Not a Lookback: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Peanuts  Thanksgiving 

       I say this alot  when I write about Thanksgiving specials or episodes is there's not alot of Thanksgiving related specials out there. The Peanuts one is the only one that consistently airs each year on time.   Interestingly enough, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving came out later than its Christmas or Halloween counterparts.   Coming out in 1973 , 8 years after Christmas  and 7 years after Halloween. 2018 is the 45th anniversary  of the special first airing.   It won an Emmy.  

      Time for me to over think the Peanuts. (a hallmark of our blog here)  Since Peppermint Patty  seemed to having a more lonely Thanksgiving.  She remarks on the phone to Chuck that her father is out of town and he said that she could come over to Chuck's for the holiday.  Now, she doesn't know what Chuck's plans are for the holiday  and since he is Charlie Brown he is not  in the strength to say "Hey Patty,  I am going somewhere for Thanksgiving already."  Peppermint Patty also self invites  her friends Marcie and Franklin. (apparently their families don't mind them not being around for Thanksgiving.)   Pin this back for  a later paragraph.  

       Linus being the best friend in the world to ole Charles suggests that they do something for Thanksgiving before Chuck has to leave.  Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock all help with this plan.  (Now when I talk about the ending ,I am going to add this context here: Charlie Brown and Linus never asked if Snoopy could make them dinner, they only asked if they could help).  If I were to over think other aspect of this special is : why do the Browns have like 20 toasters, were they all wedding gifts?   The dinner they put together is of toast, popcorn,  and jelly beans. A simple and believable feast that you could imagine children making. ( even with a sentient dog and bird)  

        The time shown preparing for the meal is important as well.  Why? Let's say this is another pin to connect it back to the first paragraph.  Peppermint Patty and friends join Chuck, Linus, Sally and the rest. Another showing that Peppermint Patty may just want a normal Thanksgiving  is that she requests that they say grace. (I'm connecting a point here)  Linus once again shows us that his brain is stored with stuff that we could only imagine.  When the meal is served  Peppermint Patty's reaction is one that is less than pleased at this. (Also Snoopy is dangerous with this food delivery system of his)  Going back to my first point now, you can see the Peppermint Patty wanted  what I can say would considered a normal Thanksgiving which could explain this rant she goes on.  This is not to say, that she is justified in it.  You can see the work that Chuck and the gang put into this meal he DIDN'T have to do in the first place.   So, of  course this hurts Charlie Brown's feelings and he laves the table.   Marcie lays out the complete truth here with her defense of Charlie Brown.  Marcie brings up that did Charles invite them or did she self invite?  Peppermint Patty does feel remorseful about her actions which is also nice.  Fitting with her character as some one who is little over the top but never meaning to be well mean.   If I go back to my over thinking again, my theory kind of fits a little.  

    She asks Marcie if she could maybe talk to Chuck for her  since Marcie is better at this stuff than she. The special exhibits  Thankfulness in a nice way , be thankful for what is there and others. There is even a nice resolution with Charlie Brown's grandmother (Grandma Brown) that she decides to let all his guests come over for Thanksgiving. (She's probably just happy to have less left overs.) 

   This special is just my over thinking and that plot. The comedy shows well in this special and there lots of funny moments to enjoy,  and I am thankful for that.  I will note something else, besides the opening skit at the start , there is no Lucy in this special.  Linus  even hangs with Chuck all day and goes with him to Grandma Brown's house. This is interesting in hindsight even more than Franklin and Marcie's parents not minding them not being home for the holiday.    The ending:  Snoopy making Thanksgiving dinner himself in his TARDIS dog house. Going back to that line where I sad Charlie Brown never asked if Snoopy could make dinner only to help make the dinner they were planning. Charles Schulz dark humor shows up too with Woodstock eating some turkey.  Now, many birds are meat eaters (worms are meaty)  but it is great dark humor to have a bird  eat his fellow bird life.   It's mostly  timeless as a special though the idea of kids riding in the back of a station wagon with no seat belts is of that time. (It's the station wagon isn't it?)   With that I am thankful for this special and glad it runs every year.   

