A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973 (TV)
Charlie Brown: We've got ANOTHER holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us. Sally Brown: I haven't even finished eating all of my Halloween candy.
Linus van Pelt: What are you going to do on Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: My mother and Dad, and Sally and I are all going to my grandmother's for dinner. Sally Brown: Why don't you come along, Linus? We can hold hands under the table. Linus van Pelt: Blah.
(after singing "Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go.") Charlie Brown: Well, there's only one thing wrong with that. Linus van Pelt: What's that, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: My grandmother lives in a condominium.
Peppermint Patty: You're holding my hand, Chuck, you sly dog.
Marcie: He's all yours, Priscilla. Peppermint Patty: Priscilla? Charlie Brown: Priscilla?
Linus van Pelt: In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast. They invited the great Indian chief Massasoit, who brought ninety of his brave Indians and a great abundance of food. Governor William Bradford and Captain Miles Standish were honored guests. Elder William Brewster, who was a minister, said a prayer that went something like this: 'We thank God for our homes and our food and our safety in a new land. We thank God for the opportunity to create a new world for freedom and justice." Peppermint Patty: Amen.
Sally Brown: What's the matter, big brother? Charlie Brown: Nothing. I was just checking the mailbox. Sally Brown: What did you expect, a turkey card?
Charlie Brown: Holidays always depress me. Sally Brown: I know what you mean. I went down to buy a turkey tree and all they have are things for Christmas. Charlie Brown: For Christmas? Already?
Sally Brown: Anyway, why should I give thanks on Thanksgiving? What have I got to be thankful for? All it does is make more work for us at school.
Charlie Brown: I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast. Linus van Pelt: That's right. I've seen you make toast.
Peppermint Patty: What kind of Thanksgiving dinner is this? Where's the turkey, Chuck? Don't you know anything about Thanksgiving dinners? Where's the mashed potatoes? Where's the cranberry sauce? Where's the pumpkin pie?