Summary
Peanutsis one of the oldest and most hilarious comic strip series in history, which is why it is absolutely legendary. To this day, the likes of Charlie Brown, Linus, and Snoopy are some of the most iconic characters in the history of fiction,as even those who have never read a singlePeanutscomic know exactly who they are - and for good reason.
Charles M. Schultz’sPeanutsis utterly timeless, as even some of the oldest comic strips are just as funny today as they were back then. In fact, as of July 2024, a month’s worth ofPeanutscomic strips turned 50 years old, which means now is the perfect time to look back at the funniest strips within that collection. And among them is one particularly noteworthy story which features Charlie Brown hitting the beach, where he’s just as hilariously hapless as ever. Here are the10 funniestPeanutscomic strips that came out in July 1974!
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10Peppermint Patty Hilariously Redefines Summer Reading Goals
Peanuts- August 07, 2025
Since it’s July, thePeanutsgang are enjoying their summer vacation, including the iconic duo Peppermint Patty and Marcie,who are hanging out together under the shade of a tree. Without provocation, Patty shouts, “Nine in a row! That’s a new record!”. Curious, Marcie asks what’s a new record, to which Peppermint Patty clarifies, “This is my summer reading program… I’ve read nine books in a row without understanding any of them!”.
Summer reading was responsible for introducing thousands of children to the joys of reading, though it can definitely be a bit of a drag when someone isn’t interested in the book they’re required to read - and that’s the problem Peppermint Patty is having. But,instead of feeling down about it, Patty has simply redefined summer reading with an all-new ‘goal’, which is absolutely hysterical.
9Snoopy’s Comical Genius isn’t Appreciated by Woodstock
Peanuts- July 25, 2025
There are few cartoon best friends more iconic than Snoopy and Woodstock, but even they aren’t without their problems. In this comic,Snoopy tells Woodstock a joke that he thinks is absolutely hilarious, but Woodstock doesn’t react at all. Snoopy gets a bit angry with his bestie for not giving him the reaction he was after, thinking to himself with a scowl on his face, “Woodstock never understands anything”.
The funniest part of this comic isn’t that Woodstock pretty much ignored Snoopy’s joke, or even the joke itself, but Snoopy’s reaction in the last panel. He concludes that Woodstock simply didn’t understand the joke, because - in Snoopy’s mind - the idea that Woodstock didn’t think it was funny is impossible. Indeed,Snoopy sees himself as a comical genius, and Woodstock just doesn’t appreciate it.
8Charlie Brown Knows Snoopy a Bit Too Well (Much to Snoopy’s Dismay)
Peanuts- June 11, 2025
Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s dog, and while he acts with pretty much total autonomy in his everyday life,Snoopy still requires Charlie Brown to do all the things a responsible dog owner is supposed to do, like provide him with food. One night while Snoopy is sleeping on top of his dog house, he wakes up craving a muffin with grape jelly - and not for the first time.
Apparently, Snoopy craves muffins with grape jelly so often, that he has a specific way he kicks the door whenever he wants one -and Charlie Brown knows that sound by heart. Chuck knew right away what Snoopy’s kick meant, and told him that he wasn’t giving him a muffin at 2 am. Snoopy thinks to himself that he needs to disguise that kick, as Charlie Brown knows him a bit too well.
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7Peanuts Exposes the Real Power Behind Hollywood Blockbusters: Mothers
Peanuts- August 17, 2025
Summer blockbusters are and have always been a mainstay for children during summer break,andPeanutsexposes the real reason these films are always so successful:mothers. In this strip, Lucy, Sally, and Linus are going to see a movie, and in the ticket line, Sally comments to Linus that the movie they’re about to see cost ten million dollars to make. Then, Sally asks Linus, “And you know why I’m going to see it? Because my mother wanted to get me out of the house!”.
The situation Sally, Linus, and Lucy find themselves in is universal, asmoms have seemingly always sent their children to the movies during summer vacation in an effort to get them out of the house for a few hours. In other words, those million-dollar blockbusters arguably have parents (in this case, mothers) to thank for their success.
6Even When Lucy is Wrong, She’s Still Somehow Always Right
Peanuts- June 24, 2025
During a baseball game, Lucy spots a fly ball heading her way. She calls the ball, so no one else on her team gets in her way of trying to catch it. Over and over again, Lucy shouts, “I got it!” only to completely miss the catch. Lucy then says, “Everybody’s wrong sometime!”. Lucy was wrong about being able to catch the ball, butby saying that everyone’s wrong sometimes, she suddenly becomes right about being wrong.
even when Lucy is wrong, she’s still somehow always right
Lucy is famously the biggest know-it-all in the Peanuts gang. That’s been made obvious over the years by how much she criticizes Charlie Brown, how she bosses everyone around, and how she has her own therapy stand where she literally charges kids to give them advice. And this comic is another example, as it shows that even when Lucy is wrong, she’s still somehow always right.
