy and Linus, as well as Charlie Brown and Sally. These two pairs of siblings have their moments where they get along, but they can sometimes go for each other's throats, especially Linus and Lucy. As different as can be, Linus and Lucy fight like cats and dogs. Consequently, the comic strips showing the sibling discord are super relatable to anyone who has a sibling, especially those moments where they drive each other up the wall.

10 "Why Are You So Hard to Talk To?"

March 28th, 1995

Out of nowhere, Lucy decides to spout what she thinks her little brother should do, but not before first telling him a lot of other stuff. Linus has understandably thrown his security blanket over himself to block out Lucy's harping. Interestingly, Lucy has no clue why Linus is such a hard person to talk to, or - more frequently her case - talk at.

No doubt many of the Peanuts gang want to throw a blanket over their heads when Lucy bosses them around or points out all their faults. One time Lucy even showed Charlie Brown all of his faults in a slideshow. As a result, one can only imagine that she does not mince words about what she thinks Linus should do, seeing he is her brother. Much like how an ostrich buries its head in the sand, Linus throws his blanket over himself.

9 "Z"

October 14th, 1975

Lucy sees Linus sitting in the beanbag chair in front of the TV as he falls asleep - the spot that she now wants. Determined to get what she wants regardless of who stands in her way, Lucy flips the beanbag over. As a result, Linus is now on the floor and Lucy has reclaimed the beanbag throne. As extra as Lucy's behavior is, it is not anything new for the sibling dynamic between Lucy and Linus.

Basically, she walks all over him to get what she wants, and he is left stuck out in the cold... or on the floor, in this instance. The rare times that Linus does go toe to toe with his big sister are usually over his security blanket, which he is always ready to defend.

8 "You've Been Using My Toothbrush!"

November 13th, 1966

Sally is furious when she thinks that her brother has been using her toothbrush. Exasperated with her, Charlie Brown explains that since it is an electric toothbrush, he just used the handle, not the toothbrush part, which is interchangeable for each user. Embarrassed by being schooled by Charlie Brown, Sally is silent for a beat before taking issue with Charlie Brown using the same electricity as her in the same brush.

Charlie Brown is usually pretty patient with Sally, like when he helps her with homework or listens to her endless new sayings, but he is at the end of his rope over this electric toothbrush issue. Consequently, a unique side of Charlie Brown is shown, one that many big brothers can empathize with. The exchange between Sally and Charlie Brown is textbook sibling behavior, especially those moments where anything they do is frustrating.

7 "Yes, It Does!"

March 3rd, 1995

Linus begins to argue that just because Lucy is his older sister, she cannot do - something that the reader never finds out, because Lucy cuts him off before he can say. Lucy states that her being his older sister actually does mean she can do whatever it is he was going to say she does.Linus does not put up much of a fight. In fact, he does not put up a fight at all and accepts Lucy's words without any further explanation needed.

Lucy is no shrinking violet; she will interrupt whenever she wants with whatever she wants to say. There is no one with whom she is more brash than her little brother Linus. She never hesitates to boss him around or tell him what to do. Considering it her right as his big sister, she believes that she has complete authority over him, something Linus does not help by basically agreeing with her at the first sign of Lucy fighting back.

6 "Supermouth"

November 30th, 1967

Questioning whether the wrong name can really affect a person's life for the worse, even affecting their place in society, Lucy wonders what a good name for her would be. She thinks that a name should be in line with someone's personality, prompting Linus to quip that "supermouth" would be the most appropriate name for Lucy given her personality.

Lucy is not fond of the new name and beats Linus up as a consequence, making him really question talking without thinking first. He should have expected some sort of backlash from his sister, especially since this comment was a particularly adept burn. The reader laughs with Linus (and at Lucy) in this comic strip, as Peanuts often shows Lucy's big mouth and overall brash demeanor, which backs up Linus's verbal jab.

5 "This Is the Last Straw!"

