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pos: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 10, 2017. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third "Peanuts" special (and second holiday-themed special, following "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first "Peanuts" special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by "Charlie Brown", a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent "Peanuts" specials. Its initial broadcast took place on October 27,

pos: Great Pumpkin also inspired the 1966 animated television special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and had brief mentions in "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (1972) (in which the mention of it almost blows Linus' chances in a school election); "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" (1974) in which Sally expresses her concerns about the Easter Beagle's reality to Linus, citing her previous experience with the non appearance of the Great Pumpkin; and "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" (1975) in which Linus goes into the pumpkin patch to make a makeshift motorcycle helmet for Charlie Brown for a motocross race, with

pos: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third "Peanuts" special (and second holiday-themed special, following "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first "Peanuts" special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by "Charlie Brown", a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent "Peanuts" specials. Its initial broadcast took place on October 27, 1966, on

pos: Charlie Brown costume after Halloween, usually due to a screw-up, like his laundry coming in late. Charlie Brown got rocks whenever he goes trick-or-treating, resulting in depression, but he remained hoping that he will get a chance to receive candy on the next year's Halloween. When the special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" was first aired in 1966, the viewers sympathized so much with Charlie Brown that they sent Halloween candy to the studio in order to show their sympathy towards him. Charlie Brown's best friend, Linus frequently got him to wait in a local pumpkin patch in order to see

pos: Charlie Brown and Patrick McDonnell ("Mutts"). The special's score made an equally pervasive impact on viewers who would later perform jazz, among them David Benoit and George Winston. The special was honored with both an Emmy and Peabody Award. The success of "A Charlie Brown Christmas "is followed by the creation of a second television special starring Charlie Brown, "Charlie Brown's All-Stars", which was originally aired on June 8, 1966. Later that year, Charlie Brown made his appearance in a third "Peanuts" special: the Halloween-themed "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. "For the rest of the decade, three television specials starring Charlie

pos: Garfield's Halloween Adventure the addition of warts and different-looking eyes. For the musical score, Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette were employed, having previously worked on "Garfield" television specials. Announced as "Garfield's Halloween Adventure", "Garfield in Disguise" was originally aired on October 30, 1985, along with the 1966 "Peanuts" special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", on CBS. In later years, it was often aired in the Halloween season along with "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". By 2015, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" was not regularly broadcast. A 64-page illustrated book adaptation was published in 1985 by Random House Publishing Group, originally under the title

pos: Peanuts CBS to air many more prime-time "Peanuts" specials over the years, beginning with "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" in 1966. In total, more than thirty animated specials were produced. Until his death in 1976, jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed musical scores for the specials, in particular, the piece "Linus and Lucy" which has become popularly known as the signature theme song of the "Peanuts" franchise. Schulz, Mendelson and Meléndez also collaborated on four theatrical feature films starring the characters, the first of which was "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (1969). Most of these made use

pos: Sally Dryer Sally Dryer Sally Dryer (also known as Sally Dryer-Baker; born 10 February 1957) is an American former child voice actress best known for her voice-over work in the 1960s. Dryer provided the voices for several "Peanuts" characters in television specials and film from 1965 to 1969. Dryer first started as the voice of Violet in "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (1963) and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965), before going on to Lucy in four "Peanuts" specials "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" (1966), "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966), "You're in Love, Charlie Brown" (1967), and "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (1968).

pos: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown CBS, preempting "My Three Sons". The original sponsors were Coca-Cola, the original sponsor of "A Charlie Brown Christmas", and the Dolly Madison brand of baked snack foods, which would go on to be a longtime co-sponsor of the "Peanuts" specials on CBS. CBS re-aired the special annually through 2000, with ABC picking up the rights beginning in 2001, where it now airs annually during the Halloween season. The program was nominated for a 1966 Emmy Award. It has been issued on home video several times, including a "Remastered Deluxe Edition" of the special released by Warner Home Video on September

pos: Schroeder (Peanuts) in 1965's "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Lucy asks Schroeder to play "Jingle Bells". Schroeder plays it in the style of a conventional piano, then manages to generate the warm tones of a Hammond organ, but Lucy cannot recognize the tune until the now-irritated Schroeder plays it, in a high register with one finger, in the tones of a normal toy piano. Until the France3 production, La bande de Snoopy, this was the only time in the history of the television specials that his toy piano ever actually sounded like a toy piano. In 1966's "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown",

pos: It's a Long Way to Tipperary directed by Theo Angelopoulos, and by Czechoslovak soldiers in the movie "Černí baroni" (1992). The song is often cited when documentary footage of the First World War is presented. One example of its use is in the annual television special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966). Snoopy—who fancies himself as a First World War flying ace—dances to a medley of First World War-era songs played by Schroeder. This song is included, and at that point Snoopy falls into a left-right-left marching pace. Schroeder also played this song in "Snoopy, Come Home" (1972) at Snoopy's send-off party. Also, Snoopy was

pos: Here Comes Garfield had just completed a USO tour at army bases, joined the "Garfield" franchise with this project, and finished recording the soundtrack in the summer of 1982. He explained his decision, "I figured if Bill Cosby could do "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and live forever on the earnings, why can't I do "Garfield"?" Besides her contribution to the music, Desirée Goyette was also the performance model for Garfield's dance during the title song. "Here Comes Garfield" was first aired by CBS, on October 25, 1982, along with the 1966 "Peanuts" special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". It was

pos: Bill Littlejohn in which Snoopy dances on the piano while Schroeder plays a jazz riff, the Snoopy-Lucy prizefight in "Snoopy Come Home" (1972) and the Snoopy-Red Baron section in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966). Littlejohn recalled that the scene of Snoopy dancing on Schroeder's piano met resistance from Charles Schulz: "At first Charles Schulz didn't care for all the Snoopy pantomime. He felt it was deviating too much from his style. He wanted the whole film to be talking heads, doing his dialogue." One of Littlejohn's personal favorites was a scene in the 1972 special, "Snoopy, Come Home," in which

