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Summary: A feast of fun with a message to warm the heart
Review: The Chuckster is really in a jam this time! Somehow, he got railroaded in fixing a Thanksgiving feast for his Peanuts pals. This is a guy who can barely boil water! But Charlie B doesn't fret. He and Snoopy and Woodstock manage to pull it off -- in a way. The "way" involves an amazing assortment of junk food. The kind of repast just about every Tom, Dick, and Carlos must have dreamed about digging into when they were little Tommies, Dickies, and Carlitos. Popcorn, chips, toast, jellybeans and sundaes. THIS Thanksgiving feast is a little kid's fantasy! So what does sassy tomboy Peppermint Patty do? She complains, that's what! She really lights into our zig-zag-shirted hero, calling him every synonym for "blockhead" ever thought of, and poor Charlie, understandably, has a severe case of Hurt Feelings (Miss Patty definitely needs to go rent some manners here!) Then Linus says that T-Giving isn't about the bird and the fixin's, but about being close to those you care for.
A laugh-filled, heartwarming delight that I think that every Tom, Dick, and Carlos should see -- and not just the Tommies, Dickies and Carlitos either! This is a feast of fun for everyone, young and old -- and everywhere in-between!
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Summary: Gobble Gobble, Charlie Brown. ;)
Review: 1973's "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" is an adorable, animated classic that makes me want to eat popcorn, toast, and jellybeans every year! It's one of the few holiday treats that suit older audiences as well as younger ones.
Here's the basic synopsis: Peppermint Patty invites herself, Marcie, and Franklin to Charlie Brown's house for a wholesome Thanksgiving dinner. The problem: Charlie has to go to his Grandmother's house at 4:30. AND he doesn't know anything about cooking a turkey and cranberry sauce. With the help of Linus, Snoopy, and little Woodstock, Charlie tries to make meals for Patty and her guests, only to realize that food alone isn't thankful...his friends and family are. Watch out for Snoopy, the Peanut Gang's favorite dog! In this feature, he wrestles with a beach chair, puts a tablecloth on a pool table, and marches in Pilgrim garb!
This is a DVD I highly recommend, as well as "The Great Pumpkin" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
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Summary: LESSER KNOWN BUT STILL GREAT PEANUTS FUN!
Review: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving never has gained quite the classic status as the Halloween or Christmas specials but this one is still great fun and how many Thanksgiving specials are there anyway?
Peppermint patty invites herself and several others to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving. Problem is that Charlie is going to his Grandmas for dinner. Well, ol' Chuck just can't turn them down so he enlists Snoopys aid to throw togehter a quick feast of junk food causing Peppermint Patty to blow her top.
Grandma saves the day and has Charlie bring all the kids to her house for dinner. At home, Snoopy and Woodstock hold their own Thanksgiving dinner.
A pretty good Peanuts holiday special. Charles Schultz, Peanuts creator, is no longer with us but it's good he was around long enough to see that his creation had become a national phenomenon!
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Summary: Thanksgiving, the Peanuts Way
Review: Charlie Brown and friends are busy getting ready for that forgotten holiday - Thanksgiving. Linus is telling everyone about it, Charlie Brown is wondering why the stores have Christmas decorations up already, and Sally is stressing about having to write a report on "Standish Miles" before she's finished her Halloween candy. But then Peppermint Patty calls and invites herself, Marcy, and Franklin to the Brown house for Thanksgiving dinner. Snoopy pitches in to help, but when the best they can do isn't enough for Peppermint Patty, what will happen next?This is a Peanuts classic. Only Charlie Brown could find himself in this predicament, and it's handled with the usual Peanuts gentle humor. Also included on the DVD is an episode of the TV show "This is America, Charlie Brown." "The Mayflower Voyage" intersperses the Peanuts gang in a retelling of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. It is a good presentation of the history of the Pilgrims, but is more history then entertainment. Still, it does have its moments, like when Lucy wants directions to the complaint box once they've reached America. The DVD offers no extras beyond this additional 25 minutes of Peanuts animation. Still, the picture and sound quality are top notch on both programs. This DVD belongs in any Peanuts fan's library to be enjoyed year after year.
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Summary: Lots of fun, and a double feature!
Review: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving has all the fun that you normally expect of a Charlie Brown movie. You get to see Peppermint Patty invite herself and several friends to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving, and then watch him flounder about trying to deal with it. The result is a dinner of junk food ala carte. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving DVD also comes with a second feature, Voyage of the Mayflower. This is a really great little flick that presents the Charlie Brown characters as participants in the pilgrim's voyage to the new world, their struggle to survive, and the first Thanksgiving. Parents may appreciate the educational aspects of this flick, as well as enjoy it's excellent quality. Between the two features, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is definitely value for money. Another great feature, because the features are only 30 minutes, they can work as a great stop-gap to occupy a child for a brief period (such as while you are finishing dinner and they are getting fidgety), without having to cut short a full length movie.
