Time for me to once again say I don't like the "Snoopy Presents: name" structure , that's my hang up of any these new specials and I say that with all of these. Getting that out of the way and the titles don't skew my thoughts, it's time.
This is the newest (as of August 2025) Peanuts special and dips into a few things Peanuts has done before. It was a running thing though most summers that the strips did summer camp. There's also the movie "Race for your Life, Charlie Brown", and the specials : "It was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown", and "He's a Bully, Charlie Brown." There's also specials that are musicals in the sense, even funnier that they were animated musicals that were based off musicals.
Charlie Brown and Sally Brown are preparing for camp, the story frames this as Charlie Brown enjoys camp and Sally- in character from other Peanuts media- not liking the idea but here is that she really doesn't want to go because of insecurity , not the just that she hates it. It goes right into a song too, like woah it's instant song. The no parents line is kind of funny. The song leads them into the camp and into the titles so it helps.
but what is behind door 3? / Copyright Peanuts
It's primarily a Sally story as, again, it's framed that she doesn't feel she fits the camp vibe and world and in a more insecure worried way. One thing I've found with these specials has been what they do with the characters. These aren't new characters or thinly spared characters -in most of the cases of these newer specials- they have decades long characterizations and even slight changes. 1963 Sally and 1993 Sally are slightly different but have their core characterizations that are well known . These specials seem to take story and decide on how to plop a Peanuts character into it. I don't think it's bad to have the idea of trying something with Sally different, because sticking to 60's and 70's stuff is also a hard for Peanuts as it did have new stuff in the 80's and 90's that are fun to go back to , but there is something off in how these stories work with characters and plots. I do think this is at least more interesting than like the Marcie special where her characterization was just strange for her known character.
I feel bad.... and Can't make joke/ copyright Peanuts
Charlie Brown is interestingly confident in this special It's notable that he does have some sort of confidence as a character though out the other media so it's fitting. He tries to get Sally to get in the water with him, but she feels a stick thinking it was a snake and ran. (Understandable) His voice actor sounds like a voice change happened at the age, and it's only jarring because it makes CB sound older, but it's not bad voice acting.
The special is also hinting at other plot through out, Charlie Brown notices that there's less busses at the camp, and that less kids are coming -from group shots- to the camp. Odd comment about "Your generation" put in there.
