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

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Peanuts, pumpkins, and pleasure for the whole family! (2008 DVD re-release)

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Peanuts | Great Pumpkin | Pumpkin | Halloween Party

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Peter Robbins	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Christopher Shea	...	Linus Van Pelt (voice) (as Chris Shea)
Sally Dryer	...	Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Kathy Steinberg	...	Sally Brown (voice) (as Cathy Steinberg)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Trivia:

After this special originally aired, children all over the country sent candy to Charlie Brown out of sympathy.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lucy wakes up and sees that Linus isn't in bed, the sheets on his bed are neatly made up. However, when Lucy takes Linus back to his room, the sheets are suddenly turned down.

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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trick 'r Treat (2008)

Soundtrack:

Trick or Treat

Great Halloween feature!

This is a very good animated feature! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is very funny and I am surprised it is still poplar today! If you get chance to watch it then do so because it is really a classic and great for Halloween!