Unpacking Peanuts
Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, Liz Sumner
Three lifelong cartoonists take an in-depth look at the comic strip masterpiece, Peanuts. Each week, Jimmy Gownley, Harold Buchholz and Michael Cohen examine the complete run of the comic by Charles M. Schulz from 1950 all the way up to the year 2000. Plus special guests and bonuses. Unpacking Peanuts is a fan podcast unaffiliated with Peanuts Worldwide.
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Episodes (205)
1968 Part 1 - Let’s Not Overlook The Possibility of Genius
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Special Episode: Happy Anniversary To Us!
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1967 Part 2 - No One Understands My Generation Either
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1967 Part 1 - The Day I Threw My Strike
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Happy Valentine’s Day, You Blockhead!
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The Football Strips - Special Episode
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1966 Part 2 - The Name’s Patty… “Peppermint” Patty
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1966 Part 1 - I Only Dread One Day at a Time
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With Benjamin Clark, Curator of the Charles M. Schulz Museum
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1965 Part 2 - The Flying Ace Takes Off!
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1965 Part 1 - Young Beagles In Love
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Special Episode - A Charlie Brown Christmas
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With Stephen J. Lind, Author of A Charlie Brown Religion
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With Will & Kevin Hines, Hosts of Screw It We’re Just Gonna Talk About Comics po...
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The Unpacking Peanuts Charles M. Schulz 100th Birthday Spectacular!
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Finale Season Three - 1960-1964
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1964 Part 2 - Thrillsville!
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1964 Part 1 - Good Ol’ Wishy-Washy Charlie Brown
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1963 Part 2 - Why Don’t You Ever Call Me Cutie?
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1963 Part 1 - Oh No! We’re Aware of Our Tongues!
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Bonus Episode - It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
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1962 Part 2 - Charles Schulz Sees You
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1962 Part 1 - Schroeder’s Big Break
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Special Episode - Duncan Watson and Melanie Kohn - Voices of Charlie Brown and L...
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1961 Part 2 - Lunchtime With the Little Red Haired Girl
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1961 Part 1 - It’s Run By a Big Eastern Syndicate, You Know
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1960 Part 2 - Do You Believe in Charles Schulz?
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1960 Part 1 - Happiness is a Warm Puppy
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Special Episode - Todd Webb
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Finale Season Two - 1956-1959
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1959 Part 2 - If You Can’t Trust Dogs and Little Babies
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1959 Part 1 - Psychiatric Help 5¢
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1958 Part 2 - Germs! Disease! Infection!
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1958 Part 1 - I Thought It Was The Fallout
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Special Episode - William Pepper
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1957 Part 2 - Who Do You Like Better, Your Mother or Your Father?
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1957 Part 1 - Frustrated and Inhibited
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1956 Part 2 - If My Kite Was Caught In A Tree I’d Yell At It
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1956 Part 1 - Will You Be My Friend, Charlie Brown?
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Finale Season 1 - 1950-1955
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1955- Part 2 - Be of Good Cheer, Snoopy!
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1955 Part 1 - The World Develops Before Our Eyes
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1954 Part 2 - A Cold Wet Nose on a Warm Summer Day
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1954 Part 1 - Look at Me! I’m Dancing!
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1953 Part 2 - Ode To Joy
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1953 Part 1 - A Bundle of Fuss
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Special Episode - Alexis Fajardo
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1952 Part 2 - Mangle Terror War Hate
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1952 Part 1 - I’ll Be A Hypocrite
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1951 Part 2 - A Pretty Good Guy
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