5 is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. He debuted in 1963, and continued to appear on and off until 1981. 5 has spiky hair and sometimes wears a shirt with (what else?) the number five on it. His full name is 555 95472 (accent on the 4), with 95472 being the family's "last name" (actually their ZIP Code, which in real life corresponds to the zip code for Sebastopol, California). Lucy suggested that his father had changed all of the family's names to numbers as a protest, to call attention to the way that he felt like numbers were taking over people's identities. 5 himself felt that this was actually his father's way of "giving in." 5 also has two sisters named 3 and 4.
3 and 4 appeared in only a handful of comic strips, but they along with 5 appear as part of the cast of A Charlie Brown Christmas, although none have speaking roles.
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