The saga of Franklin in the Charlie Brown universe is interesting. He appeared on the scene in 1968, the first Black character in the “Peanuts” comic strip. Not long after the assassination of ...

However, many Peanuts fans were first introduced to characters like Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally, and Franklin through the series of animated holiday specials that have become yearly ...

Franklin’s isolated seat at the dinner table in “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” riled viewers of the classic that aired 50 years ago. But a new TV special coming out this month about the ...

It took “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz 26 years to give Franklin, the Black kid, a last name. This wasn’t intentional but, rather, something Schulz forgot to do until 1994. He was ...

Christmas beams tradition! Trees, lights, presents and The Peanuts holiday movie, of course. How to watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" free this December.

A new animated special puts a spotlight on Franklin Armstrong, the first Black character in the Peanuts comic strip, more than 50 years after he made his debut. The Apple TV+ special “Snoopy ...

The mild-mannered Franklin — the first Black character in the "Peanuts" comic strip — gets to shine in his own animated Apple TV+ special this month in a story about friendship.

The key to establishing Franklin and Charlie Brown’s friendship was something that felt quintessentially Peanuts: a soapbox derby. “The original idea was building a tree fort,” Schulz says.

More than 50 years ago, Franklin Armstrong first appeared in the Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip. Now we learn his backstory in the Apple TV+ special "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin." ...

Franklin arrived in the beloved Charles M. Schulz comic "Peanuts" on July 31, 1968, just months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Franklin and Charlie Brown soon enter a Soap Box Derby competition and their friendship is tested before a deep bond is forged. “They’re not perfect. I’m not perfect.