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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. [1]
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 also inspired the 1966 animated television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. [2]
The classic animated Halloween-themed PEANUTS special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, as well as a bonus PEANUTS cartoon, You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown, in which Linus runs for class president, will air THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. [3]
The Great Pumpkin is an imaginary character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. [2]
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The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. [...] The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween, with Linus hoping that, finally, he will be visited by The Great Pumpkin; while Charlie Brown is invited to a Halloween party. [5]
The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure (comparable to Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny) that seems to exist only in the imagination of Linus van Pelt. [2]
The cast also includes Sally Dryer as Lucy, Chris Doran as Schroeder, Bill Melendez as Snoopy, Kathy Steinberg as Sally, Tracy Stratford as Violet and Ann Altieri as Frieda. [3]
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 of his house in a manner similar to Snoopy. [2]
Charlie Brown gets rocks in his trick-or-treat bag, Linus awaits a visitation from the Great Pumpkin in his terribly sincere pumpkin patch (while the adoring little Sally sits tight with him), Snoopy falls asleep, Lucy harasses Schroeder, and Pig-Pen kicks up a dust storm even beneath his costume in this classic television broadcast. [6]
After Warner Brothers 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. [1]
If you love Schulz, Snoopy, the Peanuts gang and/or Halloween you simply must own this! [6]
New releases announced today, July 10:A Charlie Brown Christmas: Remastered Deluxe Edition will be coming out October 7 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Remastered Deluxe Edition will be coming out October 7 Peanuts - Deluxe Holiday Collection: 3 Remastered Classics (with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas specials and a bonus CD) will be coming out September 23 My Name Is Earl - Season 3 will be coming out September 30 Martin - The Complete 5th Season will be coming out October 7 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. [4]
The scene then shows the murdered characters dancing and playing piano ala the Peanuts specials in Hell with a demon. [2]
Sources:
[1] It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Wikipedia, the free …
[2] The Great Pumpkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] ABC.com - It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Home
[4] Episodes - Episode Guides - Watch Episodes | TVGuide.com
[5] It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (TV 1966) - IMDb
[6] Amazon.com: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Remastered …