Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Decent sculpt, great colors for the theme and time of
year
Cons: Simple; would have been nice to see a different
character
The Bottom Line:
Snoopy waves the flag
Ending series in summer
Patriotic time
Snoopy and
A year sure goes by quickly.
Hard to believe we are already at the end of the Happiness is Peanuts
All Year Round series. Since the series
started mid-year, we close things off with Patriotic Pals for the early summer
time of year.
This ornament is fairly simple. It's Snoopy holding a flag. Okay, there is a bit more to it than that,
but not much. He also has a red top hat
with white stripes on his head. Woodstock is standing on
the brim of Snoopy's hat (this is called Patriotic Pals, after all), and is
wearing a similar top hat of his own.
Now I don't have an issue with the simple ornament. Yes, it would be nice if it had a little
more, but I'm not quite sure what it would have in addition to what is already
there. It would be nice, however, if
they included a different characters here.
This is Snoopy's fourth time and Woodstock 's
third. There are so many characters we
never got to see who could hold the flag and wear some red, white, and blue,
you know?
If you bought the optional stand, the background for this
ornament is actually quite fun. It's a
dark blue with fireworks of all different colors going off in the
background. I like it and find it really
does add something to the ornament.
Unlike many ornaments in the series that have larger bases,
this base is just Snoopy's two feet.
He's not quite as steady as some of the others as a result, but he will
stand upright.
And that's a good thing because you don't want to hang him. Once again, the loop is turned wrong to hang
him from the optional stand. As a
result, I'll be standing him upright.
Then again, with where the brass loop is, it would be hard to hang him
from the stand period - it's located in the front of Snoopy's top hat. If you do hang him, you'll find that he tips
back slightly, but it's not enough to be an issue.
A bit of trivia - this isn't the first time that Hallmark
has used this name for a Snoopy and Woodstock
ornament. They also did it back in 2008
for the 11th entry in the Spotlight on Snoopy series. That time, Snoopy was dressed up as the
Statue of Liberty and Woodstock
was Uncle Sam. I generally use that one
as a Christmas ornament, but I might dig it out to display these two side by
side some year.
As I said at the beginning, this is the final ornament in
the monthly series. You can find a 12 in
a Christmas tree on the bottom of Snoopy's feet, but you have to look closely.
I really do wish they had given someone else a chance to
shine as they closed out Happiness is Peanuts All Year Long. Even so, the simple Patriotic Pals is a fun
ornament for the patriotic time of year.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Happiness is Peanuts All Year Long series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Happiness is Peanuts All Year Long series.
Original Price: $12.95
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