"Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown" to Premiere on FOX - Thanksgiving Night

MOVIE REVIEW


Happiness Is a Warm Blanket Charlie Brown

Network: FOX

Original Air Date: November 24, 2011


CAST:

Trenton Rogers ... Charlie Brown / Schroeder Shane Baumel
Austin Lux ... LINUS
Grace Rolek ... LUCY
Andy Beall ... Snoopy and Woodstock
Bill Melendez ... voice clips
Blesst Bowden
Ciara Bravo
Amanda Pace
Andy Pessoa


PLOT:

The Peanuts gang is back and ready to help LINUS (Austin Lux)
break away from his childhood security blanket. The stakes are high as
Linus learns his grandmother is coming to visit, and he must decide
whether or not to dispose of his most cherished possession. In an
effort to help Linus kick his habit, CHARLIE BROWN (Trenton Rogers),
LUCY (Grace Rolek) and even SNOOPY pitch in to help. Lucy is quick to
attempt her amateur psychiatric skills, while Snoopy employs the age
old drag-and-run method. Despite all attempts, Linus eventually learns
that security is a valuable quality in life and everyone is entitled
to their own version of a security blanket.


Video Clip - Official Trailer:




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Charlie Brown Cartoon Special - "Lucy Must Be Traded Charlie Brown"!

"Lucy Must Be Traded Charlie Brown," will air WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011, 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST, on the ABC Television Network.

It was produced and animated in 1966, by the same team that gave us the classic "PEANUTS" holiday specials.

This half-hour, animated program is a special based on the popular baseball theme that is featured in over 1,800 individual comic strips from Charles M. Schulz.


From the DVD Back Cover:

Charlie Brown and his friends deliver another hit with this winning Peanuts classic!

It's not easy managing a baseball team...especially when your team has lost 900 games in a row. But when manager Charlie Brown has the opportunity to trade his worst player, Lucy, he thinks his fortunes might finally change. Will Lucy's replacement, Marcie, lead the team to victory... or is Charlie Brown doomed to suffer another season of defeat? Find out in this delightful adventure from the timeless series kids and parents love.

Enjoy!

Everyone is a Child again,

when we watch Charlie Brown !!!

 

Charlie Brown Valentine Specials!

Set your Calenders ~ it's a Date...

Both Charlie Brown Valentine Specials are airing this year on TV!

Or, you can get them both on DVD for your little Valentines or Sweet Baboo!

Friday, February 11, 2001

on ABC at 8 PM (est)

"Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown"

"A Charlie Brown Valentine"



Happy New Year, Charlie Brown & More Specials!

Special Programming for New Years ~

December 30, 2010, Thursday:

*Catch the TV Premiere of... 


"She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown" following the annual airing of "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown" ... ABC ... 8 PM


In She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown... Snoopy is the hard-to-please coach who trains Peppermint Patty for a figure skating championship. To my knowledge, neither of these Peanuts shows are available on DVD - only VHS.


I remember... as a little girl, having this story (She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown) in a Slide show Mini Projector Toy - I'm not sure what it was technically called at this moment... but I loved it and I loved this particular little story and I can't wait to see it on TV!








December 31, 2010  ~ Friday:

*New Years Eve

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011 ... ABC ... 10 PM - 11 PM *NEW

NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly ... NBC ... 10 PM - 11 PM *NEW

All American New Year ... FOX NEWS  ... 11 PM - 12:30 AM *NEW

New Year's Eve Live ... FOX ... 11 PM - 12:30 AM *NEW

NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly ... NBC ... 11:30 PM - 12:37 PM *NEW

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011 ... ABC ... 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM *NEW

January 1, 2011  ~ Saturday:

*New Years Day

Tournament of Roses Parade ... HGTV, RFD-TV, NBC, & Various Channels! ... 8 AM *NEW

Grand Marshal : Paula Deen

I hope you enjoy all of these delightful New Years Specials, plus... the continuing Christmas Movies on the Hallmark Channel until New Years Day! (We Love them!)

