"called ""It's the Great Pancake, Cleveland Brown"". In the opening cameo of ""Treehouse of Horror II"" the Peanuts gang in Halloween costumes are passing in front of the Simpson house. The final segment of ""Treehouse of Horror XIX"" (the fourth episode of the twentieth season of ""The Simpsons""), called ""It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"", is a parody of ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"" and contains numerous references to the ""Peanuts"" characters. Milhouse Van Houten wears the same clothes and plays the same role as Linus van Pelt. Lisa Simpson is modeled after Sally Brown, and Bart is patterned after"
"(and was supposed to be named ""It's The Great Pumpkin, Milhouse,"" but due to legal reasons, was renamed) and contains several references to the ""Peanuts"" series. In the segment, Milhouse wears the same clothes and plays the same role as Linus van Pelt. Lisa is modelled after Sally Brown and Bart looks like Charlie Brown; he even says ""good grief"", echoing Charlie Brown's catchphrase. The main theme to Peanuts ""Linus and Lucy"" is played several times. A redesigned version of Santa's Little Helper can be seen sleeping on top of his dog house and Homer is seen sleeping on top"
"cameo as the twins ""3 and 4"". Parts of the segment had music by Vince Guaraldi (best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the ""Peanuts"" comic strip), which they had obtained the rights to use. In the episode segment, Milhouse waits in a pumpkin patch on Halloween for the Grand Pumpkin (which Bart made up) with Lisa. After Lisa sees everyone at school having a Halloween party, she grows tired of waiting and leaves in frustration. Milhouse starts to cry and his tears and childlike belief bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to"
"2000, the park introduced SCarowinds; an annual Halloween attraction. SCarowinds is presented on select nights in September and October, as well as the first weekend in November. The park is open with The Great Pumpkin Fest starring Snoopy and rest of the Peanuts gang throughout the day, typically closes at 5:30pm, and reopens as SCarowinds at 7pm with the evil witch and SCarowinds' 1st lady of terror Lilith. The experience includes numerous haunted attractions and incorporates most of the existing park rides into a nightmarish experience. The SCarowinds Halloween Haunt is recommended for ages 13 and up, but any age"
"to receive Linus' psychic commands via a small 'primary computer plexus'. Like the classic Peanuts character, this Linus believes in the existence of ""The Great Pumpkin"", however the Linus of this world depicted this version of the normally unseen character as something resembling Cthulhu or the Anti-Christ. In order to raise this creature from another dimension, he abducted Weapon Brown's lover and was intending to sacrifice her to the creature to permanently enable it to move about on Earth. He was distracted by the death of his 'Blanket' and this appears to have caused the summoning of the creature to"
"10, 2017. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third ""Peanuts"" special (and second holiday-themed special, following ""A Charlie Brown Christmas"") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first ""Peanuts"" special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by ""Charlie Brown"", a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent ""Peanuts"" specials. Its initial broadcast took place on October 27,"
"a man who is obsessed with a supernatural entity he calls ""The Great Pumpkin"". Over the course of the story's events, readers are introduced to a number of characters who are clearly recognizable as adult parodies of well known ""Peanuts"" characters. Weapon Brown and his pet Snoop are themselves parodies of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. The story begins with Weapon Brown having an encounter with Schroeder, while in the course of looking for Linus' sister Lucy. While he gets no information from the piano player about Lucy's whereabouts, he does learn that a woman named Patty- later revealed to be"
"go wrong. He was slain by the Pumpkin as it fell onto him, Sally and the red-haired girl. Sally Brown: Younger sister of Weapon Brown and, like her classic Peanuts counterpart, was in love with Linus. It was for this reason that she helped Linus track down Weapon Brown and his lover and aided in the abduction that brought Weapon Brown back to his old ways. She was crushed when ""The Great Pumpkin"" fell apart on top of her, Linus, and the Red Haired Girl. She has an exact duplicate of the hairstyle of the original character on whom she"
