Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

ultramatt2000-1 I loved this special when I was a kid. I found it funny and amusing from Snoopy's antics to Linus' speech. I liked the part where Snoopy is making toast and Woodstock is putting Snoopy's ear in the toaster and puts butter on it. I found it funny and when I saw it with a new set of eyes, I cringed with my brother because I was expecting Snoopy to yell "YEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!"Fortunately that didn't happen and the beagle was unharmed. Yesterday, I was shopping with my mother and I heard some music that sounded like this cartoon and it was it! She thought it was French music, but I told her it was music from the cartoon. She knew it. Speaking of food, popcorn? Pretzels? Buttered Toast? Jelly Beans? That is like the poor man's Thanksgiving. At least something like Pumpkin Pie or Apple Pie will do it. All in all, is great for the whole family, I had fond memories of it and so will you. This has been another "Matthew Praises." Happy Thanksgiving!

SnoopyStyle Charlie Brown and Sally are going to their grandmother's for Thanksgiving. Peppermint Patty calls and invites herself and then Marcie and Franklin to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving. Linus suggests Charlie Brown have two Thanksgiving dinner with the help of Snoopy and Woodstock. Peppermint Patty is angered by the lack of traditional Thanksgiving food but Marcie convinces her to apologize. Charlie Brown's grandmother calls and invites everybody to her place.Peppermint Patty's voice by Christopher DeFaria is really rough and raspy. It's a little bit jarring. Otherwise, this is a charming Charlie Brown holiday special and it holds up well. It has the innocence of the simple cartoon drawings. Also it's a single story without the usual detours. This just has the sense of the impending Holidays that appears every Fall. I do wonder if there is anything wrong with Woodstock eating turkey.

AaronCapenBanner Tenth animated special based on the cartoon strips of Charles M. Schulz finally gets around to Thanksgiving, as Charlie Brown and Sally are intending to go to their Grandma's house for the holiday, but somehow Peppermint Patty invites herself and some other friends over to Charlie's house, and he must frantically cook something to serve, so with the help of Snoopy and Woodstock, makes toast, popcorn, and pretzel sticks, much to Patty's annoyance! Enjoyable tale may not have the warmth and humor of either Christmas or Halloween, but can still hold its own as one of the best of these specials, though I'm not sure little bird Woodstock should be eating turkey...?

hfan77 I have watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for many years and of all the Peanuts specials that I have watched and reviewed for this website, this is my favorite. The opening scene where Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown always cracks me up. If you watch it on DVD or tape it off the TV, play back the football scene in slow motion to see Charlie Brown in mid air.As for the rest of the cartoon, I thought Peppermint Patty was bossy and rude to Charlie Brown, inviting herself, Marcie and Franklin to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving dinner, monopolizing their phone conversations and even worse, complaining about the nontraditional cuisine. She was also flirtatious toward Charlie Brown. There were also outstanding sight gags involving Snoopy and Woodstock and the scene where they get the food ready for the feast that's set to "Linus and Lucy." It proves that cartoon scenes can work well without dialogue.I also liked the scene near the end when the kids are in the car and they sing "Over the River and Through the Woods" en route to the Brown's Grandma's condo for a real Thanksgiving dinner. Before or after you go over the river and through the woods for your holiday feast, watch this cartoon. You'll even learn about the holiday in Linus' Thanksgiving prayer.