   Tune in next time when Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty do stop playing lovers' games. 

   

A Very Merry MeTV schedule

METV Christmas 

     Digital network, METV  has released their holiday programming.  Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes of Classic shows are set.  From November 11th to  December 25th. Here's their schedule of Programming will be airing Sundays at 5pmet to 8pmet and  on Christmas Eve and Day.



Sunday, November 11, 2018
5PM | 4C: The Jeffersons - “Father Christmas”
5:30PM | 4:30C: The Facts of Life - "It's a Wonderful Christmas"
6PM | 5C: Little House on the Prairie - "Bless All the Dear Children"


Sunday, November 18, 2018
5PM | 4C: Diff’rent Strokes - “Thanksgiving Crossover” (Pt.1)
5:30PM | 4:30C: Diff’rent Strokes - “Thanksgiving Crossover” (Pt.2)
6PM | 5C: The Love Boat - “Man of the Cloth/Her Own Two Feet/Tony’s Family”
7PM | 6C: M*A*S*H - “Yalu Brick Road”
7:30PM | 6:30C: WKRP in Cincinnati - “Turkeys Away”

Sunday, November 25, 2018
5PM | 4C: The Jeffersons - “The Christmas Wedding”
5:30PM | 4:30C: The Jeffersons - “All I Want for Christmas”
6PM | 5C: The Ed Sullivan Show - “Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show”

Sunday, December 2, 2018
5PM | 4C: The Jeffersons - “984 W 124th Street, Apartment 5C”
5:30PM | 4:30C: The Jeffersons - “George Finds a Father”
6PM | 5C: A Very Brady Christmas


Sunday, December 9, 2018
5PM | 4C: ALF - “ALF’s Special Christmas” (Pt.1)
5:30PM | 4:30C: ALF - “ALF’s Special Christmas” (Pt.2)
6PM | 5C: The Love Boat - “The Christmas Presence”
7PM | 6C: M*A*S*H - “Dear Sis”
7:30PM | 6:30C: M*A*S*H - “‘Twas the Day After Christmas”



Sunday, December 16, 2018
5PM | 4C: Happy Days - “Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas”
5:30PM | 4:30C: Happy Days - “Christmas Time”
6PM | 5C: The Love Boat - “The Christmas Cruise” (Pt.1)
7PM | 6C: The Love Boat – “The Christmas Cruise” (Pt.2)


Sunday, December 23, 2018
5PM | 4C: Laverne & Shirley -“Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch
5:30PM | 4:30C: Laverne & Shirley - “Oh, Come All Ye Bums”
6PM | 5C: The Love Boat - “Santa, Santa, Santa/Another Dog Gone Christmas/Noel’s Christmas Carol”
7PM | 6C: M*A*S*H - “Dear Dad”
7:30PM | 6:30C: M*A*S*H - “Death Takes a Holiday



Monday, December 24, 2018
6AM | 5C: The Facts of Life - "Christmas in the Big House"
6:30AM | 5:30C: Diff'rent Strokes - "Retrospective Part 1"
7AM | 6C: The Beverly Hillbillies - "The Week Before Christmas"
9:30PM | 8:30C: WKRP in Cincinnati - "Jennifer's Home for Christmas"

