Charles Schulz himself was shown Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown. He sat in silence through the whole thing, and when it is over, he said it was hilarious, but told Jim Reardon to never do it again
Fun fact for those who are more tuned in to the animated specials than the comics: "Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown" originally ended with the bride running away with Spike. And then she ditches him for a desert coyote
Can we just talk about Marcie for a minute. She is the only friend in Charlie Brown’s friend group that is completely genuine. She doesn’t talk poorly about him or make fun of him. I love her so much
My favorite moment from her (in the specials) is when she gives Charlie Brown a new year’s kiss after he missed the chance to dance with the little red haired girl. Just doing an insanely nice gesture for someone who so far had been having a terrible day.
Not gonna lie, invisible Charlie Brown taunting Lucy with the football is easily one of the most cathartic scenes in the whole series. As a kid, I would often stop the episode right after it just to end it on one of Charlie's highest and most savage points.
In elementary school, one of our classmates had leukemia, and we were shown “Why, Charlie Brown, Why.” It was probably the first time I viewed an obscure Peanuts special, and it was certainly one to start with.
@@Cure_Hana Back in 2003, I was a new teacher, and I got roped into being on St. Jude's cancer charity drive committee at the elementary school where I taught. St. Jude' sent us a kit to teach the kids about the cause, and the "Why, Charlie Brown, Why" VHS was part of the kit. So I am sure most schools were showing it.
I watched "Why, Charlie Brown, Why" on my birthday at school. My dad later took me out of school to have fun outside, and I was just a bummed wreck the whole day. And he kept trying to cheer me up. I didn't know the girl beat cancer for like a year, I assumed she didn't. Eventually I saw it AGAIN in school because of a charity thing like Sara mentioned
I don't normally watch these kinds of videos multiple times, but for some reason this one is strangely comforting and I like to come back to it pretty frequently.
I loved "Why Charlie Brown, Why?", even though it came out around the time I graduated from college. I am a Sickle Cell patient and I experienced almost the same experiences as Janice, (except that I didn't lose my hair). I thought it was a beautiful and educational way to teach children about overcoming illness and how to treat someone with dignity & respect. This beautiful story made me cry as much as Snoopy Come Home.
@@legomangamesnetwork1151 Snoopy got a letter from his original owner asking him to come home. He leaves Charlie Brown and journeys to find her, she is in a hospital, sick and "NO DOGS ALLOWED" so he goes home crestfallen that his OG owner is unable to keep him
Hi there! My grandfather, Robert Towers, is the voice actor for Snoopy in the musical film of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. He played Snoopy in the original LA production at the Ivar Theater in the late 60s, which ran simultaneously off-Broadway in New York. My grandpa was really good friends with Charles Schultz and has a single strip based on him ("Sideburns" 9/13/1968). Me and my siblings grew up watching YAGMCB more than any other Peanuts special, so it was a shock to us when we learned a lot of people either don't know it or don't like it. I haven't watched it in about 8 years, so hearing it for the first time is such a shock. Wow those kids sound bad lmao. Also Snoopy's skeleton scared the shit out of me as a kid
I grew up listening to the soundtrack album of the original off-off-Broadway production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, recorded years before they did the animated version, and I've seen the play at least once, but I never saw or even heard of this animated version. The biggest difference I can think of is that the play is done with adult actors, not the children's voices used in the animated show, and that may have been a factor in why this guy didn't like the songs. The songs were great -- I can still sing many of them by heart!
For what it's worth, I think YAGMCB is great and doesn't deserve to be this low on the list, especially below Snoopy the Musical, which is terrible outside of the closing song. The performances have a certain charm to them, and even if you don't like them I think the songs themselves are decently strong material. No, there's not much of an overarching plot, but that's because it's an adaption of the musical which also doesn't have an overarching plot.
The biggest takeaway from Some Day You'll Find Her Charlie Brown is that Charlie Brown basically falls in love with a female version of his best friend, which is quite possibly the best punchline imaginable
That special is weird, but hilarious. It sounds like the plot of a Seinfeld episode. In fact, it sounds like a combination of the episode where Jerry is dating a girl that looks like himself and the episode where Kramer is in love with Jerry’s girlfriend.
Flashbeagle was HUGE for me as a kid. I taped probably the last-ever airing of it and watched the cassette till it exploded, and the songs still get stuck in my head all the time.
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance, but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
At one point I moved to nashville in a ridiculous effort to find myself. I was totally alone and soon realized I had left everyone I knew in hopes of finding something that never existed in the first place. I didn't have cable or internet, just data on my phone. This video was the only thing that could make me feel warm again. It was something about the adult take on a childhood classic. I watched it all the time, and eventually I came back home and reunited with my family. I felt just like Charlie brown. Thx man for helping me through the hard times.
The fact that they made Charlie brown into Greg Heffley *before* Greg even existed in "Someday you'll find her Charlie Brown" is the wildest thing I got out of it.
Also, regarding Charlie Brown with the marbles games, in the comics that the movie is based off of, Charlie Brown just randomly clutches up with playing marbles. He doesn't learn from snoopy, he is just randomly cracked at it to enact justice for rerun.
Charlie Brown saying “Knuckle down, Joe” in He’s a Bully is one of the hardest lines in any special, and I’m so glad you recognized how chad he was in that one
Fun fact: Jill Schulz's skating prowess was a key factor in Charles Schulz licensing the Peanuts characters as mascots for the Knott's Berry Farm theme parks. Sparky was convinced when he found out Knott's has seasonal ice skating shows in their and Jill could perform in Snoopy on Ice.
Haha this was pretty funny. Interesting to see the perspectives of other people and how they perceived all these specials throughout the years. As Schulz's' grandson I of course grew up watching ALL of these. As a kid I guess you just don't notice all the crazy stuff. Funny to watch clips again as an adult and love your top picks!
@@pharmcat8484 I am, and he would’ve of loved to hear that. He was always extremely humble and never understood why people liked his strip so much. He touched a lot of lives through his work.
I too have loved Peanuts since I was a kid, and as much as I wanted to be like Linus, I was really more like Charlie Brown. I still watch the animated specials at times, they give me a kind of comfort.
@@forthecreative_ Probably helped save my life. Peanuts got me through a lot of depressive episodes. A couple of my most important friendships, one in childhood and one as an adult first formed around a common love of Snoopy and Peanuts. I shudder to think what life would be like without them. ❤
Your grandfather had a a huge impact. I don’t know how many languages Peanuts has been translated into. That means it reaches people at a deep, human level. All the specials didn’t have to be stellar. His reputation was cemented early on.
I’m really sad you didn’t go into further detail about She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown. That one is actually one of my favorite Peanuts specials, and it also happens to be one of my film professor’s favorite pieces of animation ever. The skating animation is gorgeous, the dress subplot and writing are really funny, and the music at the beginning and end is so beautiful it actually made me and my professor cry. I recommend it.
This came out when I was in elementary school, and Peggy Fleming was the most popular athlete at the time, skating in Pepsi or McDonalds commercials and many televised Ice Capades specials. So ice skating (like later breakdancing or computer tech) became a popular plot point to tv specials.
I thought I had imagined the live-action special, I remember watching it after a large meal in a hotel as a young child. I chalked it up to a gas-induced dream.
Fun fact, there was a Japanese only Super Famicom game called Snoopy Concert, in it you play as Snoopy with a bunch of different game play styles. The game was directed by Kazunobu Shimizu aka the guy who created F-Zero.
