Happy Thanksgiving Folks!

I would always get a little bummed out by the Thanksgiving Charlie Brown Special. It wasn't because Snoopy...who apparently was the leader, served popcorn, toast and jelly beans. Maybe the guests were all vegetarians.  It was certainly refreshing to see Charlie has an ethnically diverse group of friends. We also notice Peppermint Patti and her "Friend", Marcie who would passive aggressively call Patti "sir", were invited. A Native American friend would have been a nice touch but it is what it is. As a child I found the set up, with the people, the dog and the bird, around the ping pong table weird, but, it was the depressing song, Little Birdie, that really made me cringe.
  What did Woodstock, who I assume was little birdie, have to do with this event. He couldn't help out, because of his unfortunate small size and continually got hurt. It was a tiny bit disturbing seeing Woodstock, a bird,  sit down to a turkey (bird) dinner in the end. I found the whole thing frustrating as a child. This holiday special on the heels of The Great Pumpkin Halloween special, where Charlie Brown got a bag of rocks.What kind of sick adults pass out rocks to some children and candy to others. Bullies!
 I can't wait to be bummed out next month when everyone attacks and belittles poor Charlie Brown again. This time for volunteering to go out in the cold and find a Christmas tree.  Is this what happens when you step up to the plate? At least the holiday special was redeemed by the Peanuts dance number, to the song "Linus and Lucy" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. Despite the discouraging story lines, the Peanut cartoons still hold a special place in my heart, and definitely have the best Christmas album. Happy Thanksgiving!!!