Tuesday, December 25, 2018
6AM | 5C: The Facts of Life - "Christmas Baby"
6:30AM | 5:30C: Diff'rent Strokes - "Retrospective Part 2"
7AM | 6C: The Beverly Hillbillies - "Christmas in Hooterville"
10AM | 9C: Matlock - "Santa Claus"
11AM | 10C: Diagnosis: Murder - "Santa Claude"
12PM | 11C: In the Heat of the Night - "Blessings"
1PM | 12C: Gunsmoke - "Magnus"
2PM | 1C: Bonanza - "A Christmas Story"
4PM | 3C: Wagon Train - "The Mary Ellen Thomas Story:
6PM | 5C: Mama's Family - "Santa Mama"
6:30PM | 5:30C: The Jeffersons - "Father Christmas"
8PM | 7C: The Andy Griffith Show - "Christmas Story"
9:30PM | 8:30C: WKRP in Cincinnati - "Bah, Humbug"
11PM | 10C: Carol Burnett and Friends - "Mrs. Wiggins/Harry's Mirage & Grill"
12:30AM | 11:30C: The Twilight Zone - "Changing of the Guard"
1AM | 12C: Alfred Hitchcock Presents - "Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid"
1:30AM | 12:30C: Alfred Hitchcock Present - "Back for Christmas"

  They also have downloadable schedules available for Eastern and Pacific and Mountain and Central 

Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas Schedule 2018

Freeform Christmas  

    Freeform has released their legendary 25 days of Christmas programming schedule.  Now,  I am going to add some clarification to the schedule.  Some normal favorites that have been on the channel a long time even dating back to the Fox Family days are gone,  these would be some of the classic Rankin- Bass holiday specials , this is because AMC has picked the rights to those.   (Read here)  There will still be "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" and "The Little Drummer Boy" from R&B, they also will have a new movie "Life-Size 2" coming December 2nd. 

  Saturday, December 1
• 7am/6c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
• 9:05am/8:05c Home Alone 3
• 11:10am/10:10c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
• 1:15pm/12:15c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 3:20pm/2:20c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:25pm/4:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 7:35pm/6:35c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size

Sunday, December 2
• 7am/6c Home Alone 3
• 9am/8c Eight Crazy Nights
• 11am/10c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 1:05pm/12:05c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 2:35pm/1:35c Life-Size
• 4:40pm/3:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:20pm/5:20c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9pm/8c Life-Size 2 (Network Television Premiere)
• 11pm/10c The Holiday

Monday, December 3
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 8:30am/7:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 9am/8c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 11am/10c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c The Truth About Christmas
• 2:10pm/1:10c The Holiday
• 5:25pm/4:25c Life-Size 2
• 7:25pm/6:25c The Santa Clause
• 9:30pm/8:30c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special (Freeform Premiere)
• 12am/11c The Family Stone

Tuesday, December 4
• 7am/6c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic
• 8am/7c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 11:30am/10:30c Love the Coopers
• 2:05pm/1:05c The Family Stone
• 4:10pm/3:10c This Christmas (Freeform Premiere)
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 12am/11c Home Alone 3

Wednesday, December 5
• 7am/6c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
• 9am/8c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 11am/10c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c Home Alone 3
• 2pm/1c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 4:05pm/3:05c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 5:10pm/4:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c Christmas with the Kranks
• 12am/11c I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Thursday, December 6
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 7:30am/6:30c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
• 12pm/11c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 2:05pm/1:05c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 3:10pm/2:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 4:50pm/3:50c Christmas with the Kranks
• 6:55pm/5:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 8:55pm/7:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 12am/11c Call Me Claus

Friday, December 7
• 7:30am/6:30c Jingle All the Way 2
• 11am/10c Call Me Claus
• 1:10pm/12:10c Unaccompanied Minors
• 3:15pm/2:15c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 5:15pm/4:15c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 7:20pm/6:20c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 9:50pm/8:50c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 11:55pm/10:55c A Belle for Christmas (Freeform Premiere)


Saturday, December 8
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 8am/7c A Belle for Christmas
• 10:10am/9:10c Unaccompanied Minors
• 12:15pm/11:15c Deck the Halls
• 2:20pm/1:20c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 4:25pm/3:25c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 5:30pm/4:30c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 8pm/7c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (Freeform Premiere)
• 9pm/8c The Santa Clause
• 11pm/10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 1am/12c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

