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Schroeder

A boy with yellow hair sitting in front of a red piano

FIRST APPEARANCE:

May 30, 1951

A moody musical genius, Schroeder has been playing the piano since before he could walk. He also enjoys baseball and being with friends, but he’s never happier than when playing a Beethoven piece—even if the black keys of his piano are just painted on. If only he could get Lucy to leave him alone long enough to make it through the first movement of the sonata!

Schulz chose Beethoven as Schroeder's muse because he believed words beginning with "B" sounded funny...like blockhead and beagle.

DID YOU KNOW:

"I kind of like Schroeder. He’s fairly down to earth, but he has his problems too. He has to play on the painted black piano keys, and he thinks Beethoven was the first President of the United States." —Charles M. Schulz

Interests

Meet My Friends

Charlie Brown

A boy wearing a yellow shirt with a black zigzag
A boy wearing a yellow shirt with a black zigzag

Snoopy

A black and white dog wearing a red collar
A black and white dog wearing a red collar

Woodstock

A little yellow bird
A little yellow bird

Lucy

A girl with black hair wearing a blue dress with her arms in the air
A girl with black hair wearing a blue dress with her arms in the air

Linus

A boy sitting down with a blue blanket sucking his thumb
A boy sitting down with a blue blanket sucking his thumb

Sally

A girl with yellow hair wearing a pink dress with her arms spread out
A girl with yellow hair wearing a pink dress with her arms spread out

Pigpen

A boy wearing brown overalls surrounding in a cloud of dust
A boy wearing brown overalls surrounding in a cloud of dust

Franklin

A boy wearing a orange jacket and blue pants
A boy wearing a orange jacket and blue pants

Peppermint Patty

A girl with short brown hair wearing a green shirt and sandals holding a football
A girl with short brown hair wearing a green shirt and sandals holding a football

Marcie

A girl with short black hair wearing glasses and an orange shirt
A girl with short black hair wearing glasses and an orange shirt
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