How Does Charlie Brown Teach Kids About Depression?

[@auggieeasteregg2150]

Charlie Brown is one of the deepest, most down to earth cartoons ever made, and deserves to be celebrated intergenerationally

[@Super_Boyo]

I remember watching a random episode of charlie brown as a kid. The scene showed charlie walking to bed saying "i need more hello's not goodbye's" it was probably the most depressing things i seen on television. It was one of those rare moments on tv that haunts every select few kids.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Hard relate. That’s how I watched a boy name Charlie Brown for the first time

[@melissacooper4282]

I remember it was a scene from Snoopy Come Home. He was depressed that Snoopy decided to go live with Lila.

[@user-kl5zd2oe3e]

I found myself quoting this line as an adult.

[@Pika999]

Snoopy Come Home as a whole is just depressing...even for Peanuts...I still can't watch it without crying during Snoopy's farewell party scene and then watching Charlie Brown go through what is one of the WORST depressive episodes I've ever seen, even for him.

[@Terribleathletes]

Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, modeled Charlie Brown after his childhood self. As a young kid in school, Schulz was never well liked and didn't have many friends. Most people treated him poorly and he was very depressed as a kid because of it. That's why in the original Peanuts Charlie is always melancholy and the other characters are often mean to him, because that's what it was like for Charles Schulz growing up, and he took that theme and put it on to paper in his cartoon.

[@917KD0TT]

He killed himself 😔

[@Terribleathletes]

@@917KD0TT no he didn't, he had a heart attack, stop making shit up.

[@elosoguapo8137]

@@917KD0TTSchultz died of cancer. The voice actor did commit suicide.

[@elosoguapo8137]

He also went to work for a newspaper guy named Charlie Brown and there was a little redhead receptionist working there. When he got his first comic published he went out to buy a ring and proposed. She denied him 😢

[@wiffleballyt]

Damn he must’ve been depressed

[@user-dh6kp6bj6s]

I always found charlie so sad

[@MattMakesAnimation]

You and me both

[@idkharpy]

Charlie Brown is just like me.

[@nickfan22]

69 likes

[@baloocallout678]

And yet many people are smiling because of the inspiration to us he gives.

[@panzerfan]

Charlie Brown *is* the everyman. That's why he is insufferably sad.

[@joegerkrep7727]

I remember how much my grandfather loved peanuts. When he was dying he'd always watch charlie brown, and I remember being in preschool watching it with him. I think now he had some sort of depression. It runs in my family, my mother, sister, and brother. I dont really have it, more just tired and tired of being tired, anhedonia and suppression. I love charlie brown because of how much I relate to him and the simplicity and subtlety, and his history in my family.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Oh wow, thanks very much for sharing that. It’s such a testament to Peanuts that it can be so relatable throughout generations of a family.

[@joegerkrep7727]

@@MattMakesAnimation absolutely

[@Sailormac2]

This is really insightful. Peanuts is full of characters who deal with mental illness and neurodivergency (Linus’ dependence on his blanket, Schroeder’s “special interest” in Beethoven and Marcie’s mix of intelligence and “spaciness” all could be interpreted as ADHD, autism or both). it is a great conversation starter both for kids who live with these things themselves and those around them. Which is precisely why I’m so damn angry that Apple TV+ has thrown these classics behind a paywall! They should be accessible to all kids.

[@MrGrass97]

A Charlie Brown Christmas always spoke to me, as a kid, and today. No other Christmas special for kids dealt with feelings of depression and slowed down the pace to highlight that very aspect. It’s a treasure. And it shows kids (and adults) that they’re not alone.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Colony Three It really is, thanks for watching!

[@memmas]

I think growing up with Charlie Brown as an American kid really helped me cope with the way I felt, and feel now for that matter. I’d get to watch the Christmas special almost every year on television (or from one of my teachers or family members), and watching the way Charlie Brown felt or talked made me know that the way I was feeling wasn’t wrong, without me even realizing it had. I didn’t ever pick up on that, so great analysis on your part!