neg: Great Pumpkin him again the following Halloween. Linus acknowledges the similarities between the Great Pumpkin and Santa Claus, the existence of which Linus considers to be ambiguous (in the television special, Linus tells Charlie Brown he'll stop believing in the Great Pumpkin when Charlie Brown stops believing in Santa Claus, while writing to the Great Pumpkin that Santa Claus has better publicity). Charlie Brown attributes Linus's belief in the Great Pumpkin to "denominational differences". The Great Pumpkin was first mentioned by Linus in "Peanuts" in 1959, but the premise was reworked by Schulz many times throughout the run of the strip, and

neg: Charlie Brown Linus's mythological being, "The Great Pumpkin". Charlie Brown was always shown trying to convince Linus that The Great Pumpkin didn't exist, but Linus was always shown to hope that The Great Pumpkin will arise from a "sincere" pumpkin patch and bless him with toys, making Charlie Brown's efforts in vain. On Valentine's Day, Charlie Brown was frequently shown waiting at his mail box to get a Valentine from a girl, but, in almost every case, Charlie Brown doesn't receive any, though on the special "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown", he received a Valentine from Violet out of pity, and he

neg: Great Pumpkin that propelled his team into the playoffs. Season 4, episode 7 of the television series "Supernatural" is called "It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester". On October 30, 2015, the "Wizard of Id" comic strip made a tribute to Linus and the Great Pumpkin. The wizard makes a spell "making a dream come true for a special little boy". The last panel shows a large pumpkin, growling, chasing a boy who has a blue blanket (ostensibly Linus). Charlie Brown, Linus, and the Great Pumpkin are referenced in Helloween's song "", alluding to the events in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown:

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown "It's The Great Pumpkin" was sponsored by Coca-Cola and Dolly Madison Cakes. These sponsor tags were replaced in later broadcasts and edited out of the VHS/DVD releases. The music was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet. The lively instrumental, "Linus and Lucy", associated originally with "A Charlie Brown Christmas", is used at the beginning of this cartoon as Linus and Lucy prepare a pumpkin to be a jack-o-lantern, as Linus mails his letter to the Great Pumpkin, and when Lucy wakes up at 4 AM to take Linus home from the pumpkin patch. Guaraldi's theme for the special, "The Great

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown her and sending her into the same circling frenzy as she did in "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Then, he is entertained by Schroeder's playing of World War I tunes on his piano, though the sad songs make him cry. Embarrassed, Snoopy leaves. Linus and Sally are still in the pumpkin patch. When Linus sees a shadowy figure rising from the moonlit patch, he assumes the Great Pumpkin is there and faints. Sally sees that it is only Snoopy. When Linus wakes, she furiously yells at him for making her miss the Halloween festivities when Charlie Brown and the others come

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 2, 2008, with the bonus feature "It's Magic, Charlie Brown" which was released in 1981. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, a retrospective book was published in 2006. "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic" includes the entire script, never-before-seen photographs, storyboard excerpts, and interviews with the original child actors who provided the voices of the "Peanuts" gang. A history of the program and the various religious interpretations of Linus' sincere belief in the Great Pumpkin are explained in the 2015 book, "A Charlie Brown Religion". With fall in full swing, the Peanuts gang prepares for

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown previous night's disappointments. Charlie Brown attempts to console his friend by saying he has done stupid things in his life, too. This infuriates Linus, who begins to vow that the Great Pumpkin will come to the pumpkin patch next year. Charlie Brown listens with an annoyed look on his face as the credits roll. Charles Schulz wanted Charlie Brown to get a rock at one house. Melendez suggested it happen three times, and while executive producer Lee Mendelson said no, he was overruled. Charlie Brown's repeated line of "I got a rock" caused triggers among many viewers of the show,

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown yearly letter to the Great Pumpkin, despite Charlie Brown's disbelief, Snoopy's laughter, Patty's assurance that the Great Pumpkin is a fake, and even his own sister Lucy, who threatens to "pound" him. (She is watching TV and reading a "TV Guide" with her picture on it.) Only Sally, Charlie Brown's younger sister, smitten with Linus, supports him—until Charlie Brown takes her away. Linus goes out to mail the letter but cannot reach the mailbox. Lucy refuses to help him, so he lassos the mailbox handle with his security blanket, opening the box to waft in the letter. Charlie Brown gets

neg: Great Pumpkin a chicken in a pentagram to summon the entity, which is revealed to be Lovecraftian in nature, feeding on children. The Great Pumpkin murders Linus and proceeds to stalk the other characters with similar intentions. Charlie Brown is saved by the similarly demonic Kite-Eating Tree, which consumes the Pumpkin. Charlie Brown declares that his deceased friends can now rest in peace. The murdered characters are then shown in Hell dancing with the devil as Schroeder plays his piano. When the "Peanuts" strip was first introduced in Italy, Halloween was almost unknown there as a festivity. The earlier translations turned the

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown pumpkin patch to jeer at Linus for missing the festivities, just as he did the previous year. Undeterred, Linus is convinced that the Great Pumpkin will come to his sincere pumpkin patch, and tries to convince Sally to join him. Sally, acting almost entirely on her infatuation with Linus, agrees to skip trick-or-treating. During "tricks or treats," the kids get their goodies (except for Charlie Brown, who gets nothing but rocks). After going back to the pumpkin patch to tease Linus and Sally, the gang goes to Violet's Halloween party. Violet and Lucy ask Charlie Brown to serve as their

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown to get her. As they leave, Linus, still convinced that the Great Pumpkin will materialize, promises to put in a good word for them "if he comes." He then panics, as he had said "if" instead of "when". At four o'clock the next morning, Lucy realizes that Linus is not in his bed. She finds her brother in the pumpkin patch, shivering in his clothes, huddled under his blanket, and half asleep. She brings him home, takes off his shoes, and puts him to bed. When daylight comes, Charlie Brown and Linus lean against a wall and commiserate about the

neg: Peter Robbins (actor) Most distinctly, at the age of nine, Robbins provided Charlie Brown's voice in one television documentary, six "Peanuts" television specials and one movie from 1963–69, including the film "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and the television specials "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". While Robbins, aged 14 in 1971, was replaced by younger child actors in the "Peanuts" specials produced after the 1960s, his trademark scream of "AUGH!!", first used in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", continued to be used in the later specials for Charlie Brown and other characters. Robbins appeared in an

