Sweet new special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin premieres this Friday February 16th on AppleTV+. Co-writer Robb Armstrong, director Raymond S. Persi and executive producer Craig Schulz reflect on their — and the entire world’s — longtime affection for the Peanuts crew. (This Animation Scoop Q&A was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Robb, […]
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NTERVIEW: Teeing-Up “One-Of-A-Kind Marcie”
August 14th, 2023 
Jackson Murphy The Peanuts/Apple partnership continues to flourish. New 40-minute special Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie premieres this Friday August 18th on AppleTV+. Executive Producer Craig Schulz (son of “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz) and Director Raymond S. Persi (who also voiced Flash the Sloth in Zootopia) discuss the impact of Marcie, her new special and the entire “Peanuts” […]
A Hallowed Halloween Treat: Fifty-Five Years of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
October 30th, 2021 Michael Lyons The success of A Charlie Brown Christmas in December of 1965 was both a success and a challenge. The now-iconic Christmas special was a tremendous hit for CBS. Another popular special, Charlie Brown’s All-Stars, followed in the spring of 1966. The network soon approached producer Lee Mendelson and Peanuts creator Charles “Sparky” Schulz about making […]
INTERVIEW: Jean Schulz and Mark Evestaff on Apple’s New “Snoopy Show”
February 1st, 2021 Jackson Murphy Following the success of Snoopy in Space, AppleTV+ is debuting more great new Peanuts content. The Snoopy Show premieres this Friday February 5th. Executive Producer Mark Evestaff and Jean Schulz, President of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, discuss all the research and passion behind this series, which won’t disappoint generations of fans. Jackson Murphy: I […]
After Midnight: “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown”
January 1st, 2021 Michael Lyons If you think about, New Year’s Day is the perfect holiday for Charlie Brown. With the holidays behind us for another year and nothing ahead of us but the grey days of January and our blank tax returns, it’s easy to feel as defeated as everyone’s favorite “lovable loser” does all year long. It’s a […]