[@MattMakesAnimation]

I'm very happy I could help you understand a bit more about good ol' Charlie Brown. Thank you for watching!

[@berixdawase]

Charlie is the most realistic character in children's fiction.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

he's definitely up there

[@skingerskanger]

Because every one of us can relate to him

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

but the most depressing

[@AZAtro2648]

I can think of others, like BoJack Horseman, Morty Smith, to a certain extent, but Charlie is definitely one of them. He deserves all the happiness in the world.

[@elosoguapo8137]

He’s real and I think all of us are kinda cheering him on through all of his mostly self inflicted problems. It’s in stark contrast to the very powerful he-man type characters other kids entertainment sold us.

[@TammiLyn39]

I’m a junior in highschool and currently am performing as Charlie Brown in my school’s spring musical. Before this play, I was rather clueless to the peanuts. I never knew he was depressed. I never understood that he was such a deep character. But performing as him has really helped me to understand his character. He has so many layers. He’s depressed but he always tries to find the best in the world. He finds ways to use his depression to better understand the world and to better himself. He’s a smart kid. It’s easy to see yourself in Charlie Brown just because he’s so… deep. I think we can all find a little bit of ourselves inside of Charlie Brown.

[@TammiLyn39]

Charlie Brown’s first monologue in the musical really shows this. “I think lunch time is about the worst time of day for me, always having to sit here… alone. Of course, mornings aren’t so pleasant either. Laying there and wondering if anyone would really miss me if I never got out of bed. And then there’s the night too. Thinking about all the stupid things I’ve done during the day. And all those times in between… when I do all those stupid things. Well, lunch time is among the worst times of day for me.”

[@somethingunholy9130]

I am also playing Charlie Brown in my schools musical, and let me say, I reminisce with him so much, I eat alone at lunch, I feel I am mostly depressed, and just can’t seem to make any connections with anyone. It’s hard playing this role, reading lines that relate to me so much

[@pastelbruh9241]

I relate to Charlie Brown so much...

[@MattMakesAnimation]

firebird 2069 same

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I watch Charlie Brown when I'm depressed. Not to see Charlie suffer; oh the contrary! I watch because no matter how much the world around him put him down, he gets right back! Alongside the jazz and humor, there's a great story with hope for our favorite blockhead!

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Charlie is truly a sisyphic figure

[@badfish5964]

When I would get sad as a kid I would never feel alone cus I used to see Charlie Brown feeling like that

[@felixhering]

:(

[@ChubbiestLamb6]

Hey, I really enjoy the conversational tone of your narration. There are a lot of hyper-polished video essayists out there at this point, and I think your under-produced style is pretty refreshing and could definitely serve to endear you/distinguish you. It looks like you're just getting started based on your video count, but I hope you keep it up and continue to develop your own style of presentation/delivery. Great work!

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks so much! I was trying to go down the more polished route with my first video. I made this one to see if I liked this style more, so it means a lot to see someone felt the same :) I'm aiming to make a new video for every Monday!

[@tdproductions343]

I've always kinda related to Charlie Brown growing up. I never really had a whole lot of friends and I've been bullied a lot. I just kinda felt alone. I guess if you think about it, there's a little bit of Charlie Brown in all of us. We get anxious and sometimes we mess up and just feel like giving up. We just need to keep moving forward and try to do better, I think.

[@colin6768]

I think the saddest moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas was when Frieda and Patty said - "you're hopeless Charlie Brown, completely hopeless." Even Snoopy laughed at him. Peanuts resonated with me so much. Bill Watterson in "The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book cited Schulz as a major influence.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Yeah, Peanuts really wasn't afraid to be upsetting. I love Calvin and Hobbes too and can definitely see the influence :^ ) thanks for watching!

[@thelevisullivan]

Schulz was a major influence to many great cartoonists.

[@dymoure]

I'm honestly not surprised Snoopy laughed at him. He can be a real jerk and somehow manages to steal the spotlight every time. Most people I know literally just call Peanuts "Snoopy."