As a peanuts fan, I knew about all of these but I don't see people talk about them much. Loved this video, gave me some good laughs, it was also Nice to hear someone else's opinion.
@@SpikePeanuts Though it's sad, guess one can't be too surprised about not seeing folks now talk about Peanuts much as their specials don't run on TV the way they used to. Maybe I keep missing them.
@@celestepalm6949 Whether I missed the specials or not, I always knew when they were on because they were always bring advertised. More often or not, they would play Linus and Lucy in the promos.
When Fergie voiced Sally Brown back in the 1980s, she actually went by her real name Stacy Ferguson. She was one of the prominent cast members of a syndicated TV show titled _Kids Incorporated_ for its first two seasons, and at the beginning of the third season in 1986, Disney acquired the distribution rights to the show and began airing it exclusively on the Disney Channel back when it was a premium cable channel. She starred in the _Kids Incorporated_ pilot episode that was filmed back in 1983 but did not get released to home video until 1985 and was the only cast member that was on the show the longest lasting six seasons (1984-1989) starting off as the youngest cast member in 1984 to becoming the oldest cast member in 1989. She also starred in a motivational video back in 1984 starring Mr. T titled _Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool_
I just love it when people think that their facts that they post in the comment section is something that everyone else cares about. They don't really know all that stuff they posted, they lift it off of Wikipedia pages
@@Catastrophic-hk3mh First off, obviously this is from Wikipedia, they don't just have exact dates for an obscure 80s show in their head. Secondly, I never knew Fergie was a child actor for many years, so it was interesting to me, does every comment need to be universally appealing? You being a dick certainly isn't universally appealing so obviously you can relate
Man, I loved Kids Incorporated back in the day (1984) since I was in 5th grade at the time. They did covers of all the top pop songs that was coming out at the time. Little did we know that Stacy would grow up to replace the Black girl on Black Eyed Peas.
Big Beak, I don’t know what it is but you keep reeling me back into watching this masterpiece of a tier list. Maybe it’s your writing, your sense of humor, your perspectives, or even your damn voice. You really made something great here. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s admitted to rewatch this multiple times. I think that alone is a BIG accomplishment. This is a fun video to rewatch, and I can’t say that for many videos that are 1 hour long. I and many, truly admire the amount of work you’ve put into making this. Keep swinging big!
If you want to learn about Charles Schulz, "Peanuts" is a great read because he literally put his own life into it. And it changes; when Lucy was an infant/toddler, she represented his first daughter by his first wife, but she becomes that wife when they start having marital problems. Read "Schulz and Peanuts" by David Michaelis - it's got tons of good info.
After Schulz died, a few journalists were brave enough to say "There were rumors that Charles Schulz may have suffered from depression," and I was like "No shit? How did you figure that out?" Even the early comic strips painted a very bleak view of childhood and the world, and the cartoons made it clear that Charlie Brown was pretty messed up. Peanuts was my first hint as a kid that the life stretching out before me might not be as fun as advertised.
@@TheSamLowry my first hint was my parents, lol. But remember - CB did have some happy moments, such as when Sally was born. Or when thinking of his dad. I can imagine, though, that moving to Needles, CA during the one of the worst ecological and economical times in US history would've made the most well-adjusted person messed-up.
@@TheSamLowryOh yes, you could definitely see Charles Schultz’s depression coming through in Charlie Brown! It was a pessimistic view of childhood and of life, Charlie was getting bullied a lot, and nobody tried to stop it. Charlie had very low self-esteem because of this.
Your review of The Girl in the Red Truck was hilarious. Makes me want to educate people about this as a cult classic. At the same time, Schulz considering it his "Citizen Kane" is so adorable. It stars his daughter, and that sincerely touches me too. In the end, I can only think of 2 words: ROLLER SKATES.
This video cracked me up and delighted me in ways I never could’ve expected. Thank you for making this. Now I really wish I could learn every single time “Based Schroeder” showed up. Deeply satisfying scenes there.
As someone who went through a Peanuts obsession as a kid, this video was awesome to watch. Came across it because I recently found the soundtrack record to Flash Beagle at an antique mall and had to know what the heck that was. Very great quality vid, and definitely deserves more views. Keep up the great content!
The fact that anything from the relatively recent past is in any antique mall makes me sick. When I saw a copy of 'Thriller' on vinyl in an antique shop I almost screamed.
Speaking of, if you're interested in the music from the Peanuts specials (particularly that written by Vince Guaraldi) there are two albums I highly recommend: _Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown!_ (1989, GRP) and George Winston's _Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi_ (1996, Windham Hill). Two of the best.
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance, but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
That cancer one has been stuck in my head for 20+ years. I kept missremebring it as part of the more popular specials and swear I thought I was going insane. Thank you.
i actually had a bit of a phase around the time happiness is a warm blanket came out where i'd do nothing but watch it on repeat. so i have an extreme soft spot for that one
I remember Happiness is a Warm Blanket well, and remember the depth of Linus's emotions. It touches on addiction as well, but with Linus keeping his blanket, I'm not sure how to interpret the end.
Haha same. Especially during kindergarten and first grade when I would watch it every day after coming home from school. And honestly I always interpreted the ending as Linus thinking it’s okay to have the blanket but he’s not like insanely obsessed with it. It’s really a stretch but hey.
Chad Charlie Brown in the thumbnail brought me here, love of the comic plus your epic insight made me stay. Best hour and 17 minutes spent on a video! New sub.
I wonder why they named a character Melody-Melody. At least when you created Shepherd Shephard you had a good reason: "That way it won't be weird when your love interest calls you by your last name."
So I talked to my dad, who was alive when the Arbor Day special came out. Apparently, in the 1970s Arbor Day was more about discouraging commercial farming by growing things in your own garden, which tracks with the special.
Charlie Brown has such a special place in my heart. Grew up with the classics and the comics as a kid because my grandfather loved them. That being said I'm surprised how many of these I didn't even know about. I thought the most obscure special was "He's a bully, Charlie Brown." Found out about that one when I was in third grade and when I mentioned its existence in class my classmates got angry with me because they thought I had said Charlie Brown was a bully and refused to believe it existed.
@@MrParkerman6 "12.5 frames per second" doesn't imply the existence of "half a frame." It can be expressed as 1 frame per 0.08 seconds or 25 frames per 2 seconds. Such timing is relevant to countries with 50-hertz television systems.
I love this video and glad you gave time and lip service to lesser known Peanuts specials, good and bad. I petition RiffTrax constantly to perform full riffs of the Peanuts films and specials after their fantastic sampler of Great Pumpkin, and seeing this, they’re practically leaving money on the table not riffing these! Also, mad respect for the honorable mention to Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown. That was my introduction to Peanuts and holds a special place for me. And yes, that song does indeed slap!
Glad you mentioned Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown. My family had it on Beta back in the day and I watched it a lot. One of the first movies I can recall that made me tear up because of Snoopy and Woodstock's separation and then their reunion. I think the music played a role in those scenes.
I was in elementary school in the '70s and remember the movie poster ads on subways, buses and newspapers about this upcoming Peanuts movie. At the time, my family rarely went to movies, so I despaired I would never get to see it. But a year later they showed it on television, and yes, it was the most powerful animated cartoon film I had seen up until then!
