![]() Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 10 / 10 Another great Peanuts Holiday special, this time centring around ThanksgivingĪll the Peanuts specials are worth seeing at least once, and a good deal of them are classics. Done with genuine heart and a certain sweet charm, this baby sizes up as a total treat that's essential annual viewing on Thanksgiving day. Vince Guaraldi's fabulously jaunty score further enhances the infectious merriment. The bright and colorful animation holds up pretty well. The whole thing ultimately culminates in a truly uplifting happy ending. Moreover, there's a cool jazz ditty called "Little Birdie" and a marvelously spirited music montage sequence depicting Snoopy and company preparing the food for the gala event. Hilarious highlights include Lucy van Pelt pulling the old football trick on hapless Charlie Brown for the umpteenth time, Snoopy's battle with a pesky uncooperative folding chair, Snoopy tossing plates of food at everybody, and Peppermint Patty blowing up at Charlie Brown at the unacceptable meal of junk food. Schulz, expertly craft a sensationally breezy and snappy 25-minute cartoon romp that brims over with engaging characters (Linus in particular really shines as he explains the historical significance of Thanksgiving in fascinatingly thorough detail), deliciously dry humor, and a spot-on relevant message about the true meaning of Thanksgiving (it's all about friends and family instead of food). Director Bill Melendez and Phil Roman, working from a very warm and witty script by Charles M. Worried about being unable to provide a decent meal because of his lackluster cooking skills, Charlie Brown receives some much-needed help from the precocious Linus, the ever-exuberant Snoopy, and Snoopy's jolly pal Woodstock to whip up the best possible food for the grand occasion. Scrappy and willful tomboy Peppermint Patty invites herself and several of her friends over for a Thanksgiving feast at Charlie Brown's house. Reviewed by Woodyanders 10 / 10 A typically delightful and wonderful Peanuts holiday TV special ![]()
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