Tuesday, October 27, 2020

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" premieres 1966


It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown made its television debut October 27, 1966.  It is perennial Halloween watching for those of us who grew up with Charlie Brown and the gang.  While everyone is out trick-or-treating, Linus sits in a pumpkin patch to wait for the Great Pumpkin.

It was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Children's Program, Special Classifications of Individual Achievements for director Bill Melendez and writer Charles Schulz.

It lost the Children's Program award to Jack and the Beanstalk.  Anyone remember that one?


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