A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
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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. As of 2011, the special is aired every November in prime time
on the ABC
network.
This special has previously been released on DVD by Paramount. It was re-released on DVD by Warner Home Video
in remaster
ed form on October 7, 2008. It was released on a Blu-ray/DVD
Combo Pack by Warner Home Video on October 5, 2010.
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. (Lucy makes no further appearances in this episode).
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.
Linus suggests to Charlie Brown that he could have two dinners: the first one for Patty and her friends, and then the second one at his grandmother's home, forcing Charlie Brown to admit that all he knows how to make is "cold cereal and maybe toast." Regardless, Linus recruits Snoopy
and Woodstock
to set up a ping-pong table and chairs in the backyard (setting the table has its own problems as Snoopy goes toe-to-toe with an uncooperative, folding deckchair
that comes to life and torments him). Snoopy and Woodstock set the table, then help Charlie Brown and Linus with the food. When the food is readied, Snoopy and a reluctant Woodstock go to Snoopy's doghouse and dress in Pilgrim clothing. They return to the house with Snoopy holding a musket
, which fires unexpectedly and causes Charlie Brown to lose his patience.
The guests arrive, and they all make their way to the backyard for the feast. Linus leads the group in prayer.
Each place setting includes a sundae in a large wine glass -- most likely jello topped with cool whip and a cherry.
Snoopy serves up the food, throwing the plates to each guest Frisbee
-style. Each person gets:
At first Patty is shocked, but her shock quickly turns to outrage, and she angrily berates Charlie Brown for the "meal." Embarrassed and dejected, Charlie Brown timidly leaves the table and goes back into the house. Patty's tirade continues until Marcie gently reminds her that Charlie Brown did not invite her to dinner; she invited herself —along with Marcie and Franklin. Realizing Marcie is right, Patty comes to her senses and begs Marcie to go and apologize to Charlie Brown on her behalf. Marcie reluctantly does so, but Patty soon follows her and apologizes to Charlie Brown herself.
In the midst of the quasi-feast, Charlie Brown loses track of the time. The clock strikes four, reminding him that he and Sally are supposed to be at their grandmother's home for dinner in half an hour. So he calls his grandmother to tell her that they are going to be a little late and to explain the situation—he has friends over and none of them have eaten yet. But his grandmother suggests that he bring all his friends with him for Thanksgiving dinner; the idea is welcomed with cheers from everyone. En route, the gang sings a chorus of Over the River and through the Woods
, but Charlie Brown qualifies the title, adding that his grandmother lives in a condominium
.
After they leave, Snoopy and Woodstock go to the doghouse and cook up their own traditional Thanksgiving meal that includes a turkey complete with all the trimmings (they pull apart the wishbone, with Woodstock getting the bigger piece). Over the end credits the two friends each devour dessert: a large piece of pumpkin pie. They then sit back with contented smiles as Woodstock pats his full stomach.
before moving, along with the rest of the Peanuts specials, to ABC
in 2000. Traditionally, ABC aired the special on Thanksgiving night until 2005. The special aired once again on Thanksgiving night every year from 2008 onward.
In 2006, ABC decided to move the special to the Monday before Thanksgiving; this was in response to the success of regular Thursday programs Ugly Betty
and Grey's Anatomy
, coupled with CBS's decision to air regular programming on Thanksgiving night, with Survivor
and CSI
. ABC decided to directly engage in a ratings war with CBS (Thanksgiving lies in the middle of sweeps), displacing the Charlie Brown special to Monday and airing regular programming on Thanksgiving night instead. ABC repeated this in 2007 on Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but as of 2008, the ratings for Ugly Betty had fallen (to the point where the show was moved off Thursdays in 2009 and eventually canceled in 2010), and ABC decided to air the special in extended form and move the special back to Thanksgiving night in 2008. ABC also aired the special on Tuesday that year (immediately before the Dancing with the Stars
finale), due to having an open time slot to fill after the cancellation of Opportunity Knocks. The special aired only on Thanksgiving night in 2009. For 2010, the show aired November 18, one week before Thanksgiving, to fill the void of another canceled show, My Generation
, in addition to its annual Thanksgiving airing.
