I once read a "Star Trek the Next Generation" novel (I don't remember the name of it.) that had some dialogue that went something like this: after having lost a minor battle, Riker says to his sergeant: "Winning isn't everything.". His sergeant replied, "But losing isn't anything. I heard that a twentieth century philosopher named Charlie Brown came up with that.". Riker said, "This Charlie Brown must have been a very wise person.". The sergeant said, "I suspect he was."

Peanuts is something I’ve never stopped appreciating throughout my life. In fact, I actually respect the series more than ever as an adult. The warm sincerity of Peanuts is genuinely unlike anything else. Even to this day.

I'd like to think, if the series were to ever end, Charlie Brown would marry the little red haired girl, become a successful Baseball Coach, and have his kids interacting with snoopys pups in their own adventures.

As an administrator on Peanuts Wiki, I thank you, Dave, for an excellent video.

Just seeing this makes me want to do snoopy's happy dance

Excellent! Watterson was so right! Every comic strip artist over the last 60 years owes much to Shultz. What a master of the medium!

I always love how the Peanuts Movie’s animation style (and similar movies) stays accurate to the 2D animation style; it’s like instead of making a model and moving it, they take 2D drawings and translate them into 3D, including cheated angles, disproportionate parts, and smears, making the characters look accurate.

“C’MON CHARLIE BROWN!”

You deserve more appreciation fam, hard work pays off.

When asked why he wanted to put a Christian angle into the special, Charles Schultz said, "If we don't, who will?"

When I worked at the hospital near his home, he funded a support group for children who had significant loss. It was called “Good Grief” When he came in for open heart surgery, he drew a cartoon on a wall showing Snoopy using an incentive spirometer, also known as a Triflo that encourages deep breathing to prevent pneumonia. A truly gracious Christian man who used his melancholy to help others express their feelings.

I still have my "Golden Collection" book from when I was a kid.

The Peanuts Franchise is without a doubt one of my favorite animated Franchise and I really enjoy Charlie Brown and Snoopy as characters and the mundane life they endure. Looking forward to Charlie Brown's voice evolution and which cartoon character you will cover for December's Cartoon Evolution.

I love every adventure the Peanuts gang has because the Peanuts have always been the funnest comic then and now.♥️

*yare yare is 70 years old* I've liked pesnuts before that meme existed

Charles Schultz was a genius and has left the world a priceless legacy. May he rest in peace knowing what goodness he gifted us all.

Bill Watterston was right, Peanuts was waaaay ahead of its time. Extremely influential and not just in comics.

I never called it peanuts. I remember being confused at 8 years old when I brought a Charlie Brown's shirt and my teacher was like "oh you like peanuts". I answered yes because I do enjoy eating peanuts..😅

Good Grief, look how far the Peanuts have come.

I see a lot of youtubers present clips of 4:3 projects in the impressive style of ditching the black bars altogether and using part of the clips to replace the black bars. I like it

Charlie Brown and Friends has to be one of the best comic strips with the best team of animators to ever exist. It's hard to pick a favorite special, but I really love It's Christmas Time Again Charlie Brown. It has so many good moments, from Charlie Brown trying to make money to buy gloves for the red-haired girl to Peppermint Patty bemoaning having to play a sheep in the Christmas play.

"Good Grief, Mate"

The best characters are Lucy, Linus, Peremint Patty, Marcy, Charlie Brown himself, Pig-Pen, and Snoopy.

One of the best comic strips of all time next to Calvin and Hobbes.

Peanuts will always be timeless! 20 years after Schultz's death I still read his classic strips.

Peanuts has been my favorite comic strip since I was eight years old. Good ol' Charlie Brown is my favorite Peanuts character. I can relate to his ups and downs, and self esteem issues. Yet, he keeps hoping for the best, and keeps trying.

The Snoopy theme is the best stuff.

Great Video Dave and Happy 70th anniversary Charlie Brown and Snoopy

It’s been 70 years and they’re still kids lol

I have a whole set of figurines of the main cast of Penauts, but my Charlie Brown figurine got lost somewhere in my house and I haven't seen it anywhere since 2017. :( Of all of them, why did the main character have to get lost?

