It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

[Earth 2 Chris]

That Foxtrot was pretty good!

My son doesn't understand why all the kids are mean to Charlie Brown. It really bothers him. I don't think I even picked up on that part of it until I was 7 or so.

The thing that bothers me about Peanuts is why all the kids wander into each others houses at random with no parents around. If everyone hates Charlie Brown so much, why don't the get the hell out of his house?

Chris

[Adam West]

That Foxtrot was pretty good!

My son doesn't understand why all the kids are mean to Charlie Brown. It really bothers him. I don't think I even picked up on that part of it until I was 7 or so.

The thing that bothers me about Peanuts is why all the kids wander into each others houses at random with no parents around. If everyone hates Charlie Brown so much, why don't the get the hell out of his house?

Chris

You never see an adult in any of the Charlie Brown episodes or comic strips and whenever an adult does talk all you hear is "Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa."

We watched it last night and my kids wanted to know why the Van Pelt parents left Linus in the pumpkin patch all night long without worrying about him and it was his sister who went to retrieve him.

As far as hating Charlie Brown, most of it is just his own insecurities, not hatred. There are a few girls who tease him like Violet and of course Lucy (who pretty much hates everyone and supposedly is based on Charles Schulz's first wife...what a way to get back at an ex-spouse), but he does have friends like Linus, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie.

[jds1911a1]

You never see an adult in any of the Charlie Brown episodes or comic strips and whenever an adult does talk all you hear is "Waa, waa, waa, waa, waa."

We watched it last night and my kids wanted to know why the Van Pelt parents left Linus in the pumpkin patch all night long without worrying about him and it was his sister who went to retrieve him.

I always assumes the adults were sounds because does any kid really listen to what adults say. I know at times I swear my son must think I speak klingon.

hard to explain to any kid born after 1980 that there was a time when parents actually felt ok letting their kids out of their site for hours on end. As a Kid trick or treating was an all night thing. now if your kids are out you call them every few minutes to make sure they're ok. It's mazaing how safe we and our parents "felt" before 24 hour news channels and hearing out child abductions and mass murder on a regular basis

[toys2cool]

Uhh man I use to love that as a kid,brings back great memories

[HardyGirl]

Easy enough to find this online yourself, but here's a link to the video. Nothing takes me back like a Charlie Brown holiday special. Just needs that groovy CBS Special Presentation bumper.

http://www.donmischerproductions.com...S_Special0.jpg

I found this on another site:
CBS Special/Dolly Madison commercials

Enjoy!

[MegoScott]

HardyGirl, that's AMAZING! It has a message from Logan's Run! "We won't be on tonight, but stay tuned for the Cahrlie Brown Special." That's an obscure Mego moment...

[Comic Book Geek]

"Zap my Zinger and I'll move your nose to another part of your face"

Classic.

[HardyGirl]

HardyGirl, that's AMAZING! It has a message from Logan's Run! "We won't be on tonight, but stay tuned for the Cahrlie Brown Special." That's an obscure Mego moment...

I thought you'd appreciate that!

[Wee67]

Not only am I a HUGE Peanuts fan, but that CBS open takes me right back! I've tried to describe that thing to my girlfriend, but I can never do it justice.

[Wee67]

Not the Peanuts, but here's another Mego-related CBS open-
YouTube - CBS Friday Night Movie Open 1976