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Various aspects of the famous '''[[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]''' comic strips and television specials have been referenced and parodied by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons.
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The comic strip '''''{{w|Peanuts}}''''' was created in 1950 by {{w|Charles M. Schulz|Charles Schulz}}, focusing on the misadventures of "lovable loser" {{w|Charlie Brown}}, his dog {{w|Snoopy}}, and their friends. A profound depiction of society from children's perspective, the comic ran through shortly before Schulz's death in 2000; old strips continue in circulation in many newspapers to this day. Its popularity prompted adaptations into over 40 television cartoons, five movies, and two off-Broadway musicals, among other things.
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==Sightings==
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Being such a huge influence, various aspects of the ''Peanuts''  comic strips and television specials have been referenced and parodied by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons. In particular, holiday specials ''{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}'' and ''{{w|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}'' are referenced during the holidays of [[Decemberween]] and [[Halloween]].
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===[[Toons]]===
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*[[A Holiday Greeting]]
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**The page title "Sponsered By [[Wikipedia:Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison]]!" refers to the snack cake company that sponsored the Peanuts holiday specials.
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**The spinning "SPECIAL" logo is the same one used by CBS at the beginning of the holiday specials.
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**The screen at the end reading "Copyright 1965 [[Free Country, USA]] is a reference to the year in which A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted.
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*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
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**[[Homestar Runner]]'s hat is similar to the one worn by [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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**[[Homestar's House]] resembles the ones that the Peanuts kids live in. It later appears in [[rampage]].
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**Homestar and [[Strong Sad]] talking at [[The Brick Wall]] is a reference to the brick wall that [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] and Linus would frequently have conversations at. In fact, Strong Sad's arms are drawn in a particular way.
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**One of Marzipan's signs reading that Decemberween is too commercial, also similarly referenced in "A Charlie Brown Christmas", in which Charlie Brown thinks Snoopy has gone commercial when he sees him decorating his dog house to enter a "lights and display" contest.
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**The main characters singing a song at the end of the toon is a reference to the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
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**[[Marzipan]]'s stall of fruit reading "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables <!--[sic]--> Is In" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy Van Pelt|Lucy]]'s psychiatric help booth.
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
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**[[The Poopsmith]] holds up a sign saying "Give us something good instead". The [[Fonts|font]] used for the sign is called Peanuts, a font made to look like [[wikipedia:Charles_Schulz|Charles Schulz's]] lettering used in Peanuts comics.
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*[[Bug in Mouth Disease]]
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**At one point during the Caleb Rentpayer Marathon, the music sounds very similar to the music in "It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown."
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*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
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**[[Li'l Brudder]] may be a beagle, the type of dog that [[Wikipedia:Snoopy|Snoopy]] is. In fact, Li'l Brudder and Snoopy may have a few things in common physically.
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===[[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]]===
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==General References==
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*[[do over]]
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[[Image:Charlie Brown Christmas.PNG|thumb|"Christmas time is here.  Happiness and cheer."]]  
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**[[Coach Zed]] looks similar to the dog [[Wikipedia:Spike (Peanuts)|Spike]] from the Peanuts comic strips.
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*In several toons, black smoke emerges from the characters' heads when they get upset, a visual shorthand also used when ''Peanuts'' characters get angry.
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*[[old comics]]
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*[[Tooty-two]] is a reference to {{w|Sally Brown|Sally}} thinking that "Two times two is tooty-two."
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**[[The Poopsmith|Mushy Chamberpot]] from the comic strip [[Castlefunnies]] speaks in commas, just like the bird [[Wikipedia:Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock]] did in Peanuts comics.
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*[[A. Chimendez]] is a reference to {{w||B. Melendez}}, the maker of the ''Peanuts'' television specials and voice of Snoopy and Woodstock.
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*[[kids' book]]
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*[[Stages#Modern-Day Stage|The modern-day stage]] looks identical to the stage used in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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**In the DVD commentary, [[Matt Chapman]] says that Beth from the book looks similar to [[Wikipedia:Marcie|Marcie]].
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*[[Homestar Runner's house|Homestar Runner's]] and [[Marzipan's house]]s resemble the ones in which the ''Peanuts'' kids live.
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*[[comic]]
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*[[The brick wall]] is a reference to the wall where the kids would often have conversations.
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**The album on the far right is ''[[Wikipedia:A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio]].
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*[[crying]]
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**See ''The Li'l Brudder Show''.
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*[[disconnected]]
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**Strong Bad's head has a sign that says "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN", similar to the "THE DOCTOR IS IN" sign that [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]] has.
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===Other===
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==Appearances==
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]]
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]] The description for [[OldHR:gallery2/hair004.GIF|one of the hairstyles]] is "marcy from peanuts w/soul patch". This refers to {{w|Marcie}}.
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**The description for one of the hairstyles is "marcy from peanuts w/soul patch".
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*[[A Holiday Greeting]] {{--}}
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*[[Peasant's Quest]]
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**The [[page title]] "Sponsored By {{w|Dolly Madison}}!" refers to the snack cake company that sponsored the ''Peanuts'' holiday specials.
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**If you type "look tree" at the bale of hay, it says, "[[IMDb:0074697|It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown]]," a 1976 Peanuts TV special.
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**The screen at the end reading "Copyright 1965 [[Free Country, USA]]" is a reference to the year in which ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' debuted.
