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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:14

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he... This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth -- by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch... [More]

Starring: Peanuts Gang, Christopher Shea

Starring: Peanuts Gang, Christopher Shea

Director: Bill Melendez

Director: Bill Melendez
Screenwriter: Charles M. Schulz
Composer: Vince Guaraldi
Producer: Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez

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04/04/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

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12/06/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

May not be one of the better Charlie Brown specials but it sure is a great celebration of not just the Autumn season, but of Halloween and what a little faith in the tradition can do to a young child...

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10/04/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Perhaps Charlie Brown's most charming, bittersweet moment.

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11/28/02
Gabriel Shanks
Gabriel Shanks
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Director Bill Melendez concentrates on atmosphere more than anything else; he sets up unrelated jokes, or simply enjoys watching the autumn leaves fall gently to the ground.

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09/04/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The most sincere of all Halloween specials.

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Charlie Brown takes a back seat to Linus in this episode, while Snoopy has an extended sequence as the famous World War I flying ace.

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07/04/09
John J. Puccio
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Kevin N. Laforest
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03/11/03
Mark Palermo
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Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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04/27/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

What the hell kind of grown-up hands out rocks on Halloween?

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03/12/03
Rob Vaux
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