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We welcome the author of the Charles Schulz biography Good Grief, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, to the show. Rheta discusses working on the book, discovering the real Little Red-Haired Girl, and watching Schulz create the strip. Then, the gang analyses Rheta's favorite Peanuts strips. Plus: She tells the harrowing story of the attempted kidnapping of Jeannie Schulz! Rheta's books are available at the University of Georgia Press - ugapress.org Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz is available on Amazon Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Threads, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook, Blue Sky, and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2015 Blue Sky Studios animated film The Peanuts Movie based on the Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schultz. Throughout the course of one year, Charlie Brown tries to get the courage to talk to The Little Red Haired Girl, perform well on his school's talent show, write a book report, learn how to dance for the dance contest, and have the best grade on the school's standardized test. Meanwhile, Snoopy is writing a novel about The Flying Ace rescuing a poodle named Fifi from The Red Baron. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $246 million dollars out of a $99 million dollar budget with praise from the critics with its unique art style, voice acting, soundtrack, and capturing the spirit of Peanuts for both people who grew up with it as well as a new generation of kids. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support
Charlie Brown is the talk of the girl's camp as Peppermint Patty meets the legendary Little Red Haired Girl, and Linus makes a bold move. Back at home Charlie Brown tries his hand at football, and Snoopy almost pens an epic. Plus: Woodstock takes the win. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
Think you've read the Charles M. Schulz story already? Well, maybe you have, but not in the way my guests in episode 92 have crafted it. In "Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz", Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi tell Sparky's story in full-on comic strip form - complete with full-color Sunday strips! Hear my chat with Luca and Francesco about how - and why - they did it. We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "The Little Red-Haired Girl", "This Month in Peanuts History" and so very much more. Listen...won't you? Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight", "Bass Walker" and "Hidden Agenda". THanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his songs "25% Off". Support the show at patreon.com here. www.carnivalofgleecreations.com D20 or Die! Memories of Old School Role-Playing Games from Today's Grown-Up Kids
Lucy's year continues, and apparently even God is a fan! But all is not rosy, cuz the Little Red Haired Girl is moving away! Will Charlie Brown finally say hello? Will Sally survive school? And how did Lucy get Babe Ruth's glove? Don't ask. Plus: A perfect day for banana fish… or just a pretty good day for goop? Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
It's the Summer of Love, and we discuss the real world inspiration for the Little Red Haired Girl. Meanwhile, Schulz continues to fine tune the characters in both design and personality, as he fills out the year with a mix of long sequences (The Burning of the Blanket) and sharp one offs (Bird Hippie!). Plus: What is “Peak Forehead?” Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
We wrap up the first half of the sixties in style with a look back at Schulz's best unseen characters, listener questions, and some Peanuts comic book stories penned by the man himself. Plus: DJ Jenna Clay on the Little Red Haired Girl! (If you want to follow our discussion of the comic book stories attributed to Schulz, and you have a library card, you can visit hoopla.com to check out the Peanuts Dell Archive). Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
It's Linus for President, and young Master Van Pelt proves to be an expert orator… but will his belief in the Great Pumpkin sink his candidacy? Elsewhere, the Little Red Haired Girl continues to make non-apparent appearances, Michael makes a triple play, and Linus figures out that Charlie Brown is depressed. Plus: That's Tuesday Weld! Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
The most famous character never drawn (the movies don't count, you blockhead!) makes her first non-appearance, and it's a heartbreaker. Then Schulz writes a few anti-hallmark cards, and three goofballs openly ridicule certified genius Windsor McCay! Plus: Punchlines that punch you. Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, and Harold Buchholz. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Twitter. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
This month, episode 34 is booting one through the ol' uprights with not one but TWO football themed episodes. First up is IT'S YOUR FIRST KISS, CHARLIE BROWN from 1977. Charlie Brown's kicking prowess is all that stands between victory and defeat in the big Homecoming game. (Never mind that this is usually a high school thing. Peppermint Patty has a game to win!) Will the Little-Red-Haired-Girl-turned-Homecoming-Queen have Chuck banished from the royal realm? How much power do Homecoming queens actually have? Next, we check out YOU'RE IN THE SUPERBOWL, CHARLIE BROWN. Except he's not. This 1994 tie-in with that year's Superbowl finds World Famous Coach Snoopy trying to lead his team of birds to Animal Football League glory while Linus and Charlie Brown vie for the affections of New Girl in Town Melodie Melodie even as they get ready for the "punt pass kick" contest where they could win a new bike..also, a Superbowl ticket. Just one though. Does that Superbowl one sound fun? Want to buy a copy to watch? You can! If you time travel to 1994! And get your gas at Shell Stations! And still have a functioning VHS player! Listen to the episode to have this explained. But if you time travel BEFORE you listen, you'll spoil the ending. We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "Company" and another "Random Strip of the Month". Send us your Random Strip submissions right now … after you listen, of course. Here's the 1999 Hartford Current article expressing the belief that Schulz overstayed his welcome. Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix. Check out his music on Soundcloud here. It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown - show notes, social media and more Atari Bytes - Hey! That's my other show! You can support IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN financially on our Patreon page here. Please consider doing so.
