Peanuts join snowman-building leagues and criticize Charlie Brown when he insists on building his own snowmen without leagues or coaches. "Peanuts" touched on religious themes on many occasions, most notably the classic television special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in 1965, which features the character Linus van Pelt quoting the King James Version of the Bible (Luke 2:8–14) to explain to Charlie Brown what Christmas is all about (in personal interviews, Schulz mentioned that Linus represented his spiritual side). Because of the explicit religious material in "A Charlie Brown Christmas", many have interpreted Schulz' work as having a distinct Christian theme, though
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown So far, the special received mixed to negative reviews. Recently, MetLife used the "Peanuts" characters in cartoon form for their live-action commercials, and would continue to use the characters until October 20, 2016. Snoopy has brief cameo appearances but is silent. It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown is the 32nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It is a hybrid of animation and live-action footage, and features Spike instead of the core "Peanuts" characters. A spin-off focused on Spike's