ever since the holiday special a charlie brown thanksgiving and first air on cbs tv in november of 1973 and this be one of many peanut inspired special that bring out the kid in all of u and but at the same time have a message in between the line . for year and from 1965 until 1998 and the cbs television network have be televise these classic charlie brown special every year include the title base on the character create by charles m. schultz . if you remember the special that air once annually which include the entire gang and the misadventure they encounter along the way . if not to mention the first four installment of the classic charlie brown theatrical feature a well and which sometimes cbs would show on special holiday which include the first ever 1969 feature and a boy name charlie brown and then in 1972 and with snoopy come home and and from there with race for your life and charlie brown and in 1977 and and finally the last theatrical installment bon voyage and charlie brown and and don not come back and which be release in 1980. cbs would show these feature on special occasion and around the holiday season a well and especially during thanksgiving and christmas and and easter time . not to mention and cbs also give charlie brown and his faithful dog snoopy their own saturday morning cartoon show a well which last for five year run and they would put out new special base on this series . this would last on the tiffany network for more than four decade . during the end of the 1990 and the change would come at a hard blow to the rest of peanut gang and which for certain end charlie brown long association with cbs entirely . all that would change drastically in 1998 and when cbs stop air these classic peanut special along with the rest of the entire charlie brown stuff . from there the special switch network too and this time from their year at cbs over to abc and where the special would air annually on a yearly basis and not to mention abc take over the entire production of the charles m. schultz peanut special which some new material be add with the already classic masterpiece . this phase take place after the untimely death of one of the great animator of all time when charles m. schultz and the creative force behind charlie brown and the rest of the peanut gang and pass away . however and abc still air these classic to this day and on a annual basis . but get back to a charlie brown thanksgiving and there be one thing that i get to say about this special presentation . it be a bonafide classic that still hold up some 30 year later . i remember see this special for the first time back in the early 1970 and when i be small and but today i get a kick out of enjoy every minute of it when it come on . it involve the story of charlie brown and who invite to thanksgiving dinner the rest of the gang which include peppermint patty and her best friend marcy and franklin ( the only african american character on the show ) and linus and his sister lucy and and others to charlie house for thanksgiving dinner even though the brown family have other plan . however and charlie faithful and resourceful dog snoopy lend a help hand and pitch in to help along with his sidekick woodstock for support . but the funny and probably the hilarious part be when the thanksgiving dinner be not about turkey and mash potato and cranberry sauce and but turn out to be butter toast and popcorn and cold cereal junk food . this be when peppermint patty go off on charlie brown and his guest about the service of the dinner which be suppose to be about thanksgiving and not junk food . however and peppermint patty felt really bad about say the awful thing the make charlie feel real low and and get marcy to apologize to him for her . this be when his faithful dog and snoopy really save the day . however he call his grandma and really invite his friend over to his grandma house for thanksgiving dinner . the moral of the story have a very important message for everyone . in this one the moral be that we be thankful for what we have and not to be concern about what other people do not have . in other word and be thankful for what you get and share it with others during the thanksgiving holiday . also to boot in this classic special be the football kicking episode where charlie brown go to kick the football while lucy play him every time for a sucker and which be always entertain to boot . watch it sometime .