Neil Freiman

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My winner is Charlie Brown, Lucy Linus, and that dog named Snoopy because this gang is now a billion-dollar business.

The Japanese entertainment conglomerate Sony announced it was paying $450 million to take control of the Peanuts franchise, doubling its existing stake from 39% to 80% and valuing the franchise at over $1 billion.

They better be a good parent because there aren't many characters more beloved than the Peanuts kids and K-9.

First published in comic strips in 1947 by cartoonist Charles Schultz, Peanuts appeared in newspapers daily until his death in 2000.

Over that period, the Peanuts empire expanded all over the globe.

The comic grew to appear in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries, delighting more than 350 million readers.

But that was just the start.

The comic spawned movies, TV shows, toys, games, rides, and other experiences.

You can't imagine Thanksgiving or Christmas without the Charlie Brown holiday special or the music.

And Snoopy, that pup has taken on a life of his own, even appearing as the face of the insurance company MetLife for three decades.

Toby, 78 years in, and the Peanuts franchise has arguably been never more popular.

Sony's got a lot to play with.

So Peanuts did have a movie back in 2015.

It made $200 million.

It did well.

But we got to get another one because we're so close to EGOT status in terms of the Peanuts franchise.

They've won two Grammys, four Emmys, and two Tonys.

They've only got one Oscar nomination, though, a boy named Charlie Brown, in 1969.

So, Sony, let's get an epic Peanuts movie out there so we can get this EGOT for Snoopy and Co.,