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lastlib

(23,331 posts)
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 06:10 PM Dec 2019

Fourteen 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

More than 50 years since its premiere on CBS on December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas remains one of the most beloved holiday specials of all time. Like Charlie Brown himself, the flaws—scratchy voice recordings, rushed animation—have proven endearing. Take a look at some facts behind the show that killed aluminum trees, the struggles to animate Chuck’s round noggin, and why Willie Mays is the unsung hero of Peanuts.

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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 didn’t 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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Fourteen fun facts about "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (Original Post) lastlib Dec 2019 OP
Peanuts is very important in our home PJMcK Dec 2019 #1
Wow...very cool story!! Docreed2003 Dec 2019 #2
Very interesting! Glad I could share that article with you! lastlib Dec 2019 #3
Redubbed ThoughtCriminal Dec 2019 #4
Contentment. Iggo Dec 2019 #6
It ain't Christmas until the Peanuts gang.... lastlib Dec 2019 #5
The voice of Charlie Brown just got out of prison earlier this year. Kaleva Dec 2019 #7
... Major Nikon Dec 2019 #8

PJMcK

(22,059 posts)
1. Peanuts is very important in our home
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 06:23 PM
Dec 2019

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.

Kaleva

(36,363 posts)
7. The voice of Charlie Brown just got out of prison earlier this year.
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 10:51 PM
Dec 2019

"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)

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