A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (TV 1973)

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 (written and created by)

Stars:

Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Todd Barbee	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Robin Kohn	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Stephen Shea	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Hilary Momberger	...	Sally Brown (voice)
Christopher DeFaria	...	Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt (voice)
Jimmy Ahrens	...	Marcie (voice)
Robin Reed	...	Franklin (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

thanksgiving | holiday in title | saying grace | surrealism | based on comic | 

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Taglines:

Spend Thanksgiving with Good Ol' Charlie Brown. (2008 DVD re-release)

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Snoopy.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

El día de acción de gracias de Charlie Brown

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, United Feature Syndicate (UFS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Right after Snoopy uncovers Woodstock from under one of the napkins when setting the table for the fake Thanksgiving dinner, he is holding the napkin that Woodstock was hiding under. As he jumps down in the next shot, the napkin is gone.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lucy van Pelt: [holding football] Charlie Brown! Oh, Charlie Brown!
Charlie Brown: I can't believe it. She must think I'm the most stupid person alive.
Lucy van Pelt: Come on, Charlie Brown. I'll hold the ball and you kick it.
Charlie Brown: Hold it? Ha! You'll pull it away and I'll land flat on my back and kill myself.
Lucy van Pelt: But Charlie Brown, it's Thanksgiving.
Charlie Brown: What's that got to do with anything?
Lucy van Pelt: Well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the Thanksgiving Day football game. And the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking ...
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Crazy Credits

During the closing credits, Snoopy and Woodstock both have a slice of pumpkin pie.

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Connections

Follows A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Peppermint Patty'
(uncredited)
Music by Vince Guaraldi

User Reviews

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.