Small correction: In the very first comic ever, the boy who says "How I hate him" is not Linus, but a boy named Shermy. The girl next to him is Patty. They were the original characters that ended up getting overshadowed by Linus, Lucy, etc. Sparky never minded his original characters getting overshadowed because he was proud that he was able to develop characters that had personalities that grew and changed seemingly without his help.

Snoopy"s older brother is named Spike. He first appeared in 1976. He's a mix of isolation, craziness, depression. Yet, he is also independent, self-reliance, and adaptation. Spike lives in the dessert. Needles, California, to be exact.

@jenniferlonnes7420

3 жыл бұрын

Is it a Jello dessert so we can see him?

@meesalikeu88

2 жыл бұрын

peanuts jump the shark moment. no one liked spike.

@coloradobrad6779

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been there, wow.

@_JudgeDredd

2 жыл бұрын

I like a red velvet cake dessert maybe Spike does too!

@Ewokpilot65

Жыл бұрын

Spike was Charles Shulz's childhood dog, He originally wanted to call snoopy "spike" but it was too generic so he picked snoopy

It's interesting that a work so full of sadness has brought the world so much joy.

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

The profound humanity inherent in Schulz's work touches something in the reader that elicits recognition, a relief that one is not alone in one's sadness -- and from that springs a paradoxical joy.

@dominicguye8058

5 жыл бұрын

That's actually really common

@Nintendude.

5 жыл бұрын

Back in old comic days they always show "the perfect person" the one that can do no wrong, everything was easy for him or her and not a care in the world. Peanuts just went the other way by giving characters that *CAN* feel loneliness, sadness or worry, which was kinda taboo at the time.

@TheLowlyApprentice

Жыл бұрын

“Indeed”.

Peanuts and specially the Franklin character helped me a lot to cope with me being the only black/latino kid in Oaksgrove elementary school in 1978 in Cleveland Tennessee. I was so self contiuos about it, I had friends but knew I was different. The Franklin character was part of the gang, was part of a group of kids my age. At that time I saw myself as Franklin. True story.

@adamhovey407

5 жыл бұрын

Your comment's a little vague, are you a black latino? As Hispanics and Latinos can come in any race. Or do you just happen to have one non Latino or Hispanic parent that happens to be black? I'm not trying to be rude, but I live in an area with a very large amount of Afro Panamanians. There was a guy at a restaurant, where he said there was a girl telling him that she wasn't black, because she's Panamanian. I'm white and American Indian, I was born in the United States, it doesn't stop me from being both or neither. My sister's boyfriend is Cuban, he's about as white as they come. It's not you that's the problem, it's just a lot of people don't seem to understand what Hispanic and Latino mean. www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin.html. that being said, even though I do have a lot of white features, I have reddish skin, so I used to get picked on because of that. And that sucks, but you move on. I'm sorry you went through your experiences, hopefully they've made you a better person today.

@hectorsmommy1717

5 жыл бұрын

@Adam Hovey, why does it matter? His point was that he was an outsider in an otherwise all white class and Franklin made him feel better.

@gregpickett8816

5 жыл бұрын

Cleveland, Tennessee isn't a particularly diverse part of the state. Much respect from Chattanooga, Efrain.

@ky-gp4sz

5 жыл бұрын

Efrain Morales big if true story

@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat

4 жыл бұрын

Incredible. :)

I've always love Peanuts. Sure they don't make you laugh out loud but they make you think. As a kid watching and reading them, they boosted my vocabulary. This was because they were innocent children why spoke like adults. They didn't talk down to me, rather they made me think upwardly.

@JLFAN2009

3 жыл бұрын

Basically, the world of PEANUTS was a caricature of the adult world.

@steelethescene

3 ай бұрын

@jeenkz5919 now and then i will LOL but had to reply because in grammar school we used to argue with our teacher to allow Peanuts as reading books due to the vocabulary:)

I watch "The Great Pumpkin" every year, and I'm 67.

I just love Charles Shultz . A Charlie Brown Christmas is a timeless masterpiece.

@craigoutdoors30

2 жыл бұрын

Our culture, our youth badly needs such stories and media today, and, tomorrow.

@sophroniel

2 жыл бұрын

Never seen it, just heard it quoted a lot on Buffy. Is it really that worth it?

@ericwilliams9440

Жыл бұрын

@@sophroniel You've been deprived if you've never seen it! 😂

@TheLowlyApprentice

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@spellbindingcrashed

Жыл бұрын

@Marc Scordato If you love Schulz so much, try spelling his surname correctly.