Happy New Years, Everybody!

God's Blessings to you all in 2011 !!!!

In case you missed it the first time....

October 29, 2010-

Return to the Pumpkin Patch...

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
will re-air Friday Night on ABC!



and

Growing the Big One
will re-air on the Hallmark Channel
Friday & Saturday Night!




Have a nice weekend everyone...
Enjoy the Fall Colors and the end of October!

Charlie Brown vs Shrek Premiere... Tonight !!!

This is scary!!! ABC & NBC scheduled both cartoons at the very same time!

October 28, 2010 Thursday

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown ... ABC ... 8 PM – 9 PM
Scared Shrekless ... NBC ... 8 PM – 8:30 PM *NEW

How unfortunate for children who don't get much great programming in Prime Time and would love to see both! Not only is it playing opposite of the 2nd World Series Baseball Game, but they are playing at the same time at 8 PM est! (Go Texas, by the way - not my #1 Team, but my World Series Pick!)

I'm afraid poor Charlie Brown will "get the shaft" (as the little girl says in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation) - since Shrek is brand new. I know at our house, though, Charlie Brown will rule! How about yours???

The Charlie Brown hour will also include - "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown". Hope some of you can watch one and tape the other.

Enjoy, Everyone!

Who did you choose?

Charlie Brown or Shrek?

Charlie Brown.... The Great Pumpkin is Coming!!!

"Oh, Good Grief!!! Don't be a Blockhead..."

It's nearing the time to join Linus & Sally in the Pumpkin Patch & go Trick or Treating with Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts Gang!

Catch "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 from 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST on ABC.

The DVD pictured to the right is the Blu-Ray Version. Click here for the all new Re-mastered Version.

from ABC press release:
The classic animated Halloween-themed PEANUTS special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, returns, along with a bonus PEANUTS cartoon, "This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers."


My favorite part of this classic - Sally! She is so adorable when she realizes her sweet baboo has wronged her about the Great Pumpkin and she's missed out on her night of getting candy. (Been there, Ladies?) Sally is the absolute best... a little dramatic, maybe, but oh,  soooo adorable!!! That's why we love her ~ we can relate!!!

Scared Shrekless

REVIEW

Scared Shrekless

Network: NBC

Original Air Date: October 28, 2010

CAST:

(unknown voices)

Shrek ... Mike Myers
Fiona ... ?
Donkey ... Dean Edwards
Puss in Boots ... Antonio Banderas


PLOT:

Halloween is Shrek's favorite holiday, and this year he's planning a night of frights - all done ogre-style. Instead of the usual tricks or treats, Shrek challenges Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and the other fairy tale characters to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle telling scary stories. The last one to be scared "Shrekless" will win.

INSPIRED BY THE HIT FEATURE FILM 'SHREK'- -When Halloween arrives, Shrek (Mike Myers) cannot wait to start celebrating his favorite holiday -- ogre style. Instead of the usual tricks or treats, Shrek challenges Donkey (Dean Edwards), Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) and the other fairy-tale characters to a scary storytelling contest. Before the night of frights can begin, they learn that they must all spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle. The last one to be scared "Shrekless" will win.



Movie Review:

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Please Note: I don't usually promote a lot of Halloween programming... especially anything filled with scary scenes not suitable for families. I do, however, usually share when Charlie Brown or Winnie the Pooh's Halloween Specials are on - because they are decent, cute, and fun for family viewing. I am hoping this new cartoon special will fall into this category - though, please know, I have not seen this myself, and it could be scary for children.


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Congratulations Charlie Brown - ABC extends Contract!!!

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* Breaking News * direct from ABC :

On the 60th Anniversary Year of the Peanuts Comic Strip - ABC is extending their contract of airing Charlie Brown Holiday Programming throughout the year for 5 More Years!