I just gotta say, nightmare, magic, and cancer are severely underrated romps. They aren't seasonal faire, and they are tonally different to most of the strip, but they are great for their own reasons. Nightmare was a fever dream as a kid that I just couldnt look away from, each gag was more hilarious than the last, and I love the animation. Magic is just downright cathardic for how zany the idea is, and it keeps two plots in one special without feeling like either idea was wasted. Finally, I loved the special on cancer, it always makes me feel so worried, even though I know it'll be alright. I love peanuts, have since I was young and will until I'm old, and I actually knew about most of these, but thank you for letting me think about them again, even if you're more critical than I.
I actually never seen how spike gets so disappointed when snoopy almost ruined the family photo, I swear the new peanut specials is totally awesome especially for auld
Charlie Brown went as far as trading Snoopy for I think it was five "quality players". But, unfortunately, those players said they would rather retire from baseball than play on Charlie Brown's team. So the trade fell through. But there is a Charlie Brown Special where Charlie visits another neighborhood and there he is respected and he becomes team Manager!!! But, this time he does well. Later in the episode Lucy shows up with his old team ....Thank you for reviewing this one too!!!
I always liked the episodes with the little red haired girl. Even more so because I married the little red haired girl I knew from Sunday school. Many thanks for the list.
My mother was obsessed with the Peanuts cartoons when I was a kid (although not the comics) and would actively search them out on TV guides and make us watch them when they aired on TV. I recall staying up past midnight to watch some of these. I remember nothing about them, but I remember my mom rambling on the lore of the desert dog character.
Your commentary is hilarious and I love that. Your probably the only TH-camr that has gone through every special. ToonrificTariq gave up halfway through because of the lowering viewership and quality of the specials, so you are a really trooper for trudging through this. Out of all the specials listed here, It's Magic is probably my favorite because of how cathartic it is to watch Lucy get a taste of her own medicine.
I'm pretty sure What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown is a reference/homage to the book The Call of the Wild. Every plot point from the book is present in the special, right down to the entire sled team falling through the ice. (Though, if the special were _truly_ accurate, Snoopy would have escaped this fate because he had been adopted by an old man, and the nighmare/special would have concluded on his many descendants)
Yes!!! When I saw it, I was probably in the 4th grade and immediately realized the plot was based on my favorite book as a child, Jack London's Call Of The Wild. My father had brought me a children's abridged version, and I instantly knew it was an homage. I loved that Special, and didn't mind the different tone either.
i was born in 1971 and as far as Peanuts animation, I grew up with the Biggie Specials. Then the TV animated output gushed out and it was a law of diminishing returns. I watched them less and less as time went by until the mid 80s, after which I just totally ignored them. However my high point was the Theatrical release, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown. Really a great movie all around, although I didn't see it until it made it to TV. I remember crudely recording the soundtrack of the flick to cassette and then committing a LOT of it to memory. Well written and great music. Then there was Snoopy Come Home, which I don't think I ever saw. Yet my parents did buy the storybook of it. So I know about it. Don't remember much though.
Im sick as a dog and this video made me laugh and smile for the first time in a bit. thank you I loved it. I will be binging all of your videos now thanks
#20, "Someday, You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown" sounds EXTREMELY funny in a very "Seinfeldian" sort of way! The fact that he only sees this girl for a split second on TV, and is already in love with her to the extent that he wants to find where she was sitting in the stands sounds like something either I, or one of the more "obsessive/compulsive" characters on Seinfeld would do! I can TRULY relate to that one!
That was one which was introduced when I was in high school. It was a disappointment for me. I know Charlie Brown is supposed to be a loser but he almost feels suicidal, especially with that corny music in the background. The only thing I liked was that music when that big ugly cat was chasing the blockhead. Linus is like a fox in the hen house!
@@rumblebird9888 Oh, come on--He was always like that! Remember when he found the little red haired girl's house in "You're in love, Charlie Brown" in 1967, and hid behind a tree?
@@rumblebird9888 That was based, line for line, from the original comic strip story. I know because I had read every trade paperback collection of Peanuts cartoon at my school and public libraries.
Okay so when I was younger I saw an advertisement for "It Was My Best Birthday Ever" as a preview on a separate VHS tape. Having been only like 6 years old, the synopsis narration was completely incomprehensible to me and in my head the plot of the special was like this: "Linus is roller skating for his birthday in this all new special from the Peanut Gang! When Linus crashes, he'll have to face the greatest challenge in his life! Coming soon to Video Cassette!!" Since I never bothered to look up the special later on, that's what I thought the plot was until I saw this video. Frankly, whatever the hell my 6 year old brain made up was better than what the special ended up being.
Had me on floor… I love the three big holiday ones and Snoopy Come Home… this was a terrific production thank you… I guess I’ve only seen maybe 15 Charlie Brown specials…far as I can recall.
You know, growing up one of my favorite comics was Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. I never really understood why there wasn't merchandise for the comic strip, until after I had grown up and taken in the magnitude of how Charles Schultz sold out completely, and then I understood Watterson's position. I'm actually kind of glad Watterson didn't volunteer Calvin and Hobbes to be posted on every t-shirt and every saturday night cbs tv special. Thanks for this video for reminding me why its important to keep your integrity.
For some reason, the magic one was on the same disk with the Great Pumpkin in my holiday special pack. I've probably seen that one as much, if not more than the Thanksgiving one. It is very bizarre but nostalgic.
Thank you for watching _all_ the Peanuts Specials so we don't suffer thru the worst ones - unless we want to! I can see the 'Spider-Brown' fence scaling & skeleton Snoopy on his doghouse as horrifying internet memes. The late 90's & early 2000's can be given a little slack on 'direction' as Schulz was sick at this time before he died in 2000. But I agree with you on most of these. I think more girls appreciate the P.Patty skating show of course.
I can't believe "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" is considered forgotten!! I grew up with the DVD of it, and still own it to this day. I love Flash Beagle, lol. This was very nostalgic and entertaining to watch.
I'm a lifelong Peanuts fan. I loved Peanuts comics. I like all of the characters Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Sally, Shermy, Violet, Schreoder, Pig-Pen, Franklin, Frieda, Rerun, 5, José Peterson, Roy, Shirley, Eudora, Lydia, Peggy Jean, The dog Snoopy, the bird Woodstock, Snoopy's siblings, Spike, Andy, Marbles, Olaf, Belle.
Call me a peanuts addict because I have nearly all of the specials on DVD with exceptions to a couple. A lot of these used to air on Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and even Nickelodeon back in the 90s. The unfortunate thing, though, was not knowing how long they're going to last so I appreciate your video as it's a nice checklist to make sure I still got a good number of them.
The one that killed me was the one with the girl who had Leukemia. That shit was heavy. I remember watching "Girl in the Red Truck" as a kid when it came out. It was an interesting experience.
I'll give you props because your commentary made me laugh out loud on several occasions, but you and I are gonna throw hands over ranking You're a Good Man Charlie Brown that low. (fr though good vid, I approve)
Man, I used to watch "You're in the Superbowl, Charlie Brown" over and over as a kid. I loved it but even back then I noticed all of the repeat animations.
It also doesn’t seem as obscure as the majority of these it was aired after I think either the halloween or one of the thanksgiving specials for a while
I endured reading the Peanuts wiki years ago, wondering if I would ever see these. I didn't see any from this list, except the family reunion one (oddly enough)... but now I feel like I've seen them, and your adult sensibility made it feel like a big South Park episode, so thank you. A truly fun watch. I hope you get the views you deserve. PS. I auditioned to be the new voice of Snoopy and Woodstock a few years back... I was close but not quite!
