Quite frankly, โPeanutsโ character Franklin had a major cultural impact
If there were ever a list of fictional beach meetings that made significant cultural impacts, then this would likely be on it. On July 31, 1968 in the famous โPeanutsโ comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown and Franklin met on a beach.
Bedford County woman creates โPeanutsโ holiday hay display
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. โ Charlie Brown and his pals, Snoopy and Woodstock, are hanging out in a field along Route 608 in the Huddleston section of Bedford County. โCharlie Brown was so all-inclusive, way before its time; and so I thought itโs important that everyone still gets to enjoy it,โ Bays said. Stacked hay bales make Charlie Brown about 15-feet-tall, while Snoopy and Woodstock are built with wood frames, hay and chicken wire. Bays says itโs a sign of her love for the cartoon characters, while protesting the holiday classic being taken off TV. โItโs like the quintessential memory, watching Charlie Brown at the holidays.
โItโs the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brownโ wonโt air on TV for first time in 50 years
Your favorite classic โPeanutsโ animations, including โItโs a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,โ will no longer air on broadcast television. Americans first met the โPeanutsโ gang on their TV screens back in 1966, but it has been taken off programming for the first time in more than 50 years. Apple TV+ announced that it has exclusively secured the rights for all things โPeanutsโ related. Stream "Itโs The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" exclusively on Apple TV+ and get ready for more Peanuts specials this holiday season. https://t.co/rq6TFCLS8L pic.twitter.com/DI14FsjR1l โ Apple TV (@AppleTV) October 19, 2020Through this new partnership, the classic Charlie Brown holiday specials wonโt air on any other television network this year,Specials like โA Charlie Brown Christmasโ and โItโs a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brownโ will stream for free for a few days on the streaming platform.
Youโre a good dog, Charlie Brown
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. โ Once you meet this good boy, youโll have to take him home. Charlie Brown is a 3-year-old cattle dog mix that weighs about 50 pounds. Heโs good with both children and other dogs. When he first arrived at the shelter, he had swelling on his neck but Charlie has since had surgery on his salivary gland. Click here to learn more about Charlie Brown.
Farmer Breaks California Record After Growing 2-Ton Pumpkin
A farmer in California has broken the record for growing the states biggest pumpkinweighing in at 2,175 pounds. Leonardo Urena spent the summer tending to the massive gourd, on a 1200 square-foot- plot of land. The diligence Urena spent over the last two decades trying to grow such a pumpkin have finally paid off. Urena took the top prize at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Organizers said it set a record grown for pumpkins grown in the state.