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A Charlie Brown Christmas

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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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NR,30min
Genres:
Family,Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1965
Director:
Bill Melendez
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Sally Dryer, Peanuts Gang, Peter Robbins  ...more
Synopsis: As incredible as it seems, CBS head man James Aubrey originally vetoed his network's presentation of the animated A Charlie Brown Christmas on the grounds that Charles M. Schultz's round-headed protagonist was a "loser" who wouldn't attract an audience! The story proposes that Charlie Brown is convinced that the true meaning of Christmas has been forgotten by his Peanuts friends, not to mention the rest of the world. "Psychiatrist" Lucy advises Charlie Brown to get into the holiday spirit by directing ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
"Peanuts" was already a phenomenally popular comic strip when A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired, but there was no guarantee that a short animated film based upon the strip would work. Over the years, as many strips had been poorly adapted ("Li'l Abner," "The Little King") as successfully transferred ("Popeye," "Superman") to the six-minute cartoon format, and "Peanuts" was a strip whose appeal ... Full Review
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Bill Meléndez, Sept. 2, age 91: The Mexico-born Meléndez came to the U.S. as a child and...
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