A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) (TV)

Directors:

Bill Melendez
Phil Roman

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written and created by)

Release Date:

20 November 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | 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 | Surrealism | Cartoon Dog | Dog | Based On Comic

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vince Guaraldi	...	Little Birdie singer (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Melendez
Phil Roman

Writing credits
Charles M. Schulz		(written and created by)

Produced by
Bill Melendez	....	producer
Lee Mendelson	....	producer

Original Music by
Vince Guaraldi

Film Editing by
Robert T. Gillis		(as Bob Gillis)
Chuck McCann
Rudy Zamora Jr.		(as Rudy Zamora)

Production Management
Robert T. Gillis	....	production manager (as Bob Gillis)

Music Department
John Scott Trotter	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Carole Barnes	....	graphic blandishment
Evert Brown	....	graphic blandishment
Bob Carlson	....	graphic blandishment
Bernard Gruver	....	graphic blandishment
Sam Jaimes	....	graphic blandishment
Faith Kovaleski	....	graphic blandishment
Bror Lansing	....	graphic blandishment
Joanne Lansing	....	graphic blandishment
Adele Lenart	....	graphic blandishment
Ed Levitt	....	graphic blandishment
Bill Littlejohn	....	graphic blandishment
Warren Lockhart	....	president: Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Don Lusk	....	graphic blandishment
Joice Lee Marshall	....	graphic blandishment
Al Pabian	....	graphic blandishment
Chandra Poweris	....	graphic blandishment
Beverly Robbins	....	graphic blandishment
Frank Smith	....	graphic blandishment
Dean Spille	....	graphic blandishment
Eleanor Warren	....	graphic blandishment
Carla Washburn	....	graphic blandishment
Manon Washburn	....	graphic blandishment

Production Companies

• Lee Mendelson Film Productions
• Bill Melendez Productions
• United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)
• Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (in cooperation with)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Coast Recorders  voice recording
• Radio Recorders  voice recording
• Wally Heider Sound  music recording (as Wally Heider Recording)
• Producers' Sound Services  mix (as Producers' Sound Service)
• Dickson/Vasu  camera
• Dolly Madison  sponsoring
• McDonald's Corporation  sponsoring

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:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end the grandfather clock is shown by the front door. It's pendulum appears stuck to the right in one scene but in the very next scene it's over to the left.

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.
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

You're holding my hand, you sly dog

Charlie Brown almost gets depressed again. Another holiday is coming. That means more school-work. It appears as if this time, most everyone shares his idea of not making Thanksgiving about food, like Christmas was about commercialism. This time, old block-head doesn't have the time to be depressed. Because Peppermint Patty has invited herself and two friends along for Chuck's big turkey dinner. The problem is... there isn't going to be any dinner. He's going to his Grandmother's house for Thanksgiving. So, to fix things - instead of telling them the truth, he has Snoopy and Woodstock fix up a small supper of junk food. Priscilla (Patty) is not pleased and blows her top.

Probably my favorite of the Peanuts holiday specials, spare one with Charlie Brown falling in love - I'm not sure which. Why should this be my favored over the brilliant Great Pumpkin Halloween film or the nostalgic and brightly chilling A Charlie Brown Christmas? This time, it's because of the music. Not to mention Peppermint Patty is my favorite character. I named a cat after Lucy in real life, but Priscilla is definitely my favorite. The stand-out song "Little Birdy" really glows and the idea of Grandmother living in a condo is funny. *** out of ****