Sunday, December 9
• 7am/6c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 7:30am/6:30c Deck the Halls
• 9:30am/8:30c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 10:35am/9:35c Life-Size
• 12:40pm/11:40c Life-Size 2
• 2:45pm/1:45c Christmas with the Kranks
• 4:50pm/3:50c The Santa Clause
• 6:55pm/5:55c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9pm/8c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:35pm/10:35c Love the Coopers

Monday, December 10
• 7am/6c This Christmas
• 11am/10c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 12pm/11c Love the Coopers
• 2:35pm/1:35c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 4:40pm/3:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 6:20pm/5:20c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9pm/8c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (Network Television Premiere)
• 12am/11c Holiday in Handcuffs

Tuesday, December 11
• 7am/6c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 7:30am/6:30c Unaccompanied Minors
• 11am/10c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 12:35pm/11:35c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 2:40pm/1:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 4:20pm/3:20c Jingle All the Way 2
• 6:25pm/5:25c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 8:30pm/7:30c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
• 12am/11c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure

Wednesday, December 12
• 7am/6c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 11:30am/10:30c Jingle All the Way 2
• 1:30pm/12:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 3pm/2c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 4:30pm/3:30c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 6:30pm/5:30c Disney•Pixar's Finding Nemo
• 9pm/8c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 12am/11c Call Me Claus

Thursday, December 13
• 7am/6c Call Me Claus
• 11am/10c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas
• 1:05pm/12:05c This Christmas
• 3:40pm/2:40c Holiday in Handcuffs
• 5:45pm/4:45c The Holiday
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c Deck the Halls


Friday, December 14
• 7am/6c The Family Stone
• 11am/10c Angels Sing
• 1:05pm/12:05c The Mistle-tones
• 3:10pm/2:10c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:15pm/4:15c Deck the Halls
• 7:20pm/6:20c The Santa Clause
• 9:25pm/8:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 11:30pm/10:30c The Family Stone

Saturday, December 15
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 7:30am/6:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 9am/8c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 10:30am/9:30c Christmas with the Kranks
• 12:35pm/11:35c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 2:40pm/1:40c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 4:40pm/3:40c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 6:45pm/5:45c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size 2

Sunday, December 16
• 7am/6c A Belle for Christmas
• 9am/8c Jingle All the Way 2
• 11am/10c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 12pm/11c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story
• 2pm/1c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 2
• 4:05pm/3:05c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3
• 6:35pm/5:35c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 9:15pm/8:15c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
•11:20pm/10:20c A Miracle on Christmas Lake (Freeform Premiere)

Monday, December 17
• 7am/6c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 9am/8c Angels Sing
• 11am/10c Call Me Claus
• 1pm/12c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 3:05pm/2:05c Deck the Halls
• 5:10pm/4:10c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 7:15pm/6:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 8:55pm/7:55c Paddington
• 12am/11c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish

Tuesday, December 18
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 8am/7c Call Me Claus
• 10am/9c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 11:35am/10:35c Paddington
• 1:35pm/12:35c Christmas with the Kranks
• 3:40pm/2:40c The Truth About Christmas
• 5:45pm/4:45c The Holiday
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c 12 Dates of Christmas

Wednesday, December 19
• 7am/6c Snow
• 9am/8c Snow 2: Brain Freeze
• 11am/10c The Family Stone
• 1pm/12c Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic
• 2pm/1c The Holiday
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size

Thursday, December 20
• 7am/6c Pop Up Santa Holiday Special
• 8:30am/7:30c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 10am/9c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 11:30am/10:30c Life-Size
• 1:30pm/12:30c Life-Size 2
• 3:30pm/2:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 5:35pm/4:35c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 6:40pm/5:40c Disney•Pixar's The Incredibles
• 9:20pm/8:20c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 11:25pm/10:25c Life-Size 2
• 1:30am/12:30c Mickey’s Christmas Carol


Friday, December 21
• 7am/6c Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• 8:30am/7:30c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 10am/9c The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (Freeform Premiere)
• 10:30am/9:30c Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
• 11am/10c Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• 11:30am/10:30c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 12:30pm/11:30c Love the Coopers
• 3pm/2c Ice Age: Continental Drift
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c No Sleep ‘Til Christmas

