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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I can't believe it's been about 40 years since the famous Walt Disney Home Video logo appeared on every Disney VHS we own, and it had Mickey Mouse at the very start. It was produced by Hal Miles Imagimation Studios, using 2D animation, and camera control. #WaltDisneyHomeVideo #nostalgia

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Also there's the fact that Sony is buying most of the Peanuts stuff, and we have a new animated Peanuts movie coming to Apple TV soon. And with that I like to say, Happy 60 Years to Good ol' Charlie Brown, and friends in Animation, and 75 years of Peanuts in general. Good Grief!

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

We don't know what the future holds for the Peanuts gang, but hopefully it'll still be amazing. And with the Schultz family helping out, then the future for Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and their friends will no doubt be brighter than ever.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Mr. Schulz was a man that had dealt with everything in his life, and made a character that was based on him. If it weren't for him then the comic strips wouldn't be funny, and that animated contents back in the day wouldn't be entertaining. So I'm glad that he made the Peanuts.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The Peanuts gang managed to entertain everyone both young, and old for decades. And even though the Peanuts gang's personalities are still the same, they've managed to improve on who they are, and made themselves better than ever.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

From their first animated appearance in The Ford Show, to their big TV debut in a Christmas special. From their first big screen movie, to their many specials. From their TV series, to their 3D CGI film. And from their streaming service debut, to their upcoming film.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

And that's that folks. This had been one heck of a ride. And I just want to say, thank you all for joining me on this amazing ride throughout the history of Peanuts in animation.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The last 3 things I want to show to you all are one of the PSA that the Peanuts gang were. youtu.be/UXvREOqe1_M?fe… youtu.be/4AwIGgywfSg?fe�� youtu.be/WyakfiKYzZY?fe…

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Tooth Brushing With Charlie Brown.wmv

YouTube video by Iloveelmo1212

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Other ads for Peanuts includes, Chex Mix youtu.be/-ozitz3PAd8?si…, youtu.be/Y7i0dWQr0m4?fe��. Friendly's youtu.be/pE9--_vdC_I?si… Knott's Berry Farm youtu.be/B4I6_VXntkE?si…, youtu.be/0JfsnnwbTlI?fe�� Macy's youtu.be/rbpZubpZu89nhY8?fe… & Sunbeam youtu.be/uY_QYV8O3g0?fe…

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Chex Party Mix with the Peanuts (1989)

YouTube video by RetromercialBilly

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

But out of all the commercials the Peanuts gang were in, the most famous one is the MetLife ads. They've been a part of MetLife since 1985, 40 years ago. They continued on with MetLife until 2016, when the company retired the Peanuts characters. youtu.be/TJx6BzwhMWc?...

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Peanuts Metlife Commercials Compilation

YouTube video by FraterVincentius

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The Peanuts gang were also in some Cheerios ads too. youtu.be/XhfsFmBQZ_0?si… youtu.be/Iy6zVhxUtRo?si�� youtu.be/AF95fFJaIrU?si… youtu.be/CUTB_4wE4Ug?fe… youtu.be/UxIdH2nRUkk?si… youtu.be/iZf1hcJDlIs?fe… youtu.be/SYbWjqpnjuk?si…

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Cheerios Peanuts Cereal Commercial (1985) - Free Snoopy Body Stickers (with Lucy and Schroeder)

YouTube video by Recreate the '80s

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The Peanuts gang were also in the McDonald's commercial that advertised the camp snoopy Glass cup. youtu.be/PKpsUmO874M?si… youtu.be/jd4Z1ZNK9Vs?si�� youtu.be/JZjqH8Cia9Q?si… youtu.be/VEMS5XxLoU4?si… youtu.be/O737j5sutvI?si…

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Charlie Brown McDonalds Camp Snoopy Glass Collection - July 1983

YouTube video by WREYtube

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The other commercials they were in were Dolly Madison ads. One of these ads involved Snoopy being the zinger zapper. youtu.be/h5u7moppmAs?si… youtu.be/H9m61oMqPKY?si��

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Dolly Madison Zinger Zapper

YouTube video by panbiscuit

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The other commercials they were in were the Butternut Bread, Weber, Hart's, and the Millbrook ads. youtu.be/1q-Z6JlVUiI?fe… youtu.be/7LqGEcLJa8U?fe�� youtu.be/UIWj7khL48U?si… youtu.be/ZCXnzwV-tCY?fe…

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Peanuts Cast for Weber, Millbrook & Butternut Bread

YouTube video by weenielongus

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

For this final part of 60 years of Peanuts in animation, we'll be talking about the animated commercials that the Peanuts gang were in. The first commercial that the Peanuts were in, was a vehicle ad from Ford. Unfortunately this video has commentary on it. youtu.be/bAYLfEJOzGQ?...

