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Culture Presentation— Peanuts. Katherine Whang. Name. Its original name was Li’l Folks UFS production manager Bill Anderson came up with this name Based on a popular children TV show Schulz disliked the name. Period. Premiered on October 2, 1950, in seven newspapers Ended February - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Culture Presentation—PeanutsKatherine Whang
Name
Its original name was Li’l Folks
UFS production manager Bill Anderson came up with this name
Based on a popular children TV show
Schulz disliked the name
PeriodPremiered on October 2, 1950, in seven newspapers
Ended February 13, 2007, the day after Schulz’s death
Numbers
A total of 17,897 strips—15,391 daily strips and 2,506 Sundays
During its peak-2,600 newspapers-353 million readers in 75 countries-Translated into 21 languages
Characters
TopicsRacial and gender equality
He tackled everything from Vietnam War to dress code
Religious themes on many occasions
AchievementsFeatured on the cover of TIME magazine
Awards-Reuben Award-Emmys-Greatest comics in 20th century-Top 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time
Tributes from other cartoonists
Described by Umberto Eco as a poet
InfluencesFeatured on Hallmark cards
Inspired a band to write a hit song “Snoopy vs The Red Baron”
Giant balloons as a long feature of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
The Sonoma County Airport was renamed as Charles M. Schulz Airport
Used as illustrations during lectures of gospel
Metlife
Aviation
The Apollo 10
US Airforce Technical Control mascot
Nose art on several aircraft
U.S.Air Force B-58 Hustler bomber
Snoopy caps
Words and PhrasesSecurity blanket
Happiness is like a warm puppy.
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