A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | |
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The 2000 Paramount DVD cover
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| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by |
Bill Melendez Phil Roman |
| Voices of | Bill Melendez Todd Barbee Stephen Shea Hilary Momberger Robin Kohn Christopher DeFaria Jimmy Ahrens Robin Reed |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Composer(s) | Vince Guaraldi |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) |
Lee Mendelson Bill Melendez |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Distributor | United Feature Syndicate |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown |
| Followed by | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is the tenth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year. Currently, the special is aired every November in prime time on the ABC network. It was the third holiday special after A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965 and It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966.
The special opens with Lucy enticing Charlie Brown to kick the football she is holding. Charlie Brown at first refuses, correctly suspecting that Lucy will pull it away as always; but Lucy convinces him that kicking the football is a Thanksgiving tradition, and that being asked to do so is an honor. Charlie Brown decides that Lucy would never pull her trick on a national holiday, and ends up getting deceived and landing flat on his back once again.
Charlie Brown and Sally are preparing to go to their grandmother's place for Thanksgiving dinner when Charlie Brown gets a phone call from Peppermint Patty, who invites herself over to Charlie Brown's house for the holiday dinner. Two quick subsequent phone calls add Marcie and Franklin to the guest list, and since Charlie Brown cannot get a word in edgewise with Patty, he quickly finds himself in a quandary with no easy solution—at least not until Linus shows up.
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