I absolutely love peanuts it was probably my first comic strip I’ve ever read and my first cartoon show I’ve ever watched my favorite peanuts movie is probably the Christmas one where it has the most iconic Christmas song ever so thank you and by the way snoop is my favorite but all I Gotta say is thank you Schulz for making peanuts and Rest In Peace

The great thing about peanuts (or in Schutz words Charlie Brown and Friends) is that they're more than iconic they're Timeless. My favorite two of my favorite peanuts stories are A Charlie Brown Christmas and Snoopy Come Home. My third favorite Peanuts story is of course the 2015 peanuts movie.

The little redhead girl was based off a crush Schulz had.

My mom adores Snoopy. Whenever the family needs to get holiday or birthday cards for her, we always go for Snoopy.

Some tidbits & corrections: *A "friend" named Charlie Brown* As in, Schulz's alter-ego. *A sharply-dressed bald boy* Charlie Brown is not bald. Like Schulz himself, Charlie Brown is lightly blond with very thin hair. *Numerous boys with the name Charlie Brown* Technically, all iterations of Charlie Brown are the same character. *Short children with large round heads* Aka the "Round-Headed Kid"/"Blockhead" look. *He suggested calling it Charlie Brown & Friends* Hence why the comic strip later became _Peanuts ft. Good Old Charlie Brown_ years later & the '80s TV series was instead named _The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show_ and why a lot of the specials were themselves titled _[Insert Plot Thread Here], Charlie Brown_ rather than the _Peanuts_ brand name. *Lucy represented his own sarcastic & fussy side* She was also inspired by his first wife Joyce's nagging, particularly whenever Lucy's seen calling out Charlie Brown's faults, complete with video projector slides. *Linus, his spiritual side* He was also based on a philosophical friend with separation anxiety issues (thus, the term "security blanket" being based upon the one Linus carries). *Hence why Charlie Brown never recieved a valentine* Excluding rare exceptions in the TV specials/the '80s _The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show_ TV series/Internet webisodes, of course. *Tanked in his plight to attract the Little Red-Haired Girl* She was given the name Heather in _It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown_ (although Schulz's had since said afterward that this was non-canonical); She was also based on a co-worker from one of Schulz's first jobs (outside of drawing "that comic strip with Charlie Brown & friends in it") whom Schulz wanted to ask out, but never had the gumption to actually do so. *Kick a football out of Lucy's hands* Charlie Brown turning invisible thanks to Snoopy's accidental magic in _It's Magic, Charlie Brown_ as one singular exception. *Bill Melendez* Else known as the animated "voice" of Snoopy & Woodstock!

I first fell in love with the Peanuts Gang in 1967...I was 10 years of age and at Christmas that year I received several books about them.... the Peanuts Gang got me through a very rough childhood as a place I could go in the books and comics to read and escape the real world....I started collecting Peanuts Gang items then and I still do today at age 67...Our house is filled with my collection and is displayed in many rooms...I don't know if it's the largest collection, but it might be the oldest!!

Owning the big books of every comic are really something you'll want to cherish.

Thank you for making such an interesting and informative video. I love Peanuts, but your work on not only this video but throughout your KZfaq site is simply spot on terrific. Thank you for your dedication to high quality videos that educate and entertain.

For some reason in Spain Snoopy ended becoming the mascot of preppy girls, swearing in his name when they wanted to tell the truth. My favorite movies/special were "Race for Your Life Charlie Brown" and "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown", the later breaking one of the Peanut premises with Charlie finally receiving a letter.

This is honestly one of my favorite videos from the channel. Thank you so much!

Everybody talks until the teacher pulls out the charlie brown VHS

I hope you get around to "Evolution of Blondie". That one has a start that isn't anything like what we know to have become (Blondie was a flapper in the 1920s and Dagwood was the heir to a fortune) and I used to love the movies when I was a kid, not realizing the films were from the 1930s and 1940s.

Stray thoughts: I thought as a kid that the 90's Frosty special was a Peanuts ripoff until I saw who animated it. In 2012 Japanese studio Madhouse had been awarded rights to produce Peanuts animation but did not immediately state what for. English internet went "lol Peanuts anime" and promptly forgot about it. A Peanuts tumblr account in 2013 says it was simply for MetLife TV ads broadcast in Asia. Anyway, great video.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" will always be my all time favorite as it introduced me to the music of Vince Guaraldi and "Linus and Lucy"(the one everyone THINKS is "The Charlie Brown theme"), specifically, as it inspired me to learn to play the piano. 45 years later, and I've been a successful professional pianist for 33 years. Thank you, Charles M Schultz, Bill Melendez and Vince Guaraldi!

