Does Nick still own Charlie Brown?

[Daniel P]

They stopped showing it after Schulz died. Any chance that they still own it?

[Watermelon]

I DO NOT KNOW. I heard they show it on Boomerang. Sculz would never allow that. Soooo...

IF I WAS A MODERATOR, I'D CLOSE THIS THREAD!

[TServo2049]

If you want to find out who has the rights to air the programs, try to find out how to contact United Media (United Feature Syndicate's non-newspaper branch), as they are the company that currently owns the rights to the Peanuts programs.

[Daniel P]

Originally posted by socks
I DO NOT KNOW. I heard they show it on Boomerang. Sculz would never allow that. Soooo...

IF I WAS A MODERATOR, I'D CLOSE THIS THREAD!

Why should the thread be closed if a dead creator does not want the show on Boomerang?

[Howard]

I think that Paramount has the rights to the Charlie Brown and Snoopy TV shows and movies, and both Paramount and Nickelodeon are affiliated with Viacom, so I think that they do still have the rights. I think that it was Boomerang in England that is running these shows. Both Paramount and Nickelodeon seem to be sitting on these shows, as they stopped airing on TV and there haven't been any more DVD releases since The Peanuts Holiday Collection and It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown. Perhaps the sales figures and ratings weren't there. A shame, really, but understandable since Schulz's writing style and sense of humor seem to be out of step with modern sensibilities. (personally, I can't get enough Peanuts!)

[Vin]

Actually, if I am not mistaken, ABC owns the broadcast television rights now to "Charlie Brown." However, as for the entire series, I think Nickelodeon's deal expired.

I would love to see the series again. Although it would make a good fit on Boomerang, many people do not have that network. I would love to see it air on Cartoon Network pre-Toonami. All the "Charlie Brown" series were something special.

[StrangerAtaru]

Actually, while there was a lot of wit in some of the early Schutz works (like from the beginning well into the mid-late 1970s) as well as originality in the early Peanuts specials, I personally can't stand a lot of either the later strips or many of the later specials, especially because the wit was gone for the most part and replaced with tired jokes and things that were not funny. (OK, there were some occasional funny things in the later stuff, but it became rather infrequent) As for the Peanuts specials, I would like to see many of them again, but not every day or it will just get tired and stale, sort of like what happened when both Disney channel and Nick aired them.

BTW: ABC owns the rights to three of the specials, "A Charlie Brown Christmas", "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

[Andy Mancini]

Wasn't Charles Schultz working on a new "Peanuts" cartoon for Nickelodeon when he died? I've heard that rumor somewhere.

[Jon Cooke]

Originally posted by Vincent Benenati
Actually, if I am not mistaken, ABC owns the broadcast television rights now to "Charlie Brown." However, as for the entire series, I think Nickelodeon's deal expired.

ABC only has the broadcast rights to A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

I am not sure who has the broadcast rights to the rest. It may still be Nickelodeon.


-Jon

[Mad Monkey 7]

ABC also made a new Charlie Brown special about Valitine Day this year based off one of Schulz stories.

[Vin]

Originally posted by Jon Cooke
ABC only has the broadcast rights to A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

I am not sure who has the broadcast rights to the rest. It may still be Nickelodeon.


-Jon

That is what I meant when I said that. I was referring to the television specials, but I was not explicit enough. However, in addition to the specials you listed, they also own the rights to "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" if I am not mistaken, and the new "Valentine" special.