A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Bill Melendez
Phil Roman

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written and created by)

Release Date:

20 November 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family

Tagline:

Spend Thanksgiving with Good Ol' Charlie Brown. (2008 DVD re-release)

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Dog | Based On Comic | Peanuts | Dog Cartoon

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Todd Barbee	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Robin Kohn	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Stephen Shea	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Hilary Momberger	...	Sally Brown (voice)
Christopher DeFaria	...	Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt (voice)
Jimmy Ahrens	...	Marcie (voice)
Robin Reed	...	Franklin (voice)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp

Company:

United Feature Syndicate (UFS)

Goofs:

Continuity: In scenes of the table set up with chairs around it before the guests arrive, the white-and-pink-striped lawn chair (the same one Snoopy tussled with earlier) disappears and reappears between shots.

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 the football.
Charlie Brown: Is that right?
Lucy van Pelt: Absolutely. Come on, Charlie Brown. It's a big honor for you.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1985) (TV)

Today is Thanksgiving. "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" is a must see.

Well, today is Thanksgiving and that means one thing to do, for certain that is. I must watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." It has become a tradition for me for the last five years in a row and will continue for the rest of my life. You just can't go wrong with Good Old Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Watching this special brings the true meaning of Thanksgiving. As usually Snoopy steals the show. Thank you Mr. Charles Schulz for this and all the Peanuts holiday specials. Thanksgiving requires "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" year after year, it is simply tradition. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang on the holidays make the holidays more enjoyable.