[@gabrielambriz5640]

I'm so glad somebody else feels this way about Peanuts, it just speaks to a part of life that most of pop culture seems to shy away from. Fantastic video by the way! Very nicely delivered and obviously well thought out.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thank you!

[@skingerskanger]

I remember when CBS was home to the Peanuts Gang...in fact, CBS could possibly at the time have been short for Charlie Brown Specials!

[@Ecfotografy]

I just turned 40 and I’m still very much Charlie Brown

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Clark c I think I’ll always be Charlie Brown too. Thanks for watching!

[@Rollemup223]

Same man....

[@nightisright1873]

There’s a problem with this video the problem is that most people like the later peanuts strips .Where the strips where very sweet but when you try to do something like Happiness is A warm blanket where the characters are truly acting like they did in the strip .Most people hated that special cause they thought the characters where to jerks but if you really look at the 1950s later strips to 60s the characters where jerks it was depressing .That’s what made it stand out it also did have its happy moments during those eras . The problem with the Peanuts movie is that they tried to jam way to many eras of the strip into one film .It leaves the viewers and future fans scattered .

[@kaisarr7632]

What are you talking about the most iconic peanuts specials are true older and new The Christmas one The great pumpkin that’s most people remember. I also don’t agree that the strip changed toned it was still pretty cynical till the very end

[@Rollemup223]

Charlie Brown was a character I related to so much when I was 8. Always depressed.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

I'm glad a character like Charlie Brown exists for kids to relate to, thanks for watching.

[@yadinejoe12]

@@MattMakesAnimation Me too

[@paperchasindude6578]

Same bro

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

Ive been a fan of Peanuts for years now. I find it radically different from everything from comics/cartoons from that same time. I think Charlie Brown was a way for Charles Schulz to adress his own depression and anxiety. Just like Daniel Tiger was for Fred Rogers. Imagine that the first ever Peanuts comic strip starts with a kid expressing his hatred towards Charlie Brown; that’s radical.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Yeah, Peanuts really stands out and that first strip is amazing! Thanks for watching

[@animefanatic4238]

I know what its like to suffer from depression on the Holidays. For the past few Christmases I recieved everything i asked for but my friends and family noticed that i still wasn't satisfied because I felt locked in a heap of lonliness since i was 13.

[@charlie-obrien]

A very lovely and astute reading on Charlie Brown and the message for kids. Charles Schulz loved and respected kids and he made very conscious decisions as to how he would portray them and have them speak to the readers and audience. I have been lucky enough to have the Peanuts be a part of my life from an early age. First the cartoons and then the animated films. I have always enjoyed the humor, the kindness and the acknowledgement that it was okay to be a kid who felt a little different or out of step sometimes. The main message that I have personally taken from Charlie Brown is that he never gives up or becomes bitter. He remains "Good 'ol Charlie Brown."

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thank you! Very well-said.

[@HappyNoob17YT]

i love it how no matter how the world pushes him around he always tries and tries again.

[@elosoguapo8137]

Charlie was real. We all felt a bit bad for him, but later in life we really started to understand him a lot better. I think the ending of the Christmas show was intended as meaning (in a clunky way), feeling spiritually sick is why Charlie is depressed. His constant worrying, self doubt, self criticism, and self pity make him feel worse than he already does. By being less focused on himself and his less than ideal circumstances, he can actually feel better. It’s ok to feel things, but not so good to ruminate.

[@promindcrafterstudios]

Animation in this show is smooth as hell ngl

[@leslie8288]

Charlie brown is dead ass under rated 💫

[@MattMakesAnimation]

yea

[@evo3vo]

I've recently sort of rediscovered charlie brown, and as with most other things that I used to enjoy as a kid, I was afraid that it hadn't aged well to me. But, coming back to this series of films, I actually appreciate it more than I had in the past. As a brain dead pseudo-mature child growing up in the midst of the 2000s, I can recall liking the show for its music and its not over simplified, yet not overproduced animation (which the 2014 movie couldn't quite capture). These are things that I can still appreciate to this day. However I didn't really remember much of the shows actual dialogue/story, which is what I've come to love to death over the past couple of weeks. I found that the underlying depressive themes of the movie could really relate to my present self. This video was one of the reasons that I got back into it, and for that I am outstandingly thankful. Great series, great commentary, great video.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Hey, sorry for the late reply, thanks a lot for watching! I'm really glad the video could help you rediscover an amazing series. You've really hit the nail on the head about what makes it great :^ )

[@eddi4713]

I love this, man. This should have 100x more views, you put everything I’ve thought about into words in such an amazing way.Thank you for this

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Eddie Nelson Thanks! Means a lot to hear that

[@distantsolarsystems]

This is really phenomenal what you said here. Charlie Brown always resonated with me and I never knew why, so this video really helped me reconnect with that. I always found myself feeling sorry for Charlie when everyone else just laughed about it and brushed it off. I think that was because I felt the same way, and I felt insecure and struggled with self worth just like him, even from an early age. Thanks for this.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thank you! I definitely have the same connection to good ol' Charlie Brown. Glad I could help

[@gipadonimus]

Radical acceptance is something I'm learning is very necessary. You can't change or undo every circumstance/situation once you're deeply in them, but you can focus on what it's gonna take to navigate forward and take care of yourself. The world truly, doesn't come to end. I lost my parents and my best friend all in the last few years and this will never not stick with me deeply.

[@Persononyoutubeee]

This channel deserves more recognition

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Honestly, I'm amazed at the recognition this video alone has gotten lol

[@Persononyoutubeee]

@@MattMakesAnimation You should do more video essays on cartoons theyre really good

[@MattMakesAnimation]

@@Persononyoutubeee Thanks! You're right, I should do more :)

[@Pika999]

I have related to Charlie Brown ever since I was a young child myself. Even as young as elementary school age I had a diagnosis of clinical depression and Generalized and Social Anxiety Disorder, and I was also bullied by all the other kids because I'm autistic and therefore different from everyone else and I always felt like a failure of a human being, like I couldn't do anything right (I have also always been very clumsy so that didn't help either). The other kids always laughed at and mocked me when I did or said anything and I couldn't stand it so I stopped speaking for a while altogether and tried to keep out of the way of everyone else, even to the point of isolating my desk from the rest of the class (which the teachers didn't like but I couldn't stand being near the others). Even to this day I relate to Charlie Brown as I still constantly feel like a failure and that I can't do anything right. I'm still super clumsy, I'm still clinically depressed and anxious and I hate it so much. Even today as I write this comment I'm depressed, I'm still feeling the annual post-Christmas let-down where I feel completely drained of energy and don't want to do anything for a good few days except stay in my room, in bed, under the blankets. I have felt like this every year after Christmas since I was a kid, and I know that it's because I'm autistic and need time to process everything that happened during the holiday and also to gain back my energy because Christmas takes a lot out of me. It doesn't make it any easier though, especially since the depression always hits during this time and I don't know why but I hate it. So yeah, Charlie Brown is such a relatable character for me and he's one of my comfort characters since I see myself in him so much.

[@manicrainbow8577]

I absolutely adore this video. I’ve been trying to use the Shultz technique on approaching depression in my comics and animation. This video made me subscribe

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks very much! I'm glad it could help :^ )

[@carolnoelle2468]

Linus is such a good friend

[@MattMakesAnimation]

He's the best!

[@manicrainbow8577]

Coming back to watch this video again. I haven’t seen any other channels take this conversational tone with video essays... it’s fantastic. Also you captured exactly why peanuts means so much to me.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

wow, I never expected people would watch this video more than once lol. Glad you enjoy it!

[@danblair1591]

Rudolph's claymation version came out in 1964 Charlie Brown's Christmas Special came out in 1966 The Grinch came out in 1966 Sesame Street came out in 1969 The Peanuts has inspired shows like Doug, Hey Arnold, The Loud House, Steve Universe, Family Guy, Clarence, Dexter's Laboratory, As Told By Ginger, The Rugrats holiday specials, The Fairly Oddparents, The Simpsons, Disney's Recess, Arthur, South Park, The Weekenders, and some of the Hanna-Barbera shows to name.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Dan Blair peanuts definitely had quite an impact on cartoons

[@danblair1591]

@@MattMakesAnimation I agree, definitely Klasley-Csupo cartoons, like The Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. Where the babies and Angelica can converse with one another, but the adults are just blah-blah-blah, to the babies and to Spike the dog in the nineties and two-thousands. Minusing Chaz hearing Charlie saying No! in the July 2001 Rugrats in Paris movie's end scene. Or the monkeys hearing the babies in 1998s The Rugrats Movie and Donnie in crossover film from May 2003. And Elijia in The Thornberrys being also to talk to animals but to everyone else is just well animal calls. Also Pepper-ann from the late nineties feels it as well had The Peanuts as one of its inspirations. Catdog, Spongebob, Rocko's Modern Life, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee/Jake Long American Dragon, and Ed,EDD, N Eddy's shows and Christmas/holiday specials feel like they were inspired by Hanna-Barbera, Jay Ward, The Looney Tunes, and The Peanuts. Heck even Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, and other sit-com Christmas specials were inspired by Charlie Brown, Rudolph, and The Grinch. Charlie Brown is one of the ten, most impactful cartoons in history, ahead of its time during the 1960s. Its one of the first cartoons to depict bullying, friendship relationships, crushes, religion or politics, and depression/anxiety. The show and its Christmas/holiday specials are still played today, as a popular iconic for generations and more generations to come, with some morals against today's society like commercialism, or lessons about mental health and everyday realities for people. The cartoon gave birth to the slice of life and dramedy/maybe even today's comedy cartoons like Adventure, Regular Show, Gumball, We Three Bears, Bob's Burgers and Rick and Morty. Maybe even Gravity Falls. A lot of the nineties cartoons, like Beavis and Butthead/Daria, King of The Hill, Ren and Stimpy with influences of Hanna-Barbera, The Looney Tunes, and The Simpsons. A comic strip like Family Circus, and Garfield. Charlie Brown and The Peanuts for 69 years as newspaper comic strip and 56 years on television. The character last year celebrating his 70th birthday, with his 1948 debut in Li'l Folks (now 71 years). The top 5 influential Toons in history 1.) The Flintstones 2.) Charlie Brown 3.) The Simpsons 4.) The Looney Tunes 5.) Mickey Mouse shorts

[@NJGuy1973]

@@MattMakesAnimation Finding a comic strip or animated series not influenced by Peanuts is like finding a rock band not influenced by the Beatles. Or a film director not influenced by Welles or Hitchcock.

[@ninic8698]

I have seen one episode from Charlie Brown, it was when Linus was going to this overnight spelling bee thing, and he gave his blanket to snoopy while he was away and we watch as he panics and goes nuts about it. He felt sick and was miserable, and that was one of the only scenes in a kid's show that I could actually relate to. It felt like I was going nuts with him if that makes sense.

[@barrysteakfriessimp_real]

*slicey lifey*

[@MattMakesAnimation]

lol

[@tennasountracks]

I feel like, mainly as seen in "A boy named Charlie Brown", has a really great message about depression and self-doubt. I'll attempt to put it in words: Despite the current situation, the people around you, and anything else happening in between, it's always okay to feel down, sad, angry, or anything negative. You don't constantly have to feel happy or win at everything, because even if you lose at something you've been trying to win for life and disappoint your peers and the people around you, no matter how bad the loss is, just look around you, look again at your peers, and does everyone still hate you? Is the world in complete ruin? And most importantly, just because you've lost once, or twice, or however many times, does that mean you're hopeless at everything for the rest of time?

[@edwardjnarrojr3135]

The Genius of these stories become More relevant as time passes.

