Evolution of SNOOPY, CHARLIE BROWN & PEANUTS - 70 Years Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

[@allisoncorona4842]

I once read a "Star Trek the Next Generation" novel (I don't remember the name of it.) that had some dialogue that went something like this: after having lost a minor battle, Riker says to his sergeant: "Winning isn't everything.". His sergeant replied, "But losing isn't anything. I heard that a twentieth century philosopher named Charlie Brown came up with that.". Riker said, "This Charlie Brown must have been a very wise person.". The sergeant said, "I suspect he was."

[@olicityfan1150]

That's awesome! I really want find which that book was now!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I'd like to think, if the series were to ever end, Charlie Brown would marry the little red haired girl, become a successful Baseball Coach, and have his kids interacting with snoopys pups in their own adventures.

[@melissacooper4282]

That would be nice. It would make Charlie Brown happy. But I don't think that Schultz would've wanted it that way.

[@linalokir2178]

Ok

[@blankblankness2971]

‘’’’’’’’’’’

[@jessicalupton331]

That would truly be a happy ending

[@ambatukam2598]

After all he was a kid for about 50 years

[@diaquallo]

Just seeing this makes me want to do snoopy's happy dance

[@visualgagging]

I always love how the Peanuts Movie’s animation style (and similar movies) stays accurate to the 2D animation style; it’s like instead of making a model and moving it, they take 2D drawings and translate them into 3D, including cheated angles, disproportionate parts, and smears, making the characters look accurate.

[@joshuacritchfield3564]

When asked why he wanted to put a Christian angle into the special, Charles Schultz said, "If we don't, who will?"

[@LordHoth_90]

Thank God for that.

[@thelevisullivan]

God bless Charles Schulz.

[@1cor13Godislov]

When I worked at the hospital near his home, he funded a support group for children who had significant loss. It was called “Good Grief” When he came in for open heart surgery, he drew a cartoon on a wall showing Snoopy using an incentive spirometer, also known as a Triflo that encourages deep breathing to prevent pneumonia. A truly gracious Christian man who used his melancholy to help others express their feelings.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

I still have my "Golden Collection" book from when I was a kid.

[@ShadeATV]

I have a large christmas pillow

[@EChacon]

The Peanuts Franchise is without a doubt one of my favorite animated Franchise and I really enjoy Charlie Brown and Snoopy as characters and the mundane life they endure. Looking forward to Charlie Brown's voice evolution and which cartoon character you will cover for December's Cartoon Evolution.

[@duperluper6582]

“C’MON CHARLIE BROWN!”

[@youretheproblem5321]

No

[@duperluper6582]

*Sniff*

[@waynegutierrezjr1234]

Doctor. NOBODY MESSES WITH MY GREAT FRIEND

[@duperluper6582]

@Ren Hoek cause I am

[@baloocallout678]

I'll hold the ball Charlie Brown and yoooouuu kick it!

[@mayracordero382]

I love every adventure the Peanuts gang has because the Peanuts have always been the funnest comic then and now.♥️

[@jamesdenson4730]

Charles Schultz was a genius and has left the world a priceless legacy. May he rest in peace knowing what goodness he gifted us all.

[@SoleaGalilei]

Bill Watterston was right, Peanuts was waaaay ahead of its time. Extremely influential and not just in comics.

[@2idiot2animate28]

*yare yare is 70 years old* I've liked pesnuts before that meme existed

[@CosmicSponge2004]

I'm Pretty sure most people did.

[@2idiot2animate28]

@@CosmicSponge2004 indeed

[@Mr.Tw1sty]

Pesnuts

[@gllwsclbrtr]

@@Mr.Tw1sty no its Psentsu /j

[@JustinTheLogoKid]

no it’s zoinks, nurs!

[@calebkuti7897]

I see a lot of youtubers present clips of 4:3 projects in the impressive style of ditching the black bars altogether and using part of the clips to replace the black bars. I like it

[@melissacooper4282]

Peanuts will always be timeless! 20 years after Schultz's death I still read his classic strips.

[@harrygameshowproductions5296]

Good Grief, look how far the Peanuts have come.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Peanuts has been my favorite comic strip since I was eight years old. Good ol' Charlie Brown is my favorite Peanuts character. I can relate to his ups and downs, and self esteem issues. Yet, he keeps hoping for the best, and keeps trying.