Here's the official press release from ABC:

ABC EXTENDS CLASSIC "PEANUTS" HOLIDAY SPECIALS FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL YEARS

ABC today announced that it has extended its relationship with popular "PEANUTS" animated specials by Charles M. Schulz in a deal signed with Peanuts Worldwide LLC and Lee Mendelson Film Productions. The beloved Emmy Award-winning specials, including the iconic "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," created by Charles M. Schulz and produced and animated by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, began airing on ABC in December 2001.

This fall the famed "PEANUTS" comic strip will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The first and most well known of the beloved animated holiday specials, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," first aired on television in 1965, making this year the 45th anniversary.

 Since moving to ABC nine years ago, the specials have continually delivered stellar ratings for the Network. Against competition including the season finale of NBC's "Biggest Loser," ABC's rebroadcast of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" finished a strong No. 2 in its half-hour in Adults 18-49 (3.7/11), beating slot-regular CBS' "NCIS" replay by 37% (2.7/8) and Fox's original "So You Think You Can Dance" by 61% in Adults 18-49 (2.3/7). The special towered over its slot with Kids 2-11, topping the combined delivery of CBS, Fox, NBC and CW in the half-hour by 42% (5.9/18 vs. 4.2/13), and finished as the No. 2 TV show of the night behind only its lead-out, ABC's debut of "Prep & Landing." Versus the year-ago night with original programming ("AFV" special on 12/9/08), "A Charlie Brown Christmas" boosted the time period year to year for ABC by 4.2 million viewers (11.2 million vs. 7.0 million) and by 95% in Adults 18-49 (3.7/11 vs. 1.9/5). The "PEANUTS" special was up year to year in Total Viewers and held even with Adults 18-49 (11.0 million and 3.7/10 on 12/8/08).

On October 2, 1950 the "PEANUTS" comic strip launched in seven American newspapers. Nearly 60 years later, the comic strip appears in over 2,200 newspapers, in 75 countries and 21 languages. "PEANUTS" animated specials have become a seasonal tradition, and thousands of consumer products are available in virtually all retail channels. Charlie Brown kicking the football, Linus and his blanket and Lucy leaning over Schroeder's piano are images that everyone can relate to, while phrases like "Security Blanket" and "Good Grief" have become a part of the global vernacular.

Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez's association with Charles Schulz stretches back to 1965 with "A Charlie Brown Christmas," which debuted on CBS in 1965, with Mendelson as executive producer and Bill Melendez as animator and director. The three men continued their long-term association until Schulz's death, working together on 50 "PEANUTS" network specials and four feature films. The network specials won five Emmys, two Peabodys, as well as 18 other Emmy nominations.

Iconix Brand Group, in a joint venture with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, has formed PEANUTS Worldwide, a new home to the global "PEANUTS" property. The "PEANUTS" characters and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide LLC, a joint venture owned 80% by Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and 20% by members of the Charles M. Schulz family. Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ) owns, licenses and markets a growing portfolio of consumer brands including CANDIE'S (R), BONGO (R), BADGLEY MISCHKA (R), JOE BOXER (R), RAMPAGE (R), MUDD (R), LONDON FOG (R), MOSSIMO (R), OCEAN PACIFIC(R), DANSKIN (R), ROCA WEAR(R), CANNON (R), ROYAL VELVET (R), FIELDCREST (R), CHARISMA (R), STARTER (R) and WAVERLY (R). In addition Iconix owns an interest in the ARTFUL DODGER (R), ED HARDY (R), ECKO (R), MARC ECKO (R), ZOO YORK (R), MATERIAL GIRL� and PEANUTS(R) brands. The Company licenses its brands to a network of leading retailers and manufacturers that touch every major segment of retail distribution from the luxury market to the mass market in both the U.S. and worldwide. Through its in-house business development, merchandising, advertising and public relations departments, Iconix manages its brands to drive greater consumer awareness and equity.

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Oh, this is such wonderful news... cuz,  I Love The Peanuts Gang... Charlie Brown, Sally, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Marci, Shroder, Pig Pen, Rerun, even Lucy, and especially... my Sweet Baboo!!!

I'm so thrilled, too - that for the next 5 years, at least, children and families will be learning each year at Christmastime - What Christmas is all about!