How to Watch A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING This Year
By Movieguide® Contributor
Thanksgiving is almost here, and thousands of people around the country are preparing to celebrate their favorite holiday traditions — including watching A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING.
“Debuting in 1973, this Peanuts classic has been bringing holiday joy for years with its fun, lighthearted story,” TV Guide wrote. “Charlie Brown finds himself tasked with throwing together an impromptu Thanksgiving dinner for his friends, with a little help from Snoopy. Who can forget the famous meal of popcorn and toast?”
The outlet continued, “It’s a funny, yet heartwarming reminder that what matters most on Thanksgiving is the people, not the food.”
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For fans of the holiday special, there are a few options for how to watch A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING.
Apple acquired all the Peanuts cartoon specials in 2018, so Apple TV+ subscribers have access to A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING year-round.
People without Apple TV+ subscriptions still have the chance to watch the special, though. Apple offers a free viewing window, which allows non-subscribers the chance to watch A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING. This year, the viewing window is Nov. 23 and 24.
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING was inspired by Charles M. Schulz’s popular Peanuts comic strip.
“In 1965, the newspaper comic strip came to the small screen with the airing of A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS,” Today.com wrote. “The special became an instant hit with more than 15 million households tuning in for the premiere. Since then, there have been nearly four dozen Peanuts shows, including IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN and, of course, A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING.”
The stars of A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING still remember their time working on the project fondly. Robin Reed, who voiced Franklin, told STN TV, “It has been a wonderful part of my life.”
“I think today we’re a little bit hit you over the head with a sledgehammer messaging,” he continued. “We got to be so crystal clear on the message we’re trying to send that I think it would take away the innocence of childhood friendships, which is what that was about. It wasn’t really a bunch of kids trying to be adults, although they were cooking meals and setting tables and all that. That wasn’t the message. The message was childhood friends enjoying friendship.”
“To be part of something that is iconic and lasting…I think that’s a great thing to be connected to and I’m very proud of it,” Reed concluded.
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