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown according to Charles Schulz in the book and retrospective TV special "Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown". Schulz said that after the program first aired, bags and boxes of candy came in from all over the world "just for Charlie Brown." Executive producer Lee Mendelson told "The Washington Post" that the sequence with Snoopy flying his doghouse was "one of the most memorable animated scenes ever." He also said that of all the "Peanuts" TV specials, "I believe 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' is Bill Melendez’s animation masterpiece." Similar to the earlier "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" specials,

neg: Great Pumpkin ""Someone's sitting in a field, never giving yield." "Sitting there with gleaming eyes." "Waiting for Big Pumpkin to arise."" ""Bad luck if you get a stone" "like the good old Charlie Brown, you think Linus could be right." "The kids will say it's just a stupid lie."" In October 2010, forty-four years after the initial airing of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", the pumpkin was the topic of a licensed use by the children's internet site Poptropica. The site's 15th quest (island) is "Great Pumpkin Island", and features several of the "Peanuts" characters interacting with the avatars of Poptropica

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Pumpkin Waltz," is first heard when Linus is writing the Great Pumpkin at the beginning and plays throughout. Other songs composed by Guaraldi for this special include "Breathless", "Graveyard Theme", "Trick Or Treat", "The Red Baron", & "Fanfare". The World War I songs played by Schroeder while Snoopy dances are: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", "There's a Long, Long Trail", "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag", and "Roses of Picardy." Varèse Sarabande released the complete soundtrack album from the special on October 12, 2018. Previously, only "Great Pumpkin Waltz" was released on the posthumous compilation album, "Charlie

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Halloween. In the cold open, Linus and Lucy go out to the local pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin. Lucy selects the largest they can find, and makes poor Linus the one to get it back to the house. He becomes distraught when it turns out Lucy is going to gut it to be a jack-o-lantern. After the opening credits, Snoopy helps Charlie Brown finish raking a pile of leaves. But then Linus jumps into the heap with a large lollipop. Then Lucy entices Charlie to kick a football . . . with the usual results. Linus is writing his

neg: You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown Elected Charlie Brown". It was subsequently changed because Charles Schulz realized that not only "isn't" Charlie Brown elected, he doesn't even run! This explains why there is a caret between the words "You're" and "Elected" on the chalkboard (there was no time to redo the entire cel). In October 2006, "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" began airing the following of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on ABC. In order to fit both specials in a one-hour time slot, the following edits were made to "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown": The special was first released on home video in the

neg: Snoopy! The Musical Patty, and Lucy have a happy discussion on what they've learned in their lives ("I Know Now"). On Halloween, Linus, along with a reluctant Snoopy, awaits the arrival of the Great Pumpkin during "The Vigil" in the pumpkin patch. Later, the group looks up at the sky where they imagine no clouds, but instead Mount Rushmore, dragons and twenty milk-white horses ("Clouds"), but when asked what he sees, Charlie Brown can only sadly say, "A horsie and a duckie." Snoopy enters as the Easter Beagle to hand out bright Easter eggs to everyone, except Charlie Brown. A dejected Charlie Brown,

neg: Linus van Pelt of the Great Pumpkin, at which point he was nearly laughed out of the election. (He ended up winning anyway by one vote, cast by his opponent, who decided that Linus would make a better school president.) A similar occurrence was featured in a strip with the same storyline; Charlie Brown asks him why he had to bring up the Great Pumpkin and Linus gives his reasons. After Linus says that Charlie Brown is looking at him as if he was crazy, Charlie Brown responds, "I'm looking at you like I could've been vice president!" Linus is almost never seen

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Brown's Holiday Hits", as well as Guaraldi's subsequent cover version released on the Warner Bros. Records release, "Oh, Good Grief!". "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" was first released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment and Hi-Tops Video as part of the "Snoopy's Home Video Library" set. This version included editing of the "trick-or-treat" scene and removed the entire sequence of Schroeder playing World War I-era songs. Paramount Home Video later released the special in its entirety on VHS in the '90s. It was released on DVD on September 12, 2000, with "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" as a bonus

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX leaving only himself and the apparently gay Abraham Lincoln. In a parody of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", Milhouse waits in a pumpkin patch on Halloween for the Grand Pumpkin (which Bart made up) with Lisa. After Lisa sees everyone at school having a Halloween party, she grows tired of waiting and leaves in frustration. Milhouse starts to cry and his tears and childlike belief bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween and made into pumpkin bread, and vows revenge. He devours Homer

neg: American Broadcasting Company Festival. Since 2000, ABC has also owned the television rights to most of the "Peanuts" television specials, having acquired the broadcast rights from CBS, which originated the specials in 1965 with the debut of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (other "Peanuts" specials broadcast annually by ABC, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas", include "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"). Since 1974, ABC has generally aired "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on New Year's Eve (hosted first by its creator Dick Clark, and later by his successor Ryan Seacrest); the only exception was in 1999, when ABC

neg: Shermy "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in 1965, where he has one line of dialogue. Upon being cast as a shepherd in the gang's Christmas pageant, he laments being typecast: "Every Christmas it's the same: I always end up playing a shepherd." His appearances also include (sometimes with dialogue and sometimes without) "Charlie Brown's All-Stars", "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "You're in Love, Charlie Brown", "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown", "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown", "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown", "It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown", "Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?", "Why, Charlie Brown, Why?", "It's Spring Training, Charlie

neg: Frank Smith (animator) "Peanuts" television specials including "A Charlie Brown Christmas", "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and the feature films "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy Come Home". Frank Smith (animator) Frank A. Smith (August 31, 1911 – February 23, 1975) was an American cartoon animator and film director. He was the father of actor and film director Charles Martin Smith, and the brother of animator/director Paul J. Smith and animator Hank Smith. Born in Gladstone, Michigan, Smith left home in his teens with the dream of working in films. Not having any money, he made his way across country to

neg: Great Pumpkin called "It's the Great Pancake, Cleveland Brown". In the opening cameo of "Treehouse of Horror II" the Peanuts gang in Halloween costumes are passing in front of the Simpson house. The final segment of "Treehouse of Horror XIX" (the fourth episode of the twentieth season of "The Simpsons"), called "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse", is a parody of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and contains numerous references to the "Peanuts" characters. Milhouse Van Houten wears the same clothes and plays the same role as Linus van Pelt. Lisa Simpson is modeled after Sally Brown, and Bart is patterned after

neg: Great Pumpkin enjoyed incorporating religious references in many of his comics and animated cartoons. Peculiarly—given that the Great Pumpkin is supposedly believed in only by Linus—the strips of October 29 and November 1, 1961 make mention of officially reported Great Pumpkin sightings in Connecticut, Texas and New Jersey. The Great Pumpkin has been a symbol of strong faith and foolish faith, leading to vastly different interpretations of creator Charles Schulz's own faith. As described in the book on Schulz's religious views, "A Charlie Brown Religion", Schulz's views were very personal and often misinterpreted. Linus' seemingly unshakable belief in the Great Pumpkin, and

