Before grunge was cool, Pig Pen made his debut in thePeanuts comic strip on July 13, 1954 and since then hasbeen the butt of "dirt" gags. He walks around in a cloudof dust, sprinkling dirt on all he comes in contact with.Pig Pen is happily messy. He doesn't try to explain it,hide it, fight it. For him, it's just a fact of life. Hisslovenly ways paid off in 1993 with a series oftelevision commercials for Regina vacuum cleanerswhich combined animation with life-action.

Historic Moments in Peanuts History:

July 13, 1954 Introducing 'PIG-PEN'.

September 15, 1954 Charlie Brown asks 'PIG-PEN' the burning question.