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Thanks Vincent

[@nickdorenkamp959]

The great thing about peanuts (or in Schutz words Charlie Brown and Friends) is that they're more than iconic they're Timeless. My favorite two of my favorite peanuts stories are A Charlie Brown Christmas and Snoopy Come Home. My third favorite Peanuts story is of course the 2015 peanuts movie.

[@animationnerd2748]

Great Video Dave and Happy 70th anniversary Charlie Brown and Snoopy

[@mikeyksd]

It’s been 70 years and they’re still kids lol

[@mightyfilm]

I always felt the Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show was vastly underrated and was taken from us before its time. Most of the stories were based on full week or even longer story arcs you'd only otherwise see in big comic strip collection books. I also loved those non-holiday specific specials that you just don't see anymore. The holiday ones are great and all, but I just love these animated versions of comic strip style stories. Garfield did take better to the Saturday Morning Cartoon medium, but only because that property didn't have the same creative control Peanuts did. I'd go as far to say that Mark Evainer was the one that really tapped the fat cat's potential.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

"I was robbed! I spent the whole night waiting for the great pumpkin, when I could've been out for trick-or-treats! Halloween is over, and I've missed it! You blockhead! You've kept me all night waiting for the great pumpkin, and all that came was a beagle! I didn't get a chance to go out for trick-or-treats! And it was all your fault! I'll sue! What a fool I was! I could've had candy, apples, and gum, and cookies, and money, and all sorts of things! But, nah! I hada listen to you, you blockhead. What a fool I was. Trick-or-treats come only once a year, and I miss it by sitting in a pumpkin-patch with a blockhead. YOU OWE ME RESTITUTION!"

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Some tidbits & corrections: *A "friend" named Charlie Brown* As in, Schulz's alter-ego. *A sharply-dressed bald boy* Charlie Brown is not bald. Like Schulz himself, Charlie Brown is lightly blond with very thin hair. *Numerous boys with the name Charlie Brown* Technically, all iterations of Charlie Brown are the same character. *Short children with large round heads* Aka the "Round-Headed Kid"/"Blockhead" look. *He suggested calling it Charlie Brown & Friends* Hence why the comic strip later became _Peanuts ft. Good Old Charlie Brown_ years later & the '80s TV series was instead named _The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show_ and why a lot of the specials were themselves titled _[Insert Plot Thread Here], Charlie Brown_ rather than the _Peanuts_ brand name. *Lucy represented his own sarcastic & fussy side* She was also inspired by his first wife Joyce's nagging, particularly whenever Lucy's seen calling out Charlie Brown's faults, complete with video projector slides. *Linus, his spiritual side* He was also based on a philosophical friend with separation anxiety issues (thus, the term "security blanket" being based upon the one Linus carries). *Hence why Charlie Brown never recieved a valentine* Excluding rare exceptions in the TV specials/the '80s _The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show_ TV series/Internet webisodes, of course. *Tanked in his plight to attract the Little Red-Haired Girl* She was given the name Heather in _It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown_ (although Schulz's had since said afterward that this was non-canonical); She was also based on a co-worker from one of Schulz's first jobs (outside of drawing "that comic strip with Charlie Brown & friends in it") whom Schulz wanted to ask out, but never had the gumption to actually do so. *Kick a football out of Lucy's hands* Charlie Brown turning invisible thanks to Snoopy's accidental magic in _It's Magic, Charlie Brown_ as one singular exception. *Bill Melendez* Else known as the animated "voice" of Snoopy & Woodstock!

[@les4767]

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" will always be my all time favorite as it introduced me to the music of Vince Guaraldi and "Linus and Lucy"(the one everyone THINKS is "The Charlie Brown theme"), specifically, as it inspired me to learn to play the piano. 45 years later, and I've been a successful professional pianist for 33 years. Thank you, Charles M Schultz, Bill Melendez and Vince Guaraldi!

[@derekbrown4188]

Thank you for making such an interesting and informative video. I love Peanuts, but your work on not only this video but throughout your KZbin site is simply spot on terrific. Thank you for your dedication to high quality videos that educate and entertain.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks so much, Derek!! I really appreciate that!

[@money05mayhem]

“Charlie Brown Never Kicked The Football Out of Lucy’s Hands”. Technically he did if you count that one gag in Family Guy.

