TV Guide: Bill Melendez

Listing: Charlie Brown Christmas

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 8 08:00 PM ABC

Video: A Charlie Brown Christmas / It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown / It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

iTunes — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:45:23 -0500

It's bound to be a white Christmas with this classic! From creator Charles M. Shultz and producer Bill Melendez, it's A Charlie Brown Christmas. Not only does this timeless special have the distinction of warming hearts young and old, but it has won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Whether you are seeing this holiday masterpiece for the first time or the first time in years, you have doubtless heard of that ol' blockhead Charlie Brown and the little tree that could. Filled with mythology as the gang tries to put on a holiday play, kids big and small will end up with a pretty decent dance party, a lesson for the ages and some good old-fashioned fun. As for the tree it's amazing what a little love can do. So grab a cup of hot cocoa or snuggle up beneath the mistletoe -- featuring two bonus episodes, It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown and It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, enjoy Christmas the Peanuts way.

Video: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown / It's Magic, Charlie Brown / Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

iTunes — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:36:18 -0500

It's Halloween and, for Linus, that can only mean one thing: the Great Pumpkin is flying over all the pumpkin patches searching for the most sincere one to reward with treats. Linus will wait in the cold, with Sally and his security blanket to keep him company, hoping the Great Pumpkin will pick his. But where's Charlie Brown? He's busy getting ready for a party with the kids and trying to make the perfect ghost costume -- unfortunately, our favorite blockhead not only gets rocks in his trick-or-treat bag, but he resembles a pumpkin more than a ghost. At least he hasn't gotten his costume dirty like Pig Pen, or been pestered by Lucy like Shroeder. Scary! Fear not, Snoopy is in on the fun too, his aviator goggles firmly in place. This timeless classic from Charles M. Shultz and Bill Melendez is remastered and features many heartwarming scenes. Also included are the bonus episodes It's Magic, Charlie Brown and Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown.

Video: It's The Great Pumpkin , Charlie Brown

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:21:14 -0500

It's Halloween in Peanuts land. Charlie Brown is thrilled that at last he's been invited to a costume party. Snoopy's costume choice consists of the goggles and scarf of a World War I flying ace, who is ever in search of the elusive Red Baron. And Linus makes preparations for the arrival of The Great Pumpkin, whom he believes will rise from the pumpkin patch and deliver presents to all the good little boys and girls. At episode's end, Charlie Brown finds himself with a trick-or-treat bag full of rocks; Snoopy once more fails to bring the Red Baron to heel; and Linus spends the entire night in the pumpkin patch, waiting in vain for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin (But just wait till next year!) The second of Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez' animated Peanuts specials, the 30-minute It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was first telecast October 27, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.