SpongeBob SquarePants Movies

           So this September, I had another obsession with this long-time cartoon character. Who doesn't know SpongeBob SquarePants? I got interested with this cartoon when I saw a local make-up brand launched their SpongeBob themed products. I confess that I was not that hooked with this cartoon when I saw it on tv. I actually thought that SpongeBob is a living cheese because he has holes o his body like a Swiss cheese. So these past few days I binged watch the SpongeBob movies. There are 3 movies that came out. One in 2004, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, 2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in 2020. 

Before I go on discussing these movies, every SpongeBob SquarePants lovers should know who is the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. Just like we all know that Peanuts gang was created by the late Charles M. Schulz. I also got addicted with Peanuts before and I bought a few Peanuts themed items, from Vans shoes to bags and toy figures etc. The creator of SpongeBob SquarePants was the late Stephen McDannell Hillenburg he was an American animator. As a child he was already fascinated with the ocean. He studied at the California Institute of Arts to pursue a career in animation. According to Wikipedia in 1994, he began developong The Intertidal Zone character and concepts for what became SpongeBob SquarePants. He also directed The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004. Sadly, he died in November 26, 2018 due to ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Many fans missed the old SpongeBob SquarePants and they cannot avoid commenting and comparing SpongeBob SquarePants back then and the SpongeBob SquarePants now. 

Back to my commentary with regard to the 3 SpongeBob SquarePants movies. The movie in 2004 has a nice story plot wherein SpongeBob is aiming to be promoted as a manager in the new branch of Krusty Krab. I will not spoil the rest of the plot but what I like about this movie is to never give up on your dreams and true friends will  be there to help you. The next movie was released in 2015. I already saw this movie before. I was not that enthusiastic before, as I am right now in watching it. I actually enjoyed the movie. The plot of the story is about his frenemy Plankton and the rest of the SpongeBob gang unite to get the secret formula of Krabby patty from the pirate, Burger Beard. The last SpongeBob SquarePants movie was released on 2020. Another daring adventure for SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick as they embark on a journey to Poseidon's turf called Atlantic kingdom to rescue his beloved pet snail, named Gary. I like the special participation of the popular Hollywood actor Keannu Reeves in this movie, he plays the character of sage. In 2004 another popular actor from Baywatch tv series, David Hasselhoff plays a cameo role in the movie. All of the three movies were all enjoyable to watch. If you are SpongeBob SquarePants lover like me or a starting fan also like me, then you better watch these movies. I am very sure you will fall in love with the cuteness and coolness of this movie. 

Peanuts (TV Specials Pt.2)

                  This is the continuation of all the lists of ' The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show', that  I have seen. I will just include here all the episode lists that I got from an online site where I watch. The summary is also listed in the title. I have decided that this will be the final part of my tv specials lists. I will not go into details with the rest of the episodes since I have listed all of the episodes here.  Still, I have a small moleskine dotted journal in which I write down all of the episodes that I have seen.

13. You Can't Win Charlie Brown - Series of mini-stories, Snoopy demonstrating the shaking method of training puppies, we get to see Charlie Brown feeding Snoopy here, and a few others short stories that I forgot he!he!he!

14. The Mayflower Voyagers - Shows the American history, how the first white settlers came to America, their hardships, and how they survive.

15. The Music and Heroes of America - The Peanuts gang talks about the famous American musicians and the had a musical play. Charlie Brown's favorite music was mentioned here, Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus and Lucy'.

16. Snoopy Reunion - This is a tv special about Snoopy. I love this tv special because it shows Snoopy's beginning. Snoopy has brothers and sisters, and they were born in the Daisy Hill Puppu Farm. Ah! I love the scene here, first meeting of Charlie Brown, and Snoopy! I also love how Snoopy and his siblings saw each other again after a long time.

17. The NASA Space Station - Linus dreams of the Peanuts gang as astronauts.

18. The Smithsonian and the Presidency - This is where the Peanuts gang visit the Smithsonian institution and talks about all the former presidents of the U.S.A.

19. Snoopy Man's Best Friend - This is another series of mini-stories here, like Lucy saying no one loves here and Snoopy kisses her. Peppermint Patty hires Snoopy as her guard dog. Here Charlie Brown gets lost, and Peppermint Patty and Marcie tries to find him... and Snoopy's imagination works so vividly again.