June 8th, 1958

Lucy is on her very last nerve with Linus when she discovers that he drew in her book. In his defense, he points out that the picture is actually quite nice, but Lucy is hearing none of it and goes off on him. She yells at him for doing such a thing to her book and questions what he is going to do to make this situation any better.

In response, he offers to sign his work like a true artist, which turns out to be the wrong thing to say, because Lucy literally throws the book at him. A younger sibling can frequently infringe on an older sibling's things, as Linus had done to Lucy. However, eldest siblings don't usually brush off such infractions, and Lucy is especially not one to put up with anything against her liking, whether it be a sibling, a stranger, or even a beagle.

4 "Just a Minute!"

February 11th, 1963

Linus tries to get some candy off of Lucy's tray, but she exhibits very annoying sibling behavior and requires him to say a bunch of overly nice, enthusiastic things about her before he can have a piece of candy. Linus obliges and gets to eat his piece of Divinity candy in peace, despite being nauseated by the sickly sweet things he had to say about his bossy sister.

It's likely that everyone with a sibling has experienced what Linus has in this comic strip at least once in their life. As a result, an endlessly relatable comic strip was born, as readers from when the strip was published can relate as well as contemporary readers. Only something as adored as candy could be used as bait for Linus to say such complimentary things about Lucy, who can make it hard for herself to be complimented at times.

3 "I Even Worried About You"

May 8th, 1996

When Sally cannot sleep, she goes to her big brother Charlie Brown for advice on how to fall back asleep. He suggests lying there and worrying. It does not take a sleep expert to know that worrying oneself to sleep is not a great idea, but one can't expect doctor-level advice from an 8-year-old. Sally listens to Charlie Brown's advice to try to fall asleep, but she ends up being worried about everything - even him.

Sally worries that basically all bad things will happen to Charlie Brown, like him never amounting to anything, marrying the wrong person, and his kids being stupid. It turns out that talking it all out has helped her get sleepy again. However, it is to the misfortune of Charlie Brown, who is now wide awake, worrying if his future kids will be stupid.

2 "Except Me"

December 9th, 1996

Lucy bemoans that not everyone listens to her and does everything she says, to which Linus surprisingly agrees with her and says that people should listen to her.There is a catch, however, as Linus thinks that everyone should listen to his big sister - except for him. She is quite bossy, so she always has a lot to say about everything and everyone.

Admiring his older sister's expertise, he thinks it could benefit his buddies to hear her out. However, he knows her well enough to know to not listen to her. As the old saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt, which may just apply to Lucy and Linus and his refusal to listen to her. Family can know each other too well to take each other seriously sometimes, which is the category Linus falls into, as evidenced by this comic strip.

1 "It's Sludge!"

April 21st, 1968

Not waiting for an answer, Lucy asks if she can dunk her cookie into Linus's milk and does so before he can even comprehend what she asked. The cookie breaks apart in his drink, upsetting him greatly because now his drink has become sludge. Lucy tries to cheer him up in her own unique, tough-love kind of way by telling him to "never cry over sludged milk."

Spilled milk is a bit different from sludged milk, but it is all the same to Lucy, despite Linus's disappointment and annoyance with his big sister. This strip is peak sibling nonsense and arguing, where every little thing a sibling does is tantrum-inducing, making readers laugh - even if Linus is definitely not in a laughing mood. This Peanuts strip is a perfect instance of Lucy doing whatever she wants, even at the expense of her little brother.

Peanuts

Created by

Charles M. Schulz

First Film

The Peanuts Movie

Cast

Christopher Shea, Kathy Steinberg, Bill Melendez, Sally Dryer, Peter Robbins, Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller, Mariel Sheets, Lisa DeFaria, Venus Omega Schultheis

TV Show(s)

The Snoopy Show, Peanuts by Schulz

Movie(s)

The Peanuts Movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown's All Stars!, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

Character(s)

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy van Pelt, Linus van Pelt, Sally Brown, Pig-Pen, Marcie (Peanuts), Peppermint Patty, Woodstock

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.

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