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Charles M. Schulz first officially published the Peanuts comic strip in 1950. For 50 years, the strip graced both the pages of newspapers and the screens of old televisions with its smart and earnest humor. Through all those years, Schulz's stories never looked down on its readers, but rather offered a sincere look at life through the innocent lens of children.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown it's one of the best representations of that as it follows our group of children through various Halloween related interactions. The most notable one is Linus (Christopher Shea) belief that "the Great Pumpkin" will appear to him to give him toys, but there's also the perennial mishaps of Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins), and Snoopy's imaginary dogfight with the Red Baron!
Although there might be some lack of cohesion between some of these, specifically the Snoopy vs. Red Baron one, that doesn't make these sequences any less fun or charming. Through the short's 25 minute run, there's pretty much not a weak spot, but most importantly, not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.
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IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN
(1966, Melendez)
(1966, Melendez)
"Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to. I don't see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see."
Charles M. Schulz first officially published the Peanuts comic strip in 1950. For 50 years, the strip graced both the pages of newspapers and the screens of old televisions with its smart and earnest humor. Through all those years, Schulz's stories never looked down on its readers, but rather offered a sincere look at life through the innocent lens of children.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown it's one of the best representations of that as it follows our group of children through various Halloween related interactions. The most notable one is Linus (Christopher Shea) belief that "the Great Pumpkin" will appear to him to give him toys, but there's also the perennial mishaps of Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins), and Snoopy's imaginary dogfight with the Red Baron!
Although there might be some lack of cohesion between some of these, specifically the Snoopy vs. Red Baron one, that doesn't make these sequences any less fun or charming. Through the short's 25 minute run, there's pretty much not a weak spot, but most importantly, not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.
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