Due to the show's half-hour time slot, it has traditionally been paired with another half-hour show, often one from the Peanuts library, though not always so. During the 1990s, CBS paired the show with another Meléndez comic strip adaptation, Garfield's Thanksgiving
(CBS also used the Peanuts-Garfield pairing for its Christmas and Halloween specials). In 2004 and 2005, ABC instead used A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving as the lead-in to a feature film (the 2000 adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2004, and Finding Nemo
in 2005), which was given an extended 2½-hour time slot. In 2006 and 2007, ABC paired the special with He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
, the last original Peanuts special to date. Since 2008, it has been paired with "The Mayflower Voyagers" episode from the This is America, Charlie Brown
miniseries.
To make room for their long commercial breaks during modern airings, ABC made cuts to two scenes (in 2005, it was extended for the network television premiere of Finding Nemo
; but now, it was edited again in order to make room for He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
and the Dancing with the Stars results show):
In 2008, when this was re-extended, the credits are slightly sped up in order to make room for "The Mayflower Voyagers"
.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
TV special based upon the popular comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
, by Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
. It was originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year. As of 2011, the special is aired every November in prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
network.
This special has previously been released on DVD by Paramount. It was re-released on DVD by Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
in remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed form on October 7, 2008. It was released on a Blu-ray/DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Combo Pack by Warner Home Video on October 5, 2010.
Summary
The special opens with LucyLucy van Pelt
Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt is a fictional character in the syndicated comic strip :Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. She is the main bully and the older sister of Linus and Rerun. Lucy is a crabby and cynical eight-year old girl, and often bullies the other characters in the strip,...
enticing Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie...
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
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
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. (Lucy makes no further appearances in this episode).
Charlie Brown and Sally
Sally Brown
Sally Brown is the younger sister of Charlie Brown in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. She was first mentioned in early 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appearance in August 1959.-Appearance:...
are preparing to go to their grandmother's place for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,...
dinner when Charlie Brown gets a phone call from Peppermint Patty
Peppermint Patty
Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. A freckle-faced auburn/brunette, she is one of a small group in the strip who lives across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends...
, who invites herself over to Charlie Brown's house for the holiday dinner. Two quick subsequent phone calls add Marcie
Marcie (Peanuts)
Marcie is a bespectacled fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. She serves as comedic foil and best friend to tomboy Peppermint Patty, plays a supporting role in some of Snoopy's heroic fantasies, and displays a romantic interest in Charlie Brown, who seems to love...
and Franklin
Franklin (Peanuts)
Franklin is a character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African-American character in the strip. He goes to school with Peppermint Patty and Marcie. In his first story arc, he met Charlie Brown when they were...
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
Linus van Pelt
Linus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt. He first appeared on September 19, 1952; however, he was not mentioned by name until three days later....
shows up.
Linus suggests to Charlie Brown that he could have two dinners: the first one for Patty and her friends, and then the second one at his grandmother's home, forcing Charlie Brown to admit that all he knows how to make is "cold cereal and maybe toast." Regardless, Linus recruits Snoopy
Snoopy
Snoopy is an fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly conventional dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character—and among the most recognizable...
and Woodstock
Woodstock (Peanuts)
Woodstock is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. He is Snoopy's closest friend and, after Snoopy, the most recognized non-human in the strip.-History:...
to set up a ping-pong table and chairs in the backyard (setting the table has its own problems as Snoopy goes toe-to-toe with an uncooperative, folding deckchair
Deckchair
A deckchair is a folding chair, usually with a frame of treated wood or artificial material and a fabric or vinyl backrest and seat. It may have an extended seat, meant to be used as a leg rest, whose height may be adjustable...
that comes to life and torments him). Snoopy and Woodstock set the table, then help Charlie Brown and Linus with the food. When the food is readied, Snoopy and a reluctant Woodstock go to Snoopy's doghouse and dress in Pilgrim clothing. They return to the house with Snoopy holding a musket
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
, which fires unexpectedly and causes Charlie Brown to lose his patience.
The guests arrive, and they all make their way to the backyard for the feast. Linus leads the group in prayer.
