Peanuts was first adapted into full-format animation with A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), a half-hour Christmas special broadcast to CBS. It was met with extensive critical success.[1] It was the first of the set of television specials that continued to be made thereon, and forms a selection of holiday themed specials which are aired annually in the US to present day,[2][3] including It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown[4] (1966), and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving[5] (1973). The first feature length film came in 1969,[6] and was one of four which were produced during the run of the strip. A Saturday morning television series aired in 1983, each episode consisting of three or four segments dealing with plot lines from the strip.[7] An additional spin-off miniseries aired in 1988, exploring the history of the United States.[8]
Peanuts continues to be adapted into animation after the run of the strip, with the last television special made in 2011.[9] A series of cartoon shorts premiered on iTunes, as Peanuts Motion Comics (2008), which directly lifted themes and plot lines from the strip.[10] In 2014, the French network France 3 debuted the latest Peanuts television series, a series of episodes each consisting of several roughly one minute shorts bundled together.[11] The last feature length film was in 2015.[12]
Television
- Peanuts animated specials (1965-2009)
- The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983-1985)
- This is America, Charlie Brown (1988-1989)
- Peanuts (TV series) (2014-present)
Film
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
- Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Bang 2012, p. 191.
- ^ Stevens 2008.
- ^ Bell 2018a.
- ^ Horn 2018.
- ^ Bell 2018b.
- ^ Canby 1969.
- ^ Murray 2013.
- ^ Solomon 1988.
- ^ Franich 2011.
- ^ Warner Bros. 2008.
- ^ O'Brien 2014.
- ^ Rechtshaffen 2015.
Bibliography edit
Books
- Bang, Derrick (2012). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5902-5.
Journals
- Gurman, Sarah (1 June 2006). "Lee Mendelson, Producer of This is America, Charlie Brown and all of the other Peanuts primetime specials". Animation Magazine. ISSN 1041-617X.
- Boxer, Sarah (February 14, 2000). "Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- Groth, Gary, ed. (December 1997). "'Dear Sparky ... ' Comic Artists From Across the Medium on the Legendary Cartoonist and Creator of Peanuts". The Comics Journal. ISSN 0194-7869.
- Caldwell, Christopher (January 4, 2000). "Against Snoopy". NY Press. ISSN 1538-1412.
- Canby, Vincent (December 5, 1969). "Screen: Good Old Charlie Brown Finds a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- Solomon, Charles (October 21, 1988). "TV REVIEW : Good Grief! The 'Peanuts' Gang and the Pilgrims Are a Poor Match". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035.
Online
- Bell, Amanda (November 19, 2018). "How to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas". TV Guide.
- Horn, Alison (October 18, 2018). "How you can watch 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'". ABC 10 News San Diego.
- Bell, Amanda (November 18, 2018). "How to Watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving". TV Guide.
- Murray, Noel (October 1, 2013). "The Charlie Brown And Snoopy Show: The Complete Animated Series". AV Club.
- Franich, Darren (November 24, 2011). "'Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown' is terrible. Will kids care?". Entertainment Weekly.
- Stevens, Dana (October 31, 2008). "Good Grief: Why I love the melancholy Peanuts holiday specials". Slate.
- Binazeski, Peter (November 3, 2008). "Good Grief! Linus and Charlie Brown Are Thrown into Election 2008 with New Short Form Videos Available for a Limited Time as a Free Download on iTunes" (Press release). Warner Brothers. Business Wire.
- O'Brien, Chris (December 25, 2014). "Peanuts comic will come to life in French TV series". Los Angeles Times.
- Rechtshaffen, Michael (November 2, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.