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5Charlie Brown Can’t Even Go to the Beach Without Doing Something Wrong
Peanuts- July 25, 2025
Charlie Brown and his sister, Sally, take full advantage of their summer break by heading to the lake for a nice beach day. It’s rare to see any member of thePeanutsgang outside their hometown, making this comic especially significant when considering those that have just turned 50. Unfortunately,Charlie Brown is still the hapless hero fans know him as, and that includes during a beach day.
When Charlie Brown tells Sally that her beach ball is floating across the lake, she tells him not to worry about it, and simply calls the ball back to her. Sally then tells Charlie Brown, “You have to know how to talk to a beach ball”, something that Charlie Brown clearly did not know how to do. In other words, Charlie Brown can’t even go to the beach without doing something wrong.
4Snoopy Challenges the Notion that Dogs are a Man’s Best Friend
Peanuts- June 03, 2025
One night, Chuck walks into his house looking sad, and Sally asks him why he’s not at the party. Charlie Brown said he had just humiliated himself in front of all his friends, so he decided to leave early. Sally, trying to cheer him up, says at least he can spend the rest of the night hanging out with Snoopy. However, Charlie Brown tells her, “He’s still at the party!”.
Knowing Snoopy, it’s a safe bet that he didn’t simply stay at the party while Charlie Brown left,but was a contributing factor to Charlie Brown leaving in the first place by being one of his friends who was laughing at himafter he humiliated himself. Snoopy isn’t exactly nice, especially to Charlie Brown, as Snoopy challenges the notion that dogs are a man’s best friend with every passing day.
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3Snoopy Proves that He’s the Greatest Writer of Our Time (At Least, He Thinks So)
Peanuts- June 29, 2025
Snoopy has long-been an aspiring novelist, taking to his typewriter while sitting atop his dog house for many years throughoutPeanutshistory,and in this comic strip, he writes something truly magnificent. At least, he thinks so. Snoopy is writing a story about a woman named Edith who refuses to marry someone because of his weight, and that person goes to his friend, who asks him why he can’t just go on a diet before saying, “You can’t have your cake and Edith too!”.
Cheap puns aren’t usually the sign of a great author, though that is completely lost on Snoopy, as he is very pleased with himself with this piece of writing. Snoopy even thinks to himself, “It’s exciting when you’ve written something that you know is good”, and honestly, his confidence is admirable, even if he is totally delusional.
2Snoopy Nearly Invents an All-New Way to Play Tennis
Peanuts- Jul 11, 2025
During a singles tennis match, Snoopy is getting frustrated with the way that he’s playing. He keeps thinking about all the things that he ‘should’ve’ done during the match, and all the ways that he could have improved his game. But then,before he looses his focus completely, Snoopy pulls himself back, saying, “we’re not playing ‘should’ves’!”.
While Snoopy’s comment was his way to get his head back in the game, the way he said it makes it seem like he wishes there was a way to play ‘should’ves’ in tennis.Imagine, a game where either side could redo a missed opportunity, or undo any of their mess-ups. Honestly, it’d be pretty terrible, but it seems even the non-existent ‘should’ves’ version of tennis would be preferable to how Snoopy is playing in this strip.
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1Snoopy’s ‘Bedtime Snackiness’ Distracts Him from the Beauty of Nature
Peanuts- July 30, 2025
It seems like Snoopy is the most ‘snacky’ when he should be asleep, something fans have seen before when he knocked on Charlie Brown’s door trying to get a jelly muffin. In this comic, Snoopy is experiencing the same level of hunger in the middle of the night while lying on top of his dog house. Instead of taking in the atmosphere of a quiet summer night, with all the natural sounds that offers,Snoopy is focused on the sound of a can opener somewhere in the distance, and immediately perks up, assuredly to go beg Charlie Brown for some food.
Snoopy is easily one of the standout characters of the entire Peanuts strip, and the month of July in 1974 highlights that with comics such as these. But,Snoopy certainly isn’t the only one, as each of these 10Peanutscomic strips are absolutely hilarious, and well worth looking back on now that they have turned 50.
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.
