Peanuts
R.I.P. Peter Robbins, Original Voice of Charlie Brown Dead at 65
Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, has died at the age of 65. According to FOX 5 San Diego, Robbins took his own life last week. As a child, Robbins voiced Charlie Brown in six Peanuts television specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, as well as in the 1969 feature film, A Boy Named Charlie Brown. Robbins was replaced as the voice of Charlie Brown in 1970, but Peanuts continued to use a recording of his “AUGH!!” scream in later specials. Related Video At the age of 16, Robbins retired from the entertainment industry. As an adult, he worked in real estate and hosted a talk radio program. Advertisement Robbins suffered from bipolar disorder, and was sentenced to prison in 2015 for making criminal threats. In an interview with...
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas Specials Will Air on TV After All Thanks to PBS
It’s a Christmas miracle! Both A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas will air on TV this holiday season after all. The exciting news follows last month’s announcement that Apple TV+ would become the official home of all things Peanuts. The new deal meant that Peanuts content — including… Please click the link below to read the full article. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Christmas Specials Will Air on TV After All Thanks to PBS Lake Schatz You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share o...
31 Halloween TV Specials to Stream and Scream Over
Every October, television wears a costume. As the sun shifts and the leaves litter our neighborhood streets, living rooms across the world similarly take on a new glow. First, the ghoulish commercials arrive, then the networks roll out their creepy programming, and soon enough all you can see is orange, purple, and green across every station. Looking around, it doesn’t take a die-hard horror fan to relish this part of the year. After all, with Halloween comes an easy excuse to indulge in the sweet part of life. This could be a bite-sized Reese’s Pumpkin, a breezy walk through an autumn day, or simply seeing your favorite characters dropped into a completely perfunctory, spooky situation. By now, the Halloween Episode is a TV tradition. Hell, even the most serious shows find a way to carve ...
Beabadoobee on the Influence of Peanuts: “Charlie Brown Was My First Introduction to Mental Health”
Kyle Meredith With… Beabadoobee Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Beabadoobee chats with Kyle Meredith about her debut LP, Fake It Flowers, and what she calls her surprise success that altered her future of being a teacher. The London-based songwriter talks about where she found inspiration during a time of non-stop touring, therapeutic songwriting, and challenging the listener. She also talks about how Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang gave her a window into mental health, her love of Daniel Johnston, and the new music that she’s already finished. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wedn...
Celebrate Peanuts’ 70th Anniversary with New Vinyl of A Charlie Brown Christmas
In our house, the period from November 1st to January 2nd is affectionately known as Vince Guaraldi Trio Season. Guaraldi’s iconic jazz score to A Charlie Brown Christmas celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, even as the Peanuts comic strip marks 70 years of existence. Craft Recordings is heralding these nice round numbers with a special one-time vinyl pressing of A Charlie Brown Christmas, available September 25th. This first Charlie Brown soundtrack is already one of the best-selling jazz album in history, trailing only Miles Davis and Kind of Blue. It’s been released in multiple forms over the years, and the big draw of the new edition is the not-quite-3D lenticular album cover. Featuring a classic illustration by Charles Schulz, the artwork shows Charlie, Lucy, and ...
