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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFourteen fun facts about "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72115/14-blockheaded-facts-about-charlie-brown-christmas?fbclid=IwAR1WaGg4gvhX7v7oRepdrvfSg6J_AHiGHygL6djvfamzYwkyvCRrJYtxR1E#.XeXUSfhO4au.facebook<snip>
4. IT WAS GOING TO HAVE A LAUGH TRACK.
In the 60s, it was standard procedure to lay a laugh track over virtually any half-hour comedy, even if the performers were drawn in: The Flintstones was among the series that used a canned studio audience to help cue viewers for jokes. When Mendelson told Schulz he didnt see the Peanuts special being any different, the artist got up and left the room for several minutes before coming in and continuing as if nothing had happened. Mendelson got the hint.
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Cool info
PJMcK
(22,059 posts)My wife is one of the very few character actors who get to wear the officially licensed costumes of the Peanuts crew. For instance, she was Charlie Brown in this year's Macy's parade. On another occasion, she was Snoopy at the Little League World Series and threw out the first pitch. (It was a strike which is impressive because the costume has very limited visibility.)
That was an interesting article. Thanks for posting it, lastlib.
Docreed2003
(16,884 posts)Thank you for sharing!
lastlib
(23,331 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,050 posts)Dance scene redubbed to Prokofiev's "Dance of the Nights"
http://www.youdubber.com/index.php?video=s1LUXQWzCno&video_start=0&audio=DUmq1cpcglQ&audio_start=4
Iggo
(47,578 posts)lastlib
(23,331 posts)...shouts "MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN!" in unison.
Kaleva
(36,363 posts)"On December 7, 2015, Robbins was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison as part of a plea agreement for sending threatening letters to a manager and his wife of the mobile home park in which he lived in Oceanside, California. Robbins has stated at previous hearings that he suffers from bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia.[15] Robbins was incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino, California and was transferred to a psychiatric hospital because of his mental state. He was released in 2019 "[a]fter serving 80 percent" of his sentence, under orders not to drink alcohol or take any illegal drugs.[3]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Robbins_(actor)