27:32 - "For those wondering, Charlie Brown never once kicked the football out of Lucy's hands, with Schulz remarking, 'The Charlie Browns in this life never really do succeed.'" And yet, Schulz saw Charlie Brown as the character most like himself. I get the impression that he never really felt how much he had achieved.

Charles was a gift to humanity

I can't stress enough how this video made me happy.

I still remember MetLife using Snoopy as their mascot.

"R.I.P. charles m.schulz(1922-2000) you'll be missed by everyone always & forever amen".

I always felt the Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show was vastly underrated and was taken from us before its time. Most of the stories were based on full week or even longer story arcs you'd only otherwise see in big comic strip collection books. I also loved those non-holiday specific specials that you just don't see anymore. The holiday ones are great and all, but I just love these animated versions of comic strip style stories. Garfield did take better to the Saturday Morning Cartoon medium, but only because that property didn't have the same creative control Peanuts did. I'd go as far to say that Mark Evainer was the one that really tapped the fat cat's potential.

Thank you for finally making the peanuts evolution video.

Comics like Garfield can get worse and worse as time goes on, but Peanuts was solid the whole time.

Woohoo amazing video been waiting on this one really love the evolution keep it up

things I could watch every day forever: 1. charlie brown documentaries end of list

A Charlie Brown Christmas. Classics are classics for a reason.

Peanuts is such an amazing (and iconic) series that can be enjoyed the world over! Sharp kids with the most witty quips and thought provoking messages that can bring you laughs but leaves you with a great sense of fulfilment!

Good grief these Cartoon Evolution videos are so good and in my home town we have a Peanuts theme park

I have no idea why now, but when I first saw this Peanuts strip at age 11, I couldn't stop laughing: (Charlie Brown and Linus are talking at a stone wall) Linus: What do you want to be when you grow up? (slight pause) Charlie Brown: Outrageously happy!

My favorite special? A Charlie Brown Christmas! It still holds up after all these years. I saw the original broadcast. In the film Kill Bill there's a character who's referred to as "Charlie Brown". He's a mild mannered owner of a restaurant that's been taken over by the 88's gang. The gang constantly tease and harass the poor gang. And why is he called Charlie Brown? He's wearing a kimono inspired by Charli Brown's classic yellow shirt with the jagged black stripe. I think that the musical score for A Charlie Brown Christmas is the best of them all. There's a CD by the same name that includes more great music by the composer.

The Ace Pilot Facing The Red Baron Is My Favorite Part Of All Things Peanuts

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang are among the comic icons.

"I was robbed! I spent the whole night waiting for the great pumpkin, when I could've been out for trick-or-treats! Halloween is over, and I've missed it! You blockhead! You've kept me all night waiting for the great pumpkin, and all that came was a beagle! I didn't get a chance to go out for trick-or-treats! And it was all your fault! I'll sue! What a fool I was! I could've had candy, apples, and gum, and cookies, and money, and all sorts of things! But, nah! I hada listen to you, you blockhead. What a fool I was. Trick-or-treats come only once a year, and I miss it by sitting in a pumpkin-patch with a blockhead. YOU OWE ME RESTITUTION!"

Oh man mashed potato with gravy was one of the donut flavour (crying)

This was fantastic! Nothing better than good ol' Charlie Brown!

A Charlie Brown Christmas is an early achievement that cannot be surpassed. Its sheer honesty has kept me viewing it EVERY year since 1965... the first airing. I do NOT allow myself to watch it out of season, or on video.

Brilliant to get some history and context for all the animated features at last. Thank you!

I've got an idea for a cartoon evolution: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Dave! You need to do a cartoon evolution on The moomins! Please!

I just checked apple TV+ after watching this, and peanuts was everywhere!!! (They had two of the old specials from the 60s and 70s)

I love Peanuts, I can't imagine a world without the TV specials and I watch them with my family every year and the strips are still able to make me smile.

I called peanuts growing up Charlie Brown and snoopy I think because I saw the specials first before reading the comics

Good grief! A FANTASTIC cartoon evolution with a hilarious intro! Its always a joy seeing a favorite series covered! Not only a perfect video for November, but an excellent 🎁 before Christmas!

