A Charlie Brown Christmas

[Botch]

This show popped up right after the news tonight. I watched it religiously when I was a kid, to me it was the official start of the Christmas season. Pretty sure I haven't seen it now in at least 30 years.
I've read, over the years, lots of articles about Charles Shulz's mental state/depression, and how it came thru his work, despite its appeal to everyone. I could pretty much remember the lines, scenes, artwork and music from this show like the back of my hand, even after 3 decades, but the depression really shined thru to me, tonight, wow! Maybe its because of my own path these last three years, or maybe its just the wisdom of Age, I don't know. I suddenly see the despair shallowly buried in this happy Xmas classic.

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is now on Palladia, back to modern (sorta) reality. :shifty:

 

[Kazaam]

So it was already on, eh? It's kind of sad that they air the Thanksgiving episode pretty close to Thanksgiving, and then less than a week later they air the Christmas episode (even though Christmas is almost four weeks away). I wonder if Charles Schultz would be driven into further depression by this fact, if he were alive?

 

[mzpro5]

So it was already on, eh? It's kind of sad that they air the Thanksgiving episode pretty close to Thanksgiving, and then less than a week later they air the Christmas episode (even though Christmas is almost four weeks away). I wonder if Charles Schultz would be driven into further depression by this fact, if he were alive?

Don't despair.

I would bet Snoopy's doghouse that it will be on at least one more time.

 

[Yesfan70]

I watched the Thanksgiving one with my son. He loved it. I love the scene where Snoopy is fighting with the lawn chair. Hilarious!

 

[Kazaam]

I watched the Thanksgiving one with my son. He loved it. I love the scene where Snoopy is fighting with the lawn chair. Hilarious!

I rather enjoyed their Thanksgiving feast: popcorn, toast, jelly beans (I think?), more toast, and more popcorn. The only thing missing was RC Cola.
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(Oh... and Zingers for dessert!)

 

[Botch]

(Oh... and Zingers for dessert!)

Oh that's right, Dolly Madison, not Hostess.

 

[Yesfan70]

I love Dolly Madison!

 

[Kazaam]

When I was in elementary school...

My only exposure to Zingers (for years it seemed) came only whenever there was a Charlie Brown cartoon special on TV. Always exclusively sponsored by Dolly Madison and the commercials featured Snoopy as the "Zinger Zapper", of course! But I don't think Zingers were sold in my area back then. Or at least none of the grocery stores my mom shopped at carried them. I never saw 'em. And believe me, I checked!

I was kind of disappointed in the taste of Zingers once I finally got to try 'em.

 

[mzpro5]

This is on right now on ABC in the EST zone.

 

[MatthewB]

I always liked "A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa" but I am a sick individual.

Be warned before clicking link this has a lot of sexual and racist comments.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ajg8QrSsr_A