"... and the football is always pulled away." *bursts into tears*

@ceciliaspears161

5 жыл бұрын

OMG! ME TOO! T^T

@gringogreen4719

5 жыл бұрын

@@ceciliaspears161 I loved it Family Guy where Peter beats up Lucy and Charlie Brown actually gets to kick the foot ball!

@TodayIFoundOut

5 жыл бұрын

I always thought it would have been brilliant on the last comic to have him get to kick the ball finally, but then miss the field goal. :-) -Daven

@gigantkranion

5 жыл бұрын

Damn. I even read your comment before he said it and still cried...😢

@icecreamhero2375

5 жыл бұрын

Today I Found Out Sparky said thats a bad idea

I can't remember when Peanuts wasn't a major part of my life. Long live Charlie Brown!

I have been a fan of Peanuts since the age of eight. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, are like friends to me.

All I hear is wah waah womp wum womp womp woooah is something wrong with the video file?

@ceciliaspears161

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Brilliant.

@darquequeen2323

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@JasonGivens13

5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@BibleStudent4U

5 жыл бұрын

nicely done sir!!

@Emerje1

5 жыл бұрын

Clearly it means you're too young for this video.

My stepmother was actually a good friend of his, and also of Bill Melendez, who did the classic Peanuts specials. Charles was sweet, quiet, shy, and unfailingly kind to little 9-year-old me. He understood I was another Charlie Brown in the world. Bill Melendez was vivacious, energetic, and had a huge mustache, but he loved life. I still have two cells he autographed and gave to me. Both those men were lights in this world. Those kind of people who are just GOOD through and through. Peanuts will always be very, very special to me.

@carolglover3582

Жыл бұрын

What special memories

My father took classes from Charles M. Schulz at Art Instruction, Inc I remember him having a lil cartoon strip in a local newspaper when i was a kid and him telling me about Charles Schulz

My daughter collects peanuts books to this day. I have a pile of them on the bookshelves. They are all good too - I don't know how Schulz was able to be so consistant over the years

Simon and Crew, This is your best episode so far. Thanks so much!

@TodayIFoundOut

5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome :-) -Daven

@nygreenguy

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

In the first Peanuts strip the other boy is Shermy (8:12), a character in his own right, not Linus. Shermy continued in the strip, although with decreasing frequency, until the late 60's, long after Linus had become established. The little girl is Patty (not to be confused with Peppermint Patty).

@ariaalexandria3324

5 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. The little girl who is tomboy is Peppermint Patty. Patty is a more feminine, dress-clad girl. He did get Shermy wrong, but he got Peppermint Patty right.

@jalengee8421

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Linus appeared later as a baby and grew up

@ripig111

3 жыл бұрын

@David Hayes I just came back to this - never saw Aria's comment 2 years ago. Anyway, she is mistaken as to my comment and David you are correct. I was referring to the girl in the dress in the first strip - that is the "first" Patty who, like Shermy was phased out. According to peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Peanuts_timeline, Peppermint Patty appeared on August 22, 1966.

@davidholdren1358

3 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it

Ahhh! I can’t believe you left out the Apollo 10 command module and lunar module were named Charlie Brown and Snoopy!

@Claytone-Records

4 жыл бұрын

Chew Bird, Bonus fact misfire.

Peanuts was a big part of my childhood. When I was little, my mom and dad bought a whole collection of hardback Peanuts' books. I read those books over and over. As an adult, who rarely even watches tv, I still watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special, Thanksgiving special, and Halloween special, and pretty much any of the old Charlie Brown specials. I even had a dog named Snoopy, when I was little. But, my Snoopy was a collie, not a beagle. But, at the time I was born, my mom and dad had a beagle named Sparky, which happened to be Charles Schulz's nickname.

A paraphrase of the typical advice given *at the time* as in "It's on you to choose whether you feel depressed or not". As far as I can tell many people today still say that. ("You can choose happiness. If you're not happy this means that deep down you don't want to be. You have to really want it.")

Really enjoyed this one. I grew up in Santa Rosa, CA and was always spending my weekends at the local ice skating rink "Snoopy's Home Ice" Redwood Empire Ice Arena. I didn't know about his love of Hockey - totally makes since now.

I was surprised with how much I cried with this one. Well done.

@christelheadington1136

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched the video yet, but I'm already misty.......and I get to read the old strip every day online!

