This time , we look back at a mini-series "This is America, Charlie Brown". (No we aren't breaking our rule of not doing holiday specials , since none of the episodes are holiday specials ,even though "Mayflower voyagers" airs during Thanksgiving , that's because , why wouldn't it air around Thanksgiving?)
The series is an eight part mini-series that first aired on CBS in 1988 to 1989, focusing on subjects in American History.
1. May Flower Voyagers
The First, episode of the mini series takes place in 1620 , where the Peanuts characters (narrated by Charlie Brown) are on the Mayflower on their way with the pilgrims and the other people who were on their way to the new world on the famous boat. Something , noticeable with this Peanuts series is you will see adults and full adult faces , speaking like people. (Because Wa Wa Wa pilgrims would just be silly) As you see in the special , you see them going through the tough ride on the Mayflower , then when they make it to land the hardship of the first winter the Massachusetts bay colony settlers experienced in 1620, and the meeting of Squanto and the natives leading into "The First Thanksgiving".
2. The Birth of the Constitution
This is the 2nd episode , and like the first episode it has our favorite people ( Sally Brown and Snoopy?) in a different time period (the Peanuts characters are Time Lords, theory, you go write it now!) this time in 1787 when the constitution was being written , the time of the mini-series was around the the commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the writing and ratification. It shows us the hard process of how the constitution was being made , or as Linus statement in the special goes "They can't seem to agree to anything". (Insert your congress joke here)
But it's a really good depiction of the all dis-agreements, compromises, and arm twisting that happened to put the law of the land that we have now to action. (And Black mail?) Especially in a cartoon format.
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