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown special. After Warner Home Video had obtained the off-air rights to the Charlie Brown library of TV specials, they released a new DVD release under the new "Remastered Deluxe Edition" line on September 2, 2008. On this DVD, the bonus special was "It's Magic, Charlie Brown" ("You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" was released on its own DVD later that year), and it included a new featurette, "We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown". A Blu-ray/DVD combo pack was released on September 7, 2011, with the same features as the Warner DVD. The feature was later released on 4K UHD on October

neg: Charlie Brown Linus is sympathetic towards Charlie Brown and often gives him advice after listening to Charlie Brown's various insecurities. Similarly, Charlie Brown, who is older and more mature, generally acts as an overseer to Linus's faults, such as his undying faith in the Great Pumpkin, his dependence on his security blanket, or any of his other odd quirks. They are also together in an allegiance over a common enemy: Lucy, who harasses and bullies Charlie Brown as much as she does Linus. Charlie Brown and Linus are often seen having discussions while sitting on a street curb or leaning up against

neg: It's Magic, Charlie Brown It's Magic, Charlie Brown It's Magic, Charlie Brown is the 21st prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on April 28, 1981. The special was later released on DVD on September 2, 2008 as a bonus feature on Warner Home Video's remastered deluxe DVD of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". Charlie Brown decides that Snoopy needs to educate himself, and gives him his library card to check out a few books. Snoopy decides to take out one book, a book about magic, which after reading, influences him to hold

neg: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is the tenth prime-time animated short film based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year. As of 2018, the special continues to be aired every November in prime time, now on the ABC network in the United States. In Canada, it has recently been aired on Family Channel as of 2018. It was the third holiday special after "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in 1965 and "It's The Great Pumpkin,

neg: Charlie Brown accepts it, even though Schroeder (Charlie Brown's best friend after Linus) scolded Violet for trying to appease her and her female companions' guilty conscience. The special's viewers, similar to the viewers of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", sent Valentine's Day cards to the studio out of sympathy. On the first "Peanuts" television special, Charlie Brown sought to know the true meaning of Christmas, as even though the jolly season was approaching, he was still depressed. It involved him directing a Christmas play with his uncooperative companions, and eventually, Linus told him the meaning that he had always wanted to

neg: You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown 1980s by Hi-Tops Video. On June 25, 1994, it accompanied "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown" on a Snoopy Double Feature release from Paramount Home Entertainment. It has been released on DVD twice, first as a "bonus feature" on the September 12, 2000 "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" DVD then on its own as part of Warner Home Video's "Remastered Deluxe Edition" line of Peanuts specials on October 7, 2008. In 2008, iTunes released a quasi-remake of "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" from Warner Bros. as the first of the Peanuts Motion Comics series. The two-part webisode, entitled

neg: Linus van Pelt Sunday strip of September 9, 1962, the glasses were not seen again. In an earlier strip of July 17 1962, Linus had told Charlie Brown that his ophthalmologist said he may not have to wear his glasses all the time: thus explaining their eventual disappearance. Linus is Charlie Brown's best friend. Linus is sympathetic towards Charlie Brown, and often gives him advice after listening to Charlie Brown's various insecurities. Similarly, Charlie Brown generally observes Linus's faults, such as his undying faith in the Great Pumpkin, his dependence on his security blanket, or any of his other odd quirks. They are

neg: Great Pumpkin Charlie being teased as being the Great Pumpkin by some race fans. It was also briefly referenced in "The Peanuts Movie" (2015), where Linus says he hopes the new kid in town, later revealed as the Little Red-Haired Girl, would be willing to believe in it. The best-known quote regarding Linus and the Great Pumpkin, originally from the comic strip but made famous by the TV special, is: "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." While Schulz usually avoided outright politics, he enjoyed his Great Pumpkin strips and also

neg: Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (even saying "Good grief!" at one point). A redesigned version of Santa's Little Helper can be seen sleeping atop his dog house a la Snoopy, while Homer is seen sleeping on top of the family house in a similar manner. When Marge first speaks, her voice is replaced with a muted trombone sound, a parody of the "wah wah wah" voice that is used for adults in all "Peanuts" specials. The dance scene during the Halloween party is a parody of the dance scene in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" right down to Kang and Kodos in a nonspeaking

neg: Charlie Brown's All Stars! hold up against his cheek like at the end of the show. The special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program in 1967, along with "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". However both lost out to Hanna-Barbera's "Jack and the Beanstalk", starring Gene Kelly. Charlie Brown's All Stars! Charlie Brown's All Stars! is the second prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was the second such TV special (following "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to be produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez (who also directed), and originally

