Peanuts, who introduced pop culture icons, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, announced the launch of its first-ever PEANUTS 60th Anniversary Photo Look-A-Like Contest, which will benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.bgca.org).
Peanuts fans of all ages are invited to submit photos of themselves or their children looking like one of these Peanuts characters: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, Marcie or Pigpen, or one of Snoopy’s classic alter-egos, Joe Cool or the World War I Flying Ace. Submissions will be accepted through November 3.
Finalists, selected by a panel of celebrity judges, will be posted on November 11. The public will then be able to vote for their favorite finalist through November 30. The winners will be announced in December.
The celebrity judges include Jill Schulz, daughter of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz; country music legends Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood; “Supernanny” Jo Frost; “America’s Next Top Model” judge and fashion photographer Nigel Barker; and Victoria Recaño, co-anchor of KTLA 5 News at 6 and KTLA 5 News at 10.
“Throughout the years, the Peanuts gang has given people a sense of belonging—we can all identify with one or more of the characters and their life lessons,” says Jill Schulz. “This contest gives participants a chance to express their ‘inner Snoopy,’ so to speak, and I’m really looking forward to reviewing all the pictures and stories from our Peanuts fans around the country.”
The grand-prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid family adventure for four to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio (home to Planet Snoopy). Other prizes include a collection of Warner Home Video PEANUTS DVDs and a Peanuts holiday tree and ornament collection from Hallmark Gold Crown.
The Stars Come Out for Peanuts
Offering inspiration to contest entrants (including caption and costume ideas)—and amusement to everyone who visits the contest website—a Celebrity Look-A-Like Gallery features film, television, music and sports stars who have an uncanny similarity to a Peanuts character…whether in looks, talent or attitude! The famous Look-a-Likes were chosen by the Peanuts team for their “resemblance” to a particular character, and all the stars were delighted to participate.
“I wasn’t entirely by surprised when I learned that the Peanuts team had selected me as their Charlie Brown look-alike, since the comparison had been made several times before,” says Simon Pegg, (“Star Trek,” “Shaun of the Dead”). “I even have a Charlie Brown yellow t-shirt with black zig zags, bought for me by a friend who was of the same opinion. Now I guess it’s official. Word had come from the very top and who am I to argue. I look like Charlie Brown. Good Grief.”
The Celebrity Look-a-Likes are:
Charlie Brown, the underdog in the zig-zag shirt who never gives up:
Snoopy, the imaginative beagle who ponders life from the top of his doghouse:
Lucy, who dispenses advice from her 5-cent psychiatrist’s booth:
Linus, the blanket–clutching philosopher who believes firmly in the Great Pumpkin:
Sally, Charlie Brown’s little sister, who’s (nearly) right about everything:
Peppermint Patty, who never met a school day she didn’t hate:
Marcie, Peppermint Patty’s loyal sidekick, who’s smarter than Patty realizes:
Pigpen, who travels with his own cloud of dust:
Schroeder, the mini musical genius who is rarely separated from his piano:
Franklin, perhaps the only one who never has an unkind word about Charlie Brown:
World War I Flying Ace, Snoopy’s dashing aviator persona:
Joe Cool, Snoopy’s sunglasses-wearing ultra suave alter ego:
Woodstock, Snoopy’s trusty yellow-feathered friend.
Finalists, selected by a panel of celebrity judges, will be posted on November 11. The public will then be able to vote for their favorite finalist through November 30. The winners will be announced in December. To enter the contest and for more information, visit: (www.peanutsphotocontest.com)
The Peanuts cartoon classic, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” airs on Wednesday, October 28th at 8pm/7pm central on ABC.
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