"Patty, and Lucy have a happy discussion on what they've learned in their lives (""I Know Now""). On Halloween, Linus, along with a reluctant Snoopy, awaits the arrival of the Great Pumpkin during ""The Vigil"" in the pumpkin patch. Later, the group looks up at the sky where they imagine no clouds, but instead Mount Rushmore, dragons and twenty milk-white horses (""Clouds""), but when asked what he sees, Charlie Brown can only sadly say, ""A horsie and a duckie."" Snoopy enters as the Easter Beagle to hand out bright Easter eggs to everyone, except Charlie Brown. A dejected Charlie Brown,"
"leaving only himself and the apparently gay Abraham Lincoln. In a parody of ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"", Milhouse waits in a pumpkin patch on Halloween for the Grand Pumpkin (which Bart made up) with Lisa. After Lisa sees everyone at school having a Halloween party, she grows tired of waiting and leaves in frustration. Milhouse starts to cry and his tears and childlike belief bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween and made into pumpkin bread, and vows revenge. He devours Homer"
"(called ""It's The Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse""), Milhouse summons a demon pumpkin who goes berserk when it sees humans carving its brethren into jack-o-lanterns as part of Halloween tradition. It was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Bob Anderson. A total of 12.48 million viewers tuned in to watch during its first airing, more than any other episode since ""The Wife Aquatic"". The episode received mixed reviews from critics, who generally regarded ""It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"" as the best segment. Shortly after airing, the episode was criticized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) because a character"
"Linus's mythological being, ""The Great Pumpkin"". Charlie Brown was always shown trying to convince Linus that The Great Pumpkin didn't exist, but Linus was always shown to hope that The Great Pumpkin will arise from a ""sincere"" pumpkin patch and bless him with toys, making Charlie Brown's efforts in vain. On Valentine's Day, Charlie Brown was frequently shown waiting at his mail box to get a Valentine from a girl, but, in almost every case, Charlie Brown doesn't receive any, though on the special ""Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown"", he received a Valentine from Violet out of pity, and he"
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third ""Peanuts"" special (and second holiday-themed special, following ""A Charlie Brown Christmas"") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first ""Peanuts"" special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by ""Charlie Brown"", a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent ""Peanuts"" specials. Its initial broadcast took place on October 27, 1966, on"
"Susan and the monsters visit her parents, who have prepared for Halloween eccentrically. The monsters investigate the suburbs for aliens while Susan investigates the patch. Doc then uses his scanner on various people, Link tries to scare people (getting mistaken for Shrek at one point) and B.O.B. has trouble remembering what to say when walking up to houses for candy. Doc's interest in Halloween is suddenly rekindled when an old lady presents him with a swirly pop. At a house belonging to the family that bought the largest pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, the pumpkin, nicknamed Wicked Jack (Rainn Wilson)"
"the children the legend of the Great Pumpkin-like character of Cousin Shy, who distributes gifts and carves pumpkins for good children on Halloween night. Wednesday (now called ""Wednesday Sr."") is home from music academy, where she is studying the piccolo (breaking glass with it). Pugsley (now ""Pugsley Sr."") is home from Nairobi medical school, where he is training to be a witch doctor. The family's home has been bugged by a gang of crooks who intend to steal the family fortune. Lafferty, the boss, sends a gang member named Mikey into the house to investigate. Mikey panics and flees after"
"costume after Halloween, usually due to a screw-up, like his laundry coming in late. Charlie Brown got rocks whenever he goes trick-or-treating, resulting in depression, but he remained hoping that he will get a chance to receive candy on the next year's Halloween. When the special ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"" was first aired in 1966, the viewers sympathized so much with Charlie Brown that they sent Halloween candy to the studio in order to show their sympathy towards him. Charlie Brown's best friend, Linus frequently got him to wait in a local pumpkin patch in order to see"
"Jr. and Pugsley, Jr., who strongly resemble their older siblings. Gomez's brother, Pancho, is staying with the family while Gomez attends a lodge meeting in Tombstone, Arizona. Gomez is jealous of his brother, who once courted Morticia. Halloween is nigh, and Pancho tells the children the legend of the Great Pumpkin-like character of Cousin Shy, who distributes gifts and carves pumpkins for good children on Halloween night. Wednesday (now called ""Wednesday, Sr."") is home from music academy, where she is studying the piccolo (breaking glass with it). Pugsley (now ""Pugsley, Sr."") is home from Nairobi medical school, where he is"
