Though everyone’s favorite Peanuts character is different, most people are in agreement that football-pulling bully Lucy Van Pelt is the worst member of Charlie Brown and Snoopy’s crew.

One of the rare facts about the Peanuts series is that Lucy van Pelt was not the first character to pull the football away from Charlie Brown. No, the long-standing, popular running gag was first ...

His creation, featuring beloved characters Charlie Brown, Lucy van Pelt and, of course, Snoopy, is still going strong. When it premiered in 1950, though, Schulz said he didn't think it would last ...