It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
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- TV-G
- 25min
- Animation, Comedy
- 27 Oct 1966 (USA)
- TV Movie
- Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.
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Peter Robbins | ... |
Charlie Brown (voice)
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Christopher Shea | ... |
Linus Van Pelt (voice)
(as Chris Shea)
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Sally Dryer | ... |
Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
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Cathy Steinberg | ... |
Sally Brown (voice)
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Ann Altieri | ... |
Frieda / Violet (voice)
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Lisa DeFaria | ... |
Patty (voice)
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Bill Melendez | ... |
Snoopy (voice)
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Glenn Mendelson | ... |
Schroeder / Shermy (voice)
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Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | ... |
Pigpen (voice)
(as Gail DeFaria)
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Directed by
Bill Melendez |
Written by
Charles M. Schulz | ... | (written by) |
Charles M. Schulz | ... | (comic strip "Peanuts") (uncredited) |
Produced by
Bill Melendez | ... | producer |
Lee Mendelson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Vince Guaraldi |
Editing by
Robert T. Gillis |
Editorial Department
Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez | ... | assistant editor (as Steven Melendez) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Vasu | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
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 |
Bob Bachman | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Gerard Baldwin | ... | graphic blandishment (uncredited) |
Bill Melendez | ... | graphic blandishment (uncredited) |
Frank Nissen | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Børge Ring | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Jack Schnerk | ... | graphic blandishment (uncredited) |
Music Department
Vince Guaraldi | ... | music performer |
John Scott Trotter | ... | conductor / music arranger / additional music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Lee Mendelson Film Productions
- Bill Melendez Productions
- United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)
- Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez Productions
Distributors
- CBS (1966) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2019) (United States) (tv) (reruns)
- Apple TV+ (2020) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
- Astral Video (1985) (Canada) (VHS)
- Astral Video (1988) (Canada) (VHS)
- DHX Media (World-wide)
- HGV Video Productions (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
- Hi-Tops Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Media Home Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS) (triple special with "What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown" and "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown")
- Nacional Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- PBS Kids (2021) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Pictures
- PlayArte Pictures (Brazil) (video)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2021) (United States) (tv)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video)
- Video Treasures (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- WildBrain (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Producers' Sound Service (sound)
- Craft Recordings (soundtrack: 2018-)
- Dolly Madison (sponsoring)
- McDonald's Corporation (sponsoring)
- Nabisco (sponsoring)
- Peter Paul Cadbury (sponsoring)
- The Coca-Cola Company (sponsoring)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Charlie Brown is excited to be invited to Violet's Halloween party--his first-ever party. Before the party, the Peanuts gang plans to go trick-or-treating; meanwhile, Snoopy, dressed as the WWI flying ace, takes his Halloween persona to extremes. Linus won't be joining them for trick-or-treating or the party: he will be waiting in the local pumpkin patch for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin. Linus believes that the Great Pumpkin rises out of the most sincere pumpkin patch--one more sincere than his own local one--flies into the air, and delivers presents to all the boys and girls around the world. Because of his belief, Linus is the laughingstock among his friends. Sally is torn between going trick-or-treating for the first time and attending Violet's sure-fire fun Halloween party, or following her love Linus and waiting for the Great Pumpkin's arrival with him. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Peanuts, pumpkins, and pleasure for the whole family! (2008 DVD re-release) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | After this special originally aired children all over the country sent candy to Charlie Brown out of sympathy. See more » |
Goofs | When Sally decides she's going to join Linus in the pumpkin patch instead of trick-or-treating with the others, her ghost costume she was holding vanishes suddenly. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Blue Peanuts (1987). See more » |
Soundtracks | Snoopy and the Leaf See more » |
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. See more » |
Quotes |
[repeated line]
Charlie Brown: I got a rock. See more » |