A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (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-Powers	...	Sally Brown (voice) (as Hilary Momberger)
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 | saying grace | thanksgiving dinner | based on comic strip | wishbone | 

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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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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vince Guaraldi composed the music as well as did the vocals for the song "Little Birdie".

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Goofs

As Peppermint Patty is complaining about the Thanksgiving dinner prepared by Snoopy, she fails to mention stuffing.

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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 off of ...
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Crazy Credits

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

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Alternate Versions

The version of "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" that aired on CBS in the mid 1980s trimmed the segment with Snoopy and Woodstock getting dressed for the dinner after setting up the table. It cuts from the scene after Snoopy pulls out his costume and a small hat for Woodstock to the scene where they walk up to the house.

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Connections

Referenced in All Star Celebrity Thanksgiving (2009)

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Soundtracks

Is It James or Charlie?
(uncredited)
Music by Vince Guaraldi

User Reviews

Isn't it funny how some traditions fade away?

Thanksgiving is not really something that is acknowledged and certainly not something that is celebrated in Scotland, but I watch this TV special every year in the run up to Xmas just to get me in the mood. The cartoon begins with the usual gag where Lucy yanks the football away from Chuck. I guess he'll never learn to distrust women, eh.

But his main grief in this one is the fact that all of his friends invite themselves over to his place for Thanksgiving despite the fact he's going to his grandmother's for the celebration. Snoopy and Woodstock work together (and against each other) to prepare a slapdash dinner including toast, jelly beans and popcorn. Needless to say the rest of the Peanuts gang are far from impressed with the menu, though that doesn't stop Peppermint Patty putting the moves on Chuck.

All this talk of food has made me hungry.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital

Color:

Color