EPISODE 35: "SPARKY" PLAYWRIGHT JACK MCMANUS and THE CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY SHOW (Ep. 17)
Release Date: 03/16/2019
125: DOODLE DOODLE DO
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Share a cookie with a friend as you enjoy our discussion of "Camp Snoopy", S1, episode 6. We've also got a Random Strip of the Month courtesy of author Glenn Fleishman and this month's News & Feedback. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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124: PORTAGE THE POD FROM ONE EAR TO THE OTHER
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Episode 124 is full of spooks and canoeing and brownies. We've got "Camp Snoopy", season 1, episode 5. And we check out another episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" titled "Classic" and take a look back at This Month in Peanuts History. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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123 - AUTHOR GLENN FLEISHMAN - HOW COMICS WERE MADE
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Episode 123 is so full of greatness, don't waste time reading these show notes (except the book order link)! You're still reading....ok, fine. We've got listener feedback. News from in and around the Peanuts universe. A Random Strip of the Month. AND THEN we chat with author Glenn Fleishman about his upcoming book "How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page". Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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122: A PLATEFUL OF TASTY POD
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Episode 122 is piled high with tasty podcasting goodness. Imagine if you took the best breakfast you ever had and shoved it into your ears. It's like that. We're checking out another episode of "Peanuts by Schulz" called "Go For It, Charlie Brown!" Then we look back at This Month (August!) in Peanuts History. And our summer continues with season one, episode four of "Camp Snoopy". Thanks to Sean Courtney for the This Month in Peanuts History Theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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121: A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET FOR YOUR EARS
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Episode 121 does a big ol' belly flop off the high dive into "Camp Snoopy", season 1, episode 3. Plus, we've got this month's feedback FROM you and news FOR you from in and around the Peanuts universe. And, of couse, this month's Random Strip of the Month rolls into our ears. Good stuff abounds within. Enjoy! Thanks to Sean Courtney for the 'This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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120: THE SINKING CARDBOARD BOAT OF AN EPISODE
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Ah, summer! The sun is shining. The marshmallows are toasting. The birds are singing. And hiking. And...having afternoon tea? Also, it's time to talk Peanuts in episode 120! This time, we've got This Month in Peanuts History (The month is July, btw), a "Peanuts by Schulz" titled "Doing it Right" and episode 2 of the new Apple TV series "Camp Snoopy". Up and at 'em, campers! Thanks to Sean Courtney for the This Month in Peanuts History theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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119: THE ONE WHERE WE LEARN TO HATE "PEANUTS"
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Episode 119 is all about mixed emotions. I mean, we've got news and feedback from in and around the Peanuts universe, which is great. And we've got a discussion of season 1, episode1 of a BRAND NEW SNOOPY SERIES! "Camp Snoopy" just debuted on Apple TV and we're talking about it. This could be good. Spending the summer with the Beagle Scouts doesn't sound so bad. But ... In this month's Random Strip of the Month, listener Lynn presents a storyline from the strip that is maybe kind of in bad taste. So do we hate Peanuts now? Okay, maybe not, but be prepared to rethink humor in comics in general...
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118: THIS EPISODE IS A MIRACLE TOO
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It's Christmas in June! In 118, we're checking out Michael Keane's book "Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic". We've also got This Month (June) in Peanuts History and a look at the "Peanuts by Schulz" episode "A New Best Friend". It's like Santa Snoopy came early! Thanks to Sean Courtney for the This Month in Peanuts History Theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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117: WORLD FAMOUS NOT ASTRONAUT
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Welcome to episode 117! Blast off for an adventure that's out of this world, but still deep in the heart of the Peanuts universe. We're watching "Snoopy in Space", S1, Missions 1 & 2. We get caught up on the latest news-ish bits from the Peanuts universe. And author Gene Kannenberg (Here Comes Charlie Brown! A Peanuts Pop-Up!) drops by to share a Random Strip of the Month. Thanks to Sean Courtney for the This Month in Peanuts History Theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
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116: IT'S NOT ONLY A GAME - IT'S JIM SASSEVILLE
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In episode 116, we take some time to look at the work of Schulz friend and fellow cartoonist Jim Sasseville. From ghosting for the Peanuts comic books to trying to launch his onw strip, where did Sasseville's style match up with Schulz and where did it diverge? Also, what's up with the nude models? (Yep. You read that correctly.) We've also got This Month in Peanuts History and a "Peanuts by Schulz" episode called "A Clean Sweep". Thanks to Sean Courtney for the "This Month in Peanuts History" theme. Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".
info_outlineGreetings, fellow blockheads! IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN Episode 35 is here!
Just so you're not confused, I messed with the schedule this month and not just because this episode is dropping a day late. We've still got a random strip of the month. We've still got a "Peanuts by Schulz" short (this one is called "Reach for the Stars"). We even still have episode 17 (the penultimate one!) of "The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show".
BUT, we're shelving the planned "A Good Man, Charlie Brown" discussion until a later date. I had the unexpected good fortune of booking an interview with playwright Jack McManus about his new musical "Sparky", which debuted earlier this year in New York. The play presents significant points in Schulz's life and sounds very cool. I think you'll agree the scheduling change was well worth it.
Even we blockheads get it right once in a while.
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