One thing you didnt mention is that alot of these specials are directly taken from the strips in terms of plot and writing, things like snoopy getting married and lucy getting traded for marcie. Its not a bad idea on paper, but they clearly dont work as well on screen as they do as short comic strips.
Very interesting thing about Shultz in World War II. He only once had the opportunity to actually shoot a guy there, but he didn't because he forgot to load his gun. The dude he might have killed ended up surrendering, so I guess his mistake ended up saving someone's life.
The class president one is brilliant; it is full of funny lines that are even better for adults. I think "What Have We Learned Charlie Brown" is amazing, and Linus' recitation of "In Flanders Fields" always makes me tear up. On the flip side, thank you for burying "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown". You fail to mention that Charles Schultz was inspired by an R-rated movie that the kids in the audience wouldn't have seen; how did that not come up during production talks?
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. Everyone, even kids in the schoolyards, knew about the movie Flashdance (many music videos from the soundtrack were being aired on televisions and ads, and the poster for the movie was available to pull out from magazines so many kids even had the movie posters in their rooms). I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance (its the ultimate 1980s cartoon Special!), but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
"Charlie Brown's All-Stars", "You're In Love, Charlie Brown" and "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" were my favorite Peanuts Specials when I was a kid in the 60's--70's! They used to show them every year, but starting in about 1974, they weren't shown anymore! Instead, we got shit like "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "Flashbeagle"! All I remember thinking is "AUUUGGHH"! 😝
Dear god where have you been in my life? Your humor, your content. *you like Fallout AND Peanuts* I think you just became the youtuber of the year. Fr. *24 minutes in and i haven't stopped laughing, i jumped from the fallout 3 and NV videos to this.*
Great jokes. And a funny note, Jill Schulz played a character in MASH and Simon & Simon named Hooker. Very odd. I don’t know if that was the character’s name or profession. But those were only 2 roles out of 4 for her career.
Hey! You didn't recognize "O mio babbino caro" is a favorite aria around Peanuts country! Showed in My best Birthday Ever and She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown!
I love the aesthetic of these specials. Back in elementary school, I was given the privilege of seen a good chunk of them in class. Of course, the typical Christmas and Thanksgiving ones, but also the Election Day special (yes, that exists, and I was recently reminded of it when record hunting yesterday).
I actually remember seeing and loving most of these while growing up. “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown,” “It’s Magic, Charlie Brown,” the decathlon episode, the cancer episode and the very last one you mentioned are probably the best of the series behind the Christmas and Halloween episodes and the big-screen CGI movie. And Flashbeagle was actually fun at the time!
3:24 Whoa whoa! I'm reporting this video for that, buddy! Kidding. I really appreciate you doing a deep dive on an odd underappreciare and under the rader comfy comics turned cartoon that is Peanuts. Top marks for you efforts here, and I'm happy that around 100k+ proved you wrong in view count. Cheers, man!
Charles Schulz himself was shown Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown. He sat in silence through the whole thing, and when it is over, he said it was hilarious, but told Jim Reardon to never do it again
I'm gonna need a source on that chief
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I had the vhs tape of the super bowl, it was a vhs tape
76 gas station had the nfl Charlie browns super bowl tapes in los angles
@@addemup8645 look it up
Fun fact for those who are more tuned in to the animated specials than the comics: "Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown" originally ended with the bride running away with Spike. And then she ditches him for a desert coyote
True to the b word name.
This show tried to prepare u for real life.
Can we just talk about Marcie for a minute. She is the only friend in Charlie Brown’s friend group that is completely genuine. She doesn’t talk poorly about him or make fun of him. I love her so much
unproblematic queen tbh, i love her for that
Schroder usually tends to be on his side too, and when he's not, he's just neutral and only plays his piano.
@@munromister777 schroder is a chad tbh
@Charlie's Old House Backup Channel I mean, Linus keeps stealing his girl, so I'm not so sure on that.
My favorite moment from her (in the specials) is when she gives Charlie Brown a new year’s kiss after he missed the chance to dance with the little red haired girl. Just doing an insanely nice gesture for someone who so far had been having a terrible day.
Not gonna lie, invisible Charlie Brown taunting Lucy with the football is easily one of the most cathartic scenes in the whole series. As a kid, I would often stop the episode right after it just to end it on one of Charlie's highest and most savage points.
In elementary school, one of our classmates had leukemia, and we were shown “Why, Charlie Brown, Why.” It was probably the first time I viewed an obscure Peanuts special, and it was certainly one to start with.
Same here, but instead of a classmate it was one of the teachers at the school.
Same! We even had a cancer fundraiser after it
Same here. Though in our case, we watched it as part of a St. Jude charity drive our school was doing.
@@Cure_Hana Back in 2003, I was a new teacher, and I got roped into being on St. Jude's cancer charity drive committee at the elementary school where I taught. St. Jude' sent us a kit to teach the kids about the cause, and the "Why, Charlie Brown, Why" VHS was part of the kit. So I am sure most schools were showing it.
I watched "Why, Charlie Brown, Why" on my birthday at school. My dad later took me out of school to have fun outside, and I was just a bummed wreck the whole day. And he kept trying to cheer me up. I didn't know the girl beat cancer for like a year, I assumed she didn't.
Eventually I saw it AGAIN in school because of a charity thing like Sara mentioned
I don't normally watch these kinds of videos multiple times, but for some reason this one is strangely comforting and I like to come back to it pretty frequently.
Same here, I just watched this a week ago and I’ve been rewatching the video more than people who rewatch their favorite movies.
That’s weirdly me as well and I am not the biggest Charlie Brown fan but I just love rewatching this video
Awww! This is my first watch, but I already I can totally get why this would be your cozy vid ❤
I love peanuts. The "narration" here is perfect this video is my digital emodiment
I loved "Why Charlie Brown, Why?", even though it came out around the time I graduated from college. I am a Sickle Cell patient and I experienced almost the same experiences as Janice, (except that I didn't lose my hair). I thought it was a beautiful and educational way to teach children about overcoming illness and how to treat someone with dignity & respect. This beautiful story made me cry as much as Snoopy Come Home.
Finally somebody mentioned snoopy come home. I remember that one, but what was the whole premise of that one again.
@@legomangamesnetwork1151 Snoopy got a letter from his original owner asking him to come home. He leaves Charlie Brown and journeys to find her, she is in a hospital, sick and "NO DOGS ALLOWED" so he goes home crestfallen that his OG owner is unable to keep him
Amen Rob that was a wonderful episode!
I remember back in 2008 or 2009 they would showed it to us in the 1st grade
I'm certain I've seen that one, but it's been a LONG time.
Good luck with your condition. 💖 Chronic illness SUCKS.
Hi there! My grandfather, Robert Towers, is the voice actor for Snoopy in the musical film of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. He played Snoopy in the original LA production at the Ivar Theater in the late 60s, which ran simultaneously off-Broadway in New York. My grandpa was really good friends with Charles Schultz and has a single strip based on him ("Sideburns" 9/13/1968). Me and my siblings grew up watching YAGMCB more than any other Peanuts special, so it was a shock to us when we learned a lot of people either don't know it or don't like it. I haven't watched it in about 8 years, so hearing it for the first time is such a shock. Wow those kids sound bad lmao. Also Snoopy's skeleton scared the shit out of me as a kid
I grew up listening to the soundtrack album of the original off-off-Broadway production of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, recorded years before they did the animated version, and I've seen the play at least once, but I never saw or even heard of this animated version. The biggest difference I can think of is that the play is done with adult actors, not the children's voices used in the animated show, and that may have been a factor in why this guy didn't like the songs. The songs were great -- I can still sing many of them by heart!
