SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

huggibear I don't remember ever watching this when I was a child. Somehow, I must have missed it when I was helping my family prepare for Thanksgiving dinner the night before. I'm 50 now and I still enjoy these old animations. Plus they let us watch a bonus cartoon called 'This is America, Charlie Brown'. I don't know if this is a usual combination viewing or if this was the first time ABC has showed this line-up. Either way, I enjoyed them both and I had never seen them before. I thought 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' was quite comical because of Snoopy and Woodstock. If you've never seen it, watch it once for sure. It's worth your time if you've got nothing better to do on the eve of Thanksgiving.

utgard14 Charlie Brown and Sally are planning to go to their grandmother's for Thanksgiving. But those plans are interrupted when pushy Peppermint Patty invites herself, Marcy, and Franklin over to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Linus has the solution: a dinner with Patty and friends before they head over to their grandmother's. Unfortunately, all Charlie Brown knows how to make is "cold cereal and maybe toast." In steps Snoopy and Woodstock to prepare the most unique Thanksgiving dinner any of these kids have ever had.As with the other Peanuts specials from the '60s & '70s, this is a treat for young and old alike. The wonderful characters and their relationships are what makes the old Peanuts cartoons so great. Lucy and the football, Peppermint Patty flirting with Chuck, Sally gushing over Linus, and Snoopy's misadventures with a lawn chair are just some of the highlights. Awesome Vince Guaraldi jazzy score including original song "Little Birdie." It's a cartoon guaranteed to make you grin ear to ear unless you're some kind of misanthrope.

SnoopyStyle Charlie Brown and Sally are going to their grandmother's for Thanksgiving. Peppermint Patty calls and invites herself and then Marcie and Franklin to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving. Linus suggests Charlie Brown have two Thanksgiving dinner with the help of Snoopy and Woodstock. Peppermint Patty is angered by the lack of traditional Thanksgiving food but Marcie convinces her to apologize. Charlie Brown's grandmother calls and invites everybody to her place.Peppermint Patty's voice by Christopher DeFaria is really rough and raspy. It's a little bit jarring. Otherwise, this is a charming Charlie Brown holiday special and it holds up well. It has the innocence of the simple cartoon drawings. Also it's a single story without the usual detours. This just has the sense of the impending Holidays that appears every Fall. I do wonder if there is anything wrong with Woodstock eating turkey.

hellraiser7 Believe it or not Thanksgiving is actually my second favorite holiday of the year if you can believe that. To me it's not just the delicious dinner we eat, but to me it's the company that you keep. This film is another childhood relic of mine and just like the holiday just never gets old, I'm an adult and I still watch it to this day.There's really not much I can say about it, the animation is great well it's pretty much the kind you'd expect from the "Pennuts" comics but I wouldn't want it any other way. However what really drives there are as usual the characters as well as the music score with it. The music score is just superb, from the theme but my favorite is that upbeat piano score when their making Thanksgiving dinner.And it just fun, funny, and touching seeing each of the characters go through the motions. The comedy is great as usual, from the infamous football kick scene which I find funny but a little sad at the same time, one day Charlie Brown just needs to kick Lucy in the face, sorry that sounded harsh but the amount of times she trick him will make anyone do it. And my favorite which is the fight with Snoopy and a fold able summer chair, it's one of the daftest fights I've ever seen, I can emphasize with Snoopy frustrations with those chairs those suckers can be a pain to unfold due to them sticking all the time, let alone don't always stay upright. But mainly just the concept itself is ridiculous it's hilarious what the heck does a chair have to be so teed off about anyway, why am I bothering to ask? But there is a little emotion involved as usual when you feel sympathy for Charlie Brown as he did his best to give Perperment Patty and company a dinner of some sort; hey he's not a color nary chief what the heck does Perperment Patty expect. But most of all just isn't entirely sure what Thanksgiving is really about.It's got a good message about the meaning of thanksgiving. That it was never really about the eating, but that it's about simply being thanking that you've came this far in life and the company that is with you at the table.Well, that's all I have to say so Happy Thanksgiving everyone.Rating: 4 stars