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Peanuts (Charlie Brown) Ford Commercials Compilation 1960-1964 Restored Higher Quality (Lost Media)

YouTube video by Rare tendo

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

2025 has ended , and now, 2026 is here. is here. But that won't stop us from finishing off with part 64/final part of, "It's Your 60th Year In Animation, Charlie Brown". Check out part 63 if you want to catch up.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The special ends with the Peanuts gang singing, "Better Than We Found It". With the success of the festival, the camp is saved, and the gang celebrates a fulfilling summer at Cloverhill Ranch. And Sally just can't wait to come back again next summer. And that ends the special.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

To the rest of the camp's amazement, his stubbornness is rewarded when the clouds break, the sun shinning, and they are faced with a large crowd of their friends―including Snoopy's siblings―there to support the camp.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

While the rest of the campers believe all hope is lost, Charlie Brown refuses to accept defeat, stubbornly remaining on the stage through the rain. With the song, "Look Up, Charlie Brown" playing.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

However, on the day of the festival it started raining, meaning it will likely be cancelled.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

He then came up with the idea to hold a music festival as a way of promoting the camp, inviting alumni and any other people they know back. And also to keep the camp open for future generations of kids to come.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Upon showing it off to Charlie Brown, however, he is annoyed to learn that the chest does not contain treasure but is instead a time capsule of old photos and objects from camp. Charlie Brown learns from the photos that the camp used to hold music festivals every year.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The next morning, while the Peanuts gang were still sleeping, Charlie Brown was figuring out a way to save the camp. Then suddenly, Snoopy, and the Beagle Scouts were returning with the treasure they found.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

After a night of reminiscing on their experiences, Charlie Brown and Sally resolve to figure out a way to save the camp.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The song continues to play, and Sally, and her friends were enjoying the camp experience before the camp closes down for good.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

During the song, we got to take a look at what Charlie Brown, and the Peanuts gang looked like back then, as they are shown in their original design from their early appearance in the comic strips. From the 50s, 60s, 70s, 90s, to today.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Meanwhile, Charlie Brown was remembering the good old days he, and his friends had at camp. With the song, "When We Were Light" playing.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Back to Snoopy, and the Beagle Scouts, they've managed to find the X that marks the spot on the river. They dive down into the river, and found the treasure chest.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Back to the Peanuts gang, Sally and her friends were also having started to find things to like about camp. And now that camp is closing, they won't be able to enjoy it again.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Back to Snoopy, he was still in trouble. Thankfully Woodstock and the rest of the Beagle Scouts tracked him down and assisted him in finding the treasure, a chest that had been hidden at the bottom of a river.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The other campers react poorly to the news, with senior campers Charlie Brown and Lucy upset at the prospect of such a formative part of their childhood closing. And it seems like poor Charlie Brown is not taking it very well.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Elsewhere Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Franklin, and "Pig-Pen" noticed that one of the trails had been closed, and headed to the camp's offices to find out what's going on. They then overheard the camp's administrators and that Cloverhill Ranch closing down due to poor attendance.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Just as she despairs finding anything to enjoy, she stumbles upon the ranch's petting zoo where she befriends a horse named Lula May, whom she introduces to her friends.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Marching off, she complains about all the things about camp she hates, with the song "A Place Like This" playing.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

After a rough night attempting to sleep through the snores of her bunkmates and the sounds of nature, Sally reaches her breaking point when Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Franklin tie-dye her shirt as a friendly prank.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Meanwhile, Snoopy discovers a treasure map concealed in the frame for one of the camp's photographs. He then immediately sets off on a harrowing journey to find the treasure, at first attempting to do so without Woodstock, but quickly finding himself in trouble.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

As he also looks at the pictures, Charlie Brown notices that camp attendance seems to have lowered over the years, noting that Sally's generation would rather sit in front of the TV, which Sally immediately confirms.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Charlie Brown finds her staring at the camp's wall of pictures from years' past, where she expresses envy over how much fun past campers seem to have had.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Sally is immediately turned off by the camp's traditions and activities, disliking the shared accommodations with her bunkmates and finding some issues in most of the outdoor recreational pastimes.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Summertime has arrived, and Charlie Brown is excited to spend his last summer at Cloverhill Ranch Summer Camp with Sally―a first time camper―despite her doubts about spending her free time in a strange place. And the song, Best Time Ever plays during their arrival at camp.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The Peanuts gang are about to sing their hearts out again in the new special, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. This is the first Peanuts musical special in 38 years since Snoopy the Musical.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

It's time for part 63 of, "It's Your 60th Year in Animation, Charlie Brown". Check out part 62 if you want to catch up.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

This was the first series that fully revolves around the Beagle Scouts. And Camp Snoopy's plot points out the fact that the Beagle Scouts have barely received a single badge in their entire career. In fact, performance badges were never really concerned until The Snoopy Show.

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Patrick Cutrer #NewDeal4Animation🇺🇸 @patrickcutrer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The art style has been slightly tweaked yet again in Camp Snoopy. This time, the outlining of the gang is marginally thicker.

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