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'''Charlie Brown''' was an iconic American newspaper comic strip character who starred in ''Peanuts'', by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from 1950 to 2000. The character (and others from ''Peanuts'') were also featured in a long-running series of animated television productions and films during the second half of the [[20th century]].
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'''Charlie Brown''' was a [[fiction]]al [[cartoon]] [[character]] [[created]] by [[Charles Schultz]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 edition|page=52}})
 
== Biography ==
=== Red Nose Day 1991 ===
Charlie Brown was depicted in [[The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (in-universe)|a book]] released for [[Red Nose Day 1991]] to raise [[money]] for [[Comic Relief (in-universe)|Comic Relief]], where he was depicted alongside a caption about "the [[child|little people]] without whom... etc. etc. ..". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}})
 
=== Legacy ===
During [[Donna Noble]]'s brief transformation into a [[human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis|half-Time Lord]], as her mind began to overload, she confused [[Charlie Chaplin]] with Charlie Brown immediately after suggesting that she and the [[Tenth Doctor]] go meet Chaplin.
 
She immediately corrected herself, noting that this was not a feasible idea because Charlie Brown "was [[fiction]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Journey's End (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:The Doctor as Charlie Brown.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor/Charlie Brown hybrid in ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]'']]
* Charlie Brown is the main protagonist of [[Charles M. Schulz]]'s ''[[Peanuts (series)|Peanuts]]'' comic strips, was referenced in the comic story {{cs|The Glorious Dead (comic story)|part=5}} where one of [[the Doctor]]'s counterparts from parallel universes, [[Theta Stigma]], resembles Charlie Brown, while [[the Rani (Theta Stigma's universe)|the Rani]] resembled Lucy van Pelt.
* {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}} does not explicitly state whether or not Charlie Brown is intended to be seen as a "real person" within the story, which features a variety of characters from different series. He does, however, appear alongside characters such as [[Plug]], a character from ''[[The Bash Street Kids (series)|The Bash Street Kids]]'', with characters from said series appearing earlier in the comic as real people.
* The comic story {{cs|The Glorious Dead (comic story)|part=5}} features one of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s counterparts from parallel universes, [[Theta Stigma]], who is a combination of the Doctor and Charlie Brown, while the [[the Rani (Theta Stigma's universe)|version of the Rani]] is a combination of Lucy van Pelt and [[the Rani]].
* A [[Captain Britain (Charlie Brown)|version]] of [[Captain Britain]] featured in {{cs|To Save Me, Why Must I Kill Me? (comic story)}}, is based upon Charlie Brown.
 
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[[Donna Noble]] referenced the character when she began spouting gibberish as her mind overloaded during her brief transformation into a [[human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis|half-Time Lord]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')
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Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown was a fictional cartoon character created by Charles Schultz. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"52","ed":"2011 edition","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Red Nose Day 1991[[edit] | [edit source]]

Charlie Brown was depicted in a book released for Red Nose Day 1991 to raise money for Comic Relief, where he was depicted alongside a caption about "the little people without whom... etc. etc. ..". (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

During Donna Noble's brief transformation into a half-Time Lord, as her mind began to overload, she confused Charlie Chaplin with Charlie Brown immediately after suggesting that she and the Tenth Doctor go meet Chaplin.

She immediately corrected herself, noting that this was not a feasible idea because Charlie Brown "was fiction". (TV: Journey's End [+]Loading...["Journey's End (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor/Charlie Brown hybrid in The Glorious Dead

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]