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*[[Main Page 16]]
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**[[Strong Bad]] says "Lights, please" in a scene almost identical to when {{w|Linus Van Pelt|Linus}} prepares to recite the Christmas story onstage in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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**Rolling the mouse over [[Downloads]] will add decorations to [[The Stick]], a reference to A Charlie Brown Christmas. In witch, Charlie gets a Christmas tree the same size and shape of the stick.
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*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] {{--}}
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*[[The Secrets That I Keep]]
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**The "Sponsored by Dolly Madison!" page title and spinning "SPECIAL" logo return.
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**There is a picture of Strong Sad wearing Charlie Brown's shirt.
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**[[Homestar Runner]]'s hat is similar to the one worn by Charlie Brown in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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*[[Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon]]
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**While Homestar and [[Strong Sad]] talk, Strong Sad holds his head in his hand in the same manner Charlie Brown and Linus often did while leaning against the wall.
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**[[Strong Sad]]'s writing appearing at the top of the screen is often seen in animated Peanuts.
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**One of [[Marzipan]]'s signs reads that Decemberween is too commercial, similar to Charlie Brown's ''Christmas'' lament that Christmas has gone commercial.
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**The main characters singing a song at the end of the toon is a reference to the end of ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}}
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**[[The Poopsmith]] holds up a [[The Poopsmith's Signs|sign]] saying "Give us something good instead". The [[font]] used for the sign is called Peanuts, a font made to look like Charles Schulz's lettering used in ''Peanuts'' comics.
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**The viewer has the option to give [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] rocks, which Charlie Brown received from every house he visited in ''{{w|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown}}''.
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*[[comic]] — The album on the far right is ''{{w|Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown}}'' by {{w|Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio}}.
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*[[Main Page 16]] — Rolling the mouse over [[Downloads]] will add decorations to [[The Stick]], a reference to ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''. During the special, a tiny twig of a tree is decorated, similar to The Stick.
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*[[kids' book]] — In the [[kids' book#DVD Version|DVD commentary]], [[Matt Chapman]] says that Beth from the book looks similar to Marcie.
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — Homestar pronouncing "lbs." (pounds) as "libs" is similar to a [https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1966/03/10 March 10, 1966 strip] where {{w|Lucy Van Pelt|Lucy}} discusses learning that "there are 16 ozzes in a lib".
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] — If you type "look tree" at the bale of hay, it says, ''{{w|It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown}}'', the title of a 1976 ''Peanuts'' TV special.
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*[[old comics]] — [[The Poopsmith|Mushy Chamberpot]] from the ''[[Castlefunnies]]'' speaks in commas, similar to how {{w|Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock}}'s speech is rendered as scratch marks.
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Marzipan's stall of fruit reading "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables <!--[sic]--> Is In" is a reference to Lucy's psychiatric help booth, which often read "The Doctor Is In".
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*[[Strong Sad's Secret Styles]] — There is a picture of Strong Sad wearing a shirt identical to Charlie Brown's.
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*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — At one point during the [[Caleb Rentpayer]] marathon, the music sounds very similar to the music in ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown''.
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*[[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] looks similar to [[Wikipedia:Spike (Peanuts)|Spike]], Snoopy's brother.
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*[[disconnected]] — Strong Bad's head has a sign that says "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN", similar to Lucy's "THE DOCTOR IS REAL IN" sign variation from ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — At the very beginning, [[Other Halloween Costumes|Strong Bad has a witch mask]] identical to the one worn by Lucy in ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown''.
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*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — When Strong Sad and Strong Bad write letters, the positioning is similar to scenes where the ''Peanuts'' characters are shown writing letters.
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*[[the paper]] — [[Lil' Strong Sad]] wears a shirt identical to Charlie Brown's.
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*[[your edge]] — Strong Bad says "Geez, Lucy, hold still!" after his attempt to [[Kicking The Cheat|kick The Cheat]] is foiled by [[The Cheat]] moving out of the way. This is a reference to the running gag in which Lucy pulls away her football right before Charlie Brown can kick it.
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — When Strong Bad hides behind the bonsai bush in [[the King of Town]]'s [[The King of Town's Castle|castle]], he says, "It's Arbor Day, Strongly Brown".
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] — When Strong Bad toilet papers The Stick, he says, "I never thought it WAS such a bad little The Stick. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love... and toilet paper. Merry Vandalism, Strongly Brown!", an adaptation of Linus discussing Charlie Brown's tree in ''Christmas''.
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*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When Strong Bad says, "It's starting to knock the husk out of my naturally [[husky head]]", this is a reference to {{w|Frieda (Peanuts)|Frieda's}} complaint in ''Christmas'' that dust is "taking the curl out of my naturally curly hair!"
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*[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — The song during the short is similar in style and content to "Little Birdie" from ''{{w|A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving}}'', a song about Woodstock, including a scene where The Cheat flies similarly to Woodstock.
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*[[Fan 'Stumes 2021]] {{--}} A fan wearing a Stinkoman costume in a pumpkin patch inspires an announcer to say, "It's the Halloween [[Cheatball]], Stinkly Brown", and to debate whether to come back after the commercial break.
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] {{--}} If Dangeresque places the air freshener tree on the green car's antenna, it will droop over dramatically in a homage to Charlie Brown's tree drooping when an ornament is attached to it in ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office]] {{--}} One of [[Dangeresque Too]]'s room service requests is "Get hot water, get some disinfectant, get some iodine!", a quote from ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''.
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===General===
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*[[Tooty-two]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Sally Brown|Sally Brown]] thinking that "Two plus two is tooty-two."
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*[[A. Chimendez]] is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bill Melendez|B. Melendez]], the maker of the Peanuts television specials.
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[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
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Current revision as of 02:41, 18 August 2024

