# It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown spotted **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686 "2008-10-20T01:05:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/1 "2008-10-20T01:05:02Z")
Looks like ABC will be showing this great Halloween classic on Oct 28th at 8:00. When it gets closer I’ll post a bump to remind people. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/2 "2008-10-20T01:10:09Z")
_The Simpsons_ will also be spoofing this classic in their annual Halloween show November 2. Surprised it took them this long. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/3 "2008-10-20T01:21:22Z")
I doubt the Simpsons will be able to equal Charlie Brown’s bullet-ridden corpse, or Snoopy’s PTSD flashbacks. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/4 "2008-10-20T04:15:54Z")
Pinky and the Brain did a small tribute to this show. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QXSHpl97rM) About 1:40 into the video. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/5 "2008-10-20T04:20:56Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Looks like ABC will be showing this great Halloween classic on Oct 28th at 8:00. > > When it gets closer I’ll post a bump to remind people. Don’t they show it every year? Why do we need a reminder? ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/6 "2008-10-20T04:33:04Z")
Because we grew up with it, its tradition! ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/7 "2008-10-20T06:42:42Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > Because we grew up with it, its tradition! Exactly. You know it’s going to come on in late October, and you know exactly what you’ll see if you view it. Why do you need a reminder, unless you’re senile. Just open your TV guide. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/8 "2008-10-20T12:09:46Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Don’t they show it every year? Why do we need a reminder? LOL. If this annoys you then December is \*really \*gonna piss you off. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/9 "2008-10-27T13:46:00Z")
Has anyone seen the ads where “Actor” Charlie Brown is complaining about “Thespian” Linus being a diva? How did they get that OK’d by the Schultz estate? It’s great, but quite a surprise! ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/10 "2008-10-27T14:41:00Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Has anyone seen the ads where “Actor” Charlie Brown is complaining about “Thespian” Linus being a diva? How did they get that OK’d by the Schultz estate? > > It’s great, but quite a surprise! Though he’s passed on, I think Schultz would’ve liked the joke. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/11 "2008-10-28T12:50:41Z")
Tonight is the night and as promised here is the reminder. It is rainy and cold her in PA - a perfect night for sitting in to watch and reminisce. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/12 "2008-10-28T13:07:54Z")
Thanks for the heads-up **Khadaji**! I guess I’m just too senile to find the TV guide…😉 Remember: _It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!_ was brought to you by McDonalds, Peter Paul & Mounds, and Dolly Madison Zingers. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/13 "2008-10-28T15:02:42Z")
Aw dolly madison… such memories… You know DVD/Video killed the specialness of these specials. When you could only see it once a year and that was it made these gems so much more an event. Still, gonna pop some popcorn and watch with the kids. (I got a rock…) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-spotted/468686/14 "2008-10-28T15:07:40Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > Aw dolly madison… such memories… > > You know DVD/Video killed the specialness of these specials. When you could only see it once a year and that was it made these gems so much more an event. > > Still, gonna pop some popcorn and watch with the kids. (I got a rock…) Here’s the weird thing: even though I have the DVD, I still would rather watch it when it comes on TV - commercials and all. I haven’t even opened the DVD.