A Basketful of Peanuts: The 50th Anniversary of “It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown”
When this special first aired in 1974, Schulz’s beloved comic strip had left its indelible impression on Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
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Peanuts for Dinner: The 50th Anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
First airing on CBS in 1973, the special features almost entirely new material not featured in Schulz’s comic strip.
A Hallowed Halloween Treat: “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
“All I got was a rock!” Just one of the many, now indelible moments that has woven its way into Halloween celebrations.
A “Camp”-y Film: The 45th Anniversary of “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown”
The New York Times called the film “…a series of droll blackout sketches, many of them ending with the obligatory ‘Good Grief!’
Flights of Fancy (Part 28): Learning Wright from Wrong
Our instruments are beginning to give indication that we are nearing our final destination.
Back to School (Part 13)
Pencils down. Those of you who have reached this stage may consider yourself as achieving a passing grade. Class dismissed!
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?
“He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown” on Records
A look at the Emmy-nominated Peanuts TV special as brought to a wide selection of recorded products in the late 1970s as part of Disney’s Charlie Brown Records line.
The “Peanuts” Apollo 10 Project & The Records That Prove It
Charlie Brown and Snoopy were so part of the national zeitgeist, they were included in the Apollo project, and the fact and whimsy was captured on two very different 1969 records.
“It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown” on Records
The classic Peanuts TV special about the ending of summer was also the last of the 1960’s specials and the penultimate release in the line of Charlie Brown Records.
