Jun 9, 2026 · 54 min · 15 segments
Finally, it’s come to this: The Roy episode. Roy befriends both Charlie Brown and Linus at camp. And if that’s not exciting enough, old people talk about how neat telephones were. But maybe his main…
Jimmy GownleyHostHarold BuchholzHostLiz SumnerPanelist
Michael CohenHost[gentle music] Welcome to Unpacking Peanuts, the podcast where three cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time, Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
Today we're continuing our look at sidekicks and second bananas with our focus on Roy.
You can find all my new work over on Givo Comics on Substack, and you can order the Amelia Rules 25th anniversary editions that are out right now.
He's a playwright and a composer, both for the band Complicated People as well as for this very podcast.
He's the co-creator of the original Comic Book Price Guide, the original editor for Amelia Rules, and the creator of such great strips as Strange Attractors, A Gathering of Spells, and Tangled River.
And he's the executive producer and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a former vice president of Archie Comics, and the creator of the Instagram sensation Sweetest Beasts.
And, uh, keeping us out of trouble, making sure everything runs nice and smooth, it's our producer and editor, Liz Sumner.
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[gentle music] Welcome to Unpacking Peanuts, the podcast where three cartoonists take an in-depth look at the greatest comic strip of all time, Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
Today we're continuing our look at sidekicks and second bananas with our focus on Roy.
You can find all my new work over on Givo Comics on Substack, and you can order the Amelia Rules 25th anniversary editions that are out right now.
He's a playwright and a composer, both for the band Complicated People as well as for this very podcast.
He's the co-creator of the original Comic Book Price Guide, the original editor for Amelia Rules, and the creator of such great strips as Strange Attractors, A Gathering of Spells, and Tangled River.
And he's the executive producer and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a former vice president of Archie Comics, and the creator of the Instagram sensation Sweetest Beasts.
And, uh, keeping us out of trouble, making sure everything runs nice and smooth, it's our producer and editor, Liz Sumner.
