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

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

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz

Stars:

Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

pumpkin patch | halloween | pumpkin | peanuts | trick or treating | 

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Taglines:

It's hobgoblins and treats galore. Join the "Peanuts" gang as they await the arrival of the legendary Great Pumpkin who is bringing gifts for good little boys and girls. How will Charlie Brown come out?

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States] Snoopy.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Peanuts - Der große Kürbis

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Schroeder plays four songs for Snoopy from World War One: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", "There's a Long, Long Trail", "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag", and "Roses of Picardy".

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Goofs

At the beginning when Lucy and Linus are headed to the pumpkin patch, Linus has his blanket with him. When they pick out a pumpkin and head back, Linus no longer has his blanket.

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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]

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Crazy Credits

Linus and Charlie Brown are at the wall and Charlie tells Linus that he's done stupid things in his life, too. Then Linus keeps on shouting during the credits about how sitting and waiting in a pumpkin patch wasn't stupid.

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Alternate Versions

The original 1966 version had longer opening credits to acknowledge the sponsors. Modern broadcast versions and home video releases have the opening fade away after an owl approaches. One scene that followed was the gang, in their Halloween costumes, being frightened by a ghost dancing on a pumpkin. They run away, and the "ghost" then throws off his white sheet, and we see it was actually Snoopy, who continues dancing.

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Connections

Referenced in King of the Hill: Hilloween (1997)

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Soundtracks

Trick or Treat
(uncredited)
Written by John Scott Trotter
Performed by The Vince Guaraldi Sextet

User Reviews

20-something Ponders Childhood

Although thousands of Halloween TV specials bombard us each October, one stands out as a can't-miss for anyone with children or anyone who ever was a child. The complete lack of scariness makes this the classic feel-good movie of the season. It is one film that is appropriate for children of every age, even very young children. It brings up the same nostalgic feelings that the Peanuts comic strip does, and gets me in the Halloween spirit every year. If you haven't seen it yet, spend some time this October to watch it with the children in your life. It's perfect with warm popcorn and orange candy corn. So for a change from the movies that give you nightmares, try the Halloween special that will give you sweet dreams of great pumpkins.