It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third "Peanuts" special (and second holiday-themed special, following "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first "Peanuts" special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by "Charlie Brown", a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent "Peanuts" specials. Its initial broadcast took place on October 27, 1966, on
What a Cartoon! television special called the "World Premiere Toon-In" (termed "President's Day Nightmare" by its producers, Williams Street). The special was hosted by Space Ghost and the cast of "Space Ghost Coast to Coast", and featured comic interviews and a mock contest with the creators of the various cartoons. The Toon-In was simulcast on Cartoon Network, TBS Superstation, and TNT. To promote the shorts, Cartoon Network's marketing department came up with the concept of "Dive-In Theater" in 1995 to showcase the 48 cartoon shorts. The cartoons were shown at water parks and large municipal swimming pools, treating kids and their parents to