Schroeder (Peanuts) Schroeder (Peanuts) Schroeder is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip "Peanuts", created by Charles M. Schulz. He is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as by his love of classical music and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in particular. Schroeder is also the catcher on Charlie Brown's baseball team, though he is always seen walking back to the pitcher's mound with the baseball, never throwing it—admitting in one strip he did not want the other team to discover his lack of ability. He is also the object of the unrequited infatuation of
Schroeder (Peanuts) leaving Schroeder horrified. In one strip (Feb. 1, 1969) it was revealed that Schroeder gets his pianos from the Ace Piano Company. This was also mentioned in an episode of "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show". During the title sequence of "The Peanuts Movie", Schroeder plays the 20th Century Fox fanfare on his piano. It is also revealed that he keeps it in his desk at school. Schroeder (Peanuts) Schroeder is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip "Peanuts", created by Charles M. Schulz. He is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as