(An incomplete list.)
| Thing | Most Recent Appearance |
|---|---|
| Arthroscopic Surgery | November 30, 1987 |
| Astronaut Scott Carpenter | June 28, 1962 |
| Beethoven | April 15, 1999 |
| Billie Jean King | January 30, 2000 |
| Boyne Falls, Michigan | July 7, 1975 |
| Christo | November 20, 1978 |
| Connecticut | October 29, 1961 |
| Daffy Duck | January 30, 2000 |
| Davy Crockett | March 8, 1956 |
| Disco Fever | October 19 1978 |
| April 27, 1996 | |
| Flying Ace | November 28, 1999 |
| Fussbudgets | September 30, 1987 |
| Joe Biden | May 24, 1993 |
| Joe Garagiola | May 21, 1991 (with a mention in the repeat of December 10, 1997) |
| Joe Schlabotnik | January 3, 1997 |
| Mascot Costumes | March 29, 1983 |
| Mickey Mouse | September 5, 1999 |
| Raccoons | March 3, 1979 |
| Rod McKuen | October 3, 1969 |
| Singapore | October 15, 1961 |
| Spuds Mackenzie | October 12, 1987 |
| Stage Fright | April 2, 1989 |
| Tear Gas | July 7, 1970 |
| Tilt-a-Whirl | June 3, 1971 |
Reference: Skyscraper: The Search for an American Style, 1891-1941, Roger Shepherd.
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Was the kid drawing underground comics 1/30/2000, a regular cast member?
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He was, yes! That’s Rerun Van Pelt, originally introduced in 1972 and forgotten for most of the 80s. Schulz revitalized him in the late 90s, particularly, part of the renaissance in the last years of the strip. One of his recurring ambitions when not hiding from school was ‘underground’ comics, like one where Tarzan is raised by apes in the mall ( https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1998/10/12 ).
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Cool! I remember Rerun, in the comics he was always in his Mom’s bicycle’s bucket seat,criticizing her biking skills. Not sure if he ever made it to animation.
Was Schulz in the process of rebooting any of the other also-ran early characters when he died?
Did you ever try to copy the menu from “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” for your holiday meal?
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Rerun did get animated a couple times, in some of the 70s shorts, and then again in the Saturday morning cartoon series. He also had a few little parts in 90s specials like
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown''. And that Stephen Pastis-written one,I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown” was about Rerun’s ongoing search for a dog. I don’t know what role he’s had in modern Peanuts animations; apart from that movie a couple years ago I haven’t seen any.I don’t think there were any other also-run characters getting a new start when Schulz died, although Spike was getting chances to interact with Olaf and Andy that were giving him new stuff to do.
I did not try to copy the menu for our holiday meal, but I did make a lot of popcorn to watch the special, so that’s at least visiting the neighborhood.
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