Saturday, December 22
• 7am/6c A Miracle on Christmas Lake
• 9:40am/8:40c The Santa Clause
• 11:50am/10:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 1:55pm/12:55c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot
• 2:25pm/1:25c Disney’s Prep & Landing
• 2:55pm/1:55c Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
• 3:25pm/2:25c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 5:05pm/4:05c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 7:45pm/6:45c The Santa Clause
• 9:50pm/8:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 11:55pm/10:55c Christmas with the Kranks

Sunday, December 23
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 9:40am/8:40c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11:45am/10:45c Disney•Pixar's Toy Story That Time Forgot
• 12:15pm/11:15c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 1:20pm/12:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 3pm/2c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size 2

Monday, December 24
• 7:30am/6:30c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11am/10c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 12:30pm/11:30c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 2:05pm/1:05c Jingle All the Way 2
• 4:10pm/3:10c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 6:15pm/5:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Tuesday, December 25
• 7am/6c Disney’s Prep & Landing
• 7:30am/6:30c Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
• 8am/7c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 12:40pm/11:40c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 2:40pm/1:40c Christmas with the Kranks
• 4:45pm/3:45c The Santa Clause
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
• 12am/11c Disney’s The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride

For more information visit : https://freeform.go.com/25-days-of-christmas/

CBS Holiday Programming 2018

CBS  Christmas  Holiday 

   CBS has released their holiday programming schedule details  including regular scheduled events of "Thanksgiving Parade" , "Frosty the Snowman," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and more.

   
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22nd
(9AM-NOON ET/ 8-11AM CT, 7-10AM MT LIVE  1-4PM Delayed PT)  The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS


 Friday, November 23rd
8PM Frosty The Snoman
8:30pm Frosty Returns

Saturday, November 24th
8PM Robbie the Reindeer Hooves of Fire
8:30  Robbie the Reindeer  : Legend of the Lost Tribe
9PM   The Story of Santa Claus

Tuesday, November 27
8PM  Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Sunday, December 2nd
8-10PM  Garth : Live at Notre Dame! 

Friday, December 14th
8PM I love Lucy Christmas Special
9PM  The Dick Van Dyke Show Now in Living Color!

Friday,  December 21st
8PM  A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary

Wednesday, December 26th
8-10pm  The 41st Annual  Kennedy Center Honors

Press release after the jump

It's a Lookback . Charlie Brown: You're A Good Sport

Peanuts  

         There's  Peanuts specials that feature the gang doing hockey, though it's not a primary focus, there are few that focus on baseball (we've done two of them this year) , they've done figure skating, they've done football, they've done  motocross?  Well there's a  Peanuts special about the characters doing Motocross  and that's our lookback this time.   "You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown" first aired on October 28th, 1975 on CBS (Charlie Brown Station)  This special was the third Peanuts special to win an Emmy.  (This explains why it's on the Peanuts Emmy Honored collection DVD) So  let's see what made Charlie Brown a good sport.

         But first, tennis.  The special starts with Snoopy doing some tennis practice ,meaning another sport featured in Peanuts media has been achieved.  Snoopy ends up getting pelted and bonked on the head with tennis balls and this leads to the title card.   Linus and Sally are going to play tennis too that is until they go to the courts and see it's all filled up.  This enrages Linus  and he goes off on saying that "big kids" are always taking up the court and that he hates them. (woah calm down there , Linus)  Sally threatens the big kids to get off the court her boyfriend will beat them up, Linus runs away.  Apparently. Snoopy found a spot to play though.   In fact, Snoopy and his tennis match take up some time in this special.    Now, Peppermint Patty comes over with a motocross bike and she meets Sally and also wants to talk about a great event. They are doing a motocross race and she would love it if Snoopy would compete.