The character in the first strip that said that he hated Charlie Brown would later become Shermy. Linus's first appearance was as in infant in July 1952. Other than that, this was a great episode. I have been a huge Peanuts fan since I was five. I even have a Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace tattoo on my left arm.

@Alan.Bishop

5 жыл бұрын

How about Val & Spike (Snoopy's brother and sister)?

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

@@Alan.Bishop To say nothing of his other named brothers, Andy, Marbles and Olaf (though Spike, of Needles, CA, was featured most in the strip of the littermates) -- and I believe that his sister was named Belle. Snoopy also had two other siblings, whose names were never mentioned in the strip, for a total of seven.

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

Now that is some devotion, expressed in epidermal ink -- I raise a toast to you in root beer, Diana Moore. 😊

@dianamoore5107

5 жыл бұрын

C. R. Barboni the two missing are Molly and Rover. They are not canonical but were featured in Snoopy's Reunion.

@dianamoore5107

5 жыл бұрын

The two you are missing are Molly and Rover who were never in the strip, but were in Snoopy's Reunion.

We always watch Charlie Brown Christmas on Christmas Eve. The part where Linus says "great joy" makes us so happy, we try to imitate it when we say "joy," especially when reading from the Advent calendar.

Good Grief! Over a billion $$$ in a year. I had no idea he could pull in that much. On another note, i just have to say, Hail the Great Pumpkin!

@rogerknights857

3 жыл бұрын

That was probably revenue, not (net) income.

I think this is the most beautiful "tip of the hat" to such an amazing soul and artist....

Nice, informative video. But, as someone who lives only a couple blocks from the Redwood Empire Ice Arena (called "Schulz's hockey rink" in this video), I have two nits to pick: 1.) Charles Schulz's last name is pronounced with a "t", like the name "Schultz". 2.) The character who says "Good ol' Charlie Brown... how I hate him!" in the first Peanuts strip is not Linus, who didn't appear in the strip until 1952. It's a little-known, largely-forgotten character named Schermie. You likely don't remember him because he was more common in the early years of the strip, before better-known characters were introduced - and even then, he was a bland, colorless straight-man. Schermie last appeared in the strip in 1969.

@5jerry1

5 жыл бұрын

~ What's the second?

@AcornElectron

5 жыл бұрын

He does say shultz numerous times .... clearly emphasising the t. Just saying.

@darreljones8645

5 жыл бұрын

@5jerry1: Read the second part, the long paragraph.

@AL_THOMAS

5 жыл бұрын

Gareth Ellis In the UK it's widelty pronouncetd with the T. I don't knowt whyt.

@josephhouk6703

5 жыл бұрын

"Sheremy." He was named after another one of Schulz's art-school friends.

I know I'm 3 yrs too late in watching this, but I just had to comment on my short story (3 lines!) When I was 18, I found myself waking up in a hospital bed with a Dr, and a couple of nurses looking at me. I'd been unconscious for 12 days. An infection of some kind in my body had caused this. I was shocked. Update a few days later. Someone (I can't remember who) brought me a couple of Snoopy books. By the time I had learnt to walk again I had accured all the available titles of the books. These got me through some dark days, some painful days. I owe Mr Shultz my sanity. He took me on a learning curve of self that really helped me survive 3 months in Hospital. Thank You Mr Shultz. ok, thanks for letting me say this for the first time in over forty years. [Edited the line number from two to three!]

I loved this video, Peanuts was part of my childhood and still holds a place in my heart today. Thank you for doing this one.

My late grandmother hung out with Sparky at the Redwood Arena during the senior games. She always had little Peanuts trinkets (lapel pins, etc) that were given to the members of his team. No, she didn't play, was just one of the gruopie/cheerleaders... As far as I know. 😁

I work at Knotts and snoopy is my boss

***see correction by skuzlebut82 below*** I'm surprised there was no mention of the fact that during Schulz's time in the army he never had to fire his rifle under aggression toward an enemy other then once. He was leading his fire team into a Nazi bunker and when he pull the trigger to fire at the first sight of an enemy the gun actually jammed. The Nazis in the bunker ended up surrendering on sight and, as far as I remember of the story, there were no rounds traded during the engagement. I still remember when i was a kid and read his final comic and Peanuts will always be one of my favorite comics ever.

