It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown…..
October 27, 1966…….
The animated television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is aired for the first time. It was based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Bill Melendez animated, produced, directed, and also provided the voice for Snoopy. It aired annually on CBS through 2000, and then moved to ABC. Apple Inc. purchased the broadcast rights to all Peanuts specials in 2018, and they became Apple TV+ exclusives in 2020.