EPISODE · Feb 18, 2016 · 1H 13M
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
from The Peanuts Gallery · host Molly Lewis & Josh A. Cagan
We review 1966's It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which spends surprisingly little time beating up on Charlie Brown Topics of discussion include: Lucy's unchecked power; the briefest suggestion of functional sibling relationships; denominational divisions; the existence or non-existence of a restaurant called "Broccoli Hut"; gauntlets of scolding; the flattering soft focus lens of childhood nostalgia; 45 minutes of a dog being shot at It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is available for your home viewing on iTunes, Amazon Instant, YouTube, and DVD. Audio blandishment by Ken Plume.
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It's Halloween. A boy believes in a giant pumpkin that will bring him toys. Nobody else does. Kids go trick-or-treating. One receives rocks. The boy sits in a pumpkin patch all night, and is then taken to bed. Also a dog has a rich fantasy life.
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