Each place setting includes a sundae in a large wine glass -- most likely jello topped with cool whip and a cherry.
Snoopy serves up the food, throwing the plates to each guest Frisbee
Frisbee
A flying disc is a disc-shaped glider that is generally plastic and roughly in diameter, with a lip. The shape of the disc, an airfoil in cross-section, allows it to fly by generating lift as it moves through the air while rotating....
-style. Each person gets:
- Two slices of buttered toastToastToast is bread that has been browned by exposure to radiant heat. This browning reaction is known as the Maillard reaction. Toasting warms the bread and makes it firmer, so it holds toppings more securely...
, - Some pretzelPretzelA pretzel is a type of baked food made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors in a unique knot-like shape, originating in Europe...
sticks, - A handful of popcornPopcornPopcorn, or popping corn, is corn which expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. Corn is able to pop because, like sorghum, quinoa and millet, its kernels have a hard moisture-sealed hull and a dense starchy interior. This allows pressure to build inside the kernel until an explosive...
, and - A few jelly beans.
At first Patty is shocked, but her shock quickly turns to outrage, and she angrily berates Charlie Brown for the "meal." Embarrassed and dejected, Charlie Brown timidly leaves the table and goes back into the house. Patty's tirade continues until Marcie gently reminds her that Charlie Brown did not invite her to dinner; she invited herself —along with Marcie and Franklin. Realizing Marcie is right, Patty comes to her senses and begs Marcie to go and apologize to Charlie Brown on her behalf. Marcie reluctantly does so, but Patty soon follows her and apologizes to Charlie Brown herself.
In the midst of the quasi-feast, Charlie Brown loses track of the time. The clock strikes four, reminding him that he and Sally are supposed to be at their grandmother's home for dinner in half an hour. So he calls his grandmother to tell her that they are going to be a little late and to explain the situation—he has friends over and none of them have eaten yet. But his grandmother suggests that he bring all his friends with him for Thanksgiving dinner; the idea is welcomed with cheers from everyone. En route, the gang sings a chorus of Over the River and through the Woods
Over the River and through the Woods
"Over the River and through the Woods" is a Thanksgiving song by Lydia Maria Child. Written originally as a poem, it appeared in her Flowers for Children, Volume 2, in 1844. The title of the poem is, "A Boy's Thanksgiving Day". It celebrates her childhood memories of visiting her Grandfather's House...
, but Charlie Brown qualifies the title, adding that his grandmother lives in a condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
.
After they leave, Snoopy and Woodstock go to the doghouse and cook up their own traditional Thanksgiving meal that includes a turkey complete with all the trimmings (they pull apart the wishbone, with Woodstock getting the bigger piece). Over the end credits the two friends each devour dessert: a large piece of pumpkin pie. They then sit back with contented smiles as Woodstock pats his full stomach.
Broadcast history
The show aired on CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
before moving, along with the rest of the Peanuts specials, to ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in 2000. Traditionally, ABC aired the special on Thanksgiving night until 2005. The special aired once again on Thanksgiving night every year from 2008 onward.
In 2006, ABC decided to move the special to the Monday before Thanksgiving; this was in response to the success of regular Thursday programs Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
and Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
, coupled with CBS's decision to air regular programming on Thanksgiving night, with Survivor
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
and CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
. ABC decided to directly engage in a ratings war with CBS (Thanksgiving lies in the middle of sweeps), displacing the Charlie Brown special to Monday and airing regular programming on Thanksgiving night instead. ABC repeated this in 2007 on Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but as of 2008, the ratings for Ugly Betty had fallen (to the point where the show was moved off Thursdays in 2009 and eventually canceled in 2010), and ABC decided to air the special in extended form and move the special back to Thanksgiving night in 2008. ABC also aired the special on Tuesday that year (immediately before the Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)
The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 22, 2008 as a part of ABC's fall line-up. Instead of 12 couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of 13 couples...
finale), due to having an open time slot to fill after the cancellation of Opportunity Knocks. The special aired only on Thanksgiving night in 2009. For 2010, the show aired November 18, one week before Thanksgiving, to fill the void of another canceled show, My Generation
My Generation (TV series)
My Generation is an American mockumentary television series that aired on the ABC network in the fall of 2010. The one-hour comedy-drama, produced by ABC Studios, follows a group of high school classmates in Austin, Texas in 2000, then revisits them ten years after graduation...