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Summary: Enjoyable Charlie Brown Thanksgiving program.
Review: Charlie Brown, with the help of Snoopy and Woodstock, prepare quite an unusual meal for his friends before him and his family leave for his grandmother's house. "Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go!". Charlie Brown is a real American cartoon icon. What the heck can you expect from the Peanuts gang? They're kids. Give it up for Charlie Brown even though he's missing the turkey, but who cares when you see it?
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Summary: Something's wrong......
Review: I know I'm sounding like an idiot, but this Charlie Brown holiday video isn't quite up to the normal standards of Peanuts products. The animation is a little off, compared to "Christmas" and "Halloween." And the character voices aren't the same familiar voices as on the other one. The plot is not very complicated, there isn't quite very much to say. There are a few "filler scenes," scenes that seem as if they were put in just to make the movie longer, since the plot wasn't very developed.
And (it must be in Snoopy's imagination), the scene with him fighting with a lawn chair is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a Peanuts cartoon. Besides Snoopy and Woodstock being able to think like humans, Peanuts cartoons are usually realistic. But seeing a reclining chair suddenly come to life is just a little too unrealistic. There is also a song, I'm guessing it's called "Little Birdy." Since when are there songs (as in, a voice singing, that isn't one of the characters,) in a Peanuts cartoon? Strange.
This one is okay, get it just to have all the holiday videos, but don't expect anything as good as the Peanuts Christmas or Halloween videos. ...
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Summary: Fury and Sally Scorned/Pilgrim's Progressive Supper
Review: If you're collecting Charlie Brown videos, you can't go wrong buying this package! It's got 2 of Charles Schulz's best animated specials! It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie brown (1966) was Charles Schulz's 3rd animated special and features many of the most important elements of the Peanuts cartoon strip: Charlie Brown trying to kick the football from Lucy (and you can guess what happens!), Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace, and of course, Linus' unfleeting faith in the Great Pumpkin. Sally is the only one who is willing to sacrifice tricks or treats and the Halloween Party for the Great Pumpkin's arrival. Well, without giving away too many details, let's just say neither Sally nor her older brother Charlie Brown walk home with any Halloween candy. However, when this special was originally aired, Charles Schulz's office wound up with lots of candy to give to poor old Charlie Brown. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) won an Emmy. This time, Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends to Chuck's house for Thanksgiving while Charlie Brown is expected at his grandmother's that same day. With Linus and Snoopy's help, they make an impromptu supper for their last-minute guests (though unconventional, as Peppermint Patty complains: "Where's the pumpkin pie, Chuck?"). Before the day is through, all of them learn a lesson of the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
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Summary: Where's a Charlie Brown Veterans Day?
Review: In this speical the peanuts gang are clebrating Thanksgiving. Charlie Brown (Todd Barbee) is going to his grandmother's house for Thanksgiving dinner. But then Lucy Van Pelt decides to invite herself to Charlie Brown's house for dinner. And keeps calling back with more kids that are coming to Charlie Brown's house for dinner. But the problem is that Lucy doesn't know that Charlie Brown is not going to be home for Thankgiving dinner. She doesn't even give Charlie Brown even time to tell her that he is going to his grandmother's for dinner. So Linus comes with an idea, Charlie Brown will have a dinner with Lucy and the other guests that are comiong and afterwords, he will go over to his grandmother's house. You can buy this by itself or you can buy it in a tree pack (the other two are It's the Great Pumkin Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas).
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Summary: Peanuts Gang Learn Meaning of Thanksgiving
Review: It's Thanksgiving, and Charlie Brown is supposed to spend this day at his Grandmother's. Before he can leave, however, Peppermint Patty decides she wants "Chuck" to host a Thankgiving dinner of his own, on the spur of the moment, and only hours before he must go to his Grandmother's. She invites herself, and her friends, to this meal. With hardly any time to prepare for this feast, Charlie Brown throws together whatever he can find in the kitchen; none of which represents a true Thankgiving meal. No turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, etc. When Peppermint Patty and her firnds arrive, they are dismayed to find that the main course turns out to be popcorn of all foods. She lays into Charlie Brown, scorning him for not knowing how to put together a Thankgiving meal, until he feels so ashamed he trudges away into the house, defeated and embarrassed. It is here that Linus explains to Peppermint Patty and everyone else the true meaning of Thankgiving, and how sorely Patty has Treated Charlie Brown. "A Charlie Brown Thankgiving" is another Charles Shultz classic. Shultz has always had the ability to intertwine humor with positive, uplifting moral messages. And in this Peanuts classic, are hearts are warmed with this Thankgiving message. We are even no longer mad at Peppermint Patty for all the ill will she has caused poor Charlie Brown; for she has learned the message as well, and we can forgive her in the spirit of Thankgiving. Whether you watch "A Charlie brown Thankgiving" on VHS or DVD, you will be in for a rewarding and delightful experience you can share with your family again and again. These kinds of classics never become dull or stale.
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