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''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'' is a critically-acclaimed and very popular Animated Television Special based on the Comic Strip '' Peanuts '' by Charles M. Schulz . The special depicts one Halloween night in which Linus Van Pelt , Charlie Brown 's Security Blanket -toting best friend, eagerly awaits the arrival of "the Great Pumpkin ", who Linus believes to travel around the world each Halloween giving toys to all the good little children (in the manner of Santa Claus each Christmas ). ''It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'' was the third ''Peanuts'' special to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez . Its initial broadcast took place on October 27 , 1966 , on the CBS network; CBS re-aired the special annually through 2000 , with ABC picking up the rights beginning in 2001 . The program was nominated for an Emmy award. It has been issued on Home Video several times. As Linus and Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally Brown , sit in the pumpkin patch, the gang of Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt , Schroeder , Pig-Pen , Patty and Violet go Trick-or-treating . Everyone gets candy (except for Charlie Brown, who for some reason always gets a rock in his bag). Meanwhile, Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy , dressed up as the famous World War I Flying Ace , goes on his Sopwith Camel (which is his doghouse) to shoot down the infamous Red Baron . Linus, missing out on trick-or-treating, also misses out on the Halloween party at Violet's house. At the pumpkin patch, Linus thinks he finally sees his mysterious hero, but instead he sees a silhouette of Snoopy in his World War I Flying Ace outfit. Sally is outraged and threatens to "sue" Linus. She leaves him alone in the pumpkin patch, where he stays late into the night. Lucy later finds him shivering on the ground, covered in his blanket and helps him into the house. Linus vows to Charlie Brown at the rock wall that the Great Pumpkin will return next year. Quotes
REFERENCES In a 2005 episode of '' Robot Chicken '', there is a skit titled "You're Going to Hell, Charlie Brown" where the Great Pumpkin is depicted as a demonic creature. Ironically, Linus is the first to fall victim to him. In the end, Charlie Brown is the only one left. He draws the monster to the ''Kite Eating Tree'', the tree he loses his kites in the cartoons. The tree comes alive and bites the monster's head off. The ending shows that everyone is in hell with Satan, doing their trademark dance number. |
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