A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!

We’re less than a week away from Thanksgiving, which is RIDICULOUS. If I blink, it’s gonna be 2018.

Here’s A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, from 1973. (Wow, 1973? For some reason I didn’t think it was quite so old.)

While nowhere near as “important” as Chuck’s Halloween or Christmas specials, I actually find A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving the easiest of the three to watch. (Which isn’t to say that I like it more — just that it’s breezier and more casual.)

I’ve now spent over 13 years blogging about Snoopy’s makeshift Thanksgiving dinner, where popcorn, toast and jelly beans stood in for turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes. I’m still all about that scene, which to me is as much a symbol of this special as the pathetic tree is to A Charlie Brown Christmas. (And I guess The Great Pumpkin gets a rock?)

…though in fairness, I suppose the special is even more famous for gluing the Lucy-pulls-the-football gag into the public consciousness.

Here’s a Thanksgiving survey, should you feel inclined to participate:

As a kid, what were your typical Thanksgivings like? How many people? What kind of food? Any games? Any weird traditions? Spill it, in the comments.