A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

TV-G

1973

25m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

Animation

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Nadine Cortez

The Hermes Tidings

this is a test review.

Nov 17, 2025

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LaToya Ferguson

AV Club

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang are always the right medicine for any and every holiday.

Nov 12, 2018

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Troy Patterson

Slate

Witnessing the principle in action last night inspired some ready-made nostalgia and some ritualized pleasure. It affirmed the conviction that Charlie Brown is not just a good man, but a beautiful loser.

Nov 9, 2018

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Watching this makes me laugh because it's so out of control and ridiculous.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 28, 2022

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This special is out of control for a plethora of reasons but it's still mildly entertaining.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 28, 2022

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Michael Walsh

Nerdist

The Great Pumpkin may be infinitely memorable, but the Thanksgiving special has a better story and themes more meaningful for the holiday it is celebrating.

Nov 26, 2018

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Ben P

I like this special! The Thanksgiving feast that the group ate in the movie is honestly a great combination. Toast, jellybeans, popcorn, pretzels... how do you go wrong?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/01/25

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Ed R

Classic nostalgia with a great moral! Snoopy and Woodstock lead to a wonderment of humor as well!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/25

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Joel H

I’ve always felt like the Peanuts cartoons are a little sleepy. I’m a fan of A Charlie Brown Christmas, but even It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a bit slow for my tastes. I know I’ve seen A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving before. However, I kind of forgot it existed. And even though this holiday special is barely 25 minutes long, it still has a lot of filler. There’s a whole musical interlude about Woodstock that just felt pointless. And I got annoyed by how rude Peppermint Patty is to Charlie Brown. There are some good moments, but I’d be grateful to not watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving again.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Brian G

It falls WAY behind the greatness of "Merry Christmas Charlie Brown", and "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"...even behind "It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown". But any time spent with the Peanuts Gang around holidays is always welcome. My one pet peeve is how unreasonable, demanding and unpleasant Peppermint Patty is in this one. She's usually just oblivious in her self-centeredness, and it's funny. In this one, she comes off as a a bit of a jerk. Otherwise fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Paul D

Watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving should be a tradition equivalent to having Turkey on this day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/25

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Uncle T

This is part of the Peanuts holiday trilogy along with A Charlie Brown Christmas, and A Charlie Brown Halloween. I couldn't imagine my childhood without them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/25

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Bill Melendez

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Phil Roman

Director

Todd Barbee

Charlie Brown

Robin Kohn

Lucy

Stephen Shea

Linus

Hilary Momberger

Sally

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Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
Creator: Charles M. Schulz
Producer: Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez
Screenwriter: Charles M. Schulz
Rating: TV-G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Animation
Release Date (TV): Nov 20, 1973
Runtime: 25m

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