TV special · Comedy, Animated · 1966 · TV-G

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: parents' guide

Name: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Released: 1966

4+our pick

Best for ages 4 and up. Rated TV-G.

A cozy, half-hour Halloween classic that works for preschoolers and up, especially watched together. Linus skips trick-or-treating to wait in a pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown gets rocks in his candy bag, and Snoopy flies a pretend World War I mission. There is no profanity or real violence; the main things to note are frequent name-calling, Lucy's bossiness, and kids being mocked or left out with no consequences. Spooky imagery stays very mild: costumes, ghosts and a dark field at night.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

Cartoon slapstick and threats only: Lucy yanks the football away, Snoopy's imaginary dogfight has gunfire sounds and smoke, and kids shake their fists. No one is hurt.

Language

None

No profanity. Characters call each other 'stupid' and 'blockhead,' say 'good grief,' and make a few joking threats.

Sex and nudity

None

Nothing beyond a schoolyard crush and an accidental kiss: Sally swoons over Linus, and Lucy's lips touch Snoopy's while bobbing for apples.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

None

No drinking, smoking or drug use.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

Very mild Halloween spookiness: kids in ghost costumes, a pumpkin stabbed for carving, and a dark pumpkin patch at night. Snoopy's long, lonely trek behind 'enemy lines' may briefly worry or bore the youngest viewers.

Sensitive topics

Bullying

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