Should old acquaintance be forgot? No way! There's a party in Peanuts Town! First up this month, from 2003, the Van Pelt's youngest sibling Rerun just wants a dog for Christmas in the appropriately titled I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN. Could Spike be the answer to his canine dreams? Maybe, IF Rerun can survive the rides on the back of Mom's bike and, in a frighteningly timely B-plot, allegations of harassment of a little girl with pigtails. Yes, really. Merry Christmas! The second half of our double-header finds Charlie Brown ringing in the new year burdened with that albatross of a novel "War and Peace", which he is assigned to read and report on over winter break in HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLIE BROWN from 1985 (though it actually first aired on January 1, 1986). Tolstoy! Musical Chair Death Matches! The Little Red-Haired Girl! Shots of root beer garnished with dog germs! We've also got a review of a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "A Hard Winter" and we've also got another "Random Strip of the Month" submission! So grab your top hat and tails from Snoopy and join the fun! Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker". Thanks also to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy" remix. Check out his music on Soundcloud. Atari Bytes - Hey! That's my other show! It's a Podcast, Charlie Brown AB_Pod_Store - that's my store on Zazzle.com where you can "Greetings fellow blockheads" and other show merchandise - mugs, shirts, totes, and more. Please consider supporting the show financially on our Patreon page here. It's the holiday season! If you're like me, you still sorta believe in Santa (come on, admit it), so I wrote a Santa Claus story for us adults. It's called IN THE ST. NICK OF TIME. I hope you'll check it out. Here's one of the places you can do that. Email your "Random Strip of the Month" submissions and other comments, thoughts and questions to charliebrownpodcast@gmail.com And hit us up on Twitter @itsapodcb, Facebook and Instagram
Smallville! The Pilot Watch! Is Smallville worth a watch? Cainim finds out! Music: www.bensound.com Lionel Luther's Decade long slow con! Tales of Cainim's High School angst! Bread and Boy George! Cainim mis-identifies the actress playing Lana Lang! Sorry Kristen Kreuk! Stop using your telescope to spy on Lana, Clark! How exactly do you unstack 3 Pickups? Why Cainim is just fine with changing characters, race or ethnicity or gender. 2 Separate reviews! Cainim also somehow works in: Buffy Smallville CW WB Superman on TV! Lois And Clark Teri Hatcher! Dean Cain! Kevin Sorbo! John Shea! Seinfeld! Hercules the Legendary Journey-s! Desperate Housewives! Annette O'Toole! Lana Lang! Pete Ross! Chloe! Jeremy sparked outisde today! Outsiders! Dawson's Creek! Buffy! 90210! Emo Clark! An adoption story! John Schneider! Lex Luthor! Apples falling from trees! Michael Rosenbaum! John Glover! Kryptonite as crush metaphor! Charlie Brown and the Little Red Haired Girl! S Symbol! A drowning car! Sinister Charisma! James Bond! Superman 2! Christopher Reeve! The Beatles to Hanson to R.E.M. to Eminem! One of the top 60 Songs of 1972! Culture Club! Roger Federer and Jodie Whittaker! Share your thoughts with me at 4colorflashback@gmail.com Next Episode Riverdale! The Pilot Watch! Episode after that? Lucifer! Pilot Watch!
We review 1967's You're In Love, Charlie Brown, in which Charlie Brown repeatedly divests himself of all responsibility for his foolish, self-defeating choices. This largely embarrassing specimen of a Charlie Brown special is redeemed by the introduction of Grown-Up Trombone Voice, the Little Red Haired Girl, & Peppermint Patty! Topics of discussion include: peanut butter sandwiches; garbage playground taunt songs; putting hair poofs & breasts on cartoon birds; a delicate whisper of leafblower noise in the background of this sound mix; the coining of the superlative "trilbiest"; chaos muppets; Charlie Brown as assassin; Aunt Miriam, Marian Call's grizzled in-universe counterpart; several exemplars of terrible behavior Questions? Comments? Dump them into our asking box. You're In Love, Charlie Brown is available for your home viewing on iTunes, DailyMotion, and DVD. Audio blandishment by Ken Plume.
The Peanuts have made their triumphant return to film and for those kids who grew up with Charlie Brown and the gang it is a great day! On this episode we discuss the new Peanuts movie that features an awesome 3D that won't hurt your eyes! Joining the fangirls is Richard Woloski from Skywalking Through Neverland. We discuss our nostalgia for Peanuts and how this film stacks up to the stories we love and how kids of today can learn to love Snoopy, Linus, Pigpen and the Little Red Haired Girl just as much as we do!!The Peanuts gang flies again with this episode of Fangirl Chat.
After many failures, Charlie Brown tries to get a fresh start with “The Little Red Haired Girl” that just moved in. We also discuss the Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer