The 40th Anniversary of “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown”
It’s only fitting to end one year and begin a new one with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang.
Tag Archives: Charles Schulz
Cartoons At Bat (Part 18): Brown On The Mound
Has Charlie Brown ever been involved in a ball game where the team officially won? Read on for the surprising answer.
Cartoons at Bat (Part 17): Peanuts At The Plate
Good grief! How could we possibly have a survey of baseball cartoons without encountering Good Ol’ Charlie Brown?
The Dog Days: The 50th Anniversary of “Snoopy, Come Home”
It seemed logical that Snoopy would get own his full-length feature film – and that movie celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year.
70 Years of “Peanuts” – and All That Jazz
What better way to celebrate Peanuts than with fine jazz artists playing music from and inspired by the animated specials and the comic strip from which they sprang forth?
Animation Anecdotes #330
“I thought to myself as I was drawing these strips, ‘This is too big for a comic strip. A comic strip really can’t carry a story like this,” says Charles Schulz.
“Snoopy the Musical” on Records
It was a stage musical and a TV special, but how does the second “Peanuts” musical comedy also connect to David Bowie, Disneyland, Roger Rabbit and The Muppets?
Snoopy and The Sherman Brothers on Records
44 years ago this Thursday, the only Peanuts big-screen “book” musical premiered, capturing the talents of three creative giants on film and records. Here’s a closer look.
Snoopy Battles the Red Baron (and Runs for President) on Records
When “Peanuts” transcended its comic strip roots and became a part of the American scene in the late ’60s, The Royal Guardsmen made him a recording star.
Live-Action “Peanuts” on Records
“The spin is in” for a lesser-known 1973 TV cast album based on an even lesser known NBC TV presentation of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. YOU’RE A GOOD…