, in addition to its annual Thanksgiving airing.
Due to the show's half-hour time slot, it has traditionally been paired with another half-hour show, often one from the Peanuts library, though not always so. During the 1990s, CBS paired the show with another Meléndez comic strip adaptation, Garfield's Thanksgiving
Garfield's Thanksgiving
Garfield's Thanksgiving is a 1989 animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast November 22, 1989 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video...
(CBS also used the Peanuts-Garfield pairing for its Christmas and Halloween specials). In 2004 and 2005, ABC instead used A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving as the lead-in to a feature film (the 2000 adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2004, and Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
in 2005), which was given an extended 2½-hour time slot. In 2006 and 2007, ABC paired the special with He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown is the 44th prime-time animated TV special based on the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the ABC network on November 20, 2006. It is the second most recent Peanuts television special and is primarily based on a story from the...
, the last original Peanuts special to date. Since 2008, it has been paired with "The Mayflower Voyagers" episode from the This is America, Charlie Brown
This Is America, Charlie Brown
This is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocassette, were released in a...
miniseries.
To make room for their long commercial breaks during modern airings, ABC made cuts to two scenes (in 2005, it was extended for the network television premiere of Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
; but now, it was edited again in order to make room for He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown is the 44th prime-time animated TV special based on the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the ABC network on November 20, 2006. It is the second most recent Peanuts television special and is primarily based on a story from the...
and the Dancing with the Stars results show):
- Snoopy and Woodstock go into Snoopy's doghouse to dress up as pilgrims, and when Woodstock walks away, Snoopy stretches out his arm cartoon style, and scolds Woodstock. Then, both go to the door and Snoopy knocks on it with his paw.
- In the scene where Marcie apologizes to Charlie Brown on Patty's behalf, the pendulum on the grandfather clock in the background is permanently stuck to the right, and moments later stuck to the left.
- When they are seated at the ping pong table, Franklin is seated on one side alone. There is a chair that appears and disappears beside Franklin when the scene cuts back and forth.
- The scene in the end credits where Snoopy and Woodstock are eating turkey is cut in later airings, going straight to them eating pumpkin pie during the end credits. On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2008, the "turkey eating" portion was shown in its entirety.
In 2008, when this was re-extended, the credits are slightly sped up in order to make room for "The Mayflower Voyagers"
This Is America, Charlie Brown
This is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocassette, were released in a...
.
Voice actors and their characters
- Todd Barbee - Charlie Brown
- Melanie Kohn - Lucy van Pelt
- Stephen SheaStephen SheaStephen Shea is a former child actor most noted for voicing the character of Linus van Pelt in several animated Peanuts television specials, as well as in the feature-length animated film Snoopy Come Home. Shea was born on December 21, 1961, in Los Angeles, California...
- Linus van Pelt - Hilary MombergerHilary MombergerHilary Momberger is a former child actress from the late 1960s and early 1970s, known primarily for playing the part of "Sally Brown", Charlie Brown's little sister in the Peanuts motion picture and TV specials including: A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy Come Home...
- Sally Brown - Christopher DeFariaChristopher DeFariaChris DeFaria is an American production manager and producer of television and movies, with credits including Cats & Dogs, Watchmen, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action...
- Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt - Jimmy Ahrens - Marcie
- Robin Reed - Franklin
- Bill MelendezBill MelendezJosé Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez was a Mexican-American character animator, film director, voice artist and producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers, UPA and the Peanuts series...
- Snoopy and Woodstock
Production credits
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING- Written and Created by
- Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
- Directed by
- Bill MelendezBill MelendezJosé Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez was a Mexican-American character animator, film director, voice artist and producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers, UPA and the Peanuts series...
- and
- Phil RomanPhil RomanPhilip Roman , is an animator. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment. Roman is of Mexican American descent....