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

I do remember one instance where he managed to kick it, thanks to Snoopy turning him invisible during a magic show. Needless to say, it was quite a fun twist!

[@money05mayhem]

@@AngusArtEntertainment I thought he turned Charlie Brown invisible and then he tried to make him revisable but Charlie Brown spooked Lucy by kicking the football.

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

@@money05mayhem Yes, that one!

[@icecreamhero2375]

That's one of the best moments in Family Guy. In its magic Charlie Brown, he got to kick it but he was invisible so it didn't count.

[@Hektols]

For some reason in Spain Snoopy ended becoming the mascot of preppy girls, swearing in his name when they wanted to tell the truth. My favorite movies/special were "Race for Your Life Charlie Brown" and "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown", the later breaking one of the Peanut premises with Charlie finally receiving a letter.

[@dav154]

Owning the big books of every comic are really something you'll want to cherish.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Peanuts is such an amazing (and iconic) series that can be enjoyed the world over! Sharp kids with the most witty quips and thought provoking messages that can bring you laughs but leaves you with a great sense of fulfilment!

[@JEFFREYcjones-xg2cy]

I first fell in love with the Peanuts Gang in 1967...I was 10 years of age and at Christmas that year I received several books about them.... the Peanuts Gang got me through a very rough childhood as a place I could go in the books and comics to read and escape the real world....I started collecting Peanuts Gang items then and I still do today at age 67...Our house is filled with my collection and is displayed in many rooms...I don't know if it's the largest collection, but it might be the oldest!!

[@thebudgetgamer]

Charles was a gift to humanity

[@joeyjojo5986]

things I could watch every day forever: 1. charlie brown documentaries end of list

[@johnmiller1376]

"R.I.P. charles m.schulz(1922-2000) you'll be missed by everyone always & forever amen".

[@bsabruzzo]

I hope you get around to "Evolution of Blondie". That one has a start that isn't anything like what we know to have become (Blondie was a flapper in the 1920s and Dagwood was the heir to a fortune) and I used to love the movies when I was a kid, not realizing the films were from the 1930s and 1940s.

[@megamanfan3]

I still remember MetLife using Snoopy as their mascot.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

Those blimps! _"Get Met. It Pays."_

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

Uploaded on my Birthday😁😁 Also, Fun Fact: Without Snoopy, there would be no Snoop Dogg. As Snoop Dogg chose his name based on the fact that his Mother used to tell him he looked liked Snoopy, so it became his nickname.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Happy Birthday mate!!

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder Wow Thank You Mate! Much Appreciated from across the world😁 31 today😣

[@zelphx]

A Charlie Brown Christmas is an early achievement that cannot be surpassed. Its sheer honesty has kept me viewing it EVERY year since 1965... the first airing. I do NOT allow myself to watch it out of season, or on video.

[@A_random_NPC]

Everybody talks until the teacher pulls out the charlie brown VHS

[@themirrorsofmymind]

This was fantastic! Nothing better than good ol' Charlie Brown!

[@ottobaron6392]

I used to live in California, and was a frequent visitor to "Knott's Berry Farm". In 1983, a section of the theme park was opened, called "Camp Snoopy", which is a woodsy area featuring Charles Shultz creations. During Halloween, it is called "Camp Spooky", and there are shows for the young ones, as well as trick and treating.

[@syamsiahdensi3430]

Oh man mashed potato with gravy was one of the donut flavour (crying)

[@visualgagging]

....what does an Animaniacs quote have to do with Peanuts?

[@syamsiahdensi3430]

Nothing just want to say it weirdo

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

@@syamsiahdensi3430 Good Grief.

[@Nightman221k]

I love Peanuts, I can't imagine a world without the TV specials and I watch them with my family every year and the strips are still able to make me smile.

[@erikakarafa-chin2710]

So do I!

[@mallmann0]

Dave! You need to do a cartoon evolution on The moomins! Please!

[@psycologo121]

I love Charlie Brown. My goal is to one day own the entire Charlie Brown comic strip collection.

[@skylarmccune9242]

Mine too...Peanuts was my childhood.