Decemberween is here. Happiness and cheer.

The comic strip Peanuts was created in 1950 by Charles Schulz, focusing on the misadventures of "lovable loser" Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and their friends. A profound depiction of society from children's perspective, the comic ran through shortly before Schulz's death in 2000; old strips continue in circulation in many newspapers to this day. Its popularity prompted adaptations into over 40 television cartoons, five movies, and two off-Broadway musicals, among other things.

Being such a huge influence, various aspects of the Peanuts comic strips and television specials have been referenced and parodied by The Brothers Chaps in Homestar Runner cartoons. In particular, holiday specials A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown are referenced during the holidays of Decemberween and Halloween.

[edit] General References

"Christmas time is here. Happiness and cheer."
  • In several toons, black smoke emerges from the characters' heads when they get upset, a visual shorthand also used when Peanuts characters get angry.
  • Tooty-two is a reference to Sally thinking that "Two times two is tooty-two."
  • A. Chimendez is a reference to B. Melendez, the maker of the Peanuts television specials and voice of Snoopy and Woodstock.
  • The modern-day stage looks identical to the stage used in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
  • Homestar Runner's and Marzipan's houses resemble the ones in which the Peanuts kids live.
  • The brick wall is a reference to the wall where the kids would often have conversations.

[edit] Appearances

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