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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

  • TV Movie
  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
19K
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
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  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Family
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
19K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bill Melendez
  • Writer
    • Charles M. Schulz(comic strip "Peanuts")
  • Stars
    • Peter Robbins(voice)
    • Christopher Shea(voice)
    • Sally Dryer(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bill Melendez
  • Writer
    • Charles M. Schulz(comic strip "Peanuts")
  • Stars
    • Peter Robbins(voice)
    • Christopher Shea(voice)
    • Sally Dryer(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 91User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

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    A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

    Top cast

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    Peter Robbins
    Peter Robbins
    • Charlie Brownas Charlie Brown
    • (voice)
    Christopher Shea
    Christopher Shea
    • Linus Van Peltas Linus Van Pelt
    • (voice)
    • (as Chris Shea)
    Sally Dryer
    • Lucy Van Peltas Lucy Van Pelt
    • (voice)
    Cathy Steinberg
    • Sally Brownas Sally Brown
    • (voice)
    Ann Altieri
    • Friedaas Frieda
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lisa DeFaria
    • Pattyas Patty
    • (voice)
    Bill Melendez
    Bill Melendez
    • Snoopyas Snoopy
    • (voice)
    Glenn Mendelson
    • Schroederas Schroeder
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter
    • Pigpenas Pigpen
    • (voice)
    • (as Gail DeFaria)
    • Director
      • Bill Melendez
    • Writer
      • Charles M. Schulz(comic strip "Peanuts")
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After this special originally aired, children all over the country sent candy to Charlie Brown out of sympathy.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene in which Lucy and Linus go out to the pumpkin patch, we see the setting sun in the background, which the children pass as they walk. However, the sun (just like the moon when we drive a car) would not be "passed" as though it were a stationary object; rather it would "move" along with the person moving. A second setting sun appears at the end of the same shot, after the children turn a corner and walk in another direction.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Charlie Brown: I got a rock.

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      The version of the show broadcast on CBS from the late 1970s until it went to ABC was edited, cutting out most of the Trick or Treat/I got a rock sequence. This version was also time-compressed. Some older video releases also edit this sequence and also the scene where Snoopy dances along to Schroeder's World War I-era piano music. Later airings on CBS in the late 1990s would also cut the scene where Lucy pulls the football away when Charlie Brown attempts to kick it. The Paramount video release is unedited.
    • Connections
      Edited into Blue Peanuts (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Snoopy and the Leaf
      (uncredited)
      Written by John Scott Trotter
      Performed by The Vince Guaraldi Trio

    User reviews91

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A can't-miss Halloween must!
    The thing I loved most about this Charlie Brown Halloween special was the sheer simplicity of it. The creators obviously aimed this at people of all ages; It is just so funny and cute, it's impossible not to love. There is no horror, thriller, or gruesome bloody scenes. It shows what Halloween is really about- the fun of trick-or-treating, and being with your friends.

    Linus believes in the 'Great Pumpkin', the Santa Claus of Halloween. He misses out on Halloween to stay in the Pumpkin Patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin to pick his pumpkin patch as the most sincere. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown and the gang get invited to Violet's halloween party. The gang save Sally goes trick-or-treating as well. Sally decides to stay with Linus.

    Don't miss out on this! A must see for Halloween.
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    4
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    • Nov 2, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Snoopy.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der große Kürbis
    • Production companies
      • Lee Mendelson Film Productions
      • Bill Melendez Productions
      • United Feature Syndicate (UFS)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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