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Thx for the support

[@maldon3659]

I've got an idea for a cartoon evolution: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

[@LMC764]

1 vacation.... IN 35 YEARS... wow

[@coca-colafox4723]

Good grief these Cartoon Evolution videos are so good and in my home town we have a Peanuts theme park

[@AgentVolkat]

As odd as it was, "The Girl in the Red Truck" holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. I just love Spike. And "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown" was my favorite Peanuts film even if the Chateau music used to scare me as a child lol

[@rolanalberto3064]

I loved "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown" and its "Memorial Day" epilogue special. I've seen most of the specials and the movies but those 2 were ones I constantly watched whenever they were on. I kinda liked the fact that it only featured Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Snoopy and Woodstock going to France on a student exchange trip. I mean yeah I love the whole gang, but I always thought these kids were more interesting, even in the comics. Moments like Marcie speaking french, Charlie Brown failing to buy that french bread, there were ADULTS present throughout, Snoopy driving that blue Citroen 2CV car, the "house of the bad neighbor" and their French hosts, Linus talking about D-Day when they stayed close to Omaha beach. Still the best Peanuts adventure IMO.

[@melissacooper8724]

My favorite part in "What Have We Learned Charlie Brown?" is when Linus was reciting the poem "In Flanders Fields" by JM McRae.

[@Meatfrequency]

Comics like Garfield can get worse and worse as time goes on, but Peanuts was solid the whole time.

[@guy-ns4ov]

Charlie Brown is one of the most iconic pieces of media in the world. Great job on covering it, Dave :)

[@violinda.]

Linus Van Pelt: Well, I can understand how you feel. You worked hard, studying for the spelling bee, and I suppose you feel you let everyone down, and you made a fool of yourself and everything. But did you notice something, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: What's that? Linus Van Pelt: The world didn't come to an end.

[@nevergonnabesilent]

A Boy Named Charlie Brown 1969

[@thetwistedsamurai]

It’s funny how I personally always hated the name Peanuts because it makes no sense due to no one being named Peanut/No Peanuts appearing in the comic at all, so it makes me happy to know the actual creator felt the same way.

[@edryba4867]

You obviously don’t get it. Watch this video again, Buffalo Bob. Think “Peanut Gallery”.

[@avadheshfamily5936]

I always thought you would do a cartoon eveloution focusing on the other meaning of cartoons I’m so happy with how good it turned out

[@DavidFell]

You know, the Melendez productions that were shot on film can be, and have been, remastered in HD, although that won’t make them widescreen. In fact, I watched one of the 60s specials in 4K just last month.

[@whatsrandom6487]

29:46 say psych right now

[@simsgirlgem]

I called peanuts growing up Charlie Brown and snoopy I think because I saw the specials first before reading the comics

[@LordHoth_90]

My mom is a massive Peanuts fan, being born in the early 60’s she grew up with them and continued watching and reading them. As me and my brothers were born and grew up we’ve also grew to love the Gang and continue our own traditions of watching the holiday themed specials and the rest around what we think is the appropriate times. We are hoping to continue this tradition with one of my brother’s kids when he and his wife have them and also mine and my other brother’s kids (if we both ever get around to marriage first).

[@nightisright1873]

Stephan Patis of Pearls before Swine worked on happiness is a warm blanket Charlie Brown .I think it’s the best representative of the strip it really stays true to the strips cause it just took them and pieced them together with no changes :

[@sriramnallan]

13:39 Charlie brown is great

[@sriramnallan]

8:57 He Draws Like The 80’s Like SpongeBob

[@Mibbitmaker]

Another excellent job! Love the title on this one. The Christmas special's maybe tied with the Halloween one. Linus's speech always gets to me. But I love the partially psychedelic Snoopy vs. Red Baron sequence in the latter the most. Along with that, I always cherish the Snoopy/Red Baron book I got as a kid c. 1970, with each page in different colors. As far as the comic, there are a lot of longer-form stories from the '60s and '70s that I enjoy, but I'm really fond of the strips on the last year or so of the series where Re-Run is drawing "underground comics".

[@GreedyGreedent]

It was closing night for my school's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" tonight and I played Franklin in it! It was so fun!!

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

11:04 Oh hey Arnold Shortman!

[@tskmaster3837]

I've always been in a love and hate relationship with Snoopy Come Home. It may not be the greatest of the adaptations as it's rather light on the whimsy side of the strip but no other adaptation cuts closer to the heart of the relationship between a dog and his boy.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Interestingly, that’s the one Schultz and Mendelson thought was the best.

