It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (TV 1992)The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways. Director:Bill MelendezWriter:Charles M. Schulz |
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It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (TV 1992)The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways. Director:Bill MelendezWriter:Charles M. Schulz |
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Jamie E. Smith | ... |
Charlie Brown
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John Christian Graas | ... |
Linus Van Pelt
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Lucy Van Pelt, Frieda
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Mindy Ann Martin | ... |
Sally Brown
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Phillip Lucier | ... |
Peppermint Patty
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Lindsay Benesh | ... |
Marcie, Patty
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Sean Mendelson | ... |
Franklin
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Deanna Tello | ... |
Peggy Jean, Violet
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Matthew Slowik | ... |
Harold Angel
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Brittany Thornton | ... |
Additional voices
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Bill Melendez | ... | |
As the holiday season rolls around and all the Peanuts gang are getting ready for it. Whether it be Charlie Brown struggling to raise money for his girlfriend or Sally and Peppermint Patty struggling to rehearse and memorize their one word lines for the Christmas pageant, these kids try to keep with the Christmas spirit while Snoopy has his mischief to do. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>
I like this one better than the one we all grew up with. I know, that is a strange thing to say. They only had 6 months to throw together the original. Coca-Cola asked CBS to make a Christmas special so that they could advertise their product. So much for the "commercialization of Christmas"! LOL! So the people who made the special, as well as the network people, did not like what they produced. They were very shocked that it was a hit. I think it would have been a hit regardless because Peanuts was very popular already, and there were only three networks back then. There were not as many Christmas specials back then, either. I'm not saying it was bad, but it could have been better if they had more time on it. Obviously it has a lot of charm and also was the first Peanuts special so that makes it unique.
This one is more like the comic strip (short vignettes strung together), and it looks like they took more time with it. It moves faster than the original, is funnier, is not as religious, and has better music. Even though I am not a kid, I liked it a lot.
The original was very slow-moving, and it is heavy with Christian sentiment. The music was good, but this newer one uses a lot of classical music as well, which I enjoyed. This is an "instant classic", at least to me. Any kid should like it.