Hi
I have only just noticed this – 2025 is the 75th Anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip. Written and drawn by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000), from 1950 until his death in 2000.
Peanuts featured the adventures of a boy named Charlie Brown, and his pet Beagle named Snoopy. Snoopy lived in a small kennel, which he often flew in combat with the Red Baron, as he dreamed he was a WW1 fighter ace.
Hot Wheels released a Hot Rod version of Snoopy's doghouse in 2014. The model was metal, with Snoopy in white plastic, with black detail painting, on the roof.
There have been numerous Mainline and premium versions since then. The finish of the model is always the same – black and white Snoopy, red doghouse, and green base, with a silver V8 engine.
While the finish remains the same, the type and colour of the wheels does differ. Those at the rear are larger than the front wheels.
For 2025 there are Anniversary models of Snoopy in both the Mainline (Screen Time sub-series), and the Pop Culture premium range. The Mainline card carries a small 75 Years logo next to the Peanuts name, in the upper left hand corner.
Two photos of my carded Anniversary model, and this shot of an earlier version.
Do you like Peanuts?
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Loved Peanuts especially the cartoon. The Snoopy car here reminds me of the earlier Hot Wheels Zowies! Thanks, Paul, great write-up.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I never liked Peanuts, as I didn't find it funny or understand it, either as a comic strip or animated cartoon.
ReplyDeleteSo not for me, really.
Peanuts was a true phenomenon in the US in the 1960s. All the comic strips, which were collected into a series of paperbacks, most of which I had. All of the toys, the two “Snoopy and the Red Barons” hit records, and culminating with “A Charlie Brown Christmas” TV special. Oh, and who can forget “Happiness is a Warm Puppy”? SFZ
ReplyDeleteThere was also a line of Snoopy plastic kits by Monogram, which have been re-issued by Atlantis in recent years. The records were by a group called Royal Guardsmen.
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