# Did Linus ever name his blanket? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039 "2009-01-06T04:20:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![powerjacob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@powerjacob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powerjacob)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/1 "2009-01-06T04:20:38Z")
My daughter received a soft blanket that she has taken to carrying around the house, as well as sleeping with it. “Daddy, I left Fluffy my blanket in the kitchen. Would you get it for me,” she asked. “OK Linus, I’ll get it,” I replied. “Linus never named his blanket,” she quipped. This got me to thinking. I could have sworn he had, but could not be sure. My wife is in agreement with me, but cannot think of what it was. Wikipedia did not answer anything for me. So I turn to the teaming millions. Did Linus ever name his blanket? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/2 "2009-01-06T04:41:25Z")
I don’t remember him ever doing so and I’ve read all of Peanuts from the beginning. My memory is no longer a guarantee of much of anything, though. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/3 "2009-01-06T04:46:56Z")
As far as I can remember he didn’t. He did make a sport jacket out of it once, though. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/4 "2009-01-06T05:06:56Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > As far as I can remember he didn’t. He did make a sport jacket out of it once, though. Actually, Snoopy did that. And it was _two_ sport jackets since he made a miniature one for Woodstock. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/5 "2009-01-06T05:08:48Z")
I have it on good authority that Linus named his blanket Prince Michael Jackson II. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/6 "2009-01-06T05:48:13Z")
Not up to 1966 he didn’t. I haven’t gotten the most recent [box set](http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=115&Itemid=62) yet. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/7 "2009-01-06T07:53:32Z")
Linus never named his blanket. He was psychologically dependent on it, not weird. Uhhh, no offense intended toward Young Mistress **-jacob**. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/8 "2009-01-06T12:43:18Z")
Linus referred to it as a “security blanket,” but never actually named it. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/9 "2009-01-06T13:21:40Z")
Believe me, as a kid, I devoured the Peanuts cartoon books, if Linus ever named his blanket, I’d know. He didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/10 "2009-01-06T13:27:16Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Linus referred to it as a “security blanket,” but never actually named it. A phrase that crept into our lexicon. No, Linus was dependant, but not that dependant. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/11 "2009-01-06T18:56:11Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A phrase that crept into our lexicon. No, Linus was dependant, but not that dependant. True. In fact, as the strip went on, you increasingly saw him without his blanket (although I think in one strip he revealed he had it folded into his coat pocket). ---
**Author:** ![powerjacob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@powerjacob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powerjacob)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/12 "2009-01-07T00:39:09Z")
after further inspection, and the help found here, it is concluded that he did not name his blanket. Maybe I was thinking of the “Woobie” from Mr. Mom. Thank you everyone. -Jacob ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-linus-ever-name-his-blanket/480039/13 "2009-01-08T06:05:39Z")
If your kid is naming her blanket that means she’s ready for the next step, having a baby… Ah I mean a kitty or puppy 🙂