Peppermint Patty, the biker/ Copyright Peanuts 

     Up next, Charlie Brown is practicing football  with Linus and the drop kick, Lucy suggests they should do place kicks, and Charlie Brown starts yelling at her but, Peppermint Patty shows up on her bike to tell them the ways of motocross (ah hail motocross).  Linus suggests that Charlie Brown should get a motor bike and  compete and Linus would be the pit crew.  Charlie Brown laments that he doesn't have money  for a motor bike and gets real sarcastic with Linus.  (This special has feisty , Charlie Brown)   He does fall for Lucy's football trick though.

Where do we bury the gold? /Copyright Peanuts 

         Time for Charlie Brown to get a dirt bike.  With a lucky number 13 on it.  Peppermint Patty think she's gonna to win first place.  Snoopy is also going to be competing as the Masked Marvel, because of course. Marcie is going to be interviewing people for the race. (She's on TV?)  Oh the race is starting!   

Race/ Copyright Peanuts 

  Charlie Brown and the Masked Marvel have wiped out and  Charlie Brown gets brought to a pet hospital and Snoopy gets brought to a people hospital.   Charlie Brown gets back to the race and Linus decides to kill a pumpkin and make into a helmet for Charlie Brown. (Alright then)   Masked Marvel takes the lead  , but wait number 7  Peppermint Patty retakes the lead.  Charlie Brown's pit crew is very strange.  3 contestants remain, (I guess the others died)  Charlie Brown, P.P and M.M. Masked jumps the mud , Peppermint gets stuck and Charlie drives through it.  Masked in 1st, Charlie in 2nd.  Masked's bike needs a little tune up I think, Jim. That's Right, Steve.

Uhh Snoopy / Copyright Peanuts 

      Snoopy then uses the  tennis ball machine from earlier as a replacement. (can he do that, Jim?) Which also uses to shoot balls at Chuck because there are no rules.   Snoopy thinks he's so far ahead that he decides to have picnic.  Charlie Brown keeps on going and he takes first! (Dumb move by  the Marvel, Steve)  Then Snoopy gets stuck in some mud as Charlie Brown's run down bike does it's best.   Charlie Brown  wins the race! Charlie Brown wins the race!  He won something. Charlie Brown gets a kiss from the Motocross queen , Loretta.  He also wins 5 free hair cuts.  Which he laments at because his father is a barber. (They couldn't get Pro-Bowl tickets, insert pro bowl joke here) 

Nice to see some smiles from CB / Copyright Peanuts 

   Charlie Brown has some confidence  and decides to try some baseball but, once again his clothes fall off and the special ends with him sitting there all sad.


   We are almost done with the 70's in our Peanuts specials journey. (woah)

More after the jump.

CW Holiday Programming 2018

CW Holiday Christmas 

        The CW released their  holiday programming events.

Friday, November 23
8PMET Grandma Got Runover By a Reindeer

Friday, December 14
8-10PMET  The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

Sunday, December 16
8PM  iheartRadio Jingle Ball 2018
9:30   Whose Line is it anyway? (Encore)

Tuesday, December 18
8-9PM  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2018
9-10PM  Greatest Holiday Video Countdown

Wednesday, December 19
8-9PM   Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer (Encore)

Sunday, December 23
8PM  Masters of Illusion : Christmas Magic (Encore)
9PM   CHARMED (Encore)



TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
8-9:30pm iHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL 2018 (Encore)
9:30pm WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Encore)


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
8:00-9:00pm TBA

9:00-10:00pm POPSTAR’S BEST OF 2018


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
8:00-10:00pm iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT 1 (Encore)



MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
8:00-10:00pm iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT 2 (Encore)


Full press release after the jump

The Lookback :The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile

The Flashback  Halloween 



          As we wrap up our series of Halloween themed posts guess it's time to take a look at a special that turns 40 next year.   It's our first look at a special with  "Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy".  It first aired on October 31st 1979 on the CBS television Network.   The full name of the special is called "Raggedy Ann and Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile".  So let's  take a look at why this pumpkin can't smile.

