Kids sent candy to Charlie Brown after it aired

Charlie Brown ends up getting a treat bag full of rocks. Some of the kids who watched felt so bad for poor Charlie Brown that they actually mailed candy and other gifts to CBS addressed to Charlie Brown.

Sally’s lines were almost ruined because of a loose tooth

Of course, hiring children who could barely read to provide the voices for these characters presented a number of challenges. But Kathy Steinberg, the young actress who voiced Sally, almost had to be replaced. Just as they were nearing the end of her recording sessions, she had a loose tooth and the gap in her teeth could cause a lisp in her voice that would sound different from the dialogue they had already recorded. The crew had to rush Kathy into the recording studio as soon as it opened to get the rest of her lines on tape. Her tooth fell out during her very last line.

NASA took inspiration from Snoopy’s Flying Ace

Snoopy’s “Flying Ace” became one of his most famous alter egos, both onscreen and in newsprint. He even became a good luck charm for the NASA astronauts during the Apollo space missions and as an icon for NASA safety. The crew of the Apollo 10 mission even brought a painting of the “Flying Ace” with them into space.

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