‘Welcome Home, Franklin’: Peanuts’ First Black Character Gets An Origin Story In New Apple TV+ Special | Photo: Apple TV+
Every member of the Peanuts gang has an origin story, and now we’re finally getting to learn Franklin’s.
In the new Apple TV+ Peanuts Special, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, viewers dive into the origin story of one of Charlie Brown’s beloved friends, Franklin Armstong.
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Franklin From 'Peanuts' Stars in 'Snoopy Presents' Special
Inside Edition Wrote Mon, February 19, 2024 at 5:09 PM EST
Franklin from “Peanuts” stars in his own TV special called “Welcome Home Franklin.” His character emerged from the turmoil of 1968. Weeks after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, “Peanuts” creator Charles Shultz introduced a Black character. Franklin became a small but impactful symbol of racial harmony, but a scene from the 1973 Thanksgiving special is now viewed as a terrible slight. A half-century later, Franklin is finally taking his proper place at the table.
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