"Charlie Brown Christmas Tales" is not really a Peanuts special as much as it's filler that is used to fill in ABC's broadcast of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" If you want Charlie Brown Christmas to be aired without any cuts because, commercials can't be cut?, is to fill in a gap that needs to be filled in that's "Charlie Brown Christmas Tales"
The special is 18 minutes long (minus commercials) meaning that it fits in with the broadcast of the original special which usually runs from :00 to :32-34 past the hour. The special first aired in 2002 , the second year ABC had rights to Peanuts specials.
It's like Peanuts strips that were brought to animation. They were lifted from the comic strip and just animated. It is split into different segments based on different characters: Snoopy, Linus,Sally, Lucy, and Charlie Brown. Even though, the special doesn't have a plot and is usually just the hour filler I think it has a charm to it. There are some entertaining things in this special.
Look how they spelled Santa Claus / Copyright Peanuts
I had this sentiment in my "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown" nothing will match up to the original Christmas special and that's fine. It really is fun to see the Peanuts characters celebrating Christmas in different ways in these specials. One of the segments I love in this special, is the one where Sally just stares at a Christmas tree hoping it falls down and it does.
Yeah she's a witch!
I think it's an alright special because it exhibits a kind of fun you get from the strips The animation is fine and there are moments. I mostly say watch this when it airs on TV, not really go out and seek it out unless you buy a DVD and it's somehow included or want to own all the specials. I think it's alright and really it's filler but it's tasty filler around the good cookies of the original special.
Tune in next time when we wonder what do we do with all the trees that we looked at and fell over.
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