[@blankblankness2971]

Wow! The first ever character from this series to originate from the 1950s! And thanks for using Charlie Brown's zigzags on the thumbnail this time.

[@theImprobableSteve]

My Japanese friend used to collect Snoopy merchandise. She assumed it was Japanese and was just like Hello Kitty. She'd never even heard of Charlie Brown or Peanuts. The power of merchandising.

[@grimrepeatte111]

Lmao

[@Sailormac2]

I’ve been to Japan. They literally have entire stores devoted to Snoopy. They LOVE, LOVE, LOVE him

[@Mustang_Sally_]

Amazing video with a beautiful story, videos like these are when I wish I could give a like twice

[@willamobrien6292]

“I don’t want anyone taking peanuts” Disney: “Allow us to introduce ourselves”

[@454ChevelleSS]

I liked the Charlie Brown specials when the animation wasn't as smooth like it is today. I also realized that despite how much I love those specials, I've only seen 5 or 6 of them.

[@melissacooper4282]

Do you remember which ones you saw?

[@454ChevelleSS]

@@melissacooper4282 Charlie Brown Christmas, Easter, Halloween, i want a dog for Christmas, one involving arbour day, and the peanuts movie.

[@kevp9601]

Yep, When Charles M. Schluz was Alive, He was the Best Peanuts Cartoon Animator Ever, and We're Gonna Miss Him so Much, Alright. Oh, Yes, Yes. :-)

[@briangriffin4937]

Hahaha! I thought it was just me. Mr. Schulz was correct about calling the strip “Peanuts.” As a toddler I thought Peanuts was Charlie Brown’s nickname, or Snoopy’s name.

[@karaamundson3964]

I was four when I began obsessing over the paperback "Peanuts" books. I learned to read with them and told myself bedtime stories--"The Peanuts and Baby Monster," as my mother reported. I vividly recall one strip in which Linus emerges, stage right, in vertically striped, thigh-length shorts. He begins asking boastfully how everyone likes his "clam diggers." I would do almost anything to lay my eyes on that one once more, but it isn't in the complete compilations. Heart is breaking over here--

[@jennifergriel861]

The one thing I don’t think Shultz realized is that when you grow up with something, obsess over is in its entirety, like so many people do, you get a pretty good idea of how to do that thing the same way the original did. It’s why the most successful reboots are always made by fans for fans.

[@blankblankness2971]

Here’s a little something: One time, somebody asked me if I could dance, and I mimicked the way that Frida was dancing on the stage in the original "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

[@LalitoTV]

The lil folks design looks... Modern somehow, like i swear thats how some newer cartoons look, and that's exactly why the later designs are better, they're more memorable

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Li'l Folks Is The Predisesir Of Peanuts

[@SirLangstalotProductions]

Charlie Brown is one of my favorite characters of all time. Charlie Brown inspires everyone to continue going. Charlie Brown is the best

[@captaincartoonia9536]

By far my fav that you have done! Maybe you could do an episode on He-Man or South Park

[@Igorcastrochucre]

As a kid, I didn't like the Peanuts specials, I thought they were boring and unfunny, and then I saw What a Nightmare, Chalie Brown and that one has stuck with me. I've grown to appreciate the series more and lots of other shorts surpass What a Nightmare in quality, but that one along with Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and don't come back) and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown are my favorites.

[@markokravarscan258]

I like the fact that Shulzs legacy isn't really that much ruined like Dr. Seusses, just look at the fucking Lorax and compare that shit to Peanuts movie

[@skyden24195]

Perhaps this has been mentioned before, but just in case; in Southern California, about a 20-to-30-minute drive north of Disneyland, there is an amusement park called "Knott's Berry Farm," (which is actually older than Disneyland.) Within this park is a sub-divided "land" called "Camp Snoopy" which is a Peanuts themed area of Knott's Berry Farm dedicated to rides for children and, of course, features live, costumed characters of the Peanuts gang. "Camp Snoopy" has been a part of Knott's Berry Farm since (at least) the 1980s and is still a central and beloved aspect of the park.

[@bastianbux5107]

Happy being born knowing Charlie Brown in 70's

[@rickriffel6246]

Peanuts is a comic strip and cartoon series which always had something discomforting about it. Namely, the visual absence of grownups. Actually, adults, older children and babies were nowhere to be seen. This often left me with an impression that children of a certain age and size were left to fend for themselves in some suburban Lord of the Flies scenario. In other words, kids trapped in a crapsack world, with good ol' Charlie Brown its main spokesman.

