It's the 40th Anniversary, Charlie Brown!
This year marks the 40th anniversary of "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!". Now I know I'm not the only person here who grew up with this one... Thoughts? ----------------- "...K0KW-Calling, I'm...
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MiketheMook's post pretty much nails it for me. I loved the early Peanuts specials, with the original Christmas one and GREAT PUMPKIN being the cream of the crop, in my opinion. And the jazz music of...
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Quote:you didn't dare miss the broadcast or you'd have to wait a whole year True, and I'm wondering, did that fact make these shows more special to us then? Have they lost any of their appeal, however...
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Good point/question, Mike. I have noticed there is a certain "something" not quite there, anymore, but didn't know if it's because seeing them when I want takes away the magic of them being shown only...
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It's strange, but I'll also stop and watch a film when I see it on TV--even though it's sitting in my DVD collection, uncut and without commercials! There have actually been times when I've perused...
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At least when it comes to the Christmas specials, we can watch the dvds sometime close to Christmas.
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VCRs have been around longer than I have, but I try to resist the temptation to watch my favorite Holiday specials until the holiday has come, so that they are more special when I see them. Goes...
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I miss the Dolly Madison and Coca-Cola spots every year when I watch my DVDs of GREAT PUMPKIN and CHRISTMAS. Sigh.
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Yeah, and let's not forget the occasional YORK PEPPERMINT PATTY commercials. "When I bite into a York Peppermint Patty..." Getting back to the jazz scores, I'd also like to ask if there has ever been...
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The Vince Guaraldi CD Oh Good Grief! has "Great Pumpkin Waltz" and "Red Baron".
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Yeah, the GOOD GRIEF CD is excellent. Ditto for the CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS soundtrack. You might also check out LINUS & LUCY: THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI. George Winston did this for the Windham...
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I've seen some great Dog-Fights on celluloid from the silent WINGS and HELLS ANGELS to John Wayne in FLYING TIGERS and Michael Caine in THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN to the Warhawks and Zeroes in TORA, TORA,...
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Actually, you know, I always thought the Red Baron sequence dragged down It's the Great Pumpkin. I've felt this way since its original showing in 1966. To me, the action should be around Linus, the...
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In all the times I've viewed it Rod I never noticed any "repeats" although I'm sure they were in there: I was too captivated by Snoopy's (imaginary?) battle. Taking off, flying through flak bursts,...
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It seemed to me (and my memory could be faulty) that a substantial amount of Great Pumpkin was devoted to Snoopy's World War I adventures. Granted, he was extremely popular at the time (was this...
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I always loved Sally's rant at the end. "I was robbed! I spent the whole night waiting for the Great Pumpkin when I could have been out for tricks or treats! Halloween is over and I missed it! You...
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Quote: always loved Sally's rant at the end. And what makes me wince (although with a smile) every time I watch it, is knowing that she'll be tricked again next year. Some people never learn. DOCTOR 13
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Quote:she'll be tricked again next year And we'll all be right there in the patch with her.
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Quote:And we'll all be right there in the patch with her. It beats just getting a bag of rocks after a hard night of Trick-or-Treating! Bob "I had a little trouble with the scissors" Statzer
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Quote: . . . the Tomcats and MiGs in TOP GUN . . . If you enjoyed the Tomcats in THE FINAL COUNTDOWN say "Goodbye" to those also. Their era officially ended late this summer . . . ....
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"I got a rock"! When I was five years old that was a great line! And it still is!
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