![]() I feel like he has influenced the world, you know, just from, like, security blanket in the dictionary to we have people from all over the world come and visit. ![]() MARTÍNEZ: Gina, how would you define his legacy? Anybody can read that strip in 4 seconds and get comfort from it because it talks about humanity. And it's always delivered with a little bit of humor. He wrote about real emotions that kids are feeling. SCHULZ: I always say that Sparky expressed the human condition. Jeannie, why do you think its appeal has stuck around for so long? MARTÍNEZ: "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" has been around since 1973. MOMBERGER-POWERS: (As Sally Brown) Anyway, why should I give thanks on Thanksgiving? What have I got to be thankful for? And all they have are things for Christmas.īARBEE: (As Charlie Brown) For Christmas? Already? MOMBERGER-POWERS: (As Sally Brown) I know what you mean. MARTÍNEZ: Now, I want to play another clip from "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." Now, in this scene, Sally sees her big brother, Charlie, looking sad at the mailbox and asks him, what's the matter?īARBEE: (As Charlie Brown) Holidays always depress me. They just wanted to go home and suck their thumbs and read "Peanuts." SCHULZ: And we have so many people who come into the museum and say, you know, when I was a little kid, I used to run home from school, run into my room, close the door and read those little "Peanut" dollar paperbacks. So people were like, yeah, I get these characters. And Charles Schulz sort of said it like it was. Like, you're supposed to be happy, and you're supposed to do this. And one of the cartoonists said, you know, people are trying to sell us things all the time. I feel like we've been listening to so many people talk around the centennial. And I think that was something that really took hold. Things that would seem like not a big deal to an adult are a really big deal. MARTÍNEZ: You know, what I like about "Peanuts" is that being a kid is difficult because, you know, you're not fully formed yet. And it just jumped off the page compared to the cartoon strips of the time when he started in 1950. He only put what was necessary to tell a story. The other thing that he was different was that - his aesthetic. He was so different than what was on the page when he first started. So it changed the cartooning industry with his influence. And also, Charles Schulz was the first one to really talk about emotions in the strip. Like, we could see ourselves as Charlie Brown and our kites stuck in the tree again or the frustration of, you know, something happening. ![]() HUNTSINGER: First of all, he was a genius. Gina, what do you think made Schulz different from other cartoonists? MARTÍNEZ: Yeah, that - I think that was the genius part of "Peanuts," is that no parents, no grown-ups. That's what he turned in to all the syndicates to see if he could get a contract - little kids, no parents, simple, simple, simple. One of the principals at Art Instruction School, where he worked as a corrector of people's art lessons, said, I think you should stick with the little kids. JEAN SCHULZ: I guess that he drew a cartoon called "Li'l Folks." They were panel cartoons. MARTÍNEZ: Jeannie, how did Charles - or Sparky, as he was known - how did he come up with the idea for "Peanuts"? And last year, on what would've been his 100th birthday, I spoke with his widow, Jeannie Schulz, along with Gina Huntsinger of the Schulz Museum. MOMBERGER-POWERS: (As Sally Brown) We won't even be home. HILARY MOMBERGER-POWERS: (As Sally Brown) Now what?īARBEE: (As Charlie Brown) Peppermint Patty's coming to Thanksgiving dinner. HUNTSINGER: Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown, and she invites herself over for Thanksgiving.ĬHRISTOPHER DEFARIA: (As Peppermint Patty) I don't mind inviting myself over because I know you kind of like me, Chuck. MARTÍNEZ: That is Gina Huntsinger, director of the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif. GINA HUNTSINGER: The plot of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" is so fun, and we can all relate to it, even 50 years later. It's based on the classic characters from the comic strip "Peanuts," created by Charles Schulz. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" has been around since 1973. KOHN: (As Lucy van Pelt) Isn't it peculiar, Charlie Brown, how some traditions just slowly fade away? MARTÍNEZ: This is a scene from "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." The holiday special is celebrating its 50th anniversary.īARBEE: (As Charlie Brown) This time I'm going to kick that football clear to the moon. TODD BARBEE: (As Charlie Brown) She wouldn't try to trick me on a traditional holiday. ROBIN KOHN: (As Lucy van Pelt) Come on, Charlie Brown. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHORT, "A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING") It's been half a century, and Charlie Brown sill has not figured it out.
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