- Produced by
- Lee MendelsonLee MendelsonLee Mendelson is an American television producer. He is best known as the executive producer of the many Peanuts animated specials....
- and
- Bill MelendezBill MelendezJosé Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez was a Mexican-American character animator, film director, voice artist and producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers, UPA and the Peanuts series...
- Executive Producer
- Kim CampbellKim CampbellAvril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
- Co-Directed by
- Gerald BaldwinGerald BaldwinGerald William "Ged" Baldwin, OC was a Canadian politician who was known as the "Father and Grandfather" of the Access to Information Act....
- Supervising Director
- Hank SmithHank SmithHank "Henry" Smith was a cartoon animator, who worked for many Hollywood animation studios during the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. His work includes numerous cartoons for television, including many featuring Mr. Magoo, The Road Runner, Fat Albert, and many of the Peanuts television specials with...
- Music Composed and Performed by
- Vince GuaraldiVince GuaraldiVincent Anthony "Vince" Guaraldi was an Italian American jazz musician and pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements and for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip...
- Music Supervision
- John Scott Trotter
- Musicians by
- Vince GuaraldiVince GuaraldiVincent Anthony "Vince" Guaraldi was an Italian American jazz musician and pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements and for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip...
- Seward McCain
- Marty PaichMarty PaichMartin Louis "Marty" Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor....
- Ray GilbertRay GilbertRay Gilbert was a lyricist.Gilbert is best remembered for the lyrics to the Oscar winning song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South, which he wrote with Allie Wrubel in 1947.He married, in 1962, actress Janis Paige.Daughter, actress and singer Joanne Gilbert, July...
- Graphic Blandishment
- Bernard GruverBernard GruverBernard Gruver was best known as one of the original animators of the Peanuts cartoon series. He also was an animation professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema. He was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles in 1985.-External links:*...
- Evert Brown
- Ed Levitt
- Frank SmithFrank Smith (animator)Frank A. Smith was an American cartoon animator and film director. He was the father of actor Charles Martin Smith, and the brother of animator/director Paul J. Smith and animator Hank Smith....
- Dean Spille
- Don Lusk
- Bob Carlson
- Sam Jaimes
- Bill LittlejohnBill LittlejohnWilliam Charles Littlejohn was an American animator and union organizer. Littlejohn worked on both animated shorts and features from the 1930s through to the 1990s...
- Al Pabian
- Bror Lansing
- Carole Barnes
- Beverly Robbins
- Eleanor Warren
- Faith Kovaleski
- Manon Washburn
- Joice Lee Marshall
- Adele Lenart
- Chardra Poweris
- Carla Washburn
- Joanne Lansing
- Animation
- Bob Bachman
- Joe Roman
- Patricia Joy
- Rod ScribnerRod ScribnerRoderick H. "Rod" Scribner was an American animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros.. His animation was one of the wildest things ever seen on screen during The Golden Age of American animation. He started as an animator for Ben...
- Bob MatzBob MatzRobert "Bob" Matz was an American animator. He worked on various animated shorts, films, and television projects, such as Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, The Pink Panther, and The Transformers: The Movie.-1960-1961:...
- Jack Schnerk
- Ken HarrisKen HarrisKen Harris was an American animator who worked for several film studios. He is widely considered as one of the master animators of his time....
- Irven SpenceIrven SpenceIrven Spence was an American animator. He is best known for his work on MGM's Tom and Jerry animated shorts. Spence has been credited variously as Irven Spence, Irvin Spence, and Irv Spence....
- Kenneth MuseKenneth MuseKenneth Lee Muse was an American animator. He is best known for his work on the Tom and Jerry series at MGM.-Biography:...
- Ray PattersonRay PattersonRay Patterson may refer to:*Ray Patterson *Ray Patterson *Lyman Ray Patterson, copyright scholar...
- Pete BurnessPete BurnessWilson D. "Pete" Burness was an American animator and animation director. He won two Academy Awards during his career and was perhaps best known for his work on the Mr. Magoo series. He also contributed to the Tom and Jerry series, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, and Rocky and His Friends.Burness...
