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Thursday, March 01, 2018

A Charlie Brown Lookback: Charlie Brown's All Stars

 Peanuts 



        Ah March, the smell of baseball is in the air (it smells like rubber and grass) and we luckily we have a baseball themed Peanuts special.  "We've went to the most modern times  of Peanuts specials that tried to hark back the 1960's now let's go back to the 60's.  "Charlie Brown's All Stars"  the second animated Peanuts special  came out in 1966, on CBS. Since it's not a  holiday themed special it has missed it's annual airings and has bounced around from CBS to Nickelodeon, Disney Channel , and ABC. It hasn't aired on TV in sometime though,but is on DVD.
 
           The voices continues the idea that the first one had to have children be the voices and many from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" returned to their roles, like Christopher Shea as Linus , Peter Robins as Charlie Brown,  Kathy Steinberg as Sally Brown,  Sally Dryer switched roles from Violet to Lucy , and Karen Mendelson  went from being Patty's voice to Violet's.   


      So let's begin.
           It starts with Charlie Brown running after a baseball , while successfully jump roping to get to it , to only drop the ball in which the rest of his team calls him a block head.  Linus shows Charlie Brown the stats about his team including that they lost 999 straight games.  Lucy tells him not show up.    The next day, Charlie Brown's hope he doesn't show up,  but he does. (They are nice [sarcasm font])  Charlie Brown chases after a fly ball and the other kids yell at him to catch it , which he does then it falls out of his glove. (Also they could have also caught the ball, but alright.)  His team lost that game 123-0. (The other team was examined for steroids)

How'd that get there? / Copyright Peanuts 


        Violet , Lucy, Shermey,  (hey!), and Snoopy decide to quit the team. Linus tells Charlie Brown that Mr. Hennessey , the owner of the harware store, want to sponsor the team. (Mr. Hennessey also  put his money on (We decided against the joke after ,all) )  Charlie Brown cheers up , but Linus tells him to forget it.  We get some summer scenes because summer with nice Jazz music because yeah.

Hey Charlie Brown , I am telling to you to forget that thing that I told you because meh/ Copyright Peanuts 



       So Charlie Brown wants to tell his former team but they don't wanna play with him. (Take it like this  Chuck, find better players and nicer ones as well.) When Charlie Brown tries to tell about the news, this impresses them. (Why is Linus impressed, he told the news to Chuck in the first place?)  So Charlie Brown gets a call from Mr. Hennessey for the uniforms.  Apparently, Mr. Hennessey doesn't tell Charlie Brown the league doesn't allow teams with dogs and girls.  (It is interesting how Charlie Brown's team has girls on it in the 1960's it's very forward thinking)  Charlie Brown  tells him he couldn't do it and that they are his friends.  (What?)  So Charlie Brown, rejects this.

Hey how  big is that pool, how are they fitting in there?/ Copyright Peanuts 


      The funny part is where Linus was supposed to scout the competing team but he ends up scouting his own.  For a note: C.B didn't tell the others they aren't getting uniforms or what the league wants so he thinks if they win this game they would maybe forget the uniforms.  The game seems to be going well. (I'm more sad that something  bad is going to happen.) 
This is a bad sign/ copyright Peanuts 

     It's Charlie Brown's turn to bat , he's not had a good batting season.  (That's right , Jim He's not the ball all season, but you know what hits the ball any season?   Paul's Ice Tea it's the perfect swing for a summer afternoon drink.)  He hit the ball and lands on first base, then he steals second. (He's a manic Jim! like Crazy Steve at Crazy Steve's Electronics,  A TV for half price he's Crazy! ) He lands Third! (That's a steal , Jim,  just like at Tom's Diner, where you can steal  a free Coke with any purchase!)  Charlie's team is 1 run behind with 2 Outs , Charlie Brown is at third.  What's he doing?! He's trying to steal home oh my gosh, he' missed game over! (What a blow for the team, Jim, just like the blow out sale at Super Mattress warehouse)
                       
      Here lays Charlie Brown... it's a cheap funeral. /Copyright Peanuts

            So Charlie Brown screwed up there and his team mates aren't happy. (That's right, Jim) Alright you that part is over. (Well that''s never happened before.)   The team finds out they aren't getting uniforms but, Chuck didn't even say way, and they left.  Linus tells them
 why turned down the uniforms.  Schroeder gives a speech the girls on how bad they've been to CB even though he thought about them over uniforms.

They feel bad /Copyright Peanuts 


       The girls think about making a uniform for ole CB to say sorry. (Using Linus' blanket) Apparently, Linus has the same proportions as C.B., never mind. 

It's the thought that counts/ copyright Peanuts 


          Then again it rains, and Charlie Brown apparently he 's never heard of  P.P.D.  (Yeah this game is Postponed , and this channel is airing reruns of Burns and Allen) 

blanket of rain/ copyright Peanuts 

    That's our lookback, tune in next time when we see Charlie Brown is fired as manager and ends up calling games on TV instead.  



     

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