[@stealtho]

Watching Charlie Brown in my class at the last day of the first semester and then into winter break, and then into the next semester, and especially it being Christmas time, we watch this movie, as I was watching it gave out a “lonely Christmas” vibe especially the sad mellow background music, thus, I went to my iPad in the middle of this class right now and searched up Charlie Brown analysis, and came to this video and came to this comment section and is now writing this comment, dec 16, 2021 11:08Am California pst 4th period language arts

[@closertotheheart]

Excellent video. I never thought about how deep this series was. Charlie Brown "fails" more than he succeeds and he did indeed exhibit depressive behavior! By the way, what is the song at 2:09 ? Is it "My Little Drum"? I can't hear the choir vocals.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks! yes, it is My Little Drum, the vocals are there just a bit hard to hear

[@PastorClown]

well done. Thanks for pulling so many of the videos together with your commentary. well done.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks very much for watching! Also, you are an excellent clown :o)

[@SuperSireBoyYT]

Charlie brown Christmas played on Christmas every year from 1965 to… well 2022 when it didn’t play because apple owns the peanuts

[@indigo1149]

As someone who has done Charlie Brown Christmas plays for many years (both acting and directing) I feel as though I may have an answer to your confusion as to why Shultz chose to use the Bible at the end of his Christmas special. During the earlier sections of the story, each character in one way or another is acting inherently greedy, be it snoopy stealing Linus's Blanket, Charlie Brown hounding for Christmas cards, Lucy seeking real Estate, Sally wanting just about everything, and everyone else wanting extravagant trees. Yet, in these pursuits, they did not only lose the spiritual meaning, but also the empathy that ought to come with the season. Everyone was wanting, rather than giving, all of course, except for Linus. He didn't seek a good Christmas tree, nor did he seek anything else, because he recognized the spirit of the season was not in pursuit of self, but rather in the spreading of love. When Charlie is at his breaking point, he finally calls out for some sort of explanation, and Linus provides it in the form of scripture, in which angels are GIVING good news to shepherds, people who in that era most certainly could not give anything back, even if they were peasants. It was not a statement of faith solving depression (which if you have read some stories of the prophets, who were considered God's most favored, they too were rarely at peace, but rather in constant turmoil), but rather that it is only the spread of goodwill that can help ease a soul. With that understanding being given to the children, they go to comfort Charlie Brown, who they had hurt in their pursuit of selfish interests. The comfort, again, was not spiritual, though they do sing hymns, rather it was comfort from people, people who came to help the downtrodden, much like what that gift that was given in the scripture was supposed to. TL;DR, The angels gave a gift, rather than getting it, and so when the kids gave the tree gifts, it's spirit was lifted, much like charlie browns was when they gave him some care.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks for that nice insight :)

[@SergiotheFutureActor]

You know, squidward is not the only character who’s related to me. 🙁

[@Cornster225]

Nice video, I really enjoyed style of this video. Good luck on your future endeavours

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Thanks for the support!

[@dymoure]

I have a very similar experience with Charlie Brown in my life. I've always been a big fan, though everyone I know just cares about the merchandising and basically just calls everything related to Peanuts "Snoopy." I just thought Woodstock was cool, and it was nice to put up Peanuts decorations during Christmas. At about the age of 16, I started diving deeper into the psychology of the kids. The music, characters, and relationships became favorites to me. It really hit me that I was the "Charlie Brown" of my friend group in my first two years of college. I eventually had a falling out with them, but the point is that I still absolutely love Schulz' characters. The depth of just four panels in a comic strip can unpack so much emotion, even for an adult.

[@MattMakesAnimation]

yeah, it's pretty amazing that such a cerebral series became a mainstream merchandising success. Thanks for watching!

[@dymoure]

@@MattMakesAnimation Thanks for making!

[@rayalbertogutierrezbalanza8333]

Watching some sequences, I began remember my childhood, in some way I used or I am like Charlie Brown, but when I was a kid, specially in the sixth grade of elementary school, I used feel like an outcast, trying to do evrything the rest of kids did, like play football, deal with the school, but how ever I always never acomplish the goal as the rest of my clas mate, and many times my class mates or my neighborhood kids make a fun of me, some way I used to be like Charlie Brow, and i'm still like Charlie Brown, but in some way or how, my shelther is write poetry, my fary tales, and all things implicate to write something in a note book, is the way aI deal with that, as a full grown adult man in his forth decade.

[@darianparrish6882]

I tried to force myself to be happy since I was 4 years old. When I feel like I have wronged everyone too much. And I always acted happy because I always thought that I could meet new people and I could start over. But time again and again, I only made life worse for myself and everyone around me. And eventually, my mind shut down and I went into a deep depression as I was getting older. I started staying away from the world. I have people that tell me all the time it's a cold world out here.

[@SilverSting420]

I've grown to hate almost every character except Charlie Brown. There are good eggs in the gang like Franklin, Pig-pen, Linus, Sally, and Marcie, but almost everyone is an absolute [CENSORED] to Charlie Brown for literally no reason. Have you heard some of the [CENSORED] Lucy says to him in "You're a good man, Charlie Brown"?

[@AnimeBleachBabe]

I completely agree 100%

[@StellaKougiouris]

the whole point of charlie brown is to show that he is sad and has a problem with personality disorder but it also shows how his friends are there to bring him up, make him feel better. showing the friends you have can bring you up and that’s what they should be doing.

[@Yvanne]

It's really weird. Just the other day I searched up some clip from Charlie Brown and went on bit of a watching spree. I ended up finding video after video of just, depressing, flat out SAD clips of Charlie Brown. From unrequited love to cancer. I haven't watched the show since I was a kid and it was really weird, and somewhat humbling, to see what the creator was really trying to convey. Thanks for the video.

[@SweetCrumblingDoll]

I think you missed the mark with "All I needed was Jesus" bit. While yes, Linus recites Biblical verses related to the Christmas story, the emphasis is on the "peace on Earth, good will toward men." The everlasting idea of Christmas is to sew the seeds of peace, harmony, and compassion - not the commercialism which had consumed the holiday (even at that point of history).

[@moonectar]

I was a sad kid who identified with Charlie Brown but I didn't feel any pressure at Christmas and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 6:21

[@Gamebreaking3636]

ik im late this got reccomended too me ur voice is adorable ur laugh makes me laugh haha :))

[@Funky-dude681]

to bad nobody besides me will see it haha :))

[@loganplays6601]

Who else here is a kid with deppression just me ok I'll like my own comment. Comment if you have deppression

[@disinfectantawesome6324]

Depression*

[@idlecuriosity]

I've had depression ever since I was 16.

[@paperchasindude6578]

Nah bro no one liked and appreciate much every person has met has either roasted me and made me feel awful

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

🤦‍♀️ you'll be depressed now Charlie Brown, we'll never see you on tv again !!

[@angel19633004]

I dont know if this comentary matters to someone but I'm 16 and i've had depression ever since i was 4, and i'm really close to have a cronic depression 7: or distimia

[@grinmace4834]

im watching a video about depression and learning how to make a kite at the same time.

[@XavierJoubertHavi]

I got introduced to Peanuts when I was 5 or 6, and I had amassive anniversary book . I re-read that book so many times that I memorized most of the comics in there. I truly think Peanuts is a massive part of my childhood, as it had shaped what kind of person I am and was.

[@Ecfotografy]

Being poor we never got to buy anything much less a vhs of this cartoon but I remember quite growing up watching this and fuck i always related to Charlie Brown I still deal with depression in my forties

[@jasonnbaek]

great video! i loved your tone in this video, feels very relaxing and conversational! I also really liked your thoughts/analysis on peanuts' take on depression among children.

[@_The_Worst_]

Yes, Mr. Charles Schultz brought the real, real...👌🏼 There's a little bit of Charlie Brown in all of us, fo sho...💯✔️

[@funwithkendalljones220]

I know how charlie brown feels

[@rockadoodoo]

Really great narrative. I feel you.

[@paperchasindude6578]

I always feel like Charlie Brown idk why?

[@aboynamedcharliebrown8407]

We're all a boy named Charlie Brown.

[@ruthcraft5982]

Dear Charlie Brown; Stop feeling depressed, as there are lots of people (especially women) out here who absolutely LOVE You.

