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Parents' Guide to

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

By Teresa Talerico, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Classic Turkey Day special for all ages; some insult words.

Movie NR 1973 25 minutes
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Poster: Charlie Brown holds a bowl of dog food while Snoopy and Woodstock sit at a table that has pie and turkey on it

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Annual Classic!

I loved this short when I was growing up! My family watches it every year in the month of November leading up to Thanksgiving and it is now one of my favorite Peanuts shorts. It will never be forgotten and it makes Thanksgiving more well-known. With nothing explicit, it is for all ages and is definitely worth watching numerous times.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (8 ):
Kids say (13 ):

Nobody does holidays quite like the Peanuts gang, and this special is no exception. Stumped over what to serve his friends for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, our reluctant host whips up a few tried-and-true recipes, including buttered toast, popcorn, and pretzel sticks. In a fun kitchen scene, Snoopy "conducts" the food preparation to Vince Guaraldi's "Linus and Lucy," probably the most well-known and well-loved Peanuts tune. Snoopy steals the show again when he and Woodstock set the Thanksgiving table with flourish.

On DVD, there's a second part to the special, a story released in 1988 called The Mayflower Voyagers. It strays somewhat from the simplicity that made its predecessors so endearing, but it can be considered educational, albeit focused on the experiences of White Pilgrims as they set off on a perilous journey.

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