| Rerun Van Pelt | |
|---|---|
| Peanuts character | |
 Rerun on the back of his mother's bicycle in It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976) | |
| First appearance | May 23, 1972 (born and first mention) March 26, 1973 (official debut) |
| Last appearance | January 30, 2000 (comic strip) |
| Voiced by | Vinnie Dow (1976) Jason Muller (1983-1986) Tim Deters (2002) (as Timmy Deters) Jimmy Bennett (2003-2006) (credited as James Bennett) Finn Carr (2016) Daniel Thornton (2016, as a baby) Milo Toriel-McGibbon (2019) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Linus Van Pelt (older brother) Lucy Van Pelt (older sister) Unnamed parents Unnamed blanket-hating grandmother Marion (aunt) Felix Van Pelt (paternal grandfather) |
Rerun Van Pelt is Linus and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. Lucy Van Pelt, his sister, disparagingly calls the situation a "rerun" of the birth of her brother Linus, so Linus nicknames the child "Rerun".[1] Despite Lucy's disappointment, she becomes a warm and protective older sister.[2]
Rerun was a minor character in the strip when he was introduced in 1972, and in the 1980s he mostly appeared in sequences riding on the back of his mother's bicycle. However, in the late 1990s — the final years of the strip — he became a major presence, as Schulz felt that his main cast was "too old" for some of the themes he wanted to explore. In a 1997 interview in Comics Journal, Schulz admitted, "Lately, Rerun has almost taken over the strip."[3]
Rerun made his first appearance in animation in the 1976 special It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown, voiced by Vinnie Dow.[4] He returned in the 1983 special It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown and the 1983–1986 series The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, voiced by Jason Mendelson, the four-year-old son of producer Bill Mendelson.[5] Rerun was the main character in the 2003 special I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, with a storyline drawn from the strip's Rerun-heavy final years.[5] He also has an important role in the 2006 special He's a Bully, Charlie Brown.[5]
- ^ Schulz, Charles (1972-05-31). "May 31, 1972 strip". GoComics. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ Farago, Andrew (2017). The Complete Peanuts Family Album: The Ultimate Guide to Charles M. Schulz's Classic Characters. Weldon Owen. p. 241. ISBN 978-1681882925.
- ^ Groth, Gary (2000). "Schulz at 3 O'Clock in the Morning". In Inge, M. Thomas (ed.). Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. p. 218. ISBN 9781578063055. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. pp. 20, 41, 180. ISBN 978-1452110912.