[@carolnoelle2468]

I agree, I love Peanuts ❤️😊 Sesame Street also went over problems like depression and divorce

[@Made2Express]

Great video! :)

[@ChrisChanatanIndianRestaurant]

Another children’s show character with undiagnosed depression is Squidward

[@Adriiiiiiii1]

Good Grief. It’s really hard on poor Charlie Brown.

[@whiteobama5932]

Just think Charlie brown just wants to be happy but no "I will miss the football and. . . f l y t o t h e m o o n"

[@brolyequinox7820]

Charlie Brown, He’s every boy in every town fr

[@SerialDesignationaN]

Even his own friends make fun of him which is really messed up well except Linus,Snoopy and Woodstock but it's mostly Lucy that puts him down always insulting him moving the football so he will fall on his back and literally no one wanted to be his partner for the project in the movie at the end poor Charlie Brown

[@iovercomplicatestuff5426]

ayy i really like this vid i was wondering if i can make some backround music for you

[@chueki5874]

IF ANYONE READS THIS AND KNOWS CHARLIE BROWN Does anyone know in what film is charlie brown in bed and say that he doesn't wanna get up or that it's hard or something similar? I have vague memories of this but I want to see this again please :(

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Sounds like the end of A Boy Named Charlie Brown to me

[@chueki5874]

@@MattMakesAnimation I saw that but I couldn't find that bit of monologue... Oh well, I'm just trying to find it to put it in my ep

[@MattMakesAnimation]

@@chueki5874 ah well that's the only thing I can think of. There's a lot of great melancholic lines in peanuts though so I'm sure you'll find something

[@m0istur]

I seen the tv show, movies, birthday cards, and clothes. You gotta be honest, they have handled teaching kids not just about history but about stuff in real life

[@zetzycake962]

this character is really relatable..

[@tannergrinzel1719]

Charlie Brown gets seasonal depression

[@carolnoelle2468]

Schultz wasn’t aiming for the message to be, “y’all need Jesus “ but he meant it as what the real truth behind Christmas is which is the birth of Jesus, which ties into Christianity.

[@okeykid780okea9]

I think I can relate to Charlie Brown 90% of the time

[@skibootdier9488]

Everyone needs a friend like Linus..

[@skibootdier9488]

@@RandoLePerson Maybe..🤔

[@zoey5604]

i have always liked peanuts, every year on tv it would be comforting to watch. now they are taking it of the tv channels and i am very sad

[@Qyniuq]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Qyniuq You're welcome!

[@SMPandanic]

Only 300 subs you deserve more

[@kennybegeske8824]

Charlie Brown And Snoopy meets Netflix and Hulu

[@a7x_nomadiceagle482]

Im ngl i rlly relate to Charlie Brown

[@jaydays3039]

Great video aslo you got a new subscriber

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Cheers!

[@lukerbs]

keep it up dude

[@MattMakesAnimation]

Will do, thanks!

[@Music-tk5oq]

CB gave his heart 2 Lucy, now he feels so stupy! Thanks 2 Korean girls of Fifty Fifty! They all left him crying in his room.

[@nightisright1873]

The films are not important it’s the comic strip

[@2good2leaveunow]

I think it was a travesty that Apple bought the specials and trapped on AppleTV.

[@Uhwatchdogsforthewiiu]

I hope you can reach 2,000 subs you put a lot more effort in your content all I did is make a stupid inside out meme you got a new fan! :>

[@shelbiwestfall6890]

There are literally 3 generations who know who Charlie Brown is. Just because your generation hasn’t seen him doesn’t mean Charlie Brown is obscure, lmao

[@Trotazik]

Where do you find this movie?

[@MilesCW]

any chances you'll cover Disney's TaleSpin with its Pre-WW2 and family by choice setting?

[@MattMakesAnimation]

I've not watched a lot of TaleSpin, but it sounds like you should make a video about it!

[@sphezik9690]

Peanuts was made in the 50s not the 60s. And a Charlie Brown Christmas was released in 65 not 66! And the peanuts movie was released in 2015!

[@legoshimadsen]

Yes I can relate to Charlie brown

[@Yankeeladyb17g]

I like this way better than most disney