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The Today Show Just Unintentionally Scared America With These <em>Peanuts</em> Costumes
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Jen Carlson
Published Oct 30, 2015
Modified Oct 30, 2015
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This morning the Today Show cast accomplished what no one has ever been able to in the very long history of the beloved Peanuts gang. They slipped into the body skins of each character and scared the shit out of America. We present the images below without comments, because we are sitting in the corner of a padded room, shaking.
Al Roker as Charlie Brown:
Meredith Viera as Freddy Krueger Pig Pen:
Carson Daly as Linus:
Matt Lauer as Lucy:
Willie Geist as Schroeder:
Hoda Kotb as Snoopy:
Kathie Lee Gifford as Woodstock:
There are some others, but we've all been through enough today.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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