{"id":4864,"date":"2019-11-22T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bracketyackrc.wpengine.com\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2019-11-22T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:00:05","slug":"its-a-thanksgiving-tradition-charlie-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4864","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a Thanksgiving Tradition, Charlie Brown!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Joseph Carrick<\/em><\/p>\n

Families across the United States and around the world have unique ways of celebrating the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Common traditions Americans follow in a typical Thanksgiving celebration include watching the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the carving of the turkey, or a viewing of <\/span>Charlie Brown\u2019s Thanksgiving<\/span><\/i>\u2026but how did Charlie Brown become so prominent?<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlie Brown began in a comic strip named <\/span>Peanuts<\/span><\/i> in 1950, although he originates as a brief mention in a comic dated in 1948. The first animated cartoon released in 1963 and the first Charlie Brown movie was produced in 1969 as <\/span>A Boy Named Charlie Brown<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>Charlie Brown\u2019s Thanksgiving<\/span><\/i> was released in 1973 and instantly became a classic in addition to the other holiday-themed releases such as <\/span>It\u2019s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>You\u2019re in Love, Charlie Brown<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is Charlie Brown so beloved by America though? The comics were adored by children because many could relate with the child protagonist. Children could feel a connection to Charlie because of his underdog status, his clear and positive moral demeanor, and because he is simply a loveable character. His phrases such as \u201c<\/span>Good Grief!<\/span><\/i>\u201d entered into the vernacular seemingly overnight and Charlie\u2019s pet Snoopy on his doghouse is a silhouette well known in American pop culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Peanuts<\/span><\/i> already very popular in America when the Thanksgiving special came out, so perhaps it was inevitable that the film would garner a cult-like following each year. The tradition didn\u2019t begin as a ritualistic endeavor, but rather a reflection of genuine interest in watching Charlie Brown in a holiday-themed episode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest movie in the franchise, <\/span>The Peanuts Movie<\/span><\/i>, premiered in 2015 to raving reviews by both critics and audiences alike. It is clear that the film and its characters were treated with the highest respect. The film introduced a new generation to <\/span>Peanuts<\/span><\/i>, and thus the tradition of watching the Thanksgiving special will continue on for many more years to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Joseph Carrick Families across the United States and around the world have unique ways of celebrating the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Common traditions Americans follow in a typical Thanksgiving celebration include watching the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the carving of the turkey, or a viewing of Charlie Brown\u2019s Thanksgiving\u2026but how did Charlie Brown…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}