"Play It Again, Charlie Brown" is the finest Peanuts episode ever created. In fact it may be the finest animated production in history. Other than, perhaps, Citizen Kane, it may be the greatest cinematic triumph of this or any age.<p>Charlie Brown's voice was done with such perfection, such angst and pathos, that it brought tears to this viewers eyes. You must rush out and buy as many copies as possible to distribute them. You will be doing the world a great service!!!
Reader Reviews
Two charming Charlie Brown specials are on this tape - while lesser-known than other good ones like "It's the Easter Beagle," "It's a Mystery," and the other single-special videos, that doesn't make these any less entertaining."Play it Again" lets Schroeder take center stage - and Peppermint Patty (this must be one of her first "leading roles"); it also has one of the funnier sight gags in the specials, or the strip ("Beethoven now comes in spray cans!")
"She's a Good Skate" is one of my favorites of all the specials - the animation looks great (especially all the backgrounds, and the fact that the skaters move fluidly - unlike Linus' skating in "It was my Best Birthday Ever"), the gags are great (like Patty's skating dress! And Snoopy the "crabby, but great" coach), and the music all sounds good as well, even if it's not a Vince Guaraldi score - and Woodstock's shining moment is quite remarkable, to say the least!
These are always a pleasure to watch!
