Peanuts, pumpkins, and pleasure for the whole family!

Starring: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Kathy Steinberg, Bill Melendez, Sally Dryer, Gabrielle DeFaria, Glenn Mendelson, Ann Altieri, Lisa DeFaria

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"He couldn't come with us 'cause he's sitting in a pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin." – Lucy

Why watch this? It just doesn't fell like Halloween without this Peanuts TV classic.

Plot Summary: Linus holds a firm belief in the Great Pumpkin, a figure he believes will rise from the most sincere pumpkin patch on Halloween night to deliver toys to good children. Despite mockery from his friends, Linus chooses to wait in the pumpkin patch, forsaking traditional Halloween activities like trick-or-treating and a costume party. The story follows Linus' unwavering faith and the reactions of the other Peanuts characters as they celebrate the holiday in their own ways.

Dad's Preview: Just as Charlie Brown had his journey to find out the real meaning of Christmas, now Linus must decipher the magic of Halloween. He's convinced that the Great Pumpkin will rise in the local patch. It's always fun to watch the Peanuts gang don their costumes and trick or treat. Charlie, true to form, only gets a bag full of rocks. There was a child-like genius at play from writer Charles M. Schulz.

Lee Mendelson Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, United Feature
Syndicate; CBS