It's not exactly of the same caliber as A Charlie Brown Christmas or It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, but A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is not without its charm. The ever-malleable Charlie Brown finds himself hosting a Thanksgiving feast when a pushy Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friend Marcie over. Charlie Brown doesn't know a thing about preparing such a feast, so he and his pals go with what they know, serving up an unimpressive meal of toast and popcorn. The special will air on November 20 at 8 pm on NBC.
If I had to rate this special, I'd probably place it somewhere between It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown. A Charlie Brown Christmas will always be my favorite, though. That kind of magic you can never duplicate.
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11-11-2006 @ 1:15AM
summer said...
Who wouldn't love a feast of popcorn, jelly beans, and toast? Best...Thanksgiving...Food...Ever!
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11-11-2006 @ 1:22AM
Adam said...
Right! I forgot all about the jelly beans. :)
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11-12-2006 @ 2:30AM
Joel Quinones said...
I'm 47 years old and I never tire of the Charlie Brown specials. Halloween, Thanksgiving and especially Christmas. They have a timeless quality about them. There's always a moral to the story, but the humor makes it so not "down your throat". I don't think there'll ever be anything else like them.
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11-12-2006 @ 7:12AM
standupnow said...
Is there anyone else out there who is not so fond of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang? I try and I try, feeling as if it is my duty as an American citizen embrace them but....
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11-16-2006 @ 2:18PM
Duane said...
The epiphany of this episode for me came when I realized that after all the humans are gone, Snoopy and Woodstock go about cooking themselves a complete traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey and all. What did he do, deliberately hide it in his house so he wouldn't have to share? He was right there making the toast with the kids - at what point did he step up and say "You know, I can hook you up with a real dinner?"
Well, that and the image of Woodstock, a bird, eating turkey. That's just not right. Don't eat your own kind.
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