Peanuts The strip's humor (at least during its '60s peak) is psychologically complex, and the characters' interactions formed a tangle of relationships that drove the strip. "Peanuts" achieved considerable success with its television specials, several of which, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", won or were nominated for Emmy Awards. The "Peanuts" holiday specials remain popular and are broadcast on ABC in the U.S. during the appropriate seasons. The Peanuts franchise also had success in theatre, with the stage musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" an oft-performed production. In 2013, "TV Guide" ranked the
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the 29th prime-time animated musical TV special based upon the comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. This adaptation of the 1967 musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" originally aired on the CBS network on November 6, 1985. The special was produced by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. It is the first "Peanuts" special to have input from the Japanese animation studio, Studio Pierrot, and like the other specials, had input from Toei Animation, also from Japan. The program opens with the other "Peanuts"