Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. This first premiered on November 20, 1973, on CBS and won an Emmy Award. Great Thanksgiving special as always with the earlier Peanuts.
The Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Peanuts specials I always looked forward to. The way their world was only for kids where grownups were heard but only as noise in the background.
It starts off with Lucy tempting Charlie Brown with that football. Just one time I wanted to see Charlie kick the football…or Lucy.
It’s Thanksgiving and Peppermint Patty invites herself and Marcie over to Charlie Brown’s house but Charlie and Sally are ready to go to their grandmothers. Charlie talks to Linus and he suggests having two Thanksgiving dinners.
The only thing Charlie can come up with is feeding his friends toast and cold cereal which does not make Peppermint Patty happy whatsoever. She lets Charlie have it really bad until Marcie reminds her that she invited herself over.
Not going to give it away for those who have not seen this wonderful holiday cartoon. The music by Vince Guaraldi is excellent and makes every Peanuts cartoon special.
Maybe not as strong as the Great Pumpkin and Christmas but it has one of my favorite peanuts exchanges:
Linus: This is not unlike another famous Thanksgiving episode. Do you remember the story of John Alden, and Priscilla Mullins, and Captain Miles Standish?
Peppermint Patty: This isn’t like that one at all.
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Yes… that is right after Peppermint Patty rips Charlie Brown about the lack of traditional food… That is a good one.
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I always wanted to see Charlie Brown kick Lucy’s head off…
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YES… I didn’t like Lucy one bit…and I’ve known a few Lucys.
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Same…not quite like the Christmas special but still an enjoyable view!
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Watching it on TV now, I keep waiting to see ads for Dolly Madison snacks…..
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Yes…that is right! Great memory dude! I remember now….. I liked your book list by the way
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Thanks, man! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Keith.
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I could watch all three specials over and over, again.
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Yes I could also. I did watch the Thanksgiving one today…I still love the Peanuts
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Part of my childhood…
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I think all the Charlie Brown Holidays shows are great! They are all classics.
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