<p class="xmsonormal">Did Charles Schulz tell lots of jokes?  Did he enjoy a good prank?  What kind of humor made him LOL? Hear the behind-the-scenes stories about his sense of humor when we talk with Charles' wife, Jeannie Schulz. Jeannie shares some of her late husband's favorite jokes and how something as serious as War and Peace impacted the Peanuts comics. Jeannie also talks about how Sparky was a master at the pace of the four-panel strip, included serious topics in his daily strips while still making them funny, and why he hated the name Peanuts for his comic strip.</p>

Did Charles Schulz tell lots of jokes? Did he enjoy a good prank? What kind of humor made him LOL? Hear the behind-the-scenes stories about his sense of humor when we talk with Charles' wife, Jeannie Schulz. Jeannie shares some of her late husband's favorite jokes and how something as serious as War and Peace impacted the Peanuts comics. Jeannie also talks about how Sparky was a master at the pace of the four-panel strip, included serious topics in his daily strips while still making them funny, and why he hated the name Peanuts for his comic strip.

<p>Did Charles Schulz tell lots of jokes?&nbsp; Did he enjoy a good prank?&nbsp; What kind of humor made him LOL? Hear the behind-the-scenes stories about his sense of humor when we talk with Charles' wife, Jeannie Schulz. Jeannie shares some of her late husband's favorite jokes and how something as serious as War and Peace impacted the Peanuts comics. Jeannie also talks about how Sparky was a master at the pace of the four-panel strip, included serious topics in his daily strips while still making them funny, and why he hated the name Peanuts for his comic strip.</p>

Jeannie Schulz: The Woman Behind the Man Behind Peanuts

New podcast weblogYou Don’t Know Peanuts - The Untold Stories is a behind-the-scenes look at the Peanuts universe:  The characters, the TV specials, the people behind the scenes and the impact the Peanuts gang has had on society and culture, worldwide.  The only official podcast from Peanuts will give you a new perspective on the comic strip.

Each week we’ll look at a different part of the Peanuts universe: how a character came to be, why Snoopy became friends with a bird, Charles Schulz’ fondness for all sports and how that influenced the comic strip.  We talk to those who were there when it happened and have all the behind-the-scenes untold stories you’ve always wanted to hear.

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New podcast weblogYou Don’t Know Peanuts - The Untold Stories is a behind-the-scenes look at the Peanuts universe: The characters, the TV specials, the people behind the scenes and the impact the Peanuts gang has had on society and culture, worldwide. The only official podcast from Peanuts will give you a new perspective on the comic strip. Each week we’ll look at a different part of the Peanuts universe: how a character came to be, why Snoopy became friends with a bird, Charles Schulz’ fondness for all sports and how that influenced the comic strip. We talk to those who were there when it happened and have all the behind-the-scenes untold stories you’ve always wanted to hear.

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