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX a fan of the series and pitched the scene. The final segment is based on the Halloween cartoon "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". It could not be titled "It's the Great Pumpkin, Milhouse" to exactly match its namesake because of a "big legal issue", according to Al Jean. However, the characters were redesigned to resemble the style of "Peanuts", and they also obtained rights to use Vince Guaraldi's music. Jean said in 2011 that "For years we had never been able to parody Charlie Brown's Halloween special, which is one of the all-time top three animated shows ever. The

neg: Weapon Brown who is mentioned only briefly making for a grand total of fifteen: Weapon Brown: The eponymous character from the book and star of all stories save for "It's the Great Pumpkin, Weapon Brown", in which he does not appear. Weapon Brown looks like an adult version of Charlie Brown complete with his classic curled hair on his forehead. In the special material added to the story for the "Weapon Brown" one shot, Weapon Brown is shown with a full head of hair, rather than the seemingly 'bald' look Charlie Brown sports in the original strips and animation as a way

neg: You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown sung by "Peanuts" musical score composer Vince Guaraldi. The plot from "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" was taken from a story that ran in the comic strip in October 1964, in which Linus runs for school president with Charlie Brown as his running mate. In the original storyline, Linus blows the election (and Charlie's bid for Vice President) after bringing up The Great Pumpkin in his final speech and being laughed off stage–again after leading in the polls at the time. Unlike the television special, Linus' opponent is never seen or mentioned. This special first aired under the title "You're

neg: Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown at 8:00 p.m., and was sponsored by a foods company called Madison Barns, "makers of ding-dongs, twinkies, pooftas and wussy cakes". The Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on Charlie Brown's head, prompting the entire "Peanuts" cast to try to kill him. Lucy tries to get Charlie Brown to kick a bomb disguised as a football, Schroeder dumps his (full-sized, not toy) piano on Charlie Brown's head, Snoopy bites off his hand (which gushes blood), the Kite-Eating Tree falls on him, and Linus strangles him with his blanket (which he had turned into a makeshift garroting wire). Finally tired of running,

neg: Peanuts The strip's humor (at least during its '60s peak) is psychologically complex, and the characters' interactions formed a tangle of relationships that drove the strip. "Peanuts" achieved considerable success with its television specials, several of which, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", won or were nominated for Emmy Awards. The "Peanuts" holiday specials remain popular and are broadcast on ABC in the U.S. during the appropriate seasons. The Peanuts franchise also had success in theatre, with the stage musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" an oft-performed production. In 2013, "TV Guide" ranked the

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown model, initially to his delight, then dismay as he learns the real reason why he was invited: the back of his round, bald head made the perfect surface to diagram potential jack-o'-lantern designs on it. Meanwhile, Snoopy, wearing his World War I flying ace costume, climbs aboard his doghouse (imagining it to be a Sopwith Camel fighter plane) to fight with the Red Baron. After a fierce but losing battle, Snoopy makes his way across "the countryside" to briefly crash the Halloween party. Sneaking into an apple bobbing tank, he accidentally kisses Lucy when she picks up an apple, disgusting

neg: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown invited to a Halloween party hosted by Violet. Neither Charlie Brown nor Lucy can believe his invitation: as he breaks out into a "happy dance," she assumes it is a mistake. On Halloween night, the gang (including Sally) goes trick-or-treating, each with their own costume. Most dress as ghosts in simple white sheet costumes. Charlie Brown botches his costume, giving it too many holes because of "trouble with the scissors." Pig-Pen's trademark dust cloud makes him easy to identify. Lucy dresses as a witch, saying it is the opposite of her real personality. On the way, they stop at the

neg: Garfield's Halloween Adventure in "Garfield" TV canon by "Its abrupt left turn into abject terror," and concluded it was nearly as good as "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". Molly Eichel agreed "the special takes a left turn into something more sinister". In 2015, Johnny Brayson of "Bustle" wrote "I may be in the minority, but I consider "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" to be on equal footing with "Charlie Brown"," citing its humor and horror. Garfield's Halloween Adventure Garfield's Halloween Adventure (originally titled Garfield in Disguise) is a 1985 American animated television special based on the "Garfield" comic strip. It is directed by Phil

neg: You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown After regaining consciousness, Charlie Brown escapes and retrieves Snoopy from the hospital. Upon return, Linus informs Charlie Brown that motocross rules dictate that all drivers must be fitted with a helmet, which was lost during in the crash. Linus proceeds to outfit Charlie Brown with a hollowed-out pumpkin as a helmet and Charlie Brown, demoralized with such ridiculous headgear, returns to the race. As the race continues, every other competitor falls victim to various mishaps (particularly assorted mud-traps)...leaving Charlie Brown as the only contender left to cross the finish line (his old bike proves to have amazing durability, despite its

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX (and was supposed to be named "It's The Great Pumpkin, Milhouse," but due to legal reasons, was renamed) and contains several references to the "Peanuts" series. In the segment, Milhouse wears the same clothes and plays the same role as Linus van Pelt. Lisa is modelled after Sally Brown and Bart looks like Charlie Brown; he even says "good grief", echoing Charlie Brown's catchphrase. The main theme to Peanuts "Linus and Lucy" is played several times. A redesigned version of Santa's Little Helper can be seen sleeping on top of his dog house and Homer is seen sleeping on top

neg: Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo University Professor Alison Halsall said of this aspect of the episode, "Again, Parker and Stone blur the sacred and the profane, in this instance, to gut holidays of their traditional meanings." The episode has also been described as simultaneously embracing and parodying animated Christmas specials like "A Charlie Brown Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". It has also been described as a commentary on the way Jewish children are overlooked during the Christmas holiday; this theme is overtly stated by Stan, who says at the end of the episode that Jews and Hanukkah "can be

neg: Weapon Brown a man who is obsessed with a supernatural entity he calls "The Great Pumpkin". Over the course of the story's events, readers are introduced to a number of characters who are clearly recognizable as adult parodies of well known "Peanuts" characters. Weapon Brown and his pet Snoop are themselves parodies of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. The story begins with Weapon Brown having an encounter with Schroeder, while in the course of looking for Linus' sister Lucy. While he gets no information from the piano player about Lucy's whereabouts, he does learn that a woman named Patty- later revealed to be

neg: Franklin (Peanuts) I didn't even answer him." Franklin's skin color was mentioned in "The Charlie Brown Dictionary", a picture dictionary using the Peanuts characters; he was referred to in the definition of "black" in showing a picture of him talking on the telephone, where the color of the telephone is black. The description also says that "black may also refer to Franklin's skin tone, which is also known as a Negro person." In his initial appearances, Franklin seemed confused by all the strange things in Charlie Brown's neighborhood, especially Linus and his obsession with the Great Pumpkin. Schulz said of Franklin's first