@skuzlebut82

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hicks I love Charles M Shulz and Snoopy but your story is wrong. He wasn't leading a fire team because he was behind the trigger of an M2 machine gun. I was in Army during our last war and the M2 isn't man portable. Anyways, he was aimed at a german and pulled the trigger but he had forgotten to load the weapon. Bad mistake but the enemy was still overwhelmed.

@Numbers186

5 жыл бұрын

skuzlebut82 I stand corrected then. I could have sworn the, now I know false, story was in the Celebrating Peanuts 60 Years book. I just tried scanning through it and could not find it again. My best guess is that it was something i read else where and never saw anything to counter it. The story I read didn't even mention a gun model. There is nothing about the M2 that is man portable. I tried very hard while I was deployed and training to get some time on it at a range but it never panned out. Thank You for the correction.

@skuzlebut82

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hicks You sir, are a gentleman. 99% of people would reply with an insult to what I said just because no one likes to be incorrect. You weren't incorrect, you just misread something most likely. Aside from that, it doesn't matter what he did, he served in the military and made a difference and then her went on and gave at least a couple generations a hero named Snoopy.

@Numbers186

5 жыл бұрын

@@skuzlebut82 Thank you sir, and completely agreed. I actually bought a stuffed Snoopy and a kinda to scale Woodstock to go along with him.

@skuzlebut82

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Hicks I'm 36 now. I had a lot of Snoopy stuffed animals and a talking Snoopy. I believe I only have one Woodstock, which is unfortunate because I really liked Woodstock, too. My 5 year old daughter is a Snoopy fan now and I couldn't be happier.

"Snap out of it" is STILL the case! Especially among those who need help the most, the poverty-stricken, almost never have the ability to see a shrink. I used to be forced to see a family shrink with my sister when I was 6 & my dad left, but now, after lifelong anxiety & depression leaving me with deadly lasting health effects, I can't afford any of the shrinks who now mainly only take people on good insurance...

I love snoopy.

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

As do I, to this day, long after the years in which I dressed as the self-aware beagle for Halloween, three years running.

I still remember getting the paper to eagerly read his last strip. Then looking at the first news page and finding out he had just died. Sadly fitting they both left our lives together. ❤

@ediefalco3312

Жыл бұрын

Always young at heart with peanuts...

when I was growing up I always called peanuts "charlie brown" or the charlie brown comics... I did not know it was called peanuts until I was way older... like in my 20s hahah...

The jazz music on the television specials was the best

Wow. The touching humanity in all of this is truly heart warming.

Charlie Brown is my hero! "GET THIS MAN A CAPE!"

Thank you for talking about Schulz and Peanuts, the innocence of that era is all but vanished in a haze of Tweeter and gunfire.

Great content, Simon! Most people do not appreciate what a cultural phenomena the Peanuts gang were, especially in the 1960's and early 1970's. So much so - NASA named the lunar lander for Apollo 16 "Snoopy."

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

I believe that was the Apollo 10 mission, my friend -- and the control module, which remained orbiting, was called "Charlie Brown," appropriately (less remembered, but no less essential, even as only the module named for the intrepid beagle actually met the lunar surface).

@mattknight6691

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are absolutely correct. It was Apollo 10 not 16. It is also the only flown LM that wasn't crashed into the moon or burned up on earth reentry. It is currently in a heliocentric orbit, although it's current location is unknown.

Best comic ever. Not just strips, but of all comics.

Good grief!

I just cried for almost 20 minutes. Thank you so much for this episode.

Hands down one of the best TIFO episodes of all time. The ending in particular was beautifully written and perfectly delivered. Great job!

@TodayIFoundOut

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! -Daven

I didn't know that Charles Schulz was born in Minnesota!! That's awesome!

We've got that last strip framed. His death so perfectly coincided with his farewell strip that it's like he somehow won out in the end, and this is, strangely, inspiring, and still chokes me up. He got that football in the end.

@emilybeaty27

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it amazing how it lined up so perfectly? He never wanted to retire and was so sad about doing so. He died on a Saturday and the last strip came out the next day on a Sunday with his goodbye to the world... meaning so much more than he originally meant. It's like he never really retired... just worked up until the day he died.

A few years ago my dog snuggles had a litter of 5 puppies. I named 3 of them after the Peanuts characters. Mona(first born and only female) , Charlie(he was brown), Snoopy(he was white), Ginger(coz thats what he was) and Peanut(filled with life and a little crazy but funny) and Doug(named after the Disney cartoon). Peanuts has always been a part of my childhood and I've even introduced it to my niece who loves the movie 😂. Charles Schultz is a real inspiration and will forever be remembers for his contribution to society through his work!