For what it's worth, I think YAGMCB is great and doesn't deserve to be this low on the list, especially below Snoopy the Musical, which is terrible outside of the closing song. The performances have a certain charm to them, and even if you don't like them I think the songs themselves are decently strong material. No, there's not much of an overarching plot, but that's because it's an adaption of the musical which also doesn't have an overarching plot.
The biggest takeaway from Some Day You'll Find Her Charlie Brown is that Charlie Brown basically falls in love with a female version of his best friend, which is quite possibly the best punchline imaginable
And then said best friend falls in love with a female version of himself
Makes sense, honestly
@@alteregobruhDidn’t know Linus had an ego like that.
Charlies got a thing for rule 63.
I'm not gay Charlie Brown
That special is weird, but hilarious. It sounds like the plot of a Seinfeld episode. In fact, it sounds like a combination of the episode where Jerry is dating a girl that looks like himself and the episode where Kramer is in love with Jerry’s girlfriend.
Flashbeagle was HUGE for me as a kid. I taped probably the last-ever airing of it and watched the cassette till it exploded, and the songs still get stuck in my head all the time.
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance, but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
Its so bizarre seeing those 80s dance steps animated in a Charlie Brown special.
I love this special. It doesn't deserve to be so low.
SAME HEREEE i think i was flashbeagle for one halloween
At one point I moved to nashville in a ridiculous effort to find myself. I was totally alone and soon realized I had left everyone I knew in hopes of finding something that never existed in the first place. I didn't have cable or internet, just data on my phone. This video was the only thing that could make me feel warm again. It was something about the adult take on a childhood classic. I watched it all the time, and eventually I came back home and reunited with my family. I felt just like Charlie brown. Thx man for helping me through the hard times.
I swear this is one of the most rewatchable videos on the internet!
The fact that they made Charlie brown into Greg Heffley *before* Greg even existed in "Someday you'll find her Charlie Brown" is the wildest thing I got out of it.
so ... sociopath and simp?
Every masterpiece has its own cheap copy...
"Charlie Brown Has Found My Town!"
"Please Charlie Brown, Leave Me Alone!"
"I Have A Restraining Order On You, Charlie Brown!"
@@orangesherbet7030 Incel would be the correct word instead of simp
Greg does kinda look like Charlie Brown.
Also, regarding Charlie Brown with the marbles games, in the comics that the movie is based off of, Charlie Brown just randomly clutches up with playing marbles. He doesn't learn from snoopy, he is just randomly cracked at it to enact justice for rerun.
Can we talk about how the adults in the pied piper special are in a completely different art style?
Yes. It looks like that Rankin Bass dreck.
@@jazzbo13 dont diss Rankin Bass
They look like extras from Garfield and Friends
Schoolhouse rock
and the "Adults" in FlashBeagle
Charlie Brown saying “Knuckle down, Joe” in He’s a Bully is one of the hardest lines in any special, and I’m so glad you recognized how chad he was in that one
No good griefs here, Chuck locked tf in
Schroeder really called it like it was. Bro was not scared to speak his mind.
Fun fact: Jill Schulz's skating prowess was a key factor in Charles Schulz licensing the Peanuts characters as mascots for the Knott's Berry Farm theme parks.
Sparky was convinced when he found out Knott's has seasonal ice skating shows in their and Jill could perform in Snoopy on Ice.
Haha this was pretty funny. Interesting to see the perspectives of other people and how they perceived all these specials throughout the years. As Schulz's' grandson I of course grew up watching ALL of these. As a kid I guess you just don't notice all the crazy stuff. Funny to watch clips again as an adult and love your top picks!
If you’re really his grandson, then just let me say how much your grandad’s work meant to me and countless others throughout the world.
@@pharmcat8484 I am, and he would’ve of loved to hear that. He was always extremely humble and never understood why people liked his strip so much. He touched a lot of lives through his work.
I too have loved Peanuts since I was a kid, and as much as I wanted to be like Linus, I was really more like Charlie Brown. I still watch the animated specials at times, they give me a kind of comfort.
@@forthecreative_ Probably helped save my life. Peanuts got me through a lot of depressive episodes. A couple of my most important friendships, one in childhood and one as an adult first formed around a common love of Snoopy and Peanuts. I shudder to think what life would be like without them. ❤
Your grandfather had a a huge impact. I don’t know how many languages Peanuts has been translated into. That means it reaches people at a deep, human level. All the specials didn’t have to be stellar. His reputation was cemented early on.
I’m really sad you didn’t go into further detail about She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown. That one is actually one of my favorite Peanuts specials, and it also happens to be one of my film professor’s favorite pieces of animation ever.
The skating animation is gorgeous, the dress subplot and writing are really funny, and the music at the beginning and end is so beautiful it actually made me and my professor cry. I recommend it.
This came out when I was in elementary school, and Peggy Fleming was the most popular athlete at the time, skating in Pepsi or McDonalds commercials and many televised Ice Capades specials. So ice skating (like later breakdancing or computer tech) became a popular plot point to tv specials.
I thought I had imagined the live-action special, I remember watching it after a large meal in a hotel as a young child. I chalked it up to a gas-induced dream.
It would explain a lot if it was a shared gas-induced psychosis.
I swear I've seen it too
In school of all places
But there is a live action broadway of a special
I had a similar experience with “It’s a Nightmare Charlie Brown.” I just thought it was a weird nightmare I had when I was ten.
Fun fact, there was a Japanese only Super Famicom game called Snoopy Concert, in it you play as Snoopy with a bunch of different game play styles. The game was directed by Kazunobu Shimizu aka the guy who created F-Zero.
30:15 honestly it doesn't feel like the peanuts without the bad child acting. It feels more real for children.
Linus carrying Charlie Brown for the whole movie and then cucking him is the best moment out of any of these movies
As a peanuts fan, I knew about all of these but I don't see people talk about them much. Loved this video, gave me some good laughs, it was also Nice to hear someone else's opinion.
@@SpikePeanuts Though it's sad, guess one can't be too surprised about not seeing folks now talk about Peanuts much as their specials don't run on TV the way they used to. Maybe I keep missing them.
Sending this link to my son in law who is a big Charlie Brown fan. We watched the Thanksgiving one this year over at his house.
Joe Cool Reviews same here!
@@celestepalm6949 Whether I missed the specials or not, I always knew when they were on because they were always bring advertised. More often or not, they would play Linus and Lucy in the promos.
Is this goodbye Charlie Brown was one my favorites that is never talked about.
Yes, those white sailor hats were a thing in the late 50's to early 70's. I was there, all my brothers and their friends had them.
But why? Was it just fashion or did they have to wear them on the bus or something?
