A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is the prime-time
animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M.
Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and
won an Emmy Award the following year.
Based on the book:
The special opens with Lucy enticing Charlie
Brown to kick the football she is holding. Charlie Brown at first refuses,
correctly suspecting that Lucy will pull it away as always; but Lucy convinces
him that kicking the football is a Thanksgiving tradition...
It ends with Snoopy and Woodstock going to the doghouse and cooking up their own traditional Thanksgiving meal that includes a turkey, complete with all the trimmings. They pull apart the wishbone, with Woodstock snapping off the bigger piece. Over the end credits, the two friends each devour dessert: a large piece of pumpkin pie. They then sit back with contented smiles as Woodstock pats his full stomach.