           There's a pumpkin who is sad and crying that he wasn't picked up to be used on Halloween. (For 25 Cents!, Darn people I would have bought that) Then it cuts over to a house where  Raggedy Ann and Andy (voiced by June Foray and Daws Butler)  are kind of sad about how someone could be mean. They are talking about a sad blond boy named , Ralph  who lives with an unhappy aunt (also voiced by Foray) named Agatha.  She scares away some trick or treaters. (You can say she doesn't like Halloween)  Ann thinks that maybe the aunt really isn't mean and that maybe doesn't know what it's like to be a kid.  Her real mission is to get a pumpkin for Ralph. ( I wonder which pumpkin they will get) 

Who wouldn't want that face? 

    The pumpkin's complaining continues. Even the mouse that he was with gets fed up and leaves. Ann, Andy, and their dog , Arthur, go out with a skateboard to get a pumpkin.  They meet up with the pumpkin who couldn't smile (and whines alot) and Ann tells him that they have  a boy for him. To, which he is happy to hear.  When they get him on the skateboard it rolls away from Andy and the rest and they have to chase it.  Eventually, the chase ends and it's time for them to bring the pumpkin up to Ralph's window.   Ralph is not surprised to see a pumpkin  rapping at his window randomly he seems more overjoyed.   He grabs the pumpkin.

Is this real life , or is this fantasy? 

  Ann and Andy decide to focus on Aunt Agatha and help her remember what she can like about Halloween.  So they make her remember a time from when she was nine years old.  This causes her to wake up  with a softer side. She now likes Halloween and Ralph gets to go trick or treating.  Aunt Aggie joins too.

My mind is being controlled by dolls

   My writing about the action in the special that takes place is sparse because there's not much action except the long chase or the comedy that happens.  The animation in this special is great, because Chuck Jones. It has style all over it and great for it.  

Together forever! 

   The special is good as well. I am glad it didn't focus too much on the pumpkin's moaning. The special's message is to me one that says Halloween is a fun holiday and  has things that many can enjoy. That we shouldn't forget the fun of it. Which, is an interesting message but not a bad one.  It's a fine special for a family to enjoy.  That's our look back , tune  in next time after these talking dolls at my door tell me about the fun of  Easter. (month early) 

     

Fox Announces Mid Season Premiere Dates

FOX Midseason

 

      It might still be fall, but FOX is looking to winter, they have released their mid-season premiere dates. The return of "The Orville" and the beginning of the end for "Gotham" have been announced along with a couple new series : coming as well.

          Let's start with "The Orville" returns before the new year with its season 2 premiere on December 30th  following an "NFL on Fox" doubleheader.  The regular season time slot premiere is  Thursday, January 3rd at 9/8c . 


 Here's the full  details

Sunday, December 30
 8PMET/5PMPT  The Orville  (Season Premiere) (live to all time zones)


Tuesdays, beginning January 1
 8PM   The Gifted  (Winter Premiere)
 9PM   Lethal Weapon ( Winter Premiere)

Wednesdays, beginning, January 2nd
 8PM   Gordon Ramsay's  24 Hours to Hell and  Back ( Season Premiere)
9PM  The Masked Singer (Series Premiere)

Thursdays, beginning January 3rd
8PM  Gotham  (Season Premiere)
9PM The Orville (Time Period)

Mondays, beginning January 14th
8PM    The Resident (Winter Premiere )
9PM   The Passage (Series Premiere)

Sunday, January 27
 7PM-10PMET LIVE   Rent (Live Musical Event)

Fridays, beginning February 15th
 8PM  Last Man Standing
 8:30pm  The Cool Kids 
9PM   Proven Innocent (Series Premieres)

Sunday, beginning March 3rd
 7:30pm  Bob's Burgers (Time Period)
 8pm      The Simpsons
 8:30pm Family Guy (Time Period)
 9PM   Cosmos: Possible Worlds (Premiere) 


press release after the jump