@@BigBeakEntertainmentdon’t question the white hats
@@dejus_eOr Expect The Spanish Inquisition
When Fergie voiced Sally Brown back in the 1980s, she actually went by her real name Stacy Ferguson. She was one of the prominent cast members of a syndicated TV show titled _Kids Incorporated_ for its first two seasons, and at the beginning of the third season in 1986, Disney acquired the distribution rights to the show and began airing it exclusively on the Disney Channel back when it was a premium cable channel. She starred in the _Kids Incorporated_ pilot episode that was filmed back in 1983 but did not get released to home video until 1985 and was the only cast member that was on the show the longest lasting six seasons (1984-1989) starting off as the youngest cast member in 1984 to becoming the oldest cast member in 1989. She also starred in a motivational video back in 1984 starring Mr. T titled _Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool_
I loved Kids Incorporated as a young teenager, but was pretty sure I was the only one watching, LOL.
@@veryc7437 I wasn't a teenager yet at the time, but you were FAR from the only one watching!
I just love it when people think that their facts that they post in the comment section is something that everyone else cares about. They don't really know all that stuff they posted, they lift it off of Wikipedia pages
@@Catastrophic-hk3mh First off, obviously this is from Wikipedia, they don't just have exact dates for an obscure 80s show in their head. Secondly, I never knew Fergie was a child actor for many years, so it was interesting to me, does every comment need to be universally appealing? You being a dick certainly isn't universally appealing so obviously you can relate
Man, I loved Kids Incorporated back in the day (1984) since I was in 5th grade at the time. They did covers of all the top pop songs that was coming out at the time. Little did we know that Stacy would grow up to replace the Black girl on Black Eyed Peas.
Big Beak, I don’t know what it is but you keep reeling me back into watching this masterpiece of a tier list. Maybe it’s your writing, your sense of humor, your perspectives, or even your damn voice. You really made something great here. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s admitted to rewatch this multiple times. I think that alone is a BIG accomplishment. This is a fun video to rewatch, and I can’t say that for many videos that are 1 hour long. I and many, truly admire the amount of work you’ve put into making this. Keep swinging big!
If you want to learn about Charles Schulz, "Peanuts" is a great read because he literally put his own life into it. And it changes; when Lucy was an infant/toddler, she represented his first daughter by his first wife, but she becomes that wife when they start having marital problems. Read "Schulz and Peanuts" by David Michaelis - it's got tons of good info.
After Schulz died, a few journalists were brave enough to say "There were rumors that Charles Schulz may have suffered from depression," and I was like "No shit? How did you figure that out?"
Even the early comic strips painted a very bleak view of childhood and the world, and the cartoons made it clear that Charlie Brown was pretty messed up. Peanuts was my first hint as a kid that the life stretching out before me might not be as fun as advertised.
@@TheSamLowry my first hint was my parents, lol. But remember - CB did have some happy moments, such as when Sally was born. Or when thinking of his dad. I can imagine, though, that moving to Needles, CA during the one of the worst ecological and economical times in US history would've made the most well-adjusted person messed-up.
@@TheSamLowryOh yes, you could definitely see Charles Schultz’s depression coming through in Charlie Brown! It was a pessimistic view of childhood and of life, Charlie was getting bullied a lot, and nobody tried to stop it. Charlie had very low self-esteem because of this.
Your review of The Girl in the Red Truck was hilarious. Makes me want to educate people about this as a cult classic. At the same time, Schulz considering it his "Citizen Kane" is so adorable. It stars his daughter, and that sincerely touches me too. In the end, I can only think of 2 words: ROLLER SKATES.
Yeah. I can imagine him as an old man being like “you’re beautiful enough to be a movie star!” And casting her with zero acting experience.
Wish I could find a DVD or Blu-ray or streaming of it.
This video cracked me up and delighted me in ways I never could’ve expected. Thank you for making this. Now I really wish I could learn every single time “Based Schroeder” showed up. Deeply satisfying scenes there.
As someone who went through a Peanuts obsession as a kid, this video was awesome to watch. Came across it because I recently found the soundtrack record to Flash Beagle at an antique mall and had to know what the heck that was. Very great quality vid, and definitely deserves more views. Keep up the great content!
The fact that anything from the relatively recent past is in any antique mall makes me sick. When I saw a copy of 'Thriller' on vinyl in an antique shop I almost screamed.
There was a soundtrack album? I saw "Flashbeagle" back in the day, and thought it was terrible.
Speaking of, if you're interested in the music from the Peanuts specials (particularly that written by Vince Guaraldi) there are two albums I highly recommend: _Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown!_ (1989, GRP) and George Winston's _Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi_ (1996, Windham Hill). Two of the best.
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance, but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
That cancer one has been stuck in my head for 20+ years. I kept missremebring it as part of the more popular specials and swear I thought I was going insane. Thank you.
50:00-50:14 is showing up on my phone as "most replayed." No wonder; everyone loves seeing Lucy finally get hers 😂
I’ve watched this video hundreds of times, this is my favorite video on TH-cam ever
YOU TOO !!!
i actually had a bit of a phase around the time happiness is a warm blanket came out where i'd do nothing but watch it on repeat. so i have an extreme soft spot for that one
I remember Happiness is a Warm Blanket well, and remember the depth of Linus's emotions. It touches on addiction as well, but with Linus keeping his blanket, I'm not sure how to interpret the end.
Haha same. Especially during kindergarten and first grade when I would watch it every day after coming home from school. And honestly I always interpreted the ending as Linus thinking it’s okay to have the blanket but he’s not like insanely obsessed with it. It’s really a stretch but hey.
Chad Charlie Brown in the thumbnail brought me here, love of the comic plus your epic insight made me stay. Best hour and 17 minutes spent on a video! New sub.
You cannot possibly imagine how horrified I am by the fact that I'm old enough to have seen most of there where they originally aired.
“Maybe it was Franklin’s epic rap” made me laugh so hard lol
I wonder why they named a character Melody-Melody. At least when you created Shepherd Shephard you had a good reason: "That way it won't be weird when your love interest calls you by your last name."
I remember getting that special from Shell. I was so excited when I purchased it for $5. "Hooray! A new Peanuts special." I should've known better!
So I talked to my dad, who was alive when the Arbor Day special came out. Apparently, in the 1970s Arbor Day was more about discouraging commercial farming by growing things in your own garden, which tracks with the special.
Charlie Brown has such a special place in my heart. Grew up with the classics and the comics as a kid because my grandfather loved them. That being said I'm surprised how many of these I didn't even know about. I thought the most obscure special was "He's a bully, Charlie Brown." Found out about that one when I was in third grade and when I mentioned its existence in class my classmates got angry with me because they thought I had said Charlie Brown was a bully and refused to believe it existed.
These specials need to be re realized or aired on TV again.
kinda dug Joe Cool
Charlie is my best friend i go through abuse to or use 2 myself..now i doing with haters and drama with apartment. Just sensitive..
Your iceberg videos are great man
40:47
Chuck: I like the kind of girl to call me her poor sweet baby
Peppermint patty: ima bout to end this man’s whole career
The quality of this video is way beyond what I'd expect from a channel with 4000 subs, excellent work!!
This video was made for me, i just know it. I love every single peanuts special and i’m so glad someone went through and watched every single one ❤
One difference between the old Peanuts Specials and the new ones I just noticed is that the old ones move at like 12.5 frames per second.
36 according to Schultz special behind scenes
Can explain more in some type of numbered list
That would be called shooting on 2's and it would be 12 frames, not 12 and a half, no such thing as half a frame.
