It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966): Cast & Plot
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 short animated comedy starring Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown (voice), Cathy Steinberg and Bill Melendez. It runs 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Feature Syndicate
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown About?
The premise of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Every Halloween the Great Pumpkin rises from the pumpkin patch, and the Peanuts gang gathers for a classic celebration. Charlie Brown struggles to organize a Halloween party, Snoopy imagines daring battles with the Red Baron, and Linus waits patiently for the legendary Great Pumpkin to appear.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- halloween
- pumpkin patch
- trick or treaters
- fighter plane
- behind enemy lines
- crash landing
- sopwith camel
- night
- candy
- apple
- shivering
- document
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- pumpkin
- halloween party
- trick or treating
- waiting
- belief
- flying ace
- based on comic strip
- halloween candy
- lollipop
- pile of leaves
- football
- fainting
- crying
- bobbing for apples
- piano
- children
- sincerity
- letter writing
- mask
- witch costume
- halloween special
- ghost costume
- cartoon dog
- halloween costume
- scene during end credits
- rock
- mailbox
- letter
- anger
- dog
- world war one
- airplane shot down
- sleeping outside
- aerial combat
- reference to world war one
- escape behind enemy lines
- laughing at someone
- classic cartoon
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Cast & Characters
Peter Robbins leads the cast as Charlie Brown (voice), with Cathy Steinberg as Sally Brown (voice) and Bill Melendez as Snoopy (voice).
- Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown (voice)
- Cathy Steinberg as Sally Brown (voice)
- Bill Melendez as Snoopy (voice)
- Christopher Shea as Linus Van Pelt (voice)
Also Starring in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
· 5 more- Ann Altieri Frieda / Violet (voice)
- Sally Dryer Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
- Glenn Mendelson Schroeder / Shermy (voice)
- Gail DeFaria Pigpen (voice)
- Lisa DeFaria Patty (voice)
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Plot Summary
What happens in It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In late October, Linus writes and sends a letter addressed to the Great Pumpkin, facing the ridicule of his peers. Sally Brown, driven by her crush on Linus, is the only one who wholeheartedly believes in his message.
Meanwhile, Charlie Brown proudly announces that he has been invited to Violet’s Halloween party, much to Lucy Van Pelt’s disbelief.
On Halloween night, the Peanuts gang gear up in their costumes and head out for trick-or-treating, but they pause at the pumpkin patch to tease Linus, who remains vigil for the Great Pumpkin instead of joining in the candy quest. Sally breaks off from the group to stay with Linus, and he explains that the Great Pumpkin rises in the patch of the most sincere believers.
Full summary
The whole story of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, scene by scene
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Trailers & Videos
5 videos: 5 trailers.
- Trailer It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Deluxe Edition - on DVD Now
- Trailer It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! - Original 1966 CBS Promo
- Trailer Trailer
- Trailer It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: Original Promos Restored
How Well Do You Know It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which holiday is this Peanuts special centered around?
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Also Known As
39 alternative titles, including “É a Grande Abóbora” and “È il Grande Cocomero”.
- Also known as
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- É a Grande Abóbora
- È il Grande Cocomero
- Un Halloween da Charlie Brown
- Carlitos y la gran calabaza
- Гелловін Чарлі Брауна
- Це Великий Гарбуз
- Чарлі Брауне
- Die Peanuts - Der große Kürbis
- Aspettando il Grande Cocomero
- 찰리 브라운의 할로윈
- Ésta es la gran calabaza
- Charlie Brown e a Grande Abóbora
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- 这是南瓜大王哦，查理·布朗
- Es la gran calabaza
- Snoopy és a halloween
- Det är Pumpagubben
- Snobben
- ハロウィンだよ、チャーリー・ブラウン
- Đó Là Siêu Bí Ngô
- Charlie Brown - It's the Great Pumpkin
- Wspaniałe Halloween Charliego Browna
- C’est la grosse citrouille
- Det er den store græskarmand
- Søren Brun
- Это Огромная Тыква
- Чарли Браун
- Se on suuri kurpitsa
- Jaska Jokunen
- إنه اليقطين العظيم يا تشارلي براون
- 花生動畫：查理布朗的大南瓜
- 史努比卡通：萬聖節南瓜頭
- Charlie Brown a halloweenská dýně
- Het is de grote pompoen
- Είναι η μεγάλη κολοκύθα
- זאת הדלעת הגדולה צ׳ארלי בראון
- द ग्रेट पंपकिन चार्ली ब्राउन
- Knøttene: Den store Gresskargubben
- Je to veľká tekvica
- Геловін Чарлі Брауна
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, each answered in a sentence.
How long is It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown runs 25 minutes.
When was It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown released?
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was released on October 27, 1966.
Who is in the cast of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown stars Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown (voice), Cathy Steinberg as Sally Brown (voice) and Bill Melendez as Snoopy (voice), among 9 credited actors.
Does It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown have a post-credit scene?
No. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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