20. You're in Love Charlie Brown - This episode includes the popular scene, Charlie Brown sitting on the bench and saying something about the taste of Peanut butter and unrequited love. This is a real memorable episode about Charlie Brown, and his unrequited feelings with the little Red-haired girl.

Here's the lists of all the episodes of 'The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'. The series ran from the year 1983 to 1985. All in all 70 episodes. I got the lists from the website watchcartoonsonline. You can comment below, and tell me what do you think. Which episode are you favorite/s?

• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 70 – You’re the Greatest, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 69 – You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 68 – You’re in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 67 – You’re In Love, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 66 – You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 65 – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 64 – You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 63 – Why, Charlie Brown, Why
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 62 – What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 61 – What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 60 – There’s No Time For Love, Charlie Brow
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 59 – The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 58 – The Smithsonian and the Presidency
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 57 – The NASA Space Station
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 56 – The Music and Heroes of America
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 55 – The Mayflower Voyagers
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 54 – The Lost Ballpark
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 53 – The Great Inventors
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 52 – The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 51 – The Birth of the Constitution
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 50 – Someday You’ll Find Her, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 49 – Snoppy’s Getting Married, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 48 – Snoopy, Come Home
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 47 – Snoopy’s Robot
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 46 – Snoopy’s Reunion
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 45 – Snoopy’s Football Career
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 44 – Snoopy’s Cat Fight
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 43 – Snoopy’s Brother Spike
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 42 – Snoopy the Psychiatrist
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 41 – Snoopy the Musical
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 40 – Snoopy Team Manager
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 39 – Snoopy Man’s Best Friend
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 38 – Snoopy and the Giant
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 37 – She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 36 – Sally’s Sweet Babboo
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 35 – Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 34 – Play It Again, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 33 – Peppermint Patty’s School Days
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 32 – Lucy vs. the World
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 31 – Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 30 – Lucy Loves Schroeder
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 29 – Linus Security Blanket
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 28 – Linus And Lucy
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 27 – Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 26 – It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 25 – It’s the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 24 – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 23 – It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 22 – It’s That Team Spirit, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 21 – It’s Spring Training, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 20 – It’s Magic, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 19 – It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 18 – It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 17 – It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 16 – It’s An Adventure, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 15 – It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 14 – It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 13 – Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 12 – I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 11 – He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 10 – He’s a Bully, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 9 – Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 8 – Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 7 – Charlie Brown’s All-Stars
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 6 – Chaos in the Classroom
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 5 – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 4 – A Charlie Brown Valentine
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 3 – A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 2 – A Charlie Brown Christmas
• The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Episode 1 – A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Peanuts TV Specials (Pt.1)

   I have started watching TV specials of Peanuts online. As you can see I'm really enjoying it! I don't remember this being aired in our local tv channel when I was a kid... or maybe I have just missed it. I really like watching the cartoons. It's not only the story that I'm after but also I love seeing the drawings. What makes me like the cartoons even more is that its not only humorous, but it has depth in every story. It's not your usual cartoons wherein its only entertaining. For example today I have seen the episode entitled, 'Why Charlie Brown, Why?' The episode tackles about the realities of life, about cancer. It's not a fantasy cartoon. It is the truth. It's the real thing.

This is just the part one of my blog post. This is a short blog post about each and every episode that I have seen. I'll just write a short description on each episode, based on what I have understood. Sometimes I get so fixated on the drawings only, that I realized I watched the whole episode without understanding the story. I love to copy one of the scenes in some of the episodes that I have watched. They are in my mini-Moleskine sketchbook.

So without further ado, here are the episodes that I have seen. These are the cartoons that were shown in the U.S. and not in another country. I think they also have a Peanuts French produced cartoons, I read that these episodes were not shown in the U.S.

Peanuts cartoons

1. A Boy Named Charlie Brown - We are introduced to Charlie Brown here who thinks he is a failure. Here we also see Snoopy, as a fighter pilot (his dog house is his plane, we all love this! right?). Here we also get to see Lucy runs his sort of Psychiatric kiosk, and Charlie comes for to her for advice, but he's just tortured by Lucy telling him all his faults/mistakes/deficits which made Charlie feel even more bad about himself. Then he joins a spelling quiz bee, and he represents their school. Here he tries hard to be the best. Linus, has separation anxiety with his blanket, but soon finds it. Charlie loses the quiz bee. He has no desire to go to school to show his face, but Linus gave him a real good advice, the truth is the world did not end when he lose. So life goes on for Charlie again, and he tries to kick that football, but still didn't hit it.

