2/18/2023 0 Comments Snoopy blowing tumbleweed gifAnd it is? Everyone, man and animal, with Snoopy heads.Īll of which makes me rethink that whole Snoopy as Unquestioned Lord and Master of the Universe thing. Here we get a glimpse into what Snoopy’s ideal world would be. –Snoopy’s one flight of fantasy here is as a bus driver. No real loss, however the Schroeder is unbearably high-pitched, and Shermy…well, who cares about Shermy.) (Although they are animated and given voice, no credit is given to whomever did Schroeder and Shermy. Christopher DeFaria continues the cavalcade of perfection with a faultless turn as that ineffably cool tomboy Peppermint Patty. Hilary Momberger makes a short but sweet Sally, scoring a perfect 10 for nailing all the preciousness, precociousness, petulance and peeved impatience that the character is known for (“I won’t learn nuttin‘!”). Pamelyn Ferdin gets an 8 for her strangely cutesy Lucy, while an 8 is also in order for Glenn Gilger as brother Linus. Here he is by turns sarcastic, resigned, snarly…the perfect blockhead. VOICES: In his last appearance, Peter Robbins scores another 10 as Charlie Brown. The horn blasts that had been dominating the soundtrack fall off to be replaced by a pirouette of piano and flute when the site is reached. The highlight comes when the bus rambles the kids to camp. MUSIC: The main theme is like some minor variation on “Peppermint Patty”. The sweat beads now virtually part of the air. In the special Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown, Schulz claimed it to be “the best animated scene in all the shows.” Let’s break it down.Ī superb close-up drawing, a new perspective in the short history of the Peanuts shows up to this point. The arm wrestling scenes, however, are impeccably drawn and animated. It’s basically a strip idea stretched to the absolute limit… 8.ĪNIMATION: Jerky in spots, with some real baffling moments, such as Chuck’s hangdog expression in this scene. The girls pick Lucy, who pushes the Marvel to the sweaty, agonizing brink, until he reaches back into his reserves and plants a kiss on the horrified Lucy, leading her to pull her arm away, and the boys to claim a rather specious victory. As the “Masked Marvel”, Snoopy will challenge the girl representative in an arm wrestling duel. Upon noticing Snoopy challenging (and beating) the rest of the fellas in arm wrestling, Charlie Brown’s light bulb cracks. Swimming, softball and a nature hunt all end the same way, with the females victorious. The prospect of challenging the girls in various athletic events cheers them up, however, and Charlie Brown acts as de facto coach, pepping up his comrades while snickeringly beseeching them to not beat up on those poor, weak girls too badly. (“I feel like I’ve been drafted”, Linus moans.) While the girls (including the rarely-spotted Sophie and proto-Marcie Clara) are eager and focused, the boys (including the homie Shermy) are a hot mess. Lucy signs all the kids up for summer camp. Through interspersed sequences of the Van Pelts scribbling at their desks, the scenes play out. The teacher wants the kids to write a 500-word “theme” on what they did over the summer. STORY: It’s back to school, and back to work. And there you have the Charlie Browniest moment of my life. I’m still on meds, still going to therapy, and still looking over my shoulder to see if that bulldozer is coming back on the road again. Finally, a fifth physician was able to identify my condition as a mental and physical breakdown which could only be expected, as seeing I was not treating my mental disorder properly, and oh yeah, I have a neurological disorder too. The idea that I had everything from a tumor to MS to fibromyalgia ran through my mind, stretching the bright, hot days out to interminable length. It was, in fact, rather lengthy.įrom late April to late July, I struggled through an initially mysterious weakness and pain that medication didn’t make a dent in, and which four different doctors couldn’t pinpoint precisely.
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