- Larry Leichliter
- Bob Bransford
- Charles Downs
- Ed DeMattia
- Warren BatchelderWarren BatchelderWarren Batchelder was an animator on many Warner Bros. and DePatie-Freleng cartoons. He also worked as animation director on the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon show.-Career:Batchelder began his animation career in 1936...
- Ted Bonnicksen
- George Grandpre
- Tom RayTom RayThomas Archer Ray was an American animator.-Career:Ray was born in Williams, Arizona. He began work at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1937. Over the first two decades of his career, he was a junior animator who received no screen credit until Destination Earth in 1956. In 1958, he became a master...
- Storyboards
- Pete AlvaradoPete AlvaradoPeter J. Alvarado, Jr. was an American animation and comic book artist. Alvarado's animation career spanned almost 60 years. He was also a prolific contributor to Western Publishing's line of comic books.-Animation:...
- Irv Spector
- Gary HoffmanGary HoffmanGary Hoffman is a former tackle in the National Football League.-Biography:Hoffman was born Gary Edward Hoffman on September 28, 1961 in Sacramento, California.-Career:...
- Craig McCrackenCraig McCrackenCraig McCracken is an American animator and creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.-Biography:...
- Jim PabianJim PabianJames 'Jim' Pabian was an American screenwriter and director of short films. He co-wrote and directed the Tom and Jerry short The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off. He also co-wrote another Tom and Jerry short, Haunted Mouse...
- George ScribnerGeorge ScribnerGeorge Scribner is an artist, director and animator known for his work at Disney.Scribner was born and raised in the Republic of Panama, where he attended grade schools and drew his way through most of his classes. After high school in Florida, he majored in film at Emerson College in Boston and...
- Models
- Lin Larsen
- Bob BoyleBob BoyleRobert "Bob" Boyle II is an American animator, known for his work on the Nickelodeon shows Oh Yeah! Cartoons, The Fairly OddParents, and Danny Phantom. He is also creator and executive producer of shows Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Yin Yang Yo! . He also worked for a time on the animated series Garfield...
- Mitch SchauerMitch SchauerMitchell L. Schauer is an animation professional who's been involved in children's programming, primetime live-action series and feature films since 1978.-Early Life:...
- Layouts
- Ed Ghertner
- Robert Givens
- Backgrounds
- Ellie Bogardus
- William Butler
- Ink and Paint Supervisor
- Celine Miles
- Ink and Paint
- Marie Ardell
- Patricia Capozzi
- Sheri Lonsdale
- Brigitte Strother
- Cheri Weber
- Eve Fletcher
- Editing
- Bob Gillis
- Chuck McCannChuck McCannChuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:...
- Rudy ZamoraRudy ZamoraRudy Zamora was a Mexican American animator and a prolific animation director who was a veteran actor in George of the Jungle.-External links:...
- First Time Editing
- Roger Donley
- Production Manager - Bob Gillis
- Titles - John DunnJohn W. DunnJohn W. Dunn was a Scottish writer and animator for animated cartoons from 1955 to 1983.Dunn began his career at the Walt Disney cartoon studio, where his first story credit—Man in Space—received an Oscar nomination...
- Production Assistants
- Carolyn Klein
- Sandy Claxton
- Lora Sacket
- RECORDING:
- Voices: Coast Recorders -- Radio RecordersRadio RecordersRadio Recorders, Inc. was a recording studio based in Los Angeles, California. Famous musicians to have been recorded in the studio include Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and The Carpenters among others. In its prime, the studio was known...
- Music: Wally Hedier Recording
- Mix: Producers' Sound Service -- Don Minkler -- Howard Wollman
- Camera: Dickson/Vasu -- Tony Rivetti
- Color by: TechnicolorTechnicolorTechnicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
- A LEE MENDELSON-BILL MELENDEZ PRODUCTION
- in association with
- CHARLES M. SCHULZ CREATIVE ASSOCIATES
- and UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.
- THE END
- "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"
- Copyright © 1973 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
- All Other Rights Reserved
- PEANUTS SPECIALS
- Produced In U.S.A. -- A Vitagraph Release
External links
- Recreating the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dinner article on X-Entertainment