Top Ten Peanuts Movies, Specials and TV Shows I've Seen

 Today, February 13, 2024, marks the 24th anniversary of when Charles Schulz's final Peanuts comic strip was published, just one day after his death. To celebrate the milestone, I thought I would rank the top ten Peanuts specials that I have seen. The specials are ranked according to their ratings on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB.

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas

Premiere Date: December 9, 1965 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 8.3

IMDB Summary: "Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas."

2. It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Premiere Date: October 27, 1966 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 8.2

IMDB Summary: "The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin."

3. Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

Premiere Date: March 16, 1990 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.8

IMDB Summary: "Linus falls for a new girl who must soon go to the hospital for cancer treatment."

4. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Premiere Date: November 20, 1973 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.7

IMDB Summary: "Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner."

5. You're In Love, Charlie Brown

Premiere Date: June 12, 1967 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.5

IMDB Summary: "With the help of Linus and Peppermint Patty, Charlie Brown tries to pluck up the courage to talk to his crush, the Little Red-Haired Girl."

6. Charlie Brown's All Stars!

Premiere Date: June 8, 1966 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.5

IMDB Summary: "When his team is offered membership in the Little League, Charlie Brown finds he must make a difficult moral decision."

7. Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

Premiere Date: February 21, 1983 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.5

IMDB Summary: "Charlie Brown and the gang have to come to terms with the fact that Linus and Lucy are moving away."

8. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

Premiere Date: January 28, 1975 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.4

IMDB Summary: "The gang celebrate Valentine's Day while Charlie Brown hopes for at least one valentine for a change."

9. Snoopy Come Home

Premiere Date: August 9, 1972 in theaters

IMDB Rating: 7.4

IMDB Summary: "When Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her."

10. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

Premiere Date: September 17, 1983 on CBS

IMDB Rating: 7.4

IMDB Summary: "Every Saturday morning The Peanuts Gang does skits, mostly taken from newspaper strips."

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=peanuts&ref_=kw_ref_typ&sort=user_rating,desc&mode=detail&page=1&lists=watchlists