A Charlie Brown Celebration

Plot synopsis:
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Peppermint Patty's father would like to send her to a Private School, but she's concerned about how much they would cost. When she tells her concerns to Snoopy, he provides her with a brochure to a place called The Ace Obedience School ("Complete training: $25"). Patty decides to enroll, but grows rather curious that almost all the 'students' have dogs. Classes consist of Patty spending a whole day learning how to sit, and jumping hurdles.After several weeks, Patty receives a diploma. Figuring school is over, she figures her troubles are over, but at school, Marcie tells her that their teacher doesn't believe her. Patty then gets Snoopy as her attorney, and shows her diploma to the Principal. However, when she finds out she has graduated from "A Dog School," she goes looking for Snoopy.Unable to find him, she sees World War II (aka The Cat Who Lives Next Door), and assumes it's Snoopy in a cat suit. Snoopy soon enters the fray and rescues her, causing Patty to apologize for her planned actions.-
Lucy attempts to be romantic towards Schroeder, but he rebuffs all her advances. Claiming his piano is 'too much competition,' Lucy snatches it away, and throws it down a nearby sewer. Charlie attempts to help Schroeder get his piano back, but a rain storm carries the piano down the sewer and out into the nearby river. In the aftermath, Schroeder decides to order a new piano.-
While playing baseball, Marcie soon becomes obsessed with the thought that Peppermint Patty's team needs baseball caps. Patty tells Marcie they don't need caps, but eventually, gives into Marcie's request to have her make caps (each one never seeming to be made right).Patty thinks she has found her solution when the local baseball team has a kids day with a one-cap-per-kid promotion. Patty attempts to get nine caps, but decides not to when she falls over a wall.-
While playing a baseball game, Charlie Brown claims he's feeling woozy, and goes home. However, he instead goes to the hospital for a check-up. Though he has no idea what his condition is, after being examined, he's placed in a hospital bed.Peppermint Patty and Marcie attempt to visit him, but are turned away because they are too young. They then decide to sit on a park bench across from the hospital, hoping their presence will help Charlie get better.Meanwhile, Lucy grows concerned for Charlie Brown's health. When after some time it seems his condition has not improved, she promises that if he gets well, she won't pull the football away again.Shortly afterwards, Charlie appears at her door, ready to have her make good on her promise. Linus tells Charlie that he can't trust his sister, but Charlie is sure she's being truthful. However, when he goes to kick the ball, he ends up kicking Lucy's hand instead.

Tags: psychedelic

Review:
A series of peanuts sketches. There is no plot or ongoing story in this Peanuts special. It seems more like an animated version of several of Charles Schultz's (who gives us an introduction to the show) Peanut's comic strips. At least there is some variety at the very least.Some of the stories include Peppermint Patty being duped into graduating from Dog Obedience School believing it to be a Private School, the kids fussing over undone homework, Lucy throws away Shroder's piano and Chuck ends up in hospital. It's mildly amusing stuff but the changing stories will probably make it end being suited more for repeat viewings.. An hour of short, creative, hilarious skits!. This is probably my favorite of all the Charlie Brown specials.  Okay, I haven't seen all of them, but it's my favorite of the ten or so I've seen. It's an hour of short, creative, hilarious skits.  This format (more like the comics) allows the characters to do more "off the wall" type stuff because they aren't preoccupied with a long story or a holiday, as in some of the other specials.  This is sad I'm reviewing cartoons, but I love this one!  "It's woman against piano!  Woman is winning!!  Woman is winning!!". True To The Comic: Entertaining,Fun,and Downright Hilarious!. When most people think of Charlie Brown specials, they think of the "big three"..."Christmas", "Thanksgiving" and "Great Pumpkin". But what is often miss are the many other specials that are equally as entertaining. One such example is this 1982 offering. "Celebration" consists of a group of segments of unrelated stories, all lifted from the newspaper strips. Stories included the kids in school and their off the wall answers to the teacher's questions, a field trip to a field and Linus in a tough spot, Lucy tormenting Schroeder to get him to notice her, Peppermint Patty's enrollment of herself in a dog agility class and thinking it passing as a school diploma, Marcy and Peppermint Patty trying to obtain caps for their baseball team, and Charlie Brown winding up in the hospital. Each segment is loaded with very funny dialogue...the Peppermint Patty parts being a complete laugh riot! This special is not serious in any way, just 100% comedy that WILL make you laugh.