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On October 2, 1950, a comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was first published. It
featured a bunch of young children and a dog and was entitled Peanuts.
The love affair with Charlie Brown and crew had begun on that long ago Monday
which turned into a worldwide phenomenon that was printed in over 2600
newspapers around the globe in 21 different languages. By the mid-1960s,
the public was ready to see the comic strip come alive on the small screen.
The first television airing was for a half-hour special with a holiday theme and
on December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on CBS to a
wide audience. They called upon the talents of Bill Melendez to animate the
special. This, however, was not their first venture into animating the
Peanuts characters, they actually first put a documentary together in 1963 (A
Boy Named Charlie Brown) although it never aired on TV. Due to the
great success of the Christmas special, they went to work on another special for
the following year and it was entitled Charlie Brown's All-Stars. From
1965 through the end of the decade either one or two specials were aired on
prime time TV. Specials and movies continued to be aired over the next few
decades through today.
This DVD, the Peanuts 1960s Collection includes each of these animated specials aired during this decade (with the exception of A Boy Named Charlie Brown). As for the episodes themselves, there is nothing really to say, they are works of genius. By placing them into one DVD is a great way to combine all of these "early" works into one collection (disks for the later decades are also being released). The quality of the reproduction is also quite good, although you can still see some of those grainy patches and miscellaneous dots appear on the screen. Although I kind of prefer it this way - it gives you the sense of watching it "old school," the way they were first aired. Although I was not around for most of that decade, and too young to appreciate watching these episodes in the later part, I do remember watching them in the 70s with my parents. It was kind of a special family night when these aired and brought us all together.
The holiday specials are the ones that are most remembered because they are
shown every year during each of the holidays, but it is great also to watch some
of the lesser aired specials such as Your In Love, Charlie Brown or It
Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown. I am not sure that watching the
Peanuts brings us back to a simpler time, or if Brown & Co, just lived in a
place that was just simpler, but watching the episodes just brings you back into
that child's world where your biggest fear was whether your baseball team could
beat your opponents (or in Brown's case, any team). Your world encompassed
the block on which you lived, with the exceptions being the school house, summer
camp or possibly grandma's house. The main figures in your world were your
friends, who were approximately of the same height and age, with adults being
mere ornaments on the wall (hence why adults were fuzzy voices without any form
or substance within the Peanuts world).
Besides all of these great episodes, the DVD also includes a really informative documentary on Vince Guaraldi, the composer of the music behind the Peanuts. There are a lot of interviews with friends, former members of his band and members of the Peanuts staff that worked with him on the episodes. For the Jazz aficionados out there, this is a phenomenal memorial to a great performer.
With the Peanuts, you can never go wrong.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WARNER HOME VIDEO
PRESENTS
PEANUTS 1960s COLLECTION
A TREASURY OF ALL SIX POPULAR TELEVISION SPECIALS
TOGETHER ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME
JULY 7, 2009
Collection Includes Two Classic New-to-DVD
Plus All-New Enhanced Content
BURBANK,
CA (March 9, 2009) – Snoopy will keep the dog days of summer cool and breezy
this July with a six pack of the delightful Peanuts television specials
from the 1960’s, which will be released by Warner Home Video (WHV) on July 7,
2009. The Peanuts 1960s Collection set showcases all six heartwarming TV
specials in a two-disc set, as well as all-new enhanced content.
Peanuts 1960s Collection is comprised of the first six animated Peanuts television specials that aired between 1965 and 1969, several of which earned either Emmy Award nominations or wins. This is the first time all six specials are available to consumers in one set. Two of the specials, He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown and It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown make their DVD debut. All six specials have been re-mastered for beautiful picture and sound quality.
Featured Specials:
* A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – In this Emmy® and Peabody Award winning classic, Charlie Brown is upset by how commercial the Christmas holiday has become. To coax him out of his holiday blues, Lucy suggests he direct the school’s Christmas pageant and decorate a glorious tree. Charlie Brown concedes. The tree he finds however, is puny, prompting everyone to ridicule him.
* Charlie Brown’s All-Stars (1966) – Nominated for two Prime Time Emmys®, in this delightful special, Charlie Brown is faced with a difficult moral dilemma; should he accept brand new uniforms and give the rest of the gang a chance to be part of an official little league baseball team even if it means that due to policy, Snoopy, Lucy, Patty, Violet and Frieda must be kicked off?
* It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) – This Emmy® Award-nominated special, finds the Peanuts gang outfitted in costumes, ready for trick or treating and crashing Violet’s Halloween party. Charlie Brown is in a ghost costume (with more eyeholes cut out than needed), Lucy dressed as a witch and Snoopy in a World War I flying ace costume. Linus decides to steadfastly hold vigil in the pumpkin patch as he awaits the Great Pumpkin.
* You’re in Love, Charlie Brown (1967) – This Emmy® Award-nominated special finds Charlie Brown trying to work up the courage to meet his school-girl crush, the little red-haired girl. He enlists the help of his pals Linus and Peppermint Patty but they only aggravate the situation.
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He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968) – This Emmy®
Award-nominated special finds Snoopy returning to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm for
a refresher course in obedience training after his mischievous behavior lands
Charlie Brown in trouble. On his way to the puppy farm however, Snoopy finds
refuge in Peppermint Patty’s house, that’s until Charlie Brown gets a call from
the puppy farm telling him Snoopy never showed up.
* It was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) – At summer camp, the Peanuts gang put up with poor food and the girls winning all the sports competitions. To get even, the boys challenge them into a wrist-wresting contest between Lucy and “The Masked Marvel” – aka Snoopy in disguise.
DVD Special Features Include:
³ The Maestro of Menlo Park – Profiling Composer Vince Guaraldi – This short documentary film provides a glimpse into jazz musician Vince Guaraldi’s life, and how his music was so much more than just the theme to Peanuts.
“The 1960s is where it all began for the Peanuts TV specials, setting up an enduring franchise that has grown to include 41 TV specials, spanning 5 decades. Each special, beautifully crafted by Charles Schulz, is unique and exceptional in its own right, and deserves to be seen and enjoyed,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President, Family, Animation and Sports Marketing. He added, “Consumers won’t want to miss this extraordinary collection. It’s loaded with delightfully animated, humorous and touching stories that are just as fresh and relevant today as they were 40 years ago.”
The Credits
About United Media
Peanuts is licensed and syndicated by United Media. United Media is a worldwide licensing and syndication company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content. United Media licenses and/or syndicates other propertie, including HISTORY, the award winning cable network and its popular Ice Road Trucker series, Hallmark’s hoops&yoyo, Rainbow Brite, and Maxine, Dirty Dancing, Televisa’s El Chavo, Deadliest Catch, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Dilbert, and Fancy Nancy. United Media is an E. W. Scripps Company. For more information, visit www.unitedmedialicensing.com.
About Warner Home Video
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
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