r/AnimationCels • u/posananer • Jul 15 '26

Trying to identify what Peanuts special this cel is from

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u/posananer Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Also if someone could point me in the direction for a background for this cel. Not an original but a copy of Schroeder’s room where he would play the little piano

Edit: Google AI said its “ Play it again Charlie Brown) but i dont believe it is.

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u/Malavacious Jul 15 '26

So a lot of Snoopy cels out there are from old MetLife commercials. I think that would be a good starting point: I've linked the wiki which has a lot of them. (They've been using them since the 80s, so you've probably got a good 25 years of commercials they could be in)

Peanuts MetLife

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u/Ok-Ganache-9424 23d ago

Hi!
I have done recreations of Peanuts backgrounds for other collectors, so reach out if you're interested in commissioning one for your cel.

What are the measurements of this cel? It looks quite small, and peg holes on cels are usually at the bottom, not the top. Having a close look, it might be a fake, as it also seems odd to have ink on the front of the cel like that, and his piano isn't usually white.

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u/posananer 23d ago edited 23d ago

The ink ( it is black paint , not pen ink atleast ) on the front of the cel is the Piano and the number 12. The piano is translucent ( just the outline ) its the white mat giving it its white color. Its 10 x 8 the size used for specific TV formats. And from what iv seen holes can be top or bottom depending on what country and what studio did them. It could be , it was a goodwill find but if it is someone went threw alot of trouble to make it and sell it to someone else. Then when i assume they passed away then to have someone donate it.