This Peanuts animated special, second only to A Charlie Brown Christmas in terms of holiday-special Charles M. Schulz perfection, has Linus, once again, anchoring the show with his big heart, sincere beliefs, and unshakeable faith. This time he’s waiting in a pumpkin patch for a sign of the Great Pumpkin – while, elsewhere, Charlie Brown makes his first animated try at kicking that football, with Lucy as the reliably unreliable ball holder. Aaargh! Fifty-two years after it was first televised by CBS, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown still delights.