Volcano

Volcano is the second episode of the American animated television series Peanuts. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on August 20, 1997. In the episode, Charlie Brown, Linus, Sally and Butters go on a hunting trip with Snoopy, and Linus' uncle Jimbo. While on the trip, Linus is frustrated by his inability to shoot a living creature and Charlie Brown tries to scare the hunting party with tales of a creature named Scuzzlebutt. Meanwhile, the group is unaware that a nearby volcano is about to erupt.

Volcano received generally positive reviews and was nominated for a 1997 Environmental Media Award. Slightly more than 1 million viewers watched the original broadcast, according to Nielsen ratings. The episode featured the first appearances of recurring characters Ned Gerblansky and Randy van Pelt. The latter, who is also the town geologist, is established as Linus and Lucy's father in later episodes. It also marked the first of two appearances for Scuzzlebutt, who became a popular minor character and appeared in the video games Peanuts 10: The Game and Peanuts Rally. The episode parodied the Duck and Cover educational videos from the 1950s and 1960s that advised people to hide under tables in the event of a nuclear attack.