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX and Neil Armstrong, set to the song "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. Krusty getting killed in a woodchipper references the woodchipper scene from the movie, "Fargo". Other celebrities shown include Golda Meir, Edward G. Robinson, John Wayne and John Lennon, who says "All we're saying is 'Let's eat some brains'", a reference to the chorus of "Give Peace a Chance" by the Plastic Ono Band. The commercial "Planet of the Taste" is a parody of the 1968 film "Planet of the Apes". The final segment, "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" is a parody of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

neg: Weapon Brown go wrong. He was slain by the Pumpkin as it fell onto him, Sally and the red-haired girl. Sally Brown: Younger sister of Weapon Brown and, like her classic Peanuts counterpart, was in love with Linus. It was for this reason that she helped Linus track down Weapon Brown and his lover and aided in the abduction that brought Weapon Brown back to his old ways. She was crushed when "The Great Pumpkin" fell apart on top of her, Linus, and the Red Haired Girl. She has an exact duplicate of the hairstyle of the original character on whom she

neg: You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown named Russell Anderson. Linus runs for the office with a vigorous and enthusiastic campaign, taking an early lead in the polls. Unfortunately, he suffers a setback when, during his last address to the student body, he decides to ad lib a mention of The Great Pumpkin. Nonetheless he wins the election by one vote–84 to 83–the deciding vote cast from Russell, who has decided that Linus is, in fact, better for the job. Following his victory, Linus goes to the principal with the intention of keeping his campaign promises and laying down the law, only to be taken aback with

neg: Marcie special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"; when Peppermint Patty throws a fit about the "dinner" Charlie Brown made for them, Marcie gently reminds her that he didn't invite her to dinner, but she invited herself. However, she is sometimes portrayed as being somewhat naive as showed "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" when Marcie showed complete ineptitude in the kitchen, making several unsuccessful attempts at preparing eggs to color for Easter, and then later biting into one without removing the shell first (saying "Tastes terrible, sir"), all to Peppermint Patty's great consternation. Later, Marcie was portrayed as an overachiever (she once

neg: You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown to enter Marcie to back him up. On day one, Charlie is introduced to his competitors; Marcie, Freddie Fabulous from Fremont (defending Decathlon champ and smug egotist who calls Charlie Brown "Pumpkin head"), and Snoopy's alter ego from Ace Obedience School, The Masked Marvel. He places well in the first five events, enough to place him in third after the day is over. Lucy states she is annoyed that Charlie Brown cannot be a total blockhead by his third-place ranking, as the Masked Marvel came in dead last (even after winning the final event of the first day, the 400m

neg: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown really Snoopy in disguise) will take care of everything. Only Charlie Brown's sister, Sally, believes him—although she still has some suspicions after she and Linus waited without success to see the Great Pumpkin the previous Halloween. Peppermint Patty and Marcie attempt to color Easter eggs, but as it is Marcie's first time, she does not know how to prepare the eggs properly. Marcie's first attempt fails as she fries the eggs on a griddle and flips them with a spatula. In their second attempt, Marcie tries cooking eggs on a waffle iron (for four of the eggs), in a toaster

neg: John Freeman (animator) was happy as hell. Those people up there thought I was Paul Bunyan or something." His animation, direction, and/or writing ability shone in some notable TV specials such as "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "Dr. Seuss on the Loose", and "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas". While at the Disney studio, he worked with Bing Crosby and Orson Welles on production at Marvel Studios. Numerous other projects include "Transformers", "The Flintstones", and several afternoon specials for television. In 1981, John Freeman was also asked to travel to Madrid, Spain, to animate on Katy the Caterpillar at the Moro Creativos

neg: Treehouse of Horror "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "Transformers", "Sweeney Todd", the "Twilight" film series, and "Jumanji". A modified version of the production logo for Gracie Films is displayed after the closing credits. The shushing sound is replaced by a scream, and the jingle is played in a minor key on a pipe organ. The first "Treehouse of Horror" episode aired in 1990 as part of the second season, and its on-screen title was "The Simpsons Halloween Special." It was inspired by EC Comics Horror tales. Although every episode is entitled "Treehouse of Horror", the first one was the only episode that

neg: Grey's Anatomy (season 12) special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", the twelfth season had a hiatus on October 29, 2015 following the 250th episode. The remaining fall schedule for ABC was announced on November 16, 2015 where it was announced that "Grey's Anatomy" would air eight episodes in the fall with the fall finale to air on November 19, 2015, just like the rest of ABC's primetime lineup "TGIT" "Scandal" and "How to Get Away with Murder", which was the same last year. The remaining 16 episodes will air after the winter break, beginning on February 11, 2016, and ending on May 19,

neg: The Good Guy Fluctuation ranked second after a World Series game with 21.06 million viewers. It beat a rerun of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on ABC, "The Vampire Diaries" on The CW and "Community" on NBC. The episode was watched by more households than any other show on CBS that night: "Rules of Engagement" received 10.62 million viewers at 8:30 p.m.; "Grey's Anatomy" received 9.93 million viewers at 9 p.m.; "The Mentalist" received 12.42 million viewers at 10 p.m. In Canada, the episode aired on the same night on CTV Total and received 3.751 million viewers. It was the most watched show

neg: The Blade's Path among adults aged 18 to 49. This was on par in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 2.75 million viewers with a 0.9/3 in the 18-49 demographics. With these ratings, "Gotham" ranked first for Fox, fourth on its timeslot, and tenth for the night, behind "How to Get Away with Murder", "The Good Place", "Superstore", "Toy Story of Terror!", "Scandal", "Chicago Fire", "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "Will & Grace", and "Thursday Night Football". "A Dark Knight: The Blade's Path" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "good" 7.7

neg: Garfield's Halloween Adventure as "hilarious". In 1986, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. It was the third "Garfield" special to win the Emmy, with the only other nominee being another "Garfield" special, "Garfield in Paradise". In 1988, Jon Burlingame of Hendersonville's "The Times-News" panned "Garfield’s Halloween Adventure" as "more up-to-date but charmless" in comparison to "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", and objected that the "Peanuts" special was aired less in favour of the "Garfield" cartoon. In a 2013 roundtable, "The A.V. Club" writers analyzed "Garfield’s Halloween Adventure", with Erik Adams judging the special to be distinguished

