Among the Peanuts seasonal specials, 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' does seem to get somewhat lost in the shuffle. This may be because, overall, it's just not as memorable as 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' or 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'.It's still quite delightful for any Peanuts fan, starting off on a classic note as Lucy once gain pulls the football away from our hero. Soon, the terminally wishy-washy Charlie Brown finds himself roped into preparing a Thanksgiving dinner for Peppermint Patty and her friends Marcie & Franklin. This, despite the fact that all he's capable of preparing is cold cereal and maybe toast. But Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock all pitch in, and before long a feast of toast, jellybeans, pretzel sticks, and popcorn awaits the kids.Giving the special some gravitas is the ever level-headed Linus, who gently reminds us why this holiday exists in the first place.'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' definitely has its bonuses. The characters are all funny as usual, with Snoopy and Woodstock taking centre stage for a while. One priceless bit has Snoopy engaging in a battle with an uncooperative chair. That "Little Birdie" tune sung by Peanuts composer Vince Guaraldi is very amusing. And there's that classic hysterical bit of nonsense when an adult voice (Charlie Browns' grandmother) is represented by some squawking on a trumpet.Although lightweight compared to the Christmas and Halloween specials, this is still good, solid, charming entertainment that delivers some honest laughs and subtly stated sentiment.Seven out of 10.

Greetings, one and all - Are you ready for Thanksgiving? It's just around the corner, you know.And, even if you're a vegan, you can still enjoy this holiday celebration without having to eat any turkey. Yeah. There's always plenty of pumpkin pie and cranberry dressing to gobble up.... Yummy! Yummy! And, if you've got nothing better to do you can always watch "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving". It's a sure-fire way to get you into the spirit of the day.Believe me - Viewing this 1973, TV special is always a pleasant way to pass a mere 25 minutes.

Peppermint Patty coerces Charlie Brown into inviting her and all her friends to a Thanksgiving dinner. Of course all she does is show up. He is stuck preparing the meal from his vast store of recipes. Toast, popcorn, and jellybeans. Of course, she demands turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, etc. She then berates him in front of his friends. Poor Charlie and his lack of backbone. Snoopy proves to be the real star of this episode with his incredibly positive outlook and resiliency. Everyone forgets that when it comes to accomplishments, he is the only one who pulls his weight. These Peanuts shows were certainly fun and continue to entertain many years later.

Yes, here we actually had a Charlie Brown holiday where Linus was not a complete buzz kill. A change of pace from the norm for him, but his one is a simple tale of a couple of Charlie Brown's friends inviting themselves over for a Thanksgiving day feast when Charlie Brown is intending to go to his grandmother's house so he and his pal Linus and Snoopy cook up a feast all on their own. This grand meal including plenty of toast and popcorn. I like this one, to me it is the funniest of the three most well known ones...Halloween and Christmas being the other two. This one is also about the poor holiday stuck between Halloween and Christmas and to me seems to be almost a forgotten holiday these days as the retail stores push Halloween and Christmas and seem to ignore Thanksgiving all together. This one really shows the friend or family member that likes to kind of invite themselves to dinners and things like that this time of year as the culprit in this case is the ever exuberant Peppermint Patty. Marcie comes along too. I know lots of people that kind of tag along events such as these mainly because they do not want to cook themselves so I guess this one sort of hits home, and for me is the funniest and best of the holiday trio.