October 2, 2025

Happy 75th anniversary of Peanuts!

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Today marks 75 years since Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip debuted in newspapers on October 2, 1950. As readers of this blog no ...
October 1, 2025

Apple TV+ announces 2025 free streaming dates for classic Peanuts holiday specials

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Subscription service Apple TV+, the only place where you can stream the classic Peanuts television specials, has announced the weekends when...
September 20, 2025

The Royal Guardsmen and the World-Famous Beagle: Part 3 of 3

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1968 was an election year, and Charles Schulz acknowledged this with a series of newspaper strips that featured Snoopy and a flock of “proto...
September 17, 2025

The Royal Guardsmen and the World-Famous Beagle: Part 2 of 3

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Producer Phil Gernhard rushed The Royal Guardsmen back into Fuller Studios in January 1967, to record “The Return of the Red Baron,” which h...
September 14, 2025

The Royal Guardsmen and the World-Famous Beagle: Part 1 of 3

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This has been the summer for long-gestating projects: first a thorough study of British artist/cartoonist Derek Chittock’s Peanuts -inspired...
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August 22, 2025

Peanuts: 75th Anniversary Ultimate TV Specials Collection DVD & Blu-ray coming October 7, 2025

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As part of this year's celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, on October 7, 2025, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be rele...
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July 18, 2025

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical premieres August 15, 2025 on Apple TV+

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Apple TV+ has announced another new Peanuts special, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical , is coming to the subscription streaming service on ...
July 7, 2025

The sincerest form of flattery?

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Not too long ago, a UK correspondent brought our attention to an obscure British newspaper strip titled Benny , because he felt it resembled...
May 5, 2025

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown soundtrack coming July 11, 2025

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emmy-award winning show You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown , Lee Mendelson Film Productions hav...
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April 9, 2025

A milestone anniversary

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All sorts of things and events will help mark this year's 75th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts newspaper strip, but Abram...
February 25, 2025

Expanded edition of Guaraldi's Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown coming April 11, 2025 on CD and digital

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Following the Record Store Day LP announcement from a few weeks ago, Craft Recordings has announced a new, expanded edition of Vince Guaral...
February 6, 2025

Easter Beagle egg-shaped vinyl, A Boy Named Charlie Brown alternate takes, and more Peanuts podcast episodes

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Three news items for your ears! Record Store Day 2025 is coming Saturday, April 12 and there will be not one, but two, Vince Guaraldi exclu...
January 8, 2025

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown soundtrack to be released March 21, 2025

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It's the depths of winter now, but an exciting sign of the forthcoming spring has arrived - the complete original Vince Guaraldi soundtr...
December 20, 2024

The Peanuts Christmas Countdown Panels redux ... redux!

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The very first countdown panel: December 2, 1963 [ Authors’ note: 5CP posts generally are informal, like newspaper press releases. But as wa...
December 12, 2024

A Charlie Brown Christmas streams free on Apple TV+ this weekend (Dec 14-15, 2024)

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Memorize your pageant lines - A Charlie Brown Christmas streams for free on Apple TV+ this weekend only, Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, ...