@@MrParkerman6 "12.5 frames per second" doesn't imply the existence of "half a frame." It can be expressed as 1 frame per 0.08 seconds or 25 frames per 2 seconds. Such timing is relevant to countries with 50-hertz television systems.
@@bennypainter9893 did they animate on 3s?
I love this video and glad you gave time and lip service to lesser known Peanuts specials, good and bad. I petition RiffTrax constantly to perform full riffs of the Peanuts films and specials after their fantastic sampler of Great Pumpkin, and seeing this, they’re practically leaving money on the table not riffing these!
Also, mad respect for the honorable mention to Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown. That was my introduction to Peanuts and holds a special place for me. And yes, that song does indeed slap!
9:06
I'm very sad you didn't enjoy "you're a good man, charlie brown"...
I personally loved watching it, and is one of my favorites of the specials.
Glad you mentioned Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown. My family had it on Beta back in the day and I watched it a lot. One of the first movies I can recall that made me tear up because of Snoopy and Woodstock's separation and then their reunion. I think the music played a role in those scenes.
I had it on VHS.
I was in elementary school in the '70s and remember the movie poster ads on subways, buses and newspapers about this upcoming Peanuts movie. At the time, my family rarely went to movies, so I despaired I would never get to see it. But a year later they showed it on television, and yes, it was the most powerful animated cartoon film I had seen up until then!
I just gotta say, nightmare, magic, and cancer are severely underrated romps. They aren't seasonal faire, and they are tonally different to most of the strip, but they are great for their own reasons.
Nightmare was a fever dream as a kid that I just couldnt look away from, each gag was more hilarious than the last, and I love the animation. Magic is just downright cathardic for how zany the idea is, and it keeps two plots in one special without feeling like either idea was wasted. Finally, I loved the special on cancer, it always makes me feel so worried, even though I know it'll be alright.
I love peanuts, have since I was young and will until I'm old, and I actually knew about most of these, but thank you for letting me think about them again, even if you're more critical than I.
9:53 That Snoopy skeleton had me shook too, way back when.
Feed your pets on time, folks.
I actually never seen how spike gets so disappointed when snoopy almost ruined the family photo, I swear the new peanut specials is totally awesome especially for auld
I never thought I’d hear the words “Cuck” and “Charlie Brown” in the same sentence, but here we are.
Charlie Brown went as far as trading Snoopy for I think it was five "quality players". But, unfortunately, those players said they would rather retire from baseball than play on Charlie Brown's team. So the trade fell through. But there is a Charlie Brown Special where Charlie visits another neighborhood and there he is respected and he becomes team Manager!!! But, this time he does well. Later in the episode Lucy shows up with his old team ....Thank you for reviewing this one too!!!
A person of taste I see
eh Charlie Brown is a better manager than player
This was a rollercoaster of a video. I don't even know how to respond to this but that was amazing
I always liked the episodes with the little red haired girl. Even more so because I married the little red haired girl I knew from Sunday school. Many thanks for the list.
My mother was obsessed with the Peanuts cartoons when I was a kid (although not the comics) and would actively search them out on TV guides and make us watch them when they aired on TV. I recall staying up past midnight to watch some of these.
I remember nothing about them, but I remember my mom rambling on the lore of the desert dog character.
Your commentary is hilarious and I love that. Your probably the only TH-camr that has gone through every special. ToonrificTariq gave up halfway through because of the lowering viewership and quality of the specials, so you are a really trooper for trudging through this. Out of all the specials listed here, It's Magic is probably my favorite because of how cathartic it is to watch Lucy get a taste of her own medicine.
"I know a lot of kids like peanuts This video isn't for them"
Fuck yeah this is exactly what I'm here for
I'm pretty sure What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown is a reference/homage to the book The Call of the Wild. Every plot point from the book is present in the special, right down to the entire sled team falling through the ice. (Though, if the special were _truly_ accurate, Snoopy would have escaped this fate because he had been adopted by an old man, and the nighmare/special would have concluded on his many descendants)
Yes!!! When I saw it, I was probably in the 4th grade and immediately realized the plot was based on my favorite book as a child, Jack London's Call Of The Wild. My father had brought me a children's abridged version, and I instantly knew it was an homage. I loved that Special, and didn't mind the different tone either.
5:50 this aged like wine
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i was born in 1971 and as far as Peanuts animation, I grew up with the Biggie Specials. Then the TV animated output gushed out and it was a law of diminishing returns. I watched them less and less as time went by until the mid 80s, after which I just totally ignored them. However my high point was the Theatrical release, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown. Really a great movie all around, although I didn't see it until it made it to TV. I remember crudely recording the soundtrack of the flick to cassette and then committing a LOT of it to memory. Well written and great music.
Then there was Snoopy Come Home, which I don't think I ever saw. Yet my parents did buy the storybook of it. So I know about it. Don't remember much though.
Snoopy Come Home is genuinely iconic. Race For Your Life is my favorite, but I think it's slept on.
@@BigBeakEntertainment
Nah the Peanuts 2015 move is the best, Race for life was decent but they wasted some of the characters
Im sick as a dog and this video made me laugh and smile for the first time in a bit. thank you I loved it. I will be binging all of your videos now thanks
#20, "Someday, You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown" sounds EXTREMELY funny in a very "Seinfeldian" sort of way! The fact that he only sees this girl for a split second on TV, and is already in love with her to the extent that he wants to find where she was sitting in the stands sounds like something either I, or one of the more "obsessive/compulsive" characters on Seinfeld would do! I can TRULY relate to that one!
That was one which was introduced when I was in high school. It was a disappointment for me. I know Charlie Brown is supposed to be a loser but he almost feels suicidal, especially with that corny music in the background. The only thing I liked was that music when that big ugly cat was chasing the blockhead. Linus is like a fox in the hen house!
I didn’t like how they made him into a creep in that one
@@rumblebird9888 Oh, come on--He was always like that! Remember when he found the little red haired girl's house in "You're in love, Charlie Brown" in 1967, and hid behind a tree?
@@rumblebird9888 That was based, line for line, from the original comic strip story. I know because I had read every trade paperback collection of Peanuts cartoon at my school and public libraries.
Okay so when I was younger I saw an advertisement for "It Was My Best Birthday Ever" as a preview on a separate VHS tape. Having been only like 6 years old, the synopsis narration was completely incomprehensible to me and in my head the plot of the special was like this:
"Linus is roller skating for his birthday in this all new special from the Peanut Gang! When Linus crashes, he'll have to face the greatest challenge in his life! Coming soon to Video Cassette!!"
Since I never bothered to look up the special later on, that's what I thought the plot was until I saw this video. Frankly, whatever the hell my 6 year old brain made up was better than what the special ended up being.
Had me on floor… I love the three big holiday ones and Snoopy Come Home… this was a terrific production thank you… I guess I’ve only seen maybe 15 Charlie Brown specials…far as I can recall.
You know, growing up one of my favorite comics was Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. I never really understood why there wasn't merchandise for the comic strip, until after I had grown up and taken in the magnitude of how Charles Schultz sold out completely, and then I understood Watterson's position. I'm actually kind of glad Watterson didn't volunteer Calvin and Hobbes to be posted on every t-shirt and every saturday night cbs tv special. Thanks for this video for reminding me why its important to keep your integrity.
Yeah, I'd like a copy of Girl in the Red Truck.
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For some reason, the magic one was on the same disk with the Great Pumpkin in my holiday special pack. I've probably seen that one as much, if not more than the Thanksgiving one. It is very bizarre but nostalgic.
