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TV Show Info
TV Show Name: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Studio: CBS
Genre(s): Cartoon/Seasonal
Release Date(s): November 20, 1973
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Just like the Pilgrims…at a Ping-Pong table
Charlie Brown finds himself throwing a Thanksgiving party when Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Franklin invite themselves to Thanksgiving. Snoopy is in charge of the cooking as Charlie Brown, Sally, and Linus try to make Thanksgiving special for their friends…but will the menu ruin Thanksgiving for everyone?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving follows in popular line of holiday specials based around Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters. The special is probably the third most popular behind A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and usually makes it to the air at least once during the holidays. It also won an Emmy after its release.
Toast!
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving just doesn’t have the heart of either A Charlie Brown Christmas or It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. It feels a bit forced and maybe because there is no real central theme like the Great Pumpkin or the Christmas pageant that help direct the other holiday specials. Linus (like always) tries to get to the root of the holiday and Marcie also helps balance things out, but other than the fun dinner of toast, pretzels, popcorn, and jellybeans all served on a ping-pong table, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is kind of forgettable.
Thanksgiving in general is a nice holiday with no expectations. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is kind of like that. The special can be seen as kind of a kick-off to the Christmas season and the exciting month that follows November, but other than that, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is kind of a miss.
Related Links:
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
http://basementrejects.com/review/a-charlie-brown-christmas-1965/
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
http://basementrejects.com/review/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-1966/
It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992)
http://basementrejects.com/review/its-christmas-time-again-charlie-brown-1992/
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