Happy New Year from

Unpacking Peanuts!

1965 and 1966

PLUS

Benjamin Clark

Curator of the Schulz Museum!

The first episode of 2023 premieres today!

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1965 Part 1– Young Beagles in Love

Snoopy’s late night rendezvous with a certain girl beagle leads to thoughts of marriage. But will Snoopy get left at the altar? Meanwhile, Patty and Violet get a late career star turn, Linus gets something called a “cinch notice,” and Annette Funicello grows up. Plus: Jimmy meets Gene Simmons of KISS, and it does not go well.

 

Strips discussed:

1/8

1/9

1/18

1/25

1/27

2/4

2/9

2/13

2/21

2/25

3/4

3/17

3/22

3/25

3/28

4/3

4/10

4/15

 

Here’s the link below to the first strip on GoComics to get you started:

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!

Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 08, 1965 | GoComics.com

Patty says, "You have very nice hands, Violet." Violet says, "Thank you." Patty says, "I think nice hands are important for a girl." Patty says, "I don't like my hands . . . they're too skinny." Patty says, "What can you do to gain weight in your hands?"

Look Up Peanuts on GoComics.com

Type 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.

JANUARY 10

 

1965 Part 2–The Flying Ace Takes Off!

Peanuts is peaking and we are here for it! Charlie Brown goes to camp and makes a good temporary friend. Not content with becoming a mere pilot, Snoopy also launches both his writing and surfing careers. Lucy cures Charlie Brown with Psychiatry à Go Go, and Linus manifests the gift of prophecy.  Plus: Sydney or the Bush?!

 

Strips discussed:

4/18

5/4

5/26

5/28

6/1

6/7

6/11

6/17

6/19

6/23

7/12

8/2

8/8

8/9

8/15

8/24

8/29

9/9

9/14

9/26

10/8

10/10

10/28

10/30

11/14

12/1

12/6

JANUARY 17

 

Special Episode: Benjamin Clark

The guys welcome Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center Curator Benjamin Clark. Benjamin leads a team of dedicated professionals dedicated to the preservation, display, and interpretation of the life and art of Peanuts comic strip creator, Charles M. Schulz. We talk about the excitement and challenges of working for the Peanuts brand, the care that goes into each exhibit at the museum, and the process of writing the new book Charles M. Schulz: A Life in 100 Objects. Plus: the origin of the Radio 914!

 

Strips discussed:

3/14/65

6/5/65

7/12/65

8/22/66

9/19/66

NEW EPISODES JANUARY 24 & 31

 

1966 Part 1– I Only Dread One Day at a Time

Snoopy’s latest persona is a pop culture sensation, and he’s threatening to take over the entire strip! Unless the French Foreign Legion calls him away. Elsewhere, Sally still has her eye patch, Charlie Brown is still Charlie Brown, and Linus and Lucy are moving away! Plus: maze, M-A-Y-S, maze.

 

1966 Part 2– The name’s Patty… “Peppermint” Patty

There’s a new girl on the scene, and she’s set to be a star, as Schulz turns the kid comic genre on its head with the debut of a startlingly modern new heroine, the immortal ‘Peppermint” Patty. Meanwhile, Snoopy is living an adventurous life, and Charlie Brown has no idea what’s going on. Plus: Engelbert Humperdinck. No, the other Engelbert Humperdinck.

 

1966 Strips discussed:

1/3

1/4

1/6

1/11

1/13

2/9

2/27

3/13

3/16

3/20

3/24

4/6

4/21

5/13

5/16

6/12

6/19

6/20

6/23

7/11

7/18

8/7

8/8

8/18

8/20

8/22

8/28

9/4

9/15

9/19

9/22

10/2

10/3

10/20

11/6

11/18

12/5

12/13

12/18

12/20

12/28

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