2. You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - this tv special was made into a Broadway musical. I've been wanting to watch this for a long time and I'm glad this year I was able to see it. I guess, everyone is familiar with the 'Happiness' song. That song was familiar to me because Lea Salonga (A Disney singer, and a Tony awardee from her perfomance in Ms. Saigon), recorded that song in when she was still a kid. This episode is about Charlie Brown's life musings, and of course about the 'Little Red-Haired Girl' which I can so relate, ah! unrequited love. We get to see here that Lucy likes Schroeder but he doesn't seem to care, and is gets annoyed. Also we get to see them writing an essay, about, 'Peter Rabbit'. Lots of happenings here, anyway in the last part Charlie Brown noticed that his crush, 'The Little Red-Haired Girl', nibbles her pencil just like the way he does. So he comes to the conclusion that this day has not been a bad day after all. Closing song is the Peanuts gang sing 'Happiness' song all- together.

3. Happiness is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown - This episode is about Linus and the separation anxiety that he has again with his blanket. His sister Lucy decided that he must part with his blanket, especially their grandma is going to visit them. We get to see here Snoopy chasing Linus blanket. I like how Linus explained to everyone, and make them understand how each of us has his own 'security blanket'.

4. It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown - This is about Linus believing in the Great Pumpkin. Actually, never heard of that, only the Santa Claus and elves thing. Snoopy was mistaken by Linus as the Great Pumpkin. Linus never quit believing about the Great Pumpkin until the end.

5. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown - I like this episode. Very cute! They write each other a valentine card, Charlie Brown expecting he will get a lot brought his own suitcase. But in fact he never got one. Sally pines for Linus. Linus has his eye set on their teacher Miss Othmar. We see Snoopy and Woodstock eating chocolates that was thrown by Linus out of disappointment.

6. She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown - This is about Peppermint Patty and her ice-skating skills. We see that Marcie tried hard making Peppermint Patty a dress for the competition. Snoopy can do some stuffs here make a nice costume for Peppermint Patty, and even be a dj in the competition. We also get to see Woodstock and his humming skills, he's a bird after all he!he!he!

7. Chaos in the Classroom - Marcie is chosen here as a traffic patrol. Peppermint Patty filled for her when she fell asleep on the classroom.

8. You're the Greatest Charlie Brown - Here Charlie Brown enters the Decathlon. We get to see Marcie tries her hand in sports but we know she's not really that sporty. We see Snoopy here as the 'masked marvel' joining the competition together with the egotistic, Freddie Fabulous.

9. You're not Elected Charlie Brown - Sally has her frustrations with her locker she can't open it. She doesn't want to go to school. Charlie Brown says he will help her. Linus thinks Charlie Brown is fit to be a candidate as a school body president, but Lucy thinks there's a better candidate and that's his brother Linus. Linus becomes elected as the student body president.

10. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk - Charlie Brown and Linus visits Linus cousin Dolly. They meet the Wright brothers here. Snoopy and with woodstock tries to fly too. Peppermint and Marcie were shown as mechanics here.

11. You're in the Super Bowl Charlie Brown - We get to see Snoopy here as a coach and woodstock and his fellow birds are his team. Charlie Brown and Linus liked the same girl Melody, and they decided to get his attention by entering a contest kicking a football. In the end, Melody won because she's in fact a good kicker.

12. Why, Charlie Brown Why? - I've just seen this episode today. This is a touching episode. I like this one. It shows Linus friend, Janice getting bruised easily. At school she said she's not feeling well, Linus said she should go home of go to the school nurse. Charlie Brown and Linus noticed that Janice has been gone for days, they decided to visit her to the hospital. I like this episode because it shows life's realities. It also shows the soft-side of Linus, he cried on the way home after visiting Janice. It hurts to see a loved-one suffering. Janice has cancer. It also is an informative show. Janice explains to Charlie and Linus the tests that she has undergone, and the treatments that the doctors gave her. Linus promises when she gets better she will push her in the swing, like Charlie does for her sister Sally. Spring came and Linus sees Janice. They go to the swing. Janice said she has a surprise for Linus. In the end, we see Janice cap, fell and her hair has grown again. I like the message of this that even if someone has a cancer there is hope.

So that's all for now. I'll just post next time if I ever get to watch other Peanuts cartoons online. Hope you check it out also!