Shermy was an early character in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles Schulz. Though he was one of the strip's primary figures in its first few years, he was mainly utilized as a "straight man" for Charlie Brown and soon began to be eclipsed by newer characters who were more developed, such as Linus and Lucy. His disappearance from the strip was even faster and more complete than those of the other early characters, Patty and Violet. Shermy's major physical characteristic was his short, dark hair. This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Vintage Peanuts strips continue to be sold in book form. ... Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. ... Charlie Brown Charles Charlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ... Linus van Pelt is Charlie Browns younger best friend in Charles M. Schulzs comic strip Peanuts. ... If you really thought I was beautiful, you wouldve spoken right up! Lucy van Pelt is a character in the immensely popular comic strip Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. ... Patty is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz (not to be confused with Peppermint Patty, who is a totally different character). ... Violet is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ...

Shermy had one line of dialogue in the 1965 animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas. Upon being cast as a shepherd in the gang's Christmas pageant, he laments, "Every Christmas it's the same: I always end up playing a shepherd." A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... American television In American television, a Christmas television special is typically a one-time, 30 minute animated program aired during the Christmas season. ... For the album, see A Charlie Brown Christmas Cover from the soundtrack album for A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) is the first of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. ... In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ... Fuck Christmas. ...

Shermy pretty much disappeared from the comic strip as a featured character by 1970. He was once referred to by name in a 1977 strip in which Charlie Brown and Lucy are discussing players on their baseball team. Shermy is mentioned as the team's designated hitter, although in his days as a Peanuts regular (which predated the creation of the DH position) he usually played first base. Charlie Brown Charles Charlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ... Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... A designated hitter, or DH, is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. ... The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that players team. ...