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?
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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.
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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 ...
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.
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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.
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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
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Pumpkin Spice Peanuts 1 - Do Falling Leaves Make You Feel Sad?
Grab your latte and get cozy as the Unpacking Peanuts gang takes a look at Autumn in Peanuts from the familiar sporting rituals, to the resigned sigh of a fallen leaf.
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