It was on the same disk as The Great Pumpkin for me too, although I've only seen a little bit of it.
I was obsessed with peanuts when I was younger. This video brought back a lot of memories
40:50 I didn't not expect that she'll sing I was expecting her to make fun of him for wanting that
Thank you for watching _all_ the Peanuts Specials so we don't suffer thru the worst ones - unless we want to!
I can see the 'Spider-Brown' fence scaling & skeleton Snoopy on his doghouse as horrifying internet memes. The late 90's & early 2000's can be given a little slack on 'direction' as Schulz was sick at this time before he died in 2000. But I agree with you on most of these. I think more girls appreciate the P.Patty skating show of course.
I can't believe "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" is considered forgotten!! I grew up with the DVD of it, and still own it to this day. I love Flash Beagle, lol.
This was very nostalgic and entertaining to watch.
I'm a lifelong Peanuts fan. I loved Peanuts comics. I like all of the characters Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Sally, Shermy, Violet, Schreoder, Pig-Pen, Franklin, Frieda, Rerun, 5, José Peterson, Roy, Shirley, Eudora, Lydia, Peggy Jean, The dog Snoopy, the bird Woodstock, Snoopy's siblings, Spike, Andy, Marbles, Olaf, Belle.
You forget Rover and Molly
Kudos to you, but I feel like Rerun was just another Oliver (Brady Bunch) or Sam (Different Strokes).
I think you also forgot original Patty.
WOW you must know your stuff because you had fives on there
@@Twoassholes even more so with Roy
Call me a peanuts addict because I have nearly all of the specials on DVD with exceptions to a couple. A lot of these used to air on Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and even Nickelodeon back in the 90s. The unfortunate thing, though, was not knowing how long they're going to last so I appreciate your video as it's a nice checklist to make sure I still got a good number of them.
The one that killed me was the one with the girl who had Leukemia. That shit was heavy.
I remember watching "Girl in the Red Truck" as a kid when it came out. It was an interesting experience.
subscribed. the hardest i have laughed in months. a barrage of jawdropping minutiae and repressed recollected lunacy. BRAVO.
I'll give you props because your commentary made me laugh out loud on several occasions, but you and I are gonna throw hands over ranking You're a Good Man Charlie Brown that low.
(fr though good vid, I approve)
Also, ranking flashbeagle super low as well
Man, I used to watch "You're in the Superbowl, Charlie Brown" over and over as a kid. I loved it but even back then I noticed all of the repeat animations.
I don’t understand the hate for Flashbeagle. That’s in my top 3 favorite specials ever
The bus driver was probably the same guy who gave Charlie Brown a rock for Halloween.
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This Flashbeagle song sounds kinda dope, ngl
I too like Flashbeagle.
It also doesn’t seem as obscure as the majority of these it was aired after I think either the halloween or one of the thanksgiving specials for a while
"When I grow up, I'm gonna be the biggest Queen there ever was!"
I died
I endured reading the Peanuts wiki years ago, wondering if I would ever see these. I didn't see any from this list, except the family reunion one (oddly enough)... but now I feel like I've seen them, and your adult sensibility made it feel like a big South Park episode, so thank you. A truly fun watch. I hope you get the views you deserve. PS. I auditioned to be the new voice of Snoopy and Woodstock a few years back... I was close but not quite!
One thing you didnt mention is that alot of these specials are directly taken from the strips in terms of plot and writing, things like snoopy getting married and lucy getting traded for marcie. Its not a bad idea on paper, but they clearly dont work as well on screen as they do as short comic strips.
His service in WWII *really* affected Sparky. He became more confident as a person there.
Charlie Brown's experience at camp mirrors this.
Very interesting thing about Shultz in World War II. He only once had the opportunity to actually shoot a guy there, but he didn't because he forgot to load his gun. The dude he might have killed ended up surrendering, so I guess his mistake ended up saving someone's life.
The class president one is brilliant; it is full of funny lines that are even better for adults. I think "What Have We Learned Charlie Brown" is amazing, and Linus' recitation of "In Flanders Fields" always makes me tear up. On the flip side, thank you for burying "It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown". You fail to mention that Charles Schultz was inspired by an R-rated movie that the kids in the audience wouldn't have seen; how did that not come up during production talks?
I remember Flash Beagle coming out at the height of the breakdancing craze in 1983 or '84. Everyone, even kids in the schoolyards, knew about the movie Flashdance (many music videos from the soundtrack were being aired on televisions and ads, and the poster for the movie was available to pull out from magazines so many kids even had the movie posters in their rooms). I was in the 6th grade, had always watched Peanuts specials, but this was the first time that I felt I was outgrowing Peanuts. I was only 13 but even I noticed that the entire plot was just filler for repetitive and poorly drawn dance sequences. It was the last Peanuts special that I made an appointment to watch. I appreciate it more now for its cultural/historical significance (its the ultimate 1980s cartoon Special!), but I remember feeling childish for watching it.
12:46 at that point they should just call the next peanuts short “we’re running out of ideas Charlie Brown!”
That's basically what Flashbeagle was. They went from running out of ideas to chasing trends.
It’s refreshing to watch a video on TH-cam where the narrator is actually entertaining. Your comments are hilarious. Your timing is impeccable.
"Charlie Brown's All-Stars", "You're In Love, Charlie Brown" and "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" were my favorite Peanuts Specials when I was a kid in the 60's--70's! They used to show them every year, but starting in about 1974, they weren't shown anymore! Instead, we got shit like "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "Flashbeagle"!
All I remember thinking is "AUUUGGHH"! 😝
Dear god where have you been in my life?
Your humor, your content.
*you like Fallout AND Peanuts*
I think you just became the youtuber of the year. Fr.
*24 minutes in and i haven't stopped laughing, i jumped from the fallout 3 and NV videos to this.*
Great jokes. And a funny note, Jill Schulz played a character in MASH and Simon & Simon named Hooker. Very odd. I don’t know if that was the character’s name or profession. But those were only 2 roles out of 4 for her career.
Hey! You didn't recognize "O mio babbino caro" is a favorite aria around Peanuts country! Showed in My best Birthday Ever and She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown!
I'm half an hour in and I'm high and dying of laughter, mad underrated and an instant sub
Im so glad that you are starting to get the following you deserve
1:01:39 For those curious, the actual episode has Alfred E. Newman in place of the sun.
I love the aesthetic of these specials. Back in elementary school, I was given the privilege of seen a good chunk of them in class. Of course, the typical Christmas and Thanksgiving ones, but also the Election Day special (yes, that exists, and I was recently reminded of it when record hunting yesterday).
I actually remember seeing and loving most of these while growing up. “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown,” “It’s Magic, Charlie Brown,” the decathlon episode, the cancer episode and the very last one you mentioned are probably the best of the series behind the Christmas and Halloween episodes and the big-screen CGI movie.
And Flashbeagle was actually fun at the time!
Words can’t express how much I loved this video. Amazing work!
This is an incredible work of art and deserves way more views
"Schroeder is the most based Peanuts character"
THANK YOU
3:24 Whoa whoa! I'm reporting this video for that, buddy!
Kidding. I really appreciate you doing a deep dive on an odd underappreciare and under the rader comfy comics turned cartoon that is Peanuts. Top marks for you efforts here, and I'm happy that around 100k+ proved you wrong in view count. Cheers, man!