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It’s the Afterlife, Charlie Brown

I usually try to review at least three movies or shows at a time, but that’s not an official rule, just a guideline. And since it’s been a while since I watched these two, and this weekend is going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Families, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Music, Relationships, Technology, Television, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged afterlife, beetlejuice, beetlejuice beetlejuice, black plague, charles schulz, charlie brown, donna summer, ghosts, jeffrey jones, lucy van pelt, mario bava, meghan trainor, peanuts, peppermint patty, richard harris, snoopy, the peanuts movie, willem dafoe |

A Time to Hop

I can’t say I do much for Easter as an adult, but I definitely have memories of hunting for eggs in my childhood. I remember going to church services as well, but I’m generally a defender of secular aspects of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, British, Cartoons, Christianity, Comics, Easter, Fundamentalism, History, Holidays, Humor, Jack Chick, Music, Mythology, Religion, Television | Tagged a family circus easter, alexander hislop, charlie brown, dizzy gillespie, easter baskets, easter bunny, easter eggs, eggs, eostre, ishtar, it's the easter beagle charlie brown, linus van pelt, lucy van pelt, peanuts, peppermint patty, rabbits, snoopy, the family circus, woodstock |

You Can’t Bluff an Old Theologian

I don’t like to do two posts about the same basic thing in a row, but sometimes I do because of timing issues. In this case, these are more Christmas-themed television specials we saw, and I want to discuss them … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Christmas, Comics, Holidays, Humor, Philosophy, Religion, Television | Tagged a charlie brown christmas, a family circus christmas, afterlife, bil keane, charlie brown, charlie brown's christmas tales, faith, ghosts, linus van pelt, lucy van pelt, peanuts, rerun van pelt, sally brown, santa claus, snoopy, spike, the family circus |

Dinner and Movies

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – While I’ve seen the Christmas and Halloween Peanuts specials at least fairly recently, it had been a while since I watched the Thanksgiving one. I guess you could say this one isn’t QUITE as cynical, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Holidays, Television, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged a charlie brown thanksgiving, c.h.u.d., charlie brown, daniel stern, peanuts, planes trains and automobiles, snoopy, woodstock |

Hang On, Snoopy

I remember my wife telling me that she’d heard how Charles Schulz thought it was stupid to talk to dogs, and reflected this somewhat with Snoopy’s relationship with Charlie Brown. I can’t find any corroboration of this, and indeed Snoopy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Comics, Television | Tagged beagles, charles schulz, charlie brown, garfield, peanuts, red baron, snoopy, spike, thought balloons |

Religion, Politics, and the Great Pumpkin

There’s a History Channel special called The Haunted History of Halloween that Beth videotaped years ago, and we often watch in October, at least when she can find the tape. This year, we found the same special On Demand, although … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Christianity, Fundamentalism, Halloween, History, Holidays, Religion, Television | Tagged all saints day, candice bergen, charles schulz, charlie brown, garrison keillor, history channel, it's the great pumpkin charlie brown, linus van pelt, liza minnelli, misogyny, peanuts, samhain, soul cakes, the haunted history of halloween, witches |