It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) (TV)

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written by)
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Release Date:

27 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Peanuts, pumpkins, and pleasure for the whole family! (2008 DVD re-release)

Plot:

The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Great Pumpkin | Pumpkin | Peanuts | Halloween Party

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Robbins	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Christopher Shea	...	Linus Van Pelt (voice) (as Chris Shea)
Sally Dryer	...	Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Kathy Steinberg	...	Sally Brown (voice) (as Cathy Steinberg)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Altieri	...	Frieda / Violet (voice) (uncredited)
Gail DeFaria	...	Pigpen (voice) (uncredited)
Lisa DeFaria	...	Patty (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
Glenn Mendelson	...	Schroeder / Shermy (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Melendez

Writing credits
Charles M. Schulz		(written by)
Charles M. Schulz		(comic strip "Peanuts") uncredited

Produced by
Bill Melendez	....	producer
Lee Mendelson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Vince Guaraldi

Film Editing by
Robert T. Gillis

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Vasu	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Bob Bachman	....	animator
Bob Carlson	....	graphic blandishment
John Freeman	....	graphic blandishment
Bernard Gruver	....	graphic blandishment
Flora Hastings	....	graphic blandishment
Ruth Kissane	....	graphic blandishment
Faith Kovaleski	....	graphic blandishment
Ed Levitt	....	graphic blandishment
Bill Littlejohn	....	graphic blandishment
Beverly Robbins	....	graphic blandishment
Frank Smith	....	graphic blandishment
Dean Spille	....	graphic blandishment
Eleanor Warren	....	graphic blandishment
Rudy Zamora	....	graphic blandishment
Frank Nissen	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
Børge Ring	....	animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez	....	assistant editor (as Steven Melendez)

Music Department
Vince Guaraldi	....	music performer
John Scott Trotter	....	conductor
John Scott Trotter	....	music arranger

Production Companies

• Lee Mendelson Film Productions
• Bill Melendez Productions
• United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Nacional Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures
• PlayArte Filmes (Brazil) (video)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)

Other Companies

• Producers' Sound Service  sound
• McDonald's Corporation  sponsoring
• Nabisco  sponsoring
• Peter Paul Cadbury  sponsoring

Also Known As:

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Singapore:G

Company:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Trivia:

Actress Kathy Steinberg had almost finished recording all her lines of dialog as Sally when the producers received a phone call from Steinberg's mother informing them that one of Kathy's teeth was loose. Fearing that a sudden lisp would ruin the continuity dialogue, the producers rushed the young actress into the studio to finish recording her lines. Just as Steinberg was speaking her last line, the tooth came flying out of her mouth.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Just before Snoopy rises in the pumpkin patch Sally is standing with her arms crossed. Her left hand is painted in the same color as her dress - the animators didn't realize it was her hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Lucy scoops out the innards of the pumpkin Linus brought]
Linus:[groans] You didn't tell me you were gonna kill it!
[bawls]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dead Like Me: Pilot (#1.1)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Roses of Picardy

Great Halloween feature!

This is a very good animated feature! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is very funny and I am surprised it is still poplar today! If you get chance to watch it then do so because it is really a classic and great for Halloween!