# It's the Great Pumpkin: Thursday at 8:00 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271 "2010-10-25T11:38:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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 25, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/1 "2010-10-25T11:38:11Z")
Just saw that it is scheduled for Thursday the 28th this year (for all those fans of The Great Pumpkin.) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/2 "2010-10-25T16:57:24Z")
_“I said IF! I’m doomed!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/3 "2010-10-25T17:19:58Z")
“[I had a little trouble with the scissors](http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6362/vlcsnap00001e.jpg)” “[I got a rock](http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4426/vlcsnap00003cz.jpg)” ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/4 "2010-10-25T20:33:08Z")
Thank you! There was a cake based on it on an episode of Ace of Cakes this weekend which made me realize I haven’t seen it in years. I’ll be watching. Even though it won’t be “brought to you by Dolly Madison” it will still, I’m sure, make me nostalgic for the fluttery anticipation my sister and i had for these “specials”. We had to take out baths early and get in our night clothes, and behave like great ladies in order to be allowed to watch. Whenever I see Peanuts, or puppetoons I have an added sense memory of the scent of Johnson & Johnson No More tangles. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/5 "2010-10-25T20:44:19Z")
I too remember fondly those fluttery feelings. I love fall - and the holiday season. Oct-Dec is my favorite time! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/6 "2010-10-25T23:09:06Z")
Assuming my cable guide is correct, it’s also showing the following night. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/7 "2010-10-25T23:10:30Z")
When I take the kids out Trick or Treating, I always ask them, “Did ya get a rock?” Well, it cracks _me_ up every time. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/8 "2010-10-25T23:31:10Z")
Thanks for the head’s up. It just wouldn’t be Halloween without my yearly viewing. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/9 "2010-10-26T05:38:20Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > When I take the kids out Trick or Treating, I always ask them, “Did ya get a rock?” > > Well, it cracks _me_ up every time. Oh, good grief. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/10 "2010-10-26T05:41:31Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > “[I had a little trouble with the scissors](http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6362/vlcsnap00001e.jpg)” That’s my costume this year! I got a white sheet, cut a hole in it (not wearing a shroud, not messing around with a removable hood), and drew black circles on it with a laundry marker. I think I did a good job with the spacing and size, too. “Sometimes you feel like a nut!” “Sometimes you don’t!” ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/11 "2010-10-26T19:38:10Z")
As a kid I felt bad for Charlie Brown, but as an adult, I think he got what he deserves. He’s always going around saying he has no friends, and how no one likes him, despite the fact he clearly has friends and people may not like him but they tolerate him. And considering the whiney, passive-agressive behaviour he displays he’s lucky they didn’t beat the hell out of him constantly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/12 "2010-10-26T20:25:30Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > Even though it won’t be “brought to you by Dolly Madison” it will still, I’m sure, make me nostalgic for the fluttery anticipation my sister and i had for these “specials”. We had to take out baths early and get in our night clothes, and behave like great ladies in order to be allowed to watch. Here’s a clip to get you in the right mood: https://www.youtube.com/embed/oiUcVp6i1tM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/13 "2010-10-26T20:35:59Z")
[And another one!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_AYqZddckc) **Marxxx** , I agree. And I also think Sally is out of line at the end. She made her decision; it’s not Linus’s fault she was blinded by hearts. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/14 "2010-10-26T20:51:42Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Here’s a clip to get you in the right mood: > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiUcVp6i1tM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiUcVp6i1tM) Awesome! I was about to search for that clip myself to post. So many memories. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/15 "2010-10-26T21:17:24Z")
I see NBC put the new Shrek special up against Charlie Brown. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/16 "2010-10-26T23:53:26Z")
Did someone say [Dolly Madison](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7dj1paPb-U)? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/17 "2010-10-27T18:46:41Z")
Checked my channel guide. Was STOKED to find I didn’t miss it! (I’m 32 years old and I watch “The Great Pumpkin” and “Charlie Brown Christmas” every year!) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/18 "2010-10-27T22:17:00Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Checked my channel guide. Was STOKED to find I didn’t miss it! (I’m 32 years old and I watch “The Great Pumpkin” and “Charlie Brown Christmas” every year!) Yeah, watch for my Christmas special thread the day after Thanksgiving. I try to list all the upcoming ones. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/19 "2010-10-28T01:41:39Z")
Nothing says “Halloween” like [Charlie Brown rapping!](http://abc.go.com/shows/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown) Yeah, normally I’d blame the new owners of the characters for something like this, but ABC advertised _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ like this under the _old_ ones. I’m sure both Charlie Brown rapping and referring to his friends as the “Peanuts posse” would make Sparky roll in his grave (especially the latter, as he loathed “Peanuts” to begin with), but I’m more concerned about Charlie Brown passing off “thumpin’” as a rhyme for “pumpkin.” At least he hasn’t called anyone his “homies” yet like he did last year. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271/20 "2010-10-28T01:57:13Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Nothing says “Halloween” like [Charlie Brown rapping!](http://abc.go.com/shows/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown) Yeah, normally I’d blame the new owners of the characters for something like this, but ABC advertised _A Charlie Brown Christmas_ like this under the _old_ ones. I’m sure both Charlie Brown rapping and referring to his friends as the “Peanuts posse” would make Sparky roll in his grave (especially the latter, as he loathed “Peanuts” to begin with), but I’m more concerned about Charlie Brown passing off “thumpin’” as a rhyme for “pumpkin.” At least he hasn’t called anyone his “homies” yet like he did last year. Yet. He did however say “Word.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-thursday-at-8-00/558271.md?page=2)