Well, well- that was very cathartic. Thank you.

Awesome video!! As a kid I remember reading many, many Peanuts books - They were rainy days at day camp and I enjoyed them more than watching the Francis the Mule movies they would show us.

The complete peanuts series reprints every peanuts strip in black and white!

Always loved the peanuts comic strip

I live in St. Paul Minnesota and grew up in Minneapolis. Charles Schulz was a house hold name growing up and there are many statues commemorating his characters all over the twin cities. I thought I knew a lot about him and but still learned a few new things from this video.

Peanuts was the first comic I read every Sunday morning.

This is one of your best, Simon. Fantastic job as usual.

Who else is hearing that piano tune played during Peanuts shows?

@josephhouk6703

5 жыл бұрын

You mean that "jazz soundtrack" that CBS hated? ("Linus and Lucy" forever!)

@semperfi818

5 жыл бұрын

I presume that you refer here to "Linus and Lucy," written and performed by Vince Guaraldi (otherwise best known for his elegant cover of "Cast Your Fate To The Wind"), whose artistic vision I am glad prevailed over that of the philistines at CBS.

@josephhouk6703

5 жыл бұрын

C. R. Barboni - You would be correct.

I always called the comic Snoopy. I don't think I even realised it had a name for years

Growing up we had a beagle we called snoopy too. We didn't name him after the Peanut's character but because he spent his days walking around the house sniffing the all the edges of the room where the wall met the floor...

I remember I saw peanuts when I was 4-6. For the TV in Spanish was branded as Charlie brown and peanuts in some newspapers. I remember that's how I learned what leukemia and chemotherapy meant.

Cute and heartfelt, Simon, and i didn't mind the commercial at the end, you have to make a living and your work is great and wonderful you should be rewarded. I LOVED your video on Mr. Rogers and I also commented in that video comments section. You are a master narrator, orator and story teller, you always peak one's interest. Is there an autobiographical video about you and if not, maybe there should be!

When Schulz died, I cried and felt awful for days. I had found out from a biography on a tv program where they announced it.

The Charles Schulz museum in Santa Rosa is a must see..

According to all my older teachers who went to the same school as me and continued to even teach there, we were told that when the school first opened in the 60s, the original mascot was Snoopy. But it was changed a long time ago to our Pegasus.

The only time I have ever seen my kid cheer for a show was the first time she watched the new Peanuts Movie. She was completely sucked in to the show and so excited by the finale she jumped out of her chair and yelled " He's doing it!"

@PaintedBB

5 жыл бұрын

That's so cute :)

at 41 years old i still have and wear my Snoopy charm necklace mama got me in the 5th grade. Peanuts means so much to me, a very special place in my heart. thank you for this Simon♥

Wonderful documentary about my favorite cartoon

The seamless way Simon inserts his promos always reminds me of subtle things like hurricanes & earthquakes. :-D

Charlie Brown got me through grade school and High school. Thanks Sparky.

Well done, sir. Once again, you prove that that there are subjects I think I'm quite well-versed in, and yet still unaware of some truly fascinating, important details!

I have loved Peanuts since I was a kid, and will do so until the day I die.

Ahhh, Sundays as a kid were made better by Peanuts. I still love Snoopy and look forward to The Great Pumpkin. 😄😄❤️

@christelheadington1136

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for the Great Pumpkin!

I had a dog named Snoopy.

Added bonus fact Charles is buried in a small cemetery in Sebastopol CA. You can find his grave with all the Peanut characters near and a bench you can sit on.

amazing video. As a person that has lived with depressions since middle school, Charlie Brown has been a character I relate too. I also love the stories behind them, the way specials are made. This video made my sad day a little better.

I learned a lot with this video. Thanks.

My boss used to be a delivery driver, and was asked for his John Henry on the Bill of Lading. As that was his name, that was what he put, lol.

Schulz was a poet of every day life. It touches my heart in ways that only the mystic poet Rumi can do! He enters people's homes holding his heart in his hand. I love all his characters but Snoopy in particular. Snoopy is incredibly skilled in dealing with crabby Lucy! Am learning from him!

That you for the video, your videos are always so helpful.

