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This Is America, Charlie Brown Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
The Mayflower Voyagers
Fri, Oct 21, 198824 mins
In the first episode of the eight part 'This is America, Charlie Brown' series, the Peanuts gang tells the story of the Mayflower voyage from England to the New World in 1620. They detail the hardships the Pilgrims faced while trying to adapt to their new land, and how it was the help of the Natives Samoset, Squanto, and the Wampanoag Chief Massasoit that helped them survive. The special ends the next fall, when the Pilgrims share their bountiful harvest with the Natives in a feast of Thanksgiving.
Episode 2
The Birth of the Constitution
Fri, Oct 28, 198824 mins
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang witness the country's founding fathers discussion of putting together the Constitution.
Episode 3
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Fri, Nov 4, 198825 mins
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and Linus's cousin Dolly witness the Wright Brothers' first flight. Snoopy and Woodstock demonstrates the principles of flight.
Episode 4
The NASA Space Station
Fri, Nov 11, 198824 mins
Linus dreams that he and the rest of the Peanuts gang travel into space.
Episode 5
The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Fri, Feb 10, 198925 mins
Charlie Brown discusses how the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads were built until they eventually linked to create the transcontinental railroad.
Episode 6
The Great Inventors
Fri, Mar 10, 198925 mins
Each member of the Peanuts gang reports on various American inventions. Linus discusses Alexander Graham Bell while Peppermint Patty and Marcie talk about Thomas Edison, and Charlie Brown writes a report on the invention of the automobile.
Episode 7
The Smithsonian and the Presidency
Wed, Apr 19, 198925 mins
Viewers experience meeting U.S. presidents as seen through the eyes of the Peanuts gang. Charlie Brown and Linus visit with Abraham Lincoln. The gang also meets Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Episode 8
The Music and Heroes of America
Tue, May 23, 198925 mins
Snoopy wants to participate in Schroeder's report on music in America. Everyone in the gang plays a different musical instrument while we hear such classics as "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Yankee Doodle." This special plays homage to such celebrated composers as John Phillip Sousa, Irving Berlin, George Cohan, Scott Joplin, and others. Also featured is Lucy's report on the heroes of America, which include Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., Jonas Salk, and others.