[@icecreamhero2375]

The adults were absent simply because they would bump their heads on the panels.

[@TheReviewingNetwork]

27:32, I mean technically he did once in the animated special He's Magic Charlie Brown but he was invisible when it happened so...yeah, probably doesn't count.

[@melissacooper4282]

It may not have technically counted but I was glad to see that Charlie Brown was able to torment Lucy for once!

[@themirrorsofmymind]

@@melissacooper4282 CHARLIE BROWN: "What's the matter? _Lose something?"_ I think my brother and I were laughing so hard we started crying when he said that... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Peanuts:the CHARLIE BROWN and SNOOPY show

[@vivaeljason]

I have never seen the French 'Peanuts by Schulz' motion comics but they are gorgeous.

[@mbart5113]

I do not see why Lucy thought Snoopy was a stupid beagle by choosing to be the new manager. That made her upset about it during over and over again.

[@Rguy8675]

I’m so glad Peanuts are back on live tv

[@kimzchaos]

I love the first peanuts comic

[@joemedley195]

I’m a Peanuts fan since about 1979. I haven’t been religious since about 1992. Yet, in CB Christmas, from Linus’ request “Lights, please” to the end I’m an emotional wreck. How do I reconcile my lack of religiosity with the gospel of Luke? I think it completely works as a story about Charlie Brown’s search for meaning and connection. He finds it because he gives compassion to another living being (the tree as symbol). Then everyone else figures it out. I’m moved to tears writing this. Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown.

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

Outside of cartoons, commercials, and advertisements, they're also part of Cedar Fair's theme parks.

[@Justy64.]

Do a Evolution of Garfield 😊

[@marlonclark1896]

yeah

[@chrisaguilera1564]

A Charlie Brown Christmas. Classics are classics for a reason.

[@austineafford]

Happy 70th anniversary, Charlie Brown! lol!

[@ultimatecatnerd5741]

I have always loved the Mayflower episode and it will always be my favorite

[@cartoonhigh9990]

“I was a bland, stupid looking kid.” Jeez Charles, don’t be so hard on yourself!

[@simontuell3345]

Charlie Brown can't take a break, even his own creator rips on him. 😂

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@simontuell3345 That's because the blockhead is based on Schulz himself.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

I am such a Peanuts fan! I will always have a special place in my heart for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and I used to love watching "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" as a kid. I think I can still sing most of the theme song. 😆I, also, grew up reading the comic strip and remember vividly when Charles M. Schulz's last comic was released. One Charlie Brown special that very few people mention but, was one of my all-time favorites as a kid is "Why, Charlie Brown, Why?" about Linus becoming friends with a little girl with leukemia. ❤️ And this is just a bonus interesting fact that you may or may not already aware of...but, the "Red Baron" that Snoopy's "WWI Flying Ace" is always dogfighting with is not a fictional character invented by Schulz. The Red Baron was a real-life extremely skilled German fighter pilot during WWI. He is still considered one of the most famous flying aces of all time (and, therefore, an appropriate nemesis for Snoopy's WWI fantasies).

[@erikakarafa-chin2710]

So am I!

[@shewolfcub3]

A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a genuine masterpiece tbh

[@LowellLucasJr.]

All these years and the only time Charlie Brown kicked the ball was when he was invisible! Man Schultz, you commit to a bit!!!!

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

I think I saw that special somewhere.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@valenzuelasstudios1838 Recently its been included in some " Its the great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!" Dvds and Blurays.

[@valenzuelasstudios1838]

@@LowellLucasJr. Alright then.

[@edryba4867]

Dave! You certainly did your homework on this one. Extremely well done, with a ton of info I never knew. But Lucy IS my sister. One of my favorite strips from the 1950’s features the kids playing Croquet. Charlie Brown is about to make a shot and says “I’ve always considered myself to be the Ben Hogan of Croquet”. Linus replies, “I guess we all kid ourselves one way or another.” For those who don’t know, Ben Hogan was a champion golfer.

[@acavals8080]

Watching and reading the whole Peanuts produced by Charles Schulz during his lifetime would be enough to live without the need to see the new materials.