โItโs the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brownโ wonโt air on network TV this year; Hereโs where to watch it ๐
In recent years, Charlie Brown and the peanut gallery have slowly been exiting their broadcast TV time slot characteristic of the holiday season. This year, the change seems to be official.
'Peanuts' pen pals find comfort in correspondence
In this Dec. 20, 2020, still image taken from video, Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old in Denver, shows a letter from one of his Peanuts pen pals. After being furloughed from his job at the Denver International Airport, Morgan began writing to over 500 older adults living in isolation due to the pandemic. Itโs from Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old fan of the comic strip โPeanutsโ whoโs been sending Snoopy-themed cards and letters across the country to ease the solitude of older adults in isolation due to the coronavirus. Many of them have become regular correspondents โ his โPeanutsโ pen pals, as he calls them. She and Morgan began writing each other so frequently that they recently switched to email to speed the correspondence.
Boy eats Thanksgiving meal for the first time without fear of food allergy
HOUSTON โ Six-year-old Jude Myers said heโs ready to eat mashed potatoes and pies on Thanksgiving day. Not long ago, he wasnโt able to eat anything with even the smallest milk ingredient because of his food allergy. Dr. Savannah Sommerhalder from Aspire Allergy and Sinus in Webster, explains how itโs changing her patientsโ lives. โPatients like Jude, are really good candidates for oral immunotherapy,โ Dr. Sommerhalder said. Of course, Dr. Sommerhalder warns not to try this at home.
โPeanutsโ TV specials will no longer broadcast on air. Hereโs where you can watch them.
After 54 years on the air, the beloved โPeanutsโ specials we grew to adore will not air on TV this year, CNN reported. Stream "Itโs The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" exclusively on Apple TV+ and get ready for more Peanuts specials this holiday season. https://t.co/rq6TFCLS8L pic.twitter.com/DI14FsjR1l โ Apple TV (@AppleTV) October 19, 2020The company snagged the rights to broadcast in a deal with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide, and Lee Mendelson Film Production, CNN reported. Families can still watch the โPeanutsโ specials, including the upcoming โItโs a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for free from Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 โA Charlie Brown Thanksgivingโ from Nov. 25-27, and โA Charlie Brown Christmas Specialโ from Dec 11-13. Apple TV+ is $4.99 a month.