A deep dive into the brilliant comic strip by Charles Schulz. Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz, and Michael Cohen discuss the creativity and genius of Peanuts.
We miss you and we'll be back next Tuesday, June 4th, with a re-release of where it all started. Then 1985 begins June 11th. See you soon. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
We’ve been publishing the Love and Rockets series by the Hernandez brothers for over 40 years and there’s *a lot* to read! Not sure where to start? Head to ow.ly/oOnw50QpM9y for the handy guide on our blog!
UP Listener Rich Bowen @Cartoon_Cynic sent us a link to his YouTube video where he talks about the the "rules" of the Peanuts TV specials and the times they were broken. youtu.be/QVa17ow7ZCo?si=v4xu…
You Have Dissociative Identity Disorder, Snoopy! Everyone loves him, but which Snoopy is your favorite? Does the Flying Ace send your heart soaring or is the vulture your fearsome fave? A special episode devoted to our beloved beagle’s many guises. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
Back in the day, newspaper editors were able to shave off the top third of a Sunday comic strip if they needed room on the funnies pages, so cartoonists like Schulz had to make that evergreen, able to be discarded, which led to interesting panels like this one, a Hopper homage.
This week the guys discuss their lack of awareness of the opposite sex when growing up. While foreign to them, Liz and at least 1 female listener think very young love is more common for girls. Whadya think @debbieanne_11 @musicTPlove@ShayleeRobson Others?