Thank you for highlighting probably one of my first cartoon idols.Im an artist and i enjoyed watching him being interviewed.Black and White tv at the time, radio no intenet of course.But i always felt her is someone who created the first real cartoon that dealt with reality rotten tomatoes ie problems.And yes I grew older i did not read the strip as i got older but when i did it was like putting on an old sweater...back home again.He was so generous when he aged, living in Santa Rosa Ca., he would graciously draw a Peanuts character if someone asked on a napkin.I forgotten how he passed away but he was not forgotten.I love watching A Charlie Brown Christmas every year.Charles Shultz paired with The Vince Guarldi Trio music in the background you can't go wrong.Thank you for this tribute to a wonderful man and his beloved comic strip.

Well done very thorough.

And yet another excellent video Simon. My compliments to the team.

I LOVED this! I am a big Schultz fan. Please do one on Jim Henson!!! PLEASE!!! :)

Thank you Simon. This was pretty bad ass. Keep up this great content. You legend!

Although this vid was about Peanuts and not Sparky, you missed a good "bonus fact." In Santa Rosa California (where he retired) he co-founded a non-profit organization named Canine Companions for Independence who breeds, trains, and gives assistance dogs to disabled people throughout the country. They pay for everything for the dogs, including vet bills. I used to work there, and had the privilege of meeting Jean Schulz quite a few times who (the last I knew) still works hard for the organization. There is even a terrific hand drawing of Snoopy from Charles "Sparky" Schulz in the courtyard at CCI! But this isn't the only organization that they were involved in -- they were very philanthropic people. However, unlike Elon Musk or Bill Gates, they never publicized their charitable works. Anyway -- just an extra little tidbit to add to your bonus facts! LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel!

I absolutely love Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang! Snoopy is my hero. This was a great video. Thanks Simon.

Great video! Thank you again!

I like peanuts, they're delicious. I also enjoy the Charlie Brown comic strips.

you are inspired by Mr.Shultz and it is obvious. Thanks you Mr Whistler. 👍❤🎈

While I read Peanuts (which did return "Good ol' Charlie Brown" to the title) I like to imagine Snoopy sounding like Patrick Stewart, because why wouldn't I?

Thank you 🥰

I’m glad he brought joy to so many people, suppose I should say brings not brought. I remember hearing once that the reason most deeply hurt or depressed people are such good comedians, etc. is because they know what it’s like to truly be hurt and don’t want others to have to feel that way. The quote of his along the lines of not being able to pull humor from happiness caused that memory to resonate.

Thanx for this. I never knew the origin of the term "peanut gallery" until this either.

I found this very enjoyable. Now for a five second story how the universe works. I have been working at home due to covid for 17 months and with more free time on my hand I have been compelled to collect Peanuts watches and figurines. Yeah, I always enjoyed them, but I had no idea why I became obsessed and in 6 months my collection looks like someone who has been collecting for 6 years. Without realizing it, I was being driven by an unknown source and it was very healing for me to acknowledge and enjoy the humanity and sadness the world has been going through by displaying my own Peanuts universe. Looking at them everyday gives me hope that things will get better and we are all in this together.

An amusing coincidence that few people know --- the rare long-out-of-print children's book, "Snoopy the Nosey Little Puppy" was published in 1956, the same year that Mr. Shulz (no "t" in his name, folks --- everyone else here incorrectly spelled it with a "t") first showed Snoopy walking on his hind legs :D

Back in the 1970's, I was in a Peanuts school play. I was Lucy. I was supposed to hide behind her Psychiatry stand until Charlie Brown came up to it. Then I was supposed to pop up, say my lines and charge him 5 cents. When it was my time to pop up, the spotlight went to the stand and Charlie Brown was standing in front. I got scared and didn't pop up to deliver my lines. I just hid there behind the stand. A teacher had to jump in and deliver my lines. lol I never did another school play but I did eventually become a psychologist. I do charge more than $.05 though.

He was playing hockey AFTER heart surgery? I knew Canadians take hockey pretty seriously but those Minnesotans must up it a notch or two.

@TodayIFoundOut

5 жыл бұрын

If memory serves, he went skating the day before he died of colon cancer. Guy just really liked to be on the ice :-) -Daven

Great research. I'm teaching my students about Charlie Brown/Franklin, and this is a big help. Thanks.

Outstanding!

The boy in the first strip was Shermy, named after one of Sparky's childhood friends. Linus came along as a baby a few years later

Charles Schultz one dog swallowed a steak Knife and passed it. He sent that to the most popular cartoonist at the time Robert Ripley.

Loved Peanuts...great video!