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:

Actress Kathy Steinberg had almost finished recording all her lines of dialog as Sally when the producers received a phone call from Steinberg's mother informing them that one of Kathy's teeth was loose. Fearing that a sudden lisp would ruin the continuity dialogue, the producers rushed the young actress into the studio to finish recording her lines. Just as Steinberg was speaking her last line, the tooth came flying out of her mouth.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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:

[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 "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.35)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

There's a Long, Long Trail

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.