Blockheads, beagles, and sweet babboos: new perspectives on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts

Introduction. Character studies: the Peanuts gang, reconsidered

"Sometimes my hand shakes so much I have to hold my wrist to draw": Charles M. Schulz and disability

What's the frequency, Charlie Brown?: sound waves, music, and the zigzag shirt

"Why can't I have normal dog like everyone else?": Snoopy as canine

-and feline

I love Lucy: the fussbudget and the first lady of sitcoms

Franklin and Pig-Pen: the aesthetics of Blackness and dirt

Chirping 'bout my generation: Woodstock, youth culture, and innocence

Epilogue. Peanuts to watch out for: Linus Van Pelt, Alison Bechdel, and the legacy of Charles M. Schulz.