Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Talkback 2/10, ABC

It all depends if the fans still want to see them again. You'll never know when someone will remake the show to get new younger fans to love Charlie Brown.
 
Problem is I believe Schultz's will stipulates that any and all future Peanuts specials have to be derived from material he wrote in the strips. Which means nothing original can ever again be done with these characters. Ever.
 
Thats a shame. OTOH, i wouldnt mind seeing the "there goes good ol charlie brown,,how i hate him" scene used in a peanuts special.:evil:
 
I've consciously avoided watching any of the Charlie Brown specials made after Schulz's passing, and based on what I've read in these talkbacks, I don't think I've the wrong decision there.
 
Ah yes, the punchline of the very first strip. But network watchdogs probably wouldn't allow that in today's climate- too negative.:yawn:

For that matter, I recall a scene in the Valentine special whereby Schroeder calls out the name of each person as their valentine is pulled out of the box, hence letting the whole class know who's getting and who isn't. That seems like very bad technique and a cruel thing to do to less 'popular' kids.

It's nice to see ABC reviving the classic Guaraldi-era specials other than CHRISTMAS, GREAT PUMPKIN and THANKSGIVING (Never cared for the latter, actually.), witness a recent showing of YOU'RE NOT ELECTED CHARLIE BROWN. Now if they would just show CHARLIE BROWN'S ALL-STARS, HE'S YOUR DOG CHARLIE BROWN, YOU'RE IN LOVE CHARLIE BROWN, IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER CHARLIE BROWN, and IT'S A MYSTERY CHARLIE BROWN. Anything after 1979 is pretty much bleah! except for IT'S MAGIC CHARLIE BROWN which was entirely original, rather than a patched-together rehash of strips.
 
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