More Peanuts on TV

If your need for Peanuts on network TV hasn’t been sated by the 5.5 hours of airtime Charlie Brown and crew have commanded this past month, you’re in luck! This Thursday at 9 PM in most markets, ABC will air I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, a full hour of Rerun-laden goodness!

Actually, I should amend that 5.5 hour count by a few minutes; in recent years, ABC has cut a chunk out of Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales, so that they could air a Prep & Landing short. If you’d rather watch the full version of Christmas Tales, it’s available on DVD. (You can also get it for streaming video, but that both costs more and doesn’t include the second special from the disk, Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?)

(But hey, if you’re looking for a DVD of Peanuts for someone who thinks they’ve seen it all, how about the collection of Peanuts motion comics? Not only has this material never been on TV, I’m pretty sure that this disk has not been made available in stores… it’s a print-on-demand item, you order one, they make it.)

 

Animated Peanuts
New Peanuts feature film on the way

Apple, who have been producing Peanuts series and specials in plentitude, have announced that they, Wildbrain, and Peanuts Worldwide are working together on a new Peanuts feature-length film, the Hollywood Reporter notes. If you liked the last feature film, then this should be very good news. They’re using a story …

Animated Peanuts
Beagle Scout missions

Those of you who have never been to the San Diego Comic-Con (or who haven’t been in a the past couple decades) may not realize that the event goes well beyond the convention center. For blocks around, there are pop-up shops in unused storefronts, studios creating fan “experiences” in parking …

Animated Peanuts
Bulk book

What do I have to say about the new board book edition of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I mean, the reading experience of being told “and that happens at every door. All the other kids get wonderful treats like candy, gum, and popcorn balls … and Charlie Brown …