Fun 🤩 Fact: Woodstock made his first appearance unnamed in the strip on March 4, 1966. He wouldn’t be named Woodstock in the strip until June 22, 1970. He is named after the 1969 music 🎶 festival in New York state.

Well that was fun. Good grief the Peanuts Gang with Snoopy and good old Charlie Brown.

I love The Peanuts Movie and the scene where Snoopy was dancing with the red cloth.

Uploaded on my Birthday😁😁 Also, Fun Fact: Without Snoopy, there would be no Snoop Dogg. As Snoop Dogg chose his name based on the fact that his Mother used to tell him he looked liked Snoopy, so it became his nickname.

Hahaha! I thought it was just me. Mr. Schulz was correct about calling the strip “Peanuts.” As a toddler I thought Peanuts was Charlie Brown’s nickname, or Snoopy’s name.

Linus Van Pelt: Well, I can understand how you feel. You worked hard, studying for the spelling bee, and I suppose you feel you let everyone down, and you made a fool of yourself and everything. But did you notice something, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: What's that? Linus Van Pelt: The world didn't come to an end.

I always thought you would do a cartoon eveloution focusing on the other meaning of cartoons I’m so happy with how good it turned out

Charlie Brown is one of the most iconic pieces of media in the world. Great job on covering it, Dave :)

I do not see why Lucy thought Snoopy was a stupid beagle by choosing to be the new manager. That made her upset about it during over and over again.

My Japanese friend used to collect Snoopy merchandise. She assumed it was Japanese and was just like Hello Kitty. She'd never even heard of Charlie Brown or Peanuts. The power of merchandising.

I used to live in California, and was a frequent visitor to "Knott's Berry Farm". In 1983, a section of the theme park was opened, called "Camp Snoopy", which is a woodsy area featuring Charles Shultz creations. During Halloween, it is called "Camp Spooky", and there are shows for the young ones, as well as trick and treating.

“Charlie Brown Never Kicked The Football Out of Lucy’s Hands”. Technically he did if you count that one gag in Family Guy.

It’s funny how I personally always hated the name Peanuts because it makes no sense due to no one being named Peanut/No Peanuts appearing in the comic at all, so it makes me happy to know the actual creator felt the same way.

1 vacation.... IN 35 YEARS... wow

I love Charlie Brown. My goal is to one day own the entire Charlie Brown comic strip collection.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a genuine masterpiece tbh

I liked the Charlie Brown specials when the animation wasn't as smooth like it is today. I also realized that despite how much I love those specials, I've only seen 5 or 6 of them.

The one thing I don’t think Shultz realized is that when you grow up with something, obsess over is in its entirety, like so many people do, you get a pretty good idea of how to do that thing the same way the original did. It’s why the most successful reboots are always made by fans for fans.

Wow! The first ever character from this series to originate from the 1950s! And thanks for using Charlie Brown's zigzags on the thumbnail this time.

Stephan Patis of Pearls before Swine worked on happiness is a warm blanket Charlie Brown .I think it’s the best representative of the strip it really stays true to the strips cause it just took them and pieced them together with no changes :

Happy being born knowing Charlie Brown in 70's

I've always been in a love and hate relationship with Snoopy Come Home. It may not be the greatest of the adaptations as it's rather light on the whimsy side of the strip but no other adaptation cuts closer to the heart of the relationship between a dog and his boy.

It was closing night for my school's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" tonight and I played Franklin in it! It was so fun!!

As odd as it was, "The Girl in the Red Truck" holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. I just love Spike. And "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown" was my favorite Peanuts film even if the Chateau music used to scare me as a child lol

Amazing video with a beautiful story, videos like these are when I wish I could give a like twice

The special *What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?* is still engraved in my memory. Definitely one of my favorites, such a masterpiece! It's absolutely stunning!

You know, the Melendez productions that were shot on film can be, and have been, remastered in HD, although that won’t make them widescreen. In fact, I watched one of the 60s specials in 4K just last month.

I had a lovely childhood growing up with collections of Calvin and Hobbes,almost all the classic Charlie Brown specials,and a number of Garfield collections,these things not only helped me through a bad childhood,but helped make me the person I am today,it shaped my sense of sober humor,and helped me learn the truth of my future adult life,if it weren’t for all these and good ol’ Charlie Brown I dunno where I would be,honestly,I don’t.