Sidekicks and Second Bananas Episode 3 - Roy: A Good Temporary Friend
Finally, it’s come to this: The Roy episode. Roy befriends both Charlie Brown and Linus at camp. And if that’s not exciting enough, old people talk about how neat telephones were. But maybe his main raison d'être is to introduce the world to the swinging-est character ever - Peppermint Patty.
Tran…
Sidekicks and Second Bananas Episode 4 - Shermy: Just A Guy Standing There
The straight man of all straight men gets an episode all to himself. Will the gang finally crack the code on this beloved figure of Peanuts past?
Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com
Jimmy’s, Michael’s, and Harold’s books are available at UnpackingPeanuts.com/store.
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You Don’t Look 250, Snoopy
The gang celebrates the USA’s birthday by looking at one of the latest iterations of Snoopy’s alter egos…The Revolutionary War patriot.
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Charles M. Schulz and the Seven Deadly Sins of Cartooning
In 1980 Legendary Captain Marvel artist C.C. Beck created his personal list of “The Seven Deadly Sins of Comics Creators.” In this episode the gang discuss Beck’s manifesto and see if and how it applies to Schulz's work.
Shout out to TwoMorrows.com and AlterEgo for this article: https://www.twomor…
With Neil Cohn - Author of Speaking In Pictures
We talk with Neil Cohn, an Eisner-nominated cognitive scientist who looks at how our brains perceive comics. His latest book, Speaking in Pictures, challenges the conventional understandings of how pictures communicate, how people learn to draw, and the nature of language itself. And Peanuts was fu…
Cartoonists’ Salute to Schulz!
Just five short months after Charles Schulz’s passing, the top cartoonists in the field dedicated a day of their own strips to remembering Sparky. The gang looks at Peanuts tribute strips by Jim Davis (Garfield) Aaron McGruder (Boondocks) Cathy Guisewite (Cathy) and more.
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Mean Girls 1 - Patty and Violet: Conformity Police
Michael curates a delightfully mean collection of some early Peanuts strips featuring two of Peanuts strongest (and meanest) personalities: the original Patty, and good ol’ Violet Grey.
Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com
Jimmy’s, Michael’s, and Harold’s books are available at UnpackingP…
Mean Girls 3 - Now 33% Meaner
The gang expands their scope, and looks at mean girls throughout the Peanuts run, including Lucy, Frieda, and Good ol’ Molly Volley.
Aaron Forringer's story: https://shorturl.at/sbsOh
Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com
Jimmy’s, Michael’s, and Harold’s books are available at UnpackingPe…
022: How To Be Funny On Paper 2: With Harold (MST3K) Buchholz
Jimmy welcomes his Unpacking Peanuts co-host, and mystery Science Theater 3000 Writer and Producer, Harold Buchholz for an exploration of the inexact art of writing with funny pictures.
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Acting! With Patrick McDonnell
World-renowned creator of Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, returns to the show to discuss the subtleties and eccentricities of Schulz’s use of body language, gesture and acting.
All of Patrick's books are available at Mutts.com.
Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com
Jimmy’s, Michael’s, and Harol…
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