neg: Treehouse of Horror II putting on Homer's brain in the writing room; the producers thought that it was hilarious, so they decided to add it into the episode. In the opening sequence of the episode, the "Peanuts" gang scurry by as trick-or-treaters, à la "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". Marge's hair in the opening segment recalls Elsa Lanchester's character in "Bride of Frankenstein". The plot of Lisa's nightmare is a reference to W. W. Jacobs's short story "The Monkey's Paw", and "The New Twilight Zone" episode "A Small Talent for War". Near the beginning of the segment, Moroccan soldiers stop and search the

neg: Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Charlie literally becomes physically ill on the pitcher's mound. After his team loses their first game to Peppermint Patty's team, Charlie Brown then thinks of a great idea of trading one of his team players to Peppermint Patty. He decides to trade Snoopy for five of Peppermint Patty's players (because Snoopy is the only player Patty would want). However, the team is angry with Charlie Brown for this, and Charlie Brown finally decides to rip up the contract made for the trade (which is just as well, as the five players Patty was going to trade declared they'd give up

neg: Peanuts appeared in other comic strips since Schulz's death in 2000 and are now displayed at the Charles Schulz Museum. In May 2000, many cartoonists included a reference to "Peanuts" in their strips. Originally planned as a tribute to Schulz's retirement, after his death that February it became a tribute to his life and career. Similarly, on October 30, 2005, several comic strips again included references to "Peanuts" and specifically the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" television special. The December 1997 issue of "The Comics Journal" featured an extensive collection of testimonials to "Peanuts." Over 40 cartoonists, from mainstream newspaper

neg: Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown is the 22nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 30, 1981. It was released to DVD on January 2, 2004 as a bonus feature with the special "A Charlie Brown Valentine". Charlie Brown is watching a football game on television when he spots a girl from a honey shot in the stands that just made his heart melt. He is then crushed when the game ends and he feels

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX Treehouse of Horror XIX "Treehouse of Horror XIX" is the fourth episode of the twentieth season of "The Simpsons". It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2, 2008. This is the nineteenth "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, contains three self-contained segments: in "Untitled Robot Parody", Transformer robots run amok in Springfield; in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", Homer is hired by ad agents to kill celebrities so their images can be used for free; and in a "Simpsons"-style parody of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

neg: Great Pumpkin find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween and made into pumpkin bread, originally thinking it was bread especially made for pumpkins until Milhouse revealed it is made from them, and vows revenge. He devours Homer as he carves a pumpkin, then marches to the school and eats Nelson who threatens to stab a yellow pumpkin. It becomes apparent at this point that the Grand Pumpkin is racist towards this type of pumpkin and then eats Groundskeeper Willie after being offered roasted pumpkin seeds. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa

neg: Charlie Brown boy ("Charlie Brown") when asked. He made his official debut in the first "Peanuts" comic strip, on October 2, 1950. The strip features Charlie Brown walking by, as two other children named Shermy and Patty look at him. Shermy refers to him as "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" as he passes by, but then immediately reveals his hatred toward him once he is gone on the last panel. During the strip's early years, Charlie Brown was much more playful than he is known for, as he often played pranks and jokes on the other characters. On December 21 of the same

neg: Charlie Brown his back. This has sometimes been parodied in pop culture, especially in satires, frequently involving Charlie Brown kicking Lucy instead of the football, or other people hurting Lucy out of pity for Charlie Brown. Only on one occasion, Charlie Brown is able to kick the football during the special, "It's Magic, Charlie Brown". Charlie Brown is invisible because of Snoopy (Who is under the name the Great Houndini). Therefore, Lucy was not able to see Charlie Brown and he ends up taunting her in the beginning. In the end, Snoopy figures out a solution and sprays it on Charlie Brown.

neg: Weapon Brown left over from the fourth world war—Weapon Brown finally locates his quarry and the woman he's gone so far to rescue. A brief battle ends with Weapon Brown defeated and imprisoned by Linus thanks to a quasi-sentient life form Linus has psychic control over (which Linus refers to as his 'Security Blanket'), who is attempting to raise "The Great Pumpkin". Astonishingly, he succeeds, but Weapon Brown breaks free of his confinement and destroys Linus' blanket. Shocked at the death of his weapon, Linus then falls victim to the Pumpkin itself, which kills Linus, Weapon Brown's younger sister, and the woman

neg: It's Magic, Charlie Brown he prepares to roam the world as a lost soul, and Sally begins moving her stuff into his room. Before Charlie starts roaming, he decides to feed Snoopy to show him what has happened. When Snoopy realizes he cannot yet reverse the trick, he tries a couple of different ideas to make Charlie Brown somewhat visible again, including draping a sheet over his head and scaring Sally, and when Charlie Brown looks in the mirror and sees that Snoopy made him a ghost, he faints. Despite this shortcoming, Charlie Brown realizes he has a golden opportunity to kick Lucy's infamous

neg: It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown run back to Woodstock's tree, whereupon Snoopy re-installs the domicile for his overjoyed and grateful friend. The next day, Sally complains to Charlie Brown that her science exhibit has been stolen. When she reveals her exhibit was a so-called "prehistoric bird's nest", Charlie Brown puts two and two together and realizes it was Sally who took Woodstock's nest. Even with Charlie Brown's explanation that the nest was made by Woodstock, Sally is convinced that since she found the nest, it belongs to her. When she encounters Snoopy and Woodstock, she demands that they return "her" nest. The three are about

neg: Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is often eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada, it is usually prepared for Thanksgiving, and other occasions when pumpkin is in season. The pie filling ranges in color from orange to brown, and is baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with cinnamon, powdered ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Allspice is also commonly used and can replace the clove and

neg: Snoopy out of a game of Ha-Ha Herman when Peppermint Patty insults Charlie Brown, unaware that Charlie Brown is within earshot. He also helps Charlie Brown recover his autographed baseball when a bully takes it and challenges Charlie Brown to fight him for it. When Charlie Brown has to stop dedicating himself to making Snoopy happy, Snoopy replies, "Don't worry about it. I was already happy." In "The Peanuts Movie", Snoopy remains loyal to Charlie Brown, supporting and caring for him throughout the movie. In early Peanuts strips, Charlie Brown was not Snoopy's owner (as seen in the February 2, 1951,

