Franklin was introduced as the first Black “Peanuts” character in 1968, opening up a conversation about race and representation in comics. In this episode, Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show writer Josh Johnson and Franklin’s namesake and creator of JumpStart Comics, Robb Armstrong to discuss how the character was created, and the impact of comics. #DailyShow #BeyondTheScenes #Peanuts
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I think what is needed in all media and platforms is authentic, organic depictions of all kinds of people, and the intersectionaliry that all of us represent. To cut and paste in a character representing a specific “trending” demographic is tokenism at its worst..
Replythanks for the video,I love behind scenes content
ReplyYou guys are the most Racist. Stop this nonsense. What is it going to get you?
ReplyOld cartoons are so interesting, I recommend Ollie Harrington and Jackie Ormes if people haven’t seen any of their stuff beforre
ReplyIt did felt a little shallow with the NASA special made Franklin the smart exposition guy, ok representation, but not funny
ReplyThis is awesome. Learned a lot. Laughed and learning time lol sounds like pbs show. Lol
ReplyThis was an extremely informative historical segment, which kept me enthralled throughout.
Replyi like that he’s cosplaying as his mic
ReplyJosh needs to do more recording that takes advantage of his spectacular voice. I had to watch twice because i fell in love with his sound.
ReplyI learnt more listening to this then I usually do in APHG, which I chose to ignore to listen to this
ReplyWait a minute, doesn’t the comic “Jumpstart” have a black cop? pffft race traitor junk.
ReplyGreat podcast though
He’s right about Black kids making characters Black. I grew up in the 90’s watching Tiny Toons and in my mind, Plucky Duck was Black.
ReplyThis was an AWESOME episode!! I learned alot in this one!! Keep up the great work!!
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