UNPACKING PEANUTS IN NOVEMBER |
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1964 Peanuts Strips Unpacked PLUS Season Finale 1960-1964 AND CHARLES SCHULZ 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY! AND Special Guests Kevin & Will Hines of the Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About Comics podcast AND Unpacking Peanuts T-Shirts Now Available |
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The first November episode premieres today! |
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1964 Part One — Good Ol’ Wishy-Washy Charlie Brown: In a true Peanuts epic, Lucy presents Charlie Brown with a slideshow of his faults, and Linus fanboys for Doctor Horwich (who used to be Miss Frances) in a deep-cut Peanuts callback. Meanwhile, Snoopy is getting aggressive, and we see more of newcomers 3, 4, and 5… but Shermy is becoming a straggler! Plus: Michael has a sliver in his finger. If you’d like to read along with us as you listen, here are the 1964 strips we discuss: January 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 27 February 9, 11, 16 March 1, 22, 29 April 1 |
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Here’s the link below to the first strip on GoComics to get you started: |
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Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 11, 1964 | GoComics.comLucy stands beside Charlie Brown and Lucy. She asks, "Why are dogs like people?" "Because they NEED us so much! Without people, dogs are NOTHING!" Lucy announces, raising her arms. Charlie brown looks at her. Snoopy's ears stand up. They watch as Snoopy trots away. |
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If you’re new to GoComics.com, Producer Liz has created a handy-dandy blog post and video that will walk you through how to easily find these strips online on GoComics.com. Just click on the image below for a quick tutorial! |
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Look Up Peanuts on GoComics.comType Peanuts in the search bar at GoComics.com. It'll take you to a screen with a large image that says Peanuts and one below that that says Peanuts Begins. For strips before 1954 select Peanuts Begins, otherwise click on the image that says Peanuts. On the next screen click the Read Now button. |
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NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY! |
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NOVEMBER 8 1964 Part 2 Strips discussed: April 5, 7, 12, 17, 22, 26 May 4, 15, 23, 25, 31 June 20, 21 July 12 August 8 September 14, 23, 28 October 5, 9 November 2, 8, 27 December 6, 14, 16, 29 __________________________ NOVEMBER 15 Season 3 Finale 1960-1964 We wrap up the first half of the sixties in style with a look back at Schulz’s best unseen characters, listener questions, and some Peanuts comic book stories penned by the man himself. Plus: DJ Jenna Clay on the Little Red Haired Girl! Jenna’s strips discussed: December 17, 1964 February 10, 1985 ________________________ SPECIAL EPISODE! NOVEMBER 22 Charles Schulz 100th Birthday Party Jimmy throws a party for Sparky’s 100th birthday, and you won’t believe who shows up to celebrate the greatest cartoonist of all time! Grab a treat from the Snoopy Snow Cone Machine, watch your step around the Zamboni, and join us for the Peanuts bash of the century. ________________________ NOVEMBER 29 Special Episode: Kevin & Will Hines We chat with the Hines brothers, hosts of the popular podcasts Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About Comics and Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles. Kevin and Will are also veterans of the comedy improv and sketch troupe The Upright Citizens Brigade, so as you might imagine, this makes for a very fun, funny and insightful interview. Kevin’s Strips discussed: February 19, 1952 September 5, 1959 April 2, 1966 April 26, 1962 Will’s Strips Discussed: March 2, 1956 January 27, 1964 January 28, 1975 June 30, 1975 |
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We’re happy to announce that you can now choose from two Unpacking Peanuts t-shirt designs by our very own Jimmy Gownley—the at-the-thinking-wall image seen here and a brand new Abbey Road-inspired design! Check them out in the link below! |
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