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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

  • TV Short
  • 1973
  • TV-G
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
13K
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Bill Melendez and Todd Barbee in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
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Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.

  • Directors
    • Bill Melendez
    • Phil Roman
  • Writer
    • Charles M. Schulz
  • Stars
    • Todd Barbee
    • Robin Kohn
    • Stephen Shea
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Bill Melendez
      • Phil Roman
    • Writer
      • Charles M. Schulz
    • Stars
      • Todd Barbee
      • Robin Kohn
      • Stephen Shea
    • 58User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Todd Barbee
    • Charlie Brown
    • (voice)
    Robin Kohn
    • Lucy van Pelt
    • (voice)
    Stephen Shea
    • Linus van Pelt
    • (voice)
    Hilary Momberger-Powers
    Hilary Momberger-Powers
    • Sally Brown
    • (voice)
    • (as Hilary Momberger)
    Christopher DeFaria
    Christopher DeFaria
    • Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt
    • (voice)
    Jimmy Ahrens
    • Marcie
    • (voice)
    Robin Reed
    • Franklin
    • (voice)
    Vince Guaraldi
    • Little Birdie singer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Melendez
    Bill Melendez
    • Snoopy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Bill Melendez
      • Phil Roman
    • Writer
      • Charles M. Schulz
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    9Catherine_Grace_Zeh

    Excellent holiday special which is very appetizing

    In my opinion, this is an excellent holiday special which is very appetizing. However, I couldn't bear seeing Snoopy and Woodstock having to endure all that torture. In addition, the thing that really makes this special worth watching is the score, especially "Little Birdie and "Linus And Lucy." When those songs are performed, I always get warm and tingly. I would have to say that's my favorite song of this special. If you ask me, Charles M. Schulz was a really good artist. In conclusion, I highly recommend this excellent holiday special which is very appetizing to everyone, especially all you fans of the comic strip who have not seen it. When you see it, prepare to smile, have a good time, and bon appetit.
    dsp21953

    Today is Thanksgiving. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" is a must see.

    Well, today is Thanksgiving and that means one thing to do, for certain that is. I must watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." It has become a tradition for me for the last five years in a row and will continue for the rest of my life. You just can't go wrong with Good Old Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Watching this special brings the true meaning of Thanksgiving. As usually Snoopy steals the show. Thank you Mr. Charles Schulz for this and all the Peanuts holiday specials. Thanksgiving requires "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" year after year, it is simply tradition. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang on the holidays make the holidays more enjoyable.
    10iF....

    Great TV special.

    I remember seeing "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" back in the 80s when I was just a child. Every Thanksgiving they would show this at night time, since I was around 6-9 years old I couldn't stay up late to watch cartoons. But my parents made exceptions in these cases. Heck, I even recorded this on BETA! Thats right those tapes that are half the size of VHS tapes! Now that I'm older I wonder where time went, one day I'm a kid sitting on the living room rug watching Charlie Brown the next day I'm in my room hearing the advertisement on TV for the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving holiday special. Since I saw this when I was a kid I must say I was scared of the last portion of this presentation, the part where Charlie Brown camps out of a house. Damn that scared me! All I can say is that this is a classic for anyone who saw this as a kid. What's wrong with those people that gave this a 1 rating?!?! Some people just have problems.
    AWERTH

    holiday fun!

    I have always enjoyed these "Charlie Brown" specials as

    I called them...It always tells me a holiday will be coming shortly when i watch this on television. there is a weird quality to these specials...they are children oriented, but they seem to have a lot of strong messages

    behind them for anyone of any age....like Linus's speech

    about Massasoit--a young one who loves his blanket and

    sucks his thumb, and to be so smart is like an oxymoron, a mature child..I'm sure we can all relate to one of the

    characters in a way!
    8SnoopyStyle

    another charming Charlie Brown holiday special

    Charlie Brown and Sally are going to their grandmother's for Thanksgiving. Peppermint Patty calls and invites herself and then Marcie and Franklin to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving. Linus suggests Charlie Brown have two Thanksgiving dinner with the help of Snoopy and Woodstock. Peppermint Patty is angered by the lack of traditional Thanksgiving food but Marcie convinces her to apologize. Charlie Brown's grandmother calls and invites everybody to her place.

    Peppermint Patty's voice by Christopher DeFaria is really rough and raspy. It's a little bit jarring. Otherwise, this is a charming Charlie Brown holiday special and it holds up well. It has the innocence of the simple cartoon drawings. Also it's a single story without the usual detours. This just has the sense of the impending Holidays that appears every Fall. I do wonder if there is anything wrong with Woodstock eating turkey.

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    • Trivia
      Vince Guaraldi sung the vocals for the song "Little Birdie", one of the rare moments he lended his voice to the music he created for the Peanuts specials, the other times being "Joe Cool" in "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" from 1972 and "There's No Time For Love, Charlie Brown" from 1973.
    • Goofs
      The sundaes on the table during dinner disappear and reappear between scenes.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Brown: We've got ANOTHER holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us.

      Sally Brown: I haven't even finished eating all of my Halloween candy!

      Linus van Pelt: Sally, Thanksgiving is a very important holiday. Ours was the first country in the world to make a national holiday to give thanks.

      Sally Brown: [to Charlie Brown] Isn't he the cutest thing?

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits, Snoopy and Woodstock both have a slice of pumpkin pie.
    • Alternate versions
      The version of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" that aired on CBS in the mid 1980s trimmed the segment with Snoopy and Woodstock getting dressed for the dinner after setting up the table. It cuts from the scene after Snoopy pulls out his costume and a small hat for Woodstock to the scene where they walk up to the house.
    • Connections
      Featured in It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Charlie Brown Blues
      (uncredited)

      Music by Vince Guaraldi

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thanksgiving med Snobben
    • Production companies
      • Lee Mendelson Film Productions
      • Bill Melendez Productions
      • United Feature Syndicate (UFS)
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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