Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Funny second special, Arbor Day
Cons: Easter Beagle a bit disappointing
The Bottom Line:
Easter Beagle fun
But Arbor Day is funny
Won't go wrong with disc
More Holiday Fun with the Peanuts Gang
Easter's coming, and the Peanuts gang is trying to get ready
for it in different ways. Sally wants a new pair of shoes. Peppermint Patty is
trying to teach Marcy how to color eggs. Snoopy wants to do a good deed for Woodstock by buying him a
house that will keep him out of the rain. Charlie Brown is upset by the site of
Christmas pre-sales at the local department store. Lucy is excited about the
start of gift getting season. And Linus is telling everyone about the Easter
Beagle who rises up on Easter morning to give eggs to all the good children.
Will this familiar sounding tale have the same outcome as the Great Pumpkin?
If I had seen this special before getting the DVD, it was
when I was really young and didn't remember it at all. While I was a little
surprised and disappointed that the Easter one didn't reference the Biblical
story or church at all ala A Charlie Brown Christmas, that's a minor point.
While fun, this isn't one of the better holiday specials. There really isn't
much of a story here, and it's easy to get bored. Watching Peppermint Patty and
Marcy is hilarious, however.
As with other Peanut's holiday offerings, there's a bonus
holiday special on the DVD release. This disc's bonus feature is "It's
Arbor Day, Charlie Brown." Sally has to give a report on this obscure
holiday, and it gets the gang in the mood to participate. As a surprise to
Charlie Brown, his baseball team decides to spruce up the baseball field will
all kinds of plants and trees. He only discovers this minutes before the
opening game of the season vs. Peppermint Patty's team. Will they be able to
play?
This special is by far the better of the two, and I loved
every minute of it. It's a more coherent story and has some classic moments
like Peppermint Patty trying to pitch around a tree and wonderful site gags
involving Woodstock .
Plus I learned a little more about this holiday. I confess, my knowledge was
about like Sally's at the beginning, so anything was better then nothing.
If you've bought other Peanuts DVD's you know exactly what
to expect here. The picture and sound quality are good, but there aren't any
extras.
Even though It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown isn't the best, this disc
comes highly recommended because of the Arbor Day special. Any Peanuts fan will
want this disc to continue their collection of these holiday classics.
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