Adults also were present and spoke in the absolutely terrible "This is America, Charlie Brown" TV miniseries that ran in 1988. On paper it must've been a good idea--get the Peanuts gang to do an infotainment journey from Plymouth Rock through the space age, but in reality it was just... bad. This was the era of a slew of Peanuts direct-t…
Adults also were present and spoke in the absolutely terrible "This is America, Charlie Brown" TV miniseries that ran in 1988. On paper it must've been a good idea--get the Peanuts gang to do an infotainment journey from Plymouth Rock through the space age, but in reality it was just... bad. This was the era of a slew of Peanuts direct-to-video shorts and Schulz was clearly past his prime at this point.
One can get away with a talking Snoopy in a live stage production, but other than that, there are problems. I remember as a kid being disturbed by the live-action broadcast of "You're a Good Man" back in 1973: https://youtu.be/ko33ihjklKQ?si=-lhXrbVzTFI6uAon
80s Peanuts become hit or miss. It seems like a given that they would have had a successful TV series during this era. The direction they took though was not hit TV material.
The Saturday morning "Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" is largely forgotten but ran for two seasons in the 80s. Relying on stories adapted from the daily strips, it compared favorably to the specials from the 70s despite some obvious budget shortcuts. I didn't watch it at the time but found VHS copies for my kids.
Adults also were present and spoke in the absolutely terrible "This is America, Charlie Brown" TV miniseries that ran in 1988. On paper it must've been a good idea--get the Peanuts gang to do an infotainment journey from Plymouth Rock through the space age, but in reality it was just... bad. This was the era of a slew of Peanuts direct-to-video shorts and Schulz was clearly past his prime at this point.
One can get away with a talking Snoopy in a live stage production, but other than that, there are problems. I remember as a kid being disturbed by the live-action broadcast of "You're a Good Man" back in 1973: https://youtu.be/ko33ihjklKQ?si=-lhXrbVzTFI6uAon
80s Peanuts become hit or miss. It seems like a given that they would have had a successful TV series during this era. The direction they took though was not hit TV material.
The Saturday morning "Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" is largely forgotten but ran for two seasons in the 80s. Relying on stories adapted from the daily strips, it compared favorably to the specials from the 70s despite some obvious budget shortcuts. I didn't watch it at the time but found VHS copies for my kids.