The strip was declared second in a list of the "greatest comics of the 20th century" commissioned by "The Comics Journal" in 1999. The top-ranked comic was George Herriman's "Krazy Kat", a strip Schulz admired (and in fact was among his biggest inspirations), and he accepted the ranking in good grace, to the point of agreeing with it. In 2002 "TV Guide" declared Snoopy and Charlie Brown tied for 8th in its list of the "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time", published to commemorate its 50th anniversary.