neg: Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) Charlie Brown (born 18 September 1924) is a Scottish former footballer who played for his home-town club, Queen of the South. Brown signed for "Queens" in 1948 from LMS Rovers. Between then and his departure, Brown made 49 appearances and scored 19 goals. However, Brown struggled to obtain regular first-team football, playing in an era when he had to compete with Scotland internationalist Billy Houliston, followed by the club's all-time record goalscorer Jim Patterson, for the centre forward position. As of 18 December 2012, Brown was the oldest known surviving Scottish former Queens player and second

neg: Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) oldest player of any nationality, behind Ivor Broadis. Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) Charlie Brown (born 18 September 1924) is a Scottish former footballer who played for his home-town club, Queen of the South. Brown signed for "Queens" in 1948 from LMS Rovers. Between then and his departure, Brown made 49 appearances and scored 19 goals. However, Brown struggled to obtain regular first-team football, playing in an era when he had to compete with Scotland internationalist Billy Houliston, followed by the club's all-time record goalscorer Jim Patterson, for the centre forward position. As of 18 December 2012, Brown was the oldest

neg: Charlie Brown's All Stars! do that with the only material; Linus's security blanket. The girls and Snoopy present the newly made uniform shirt (completed with the words "Our Manager" on the front) to Charlie Brown, who is very pleased with it. He is determined that his team will win the next day, but the next day, it rains, so there is no ball game. Charlie Brown just stands in the rain on the pitcher's mound, where Linus finds him and tells him that nobody will come to the field. He then looks nervously at Charlie Brown. When Charlie Brown questions him why Linus is

neg: Treehouse of Horror XIX of his house in a manner similar to Snoopy. When Marge first speaks, she uses a muted trombone. This is a parody of the "wah wah wah" voice that is used for adults in the various "Peanuts" specials. At the end of the segment, she says to the audience that they can send complaints to an address which she only says in more muted trombone noises. Milhouse' prayer to the Grand Pumpkin is similar to the Nicene Creed. The dance scene during the Halloween party is a parody of the dance scene in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" right down to

neg: Weapon Brown Weapon Brown's lover. She was abducted by Linus Van Pelt with the help of Weapon Brown's sister Sally and was unseen throughout most of the story until the final chapter. She was killed when Linus' attempt to summon "The Great Pumpkin" went wrong and the creature crushed her, Linus, and Sally under it. Linus Van Pelt: Another victim of the Syndicate, Linus has a grotesquely mutated head and is in psychic control of what Weapon Brown tells the reader is a 'quasi-sentient, polymer based' life form that Linus calls his 'Security Blanket'. The life form is kept alive and able

neg: Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Charlie Brown or Charles Brown Esquire (see “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” movie) is the protagonist of the comic strip "Peanuts", syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American archetypes and a popular and widely recognized cartoon character. Charlie Brown is characterized as a person who frequently suffers, and as a result is usually nervous and lacks self-confidence. He shows both pessimistic and optimistic attitudes: on some days, he is reluctant to go out because his day might just be

neg: Weapon Brown saying that "maybe Santa Claus will show up." The story ends with the child, now sitting in the snow as a storm has buried his dead father, singing to himself, with the implication being that he will eventually freeze to death himself. In this short comic, included in the omnibus book, Linus Van Pelt and Sally Brown attempt to summon the Great Pumpkin via a sexual ritual; the horrific "Pumpkin Patch" is the locale. This is a short comic featuring a young "Chuck", living by his wits; at the "Daisy Hill Puppy Farm", he battles evil, giant rabbits and an

neg: Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown "Hugo The Great". The TV Special was included with the "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" DVD in the UK from Firefly Entertainment in 2004. It was also included with the deluxe "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" DVD in the US from Warner Home Video on September 21, 2010. Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown is the 20th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 24, 1980. The special won an Emmy Award in 1981 for

neg: Great Pumpkin players. Again, the Great Pumpkin never appears. Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is an unseen holiday figure in the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure in whom only Linus van Pelt believes. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children on Halloween evening. Every year, Linus sits in a pumpkin patch (a place Linus believes is the most sincere and lacking in hypocrisy) on Halloween night waiting for the Great Pumpkin to appear. Invariably, the Great Pumpkin fails to turn up, but a humiliated yet

neg: A Charlie Brown Celebration first time she definitely promises never to pull it away again. When Charlie Brown gets ill at a ball game, Lucy promises never to pull the ball away. She does not pull the ball away when Charlie Brown gets better, but he misses and kicks her arm, resulting in her arm being encased in a cast. Charlie Brown is mentioned as kicking it in the "It's Magic, Charlie Brown" special. It was the second (and last) episode for Kristen Fullerton as Lucy van Pelt, after when Sydney Penny voiced Lucy in "It's Magic, Charlie Brown", Penny decided she would let

neg: You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown in turn, replies, "You're a great competitor and a real gentleman. I think you're the greatest, Charles." Uncharacteristically, she then lifts her glasses and winks at Charlie Brown, who blushes. You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown is the 18th prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in March 1979, making it the last "Peanuts" TV special of the 1970s. It has been released to DVD by Warner Home Video as a bonus feature to "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown". It

neg: Schroeder (Peanuts) etc. Schroeder seems to like educating her about Beethoven, although she usually replies with silly answers. Once, he appeared in Lucy's place in the psychiatric booth when she was not available. When Charlie Brown poured out his troubles, Schroeder said simply, "Go home and listen to a Brahms piano quartet...Five cents, please!" Later, Charlie Brown asked Lucy, "Just how carefully do you screen these assistants of yours?" Another time he appeared as a patient. He told Lucy about how Beethoven wrote his great Ninth Symphony, but as he was deaf, he never got to hear it, and every time he

neg: Great Pumpkin Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is an unseen holiday figure in the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure in whom only Linus van Pelt believes. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children on Halloween evening. Every year, Linus sits in a pumpkin patch (a place Linus believes is the most sincere and lacking in hypocrisy) on Halloween night waiting for the Great Pumpkin to appear. Invariably, the Great Pumpkin fails to turn up, but a humiliated yet undefeated Linus stubbornly vows to wait for