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November 20, 1973
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is the tenth prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year. It was the third holiday special after A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965 and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966.
Storyline[]
Charlie Brown is preparing to go to his grandmother's with his family for Thanksgiving dinner when he gets a phone call from Peppermint Patty, who invites herself — and soon after, Marcie and Franklin — to Thanksgiving dinner at the Browns' house, as she has been given permission from her father, who has been called out of town. Linus suggests to a perplexed Charlie Brown that he could have two Thanksgiving dinners: the first at home for himself, Peppermint Patty and the others, then a second at his grandmother's. Linus recruits Snoopy and Woodstock to help; Snoopy sets up a ping pong table and chairs outside. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and Linus then prepare a feast of toast, pan-fried popcorn, pretzel sticks, jelly beans and ice cream sundaes.
After Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Franklin arrive, Linus leads the group in a prayer that details the First Thanksgiving before Snoopy serves the meal. Peppermint Patty, who expected turkey and other traditional Thanksgiving food, yells at Charlie Brown, who dejectedly leaves the table. Marcie suggests Peppermint Patty was too hard on Charlie Brown and asks whether he invited her or she just invited herself. Peppermint Patty, realizing she was in the wrong, asks Marcie to apologize to Charlie Brown on her behalf (unintentionally paralleling The Courtship of Miles Standish). Marcie reluctantly agrees, but Peppermint Patty soon follows and apologizes to him herself. Just then, Charlie Brown realizes he and Sally are late for dinner at their grandmother's. He calls her and explains the situation, and she invites all his friends to come along for dinner. On the drive over, they sing "Over the River and Through the Woods", but as they finish the song, Charlie Brown says there's one problem with that song: His grandmother lives in a condominium, not a house.
Snoopy and Woodstock go to Snoopy's doghouse and cook their own traditional Thanksgiving meal. They break the wishbone, with Woodstock receiving the larger piece. Over the end credits, the two eat pumpkin pie.
Sound Effects Used[]
- Charlie Brown Scream
- Charlie Brown's Teacher Sound
- DePatie-Freleng Drumroll Sound
- Disney - SHARP ZIP (Heard in reverse.)
- Disney Swish Sound
- H-B SPIN, CARTOON - WACKY SPIN WITH DRUM
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057901
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057504
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057506
- Hollywoodedge, Sharp Quick Snap Rev CRT017603/Sound Ideas, CARTOON - SMACK, SPIN, WHIRL DOWN AND DING/Sound Ideas, CARTOON - WHIRL, SNAP, SPIN, SMACK, TWIRL AND DING (Whistle only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Short Swish Sharp Sl CRT030701
- Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound (Heard in reverse as Woodstock, after snapping the wishbone with Snoopy, is thrown backwards.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRDS, VARIOUS - MANY BIRDS CHIRPING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BODYFALL - BODYFALL ON DIRT, HUMAN 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CART - WHEELBARROW WITH RATTLY WHEEL ROLLING, RATTLE 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DOG - FIGHT GROWLS AND BARKS; DOG YELPING AWAY AT END
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DOG - LARGE GROUP OF DOGS WILDLY TEARING OBJECT APART (single dog barking only)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - SWISH AND BIG SOCK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SNAP - LARGE RUBBER SNAP 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SWISH - WHIRLING WHIPPY SWISHES
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TELEPHONE - HANG UP RECEIVER
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TELEPHONE - PICK UP RECEIVER
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOBBLING SAW BLADE TWANG 02
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOODEN TWANG
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST SLIDE UP, ZIP 03
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST ZIP BY 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - ZING, ZIP
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLBONK
- Valentino Large Mantle Clock, Twelve Stokes
- WB CARTOON, BOING - WACKY JEWS HARP BOING (Heard when Snoopy flings Woodstock out of his nest.)
- WB CARTOON, HEAD SHAKE - TROMBONE GOBBLE
- WB FALL, BODY - BODYFALL WITH GRUNT 01