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Thursday, December 03, 2015

The Peanuts lookback : What A Nightmare , Charlie Brown

The Flashback  Peanuts 
                       
         Our last installment for the year , and  since our rule is no holiday specials  this one works for the month and season without being a holiday, this is "What A Nightmare , Charlie Brown".  
      It's winter and Charlie Brown doesn't understand  that beagles are not sled pulling dogs and he wants snoopy to play sled dog.  (As Lucy would say.. "Blockhead")      Charlie Brown then sets to show Snoopy by hooking himself up the the sled and Snoopy then forces Charlie to pull him. 


    Charlie Brown has decided to be weird /copyright Peanuts

      After all that fun Snoopy makes himself some Pizzas and an milkshakes and he gorges on the meal.  Charlie Brown tells Snoopy he's too civilized.  (not that Snoopy cares) Snoopy falls a sleep and this takes us to the meat of our episode... Snoopy's Nightmare. (yumm nightmare)   
   Snoopy dreams that he is part of dog sled team as he is dragged along  in the middle of harnessed.  The others also don't let Snoopy eat the meal the sled driver gives out.   The next day, the same thing  happens where Snoopy is mistreated and not allowed to eat or drink.  That evening  they are stopped at bar where Snoopy sneaks a sandwich, drinks some rootbeer and plays cards , until he is kicked out after a bad   can-can incident. ( is there a such thing a good one?)  
    After all the running along with the not being able to eat or drink Snoopy breaks down and starts crying this turns into rage as he  starts walking on all fours ,bearing his teeth . He fights the head dog and sets the other dogs into their place and eats their food and takes a drink. 
              
                     
                                             
                                         I am Snoopy , hear me Roar/ copyright Peanuts

  Snoopy becomes head of the pack as he leads the sled,    But then  they fall into a broken piece of ice into a lake of ice water and Snoopy tries to pull them out but he falls in to when he then wakes up.    He then asks Charlie Brown to let him and acts out the events  , Charlie Brown allows him to sleep in his room but first Snoopy had to get a snack. (never learns does he)
    That's our lookback at this special : It's not heavy in beef but it's the snowiest Peanuts I've ever seen .  It's an interesting one as besides the opening and closing with Charlie Brown , there's no dialogue in the special and Snoopy  has to carry the special himself. (Very well to say the least) It has some humor  like  when Snoopy is at  the bar and playing cards.

  That's our Peanuts lookback...  hope you enjoyed them through out the year , as it was the Peanuts 65th anniversary of the strip and 50th of the first TV special . This feature will continue in the new year we may turn to look at the movies  and longer specials and all that is to be determined.

  Tune in next time when we have  a special where  Charlie Brown gets locked outside his house and sits out there the whole 30 minute special . (Ummmm)

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