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How Franklin Joined ‘Peanuts’
Happy Thanksgiving! As we Americans celebrate the holiday by devouring turkey and watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (as is tradition), I recommend also watching Welcome Home, Franklin, the in-world backstory of how Franklin Armstrong joined the Peanuts family. Plus, catch the real-life story of how retired teacher Harriet Glickman convinced Peanuts creator Charles Schulz to add his first Black character—Franklin—to his comic strip after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
Watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - Apple TV
Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown’s for Thanksgiving, even though he’s going to see his grandmother. Snoopy decides to cook his own v…
Watch Welcome Home, Franklin - Apple TV
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don’t work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he’s sure i…
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