Li'l Folks Li'l Folks Li'l Folks, the first comic strip by "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz, was a weekly panel that appeared mainly in Schulz's hometown paper, the "St. Paul Pioneer Press", from June 22, 1947, to January 22, 1950. Schulz's first regular cartoon, "Li'l Folks" can be regarded as an embryonic version of "Peanuts", containing characters and themes which were to reappear in the later strip: a well-dressed young boy with a fondness for Beethoven, à la Schroeder; a dog with a resemblance to Snoopy; and a boy named Charlie Brown. Schulz was 24 at the time he drew "Li'l Folks",
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