"David S. Pumpkins David Simon Pumpkins is a fictional character played by American actor Tom Hanks. He first appeared in the October 22, 2016 episode of ""Saturday Night Live"" (""SNL"") in a sketch by ""SNL"" writers Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell. Fans responded positively to the character and his catchphrase, ""Any questions?"" Pumpkins has appeared in two episodes of ""SNL"" as well as an animated Halloween special that aired on October 28, 2017. The character was created by Bobby Moynihan, Mikey Day, and Streeter Seidell. Moynihan said they wanted to make a Halloween-themed version of the viral video"
"Mongrel, Weapon Brown"", he is a friend of Weapon Brown and resembles the Peanuts character. The Great Pumpkin: A parody of the unseen character in whom Linus has an unshakable belief in the classic ""Peanuts"" media, this creature was a horrific looking monster which has a number of names all referenced by the ""Weapon Brown"" Linus, including Agro Un Rama (a spoof of ""Anung Un Rama"", the real name of Hellboy), Pepon Grandismo (""Biggest Squash""), and Omega Vegetablus (""Final Vegetable""; the names are bastardized Latin). It is depicted as being a demonic entity similar to the Anti-Christ, and is a"
"""The Peanuts Movie"". Spike appeared most frequently in the strip. His appearance is similar to that of Snoopy, but he is substantially thinner, has a perpetually sleepy look, sports long, droopy whiskers that look like a mustache, and wears a fedora. He sometimes wears Mickey Mouse shoes which were a gift from Mickey Mouse. He is called Snoopy's older brother during the first story in which he appears. Spike lives alone in a cactus, in the middle of the desert near Needles, California, only occasionally interacting with the principal characters in the strip, generally in visiting Snoopy. His friends are"
"a fan of the series and pitched the scene. The final segment is based on the Halloween cartoon ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"". It could not be titled ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Milhouse"" to exactly match its namesake because of a ""big legal issue"", according to Al Jean. However, the characters were redesigned to resemble the style of ""Peanuts"", and they also obtained rights to use Vince Guaraldi's music. Jean said in 2011 that ""For years we had never been able to parody Charlie Brown's Halloween special, which is one of the all-time top three animated shows ever. The"
"The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special is a Halloween television special that aired on NBC on October 28, 2017. It stars Tom Hanks as ""Saturday Night Live"" character David S. Pumpkins. The 21-minute special was written by and also features Mikey Day, Bobby Moynihan, and Streeter Seidell. Peter Dinklage narrates the story, which follows a brother and sister who go trick-or-treating, meet Pumpkins and catch the troublemakers who had disrupted Halloween. ""The Halloween Special"" starts and ends with live-action segments directed by Don Roy King featuring David S. Pumpkins (Hanks), flanked by two skeletons"
"of the Great Pumpkin, at which point he was nearly laughed out of the election. (He ended up winning anyway by one vote, cast by his opponent, who decided that Linus would make a better school president.) A similar occurrence was featured in a strip with the same storyline; Charlie Brown asks him why he had to bring up the Great Pumpkin and Linus gives his reasons. After Linus says that Charlie Brown is looking at him as if he was crazy, Charlie Brown responds, ""I'm looking at you like I could've been vice president!"" Linus is almost never seen"
"yearly letter to the Great Pumpkin, despite Charlie Brown's disbelief, Snoopy's laughter, Patty's assurance that the Great Pumpkin is a fake, and even his own sister Lucy, who threatens to ""pound"" him. (She is watching TV and reading a ""TV Guide"" with her picture on it.) Only Sally, Charlie Brown's younger sister, smitten with Linus, supports him—until Charlie Brown takes her away. Linus goes out to mail the letter but cannot reach the mailbox. Lucy refuses to help him, so he lassos the mailbox handle with his security blanket, opening the box to waft in the letter. Charlie Brown gets"
"in Pumpkins' ""pumpkinmobile"" (a strawberry car) while the mysterious Raincoat Man steals all the Halloween candy. Pumpkins and the skeletons take rescue the candy from what turns out to be pre-teens who had bullied Kevin. Pumpkins uses magic to deliver the candy around the neighborhood inside of pumpkins. When the character was first performed, his appeal was unclear, though he immediately developed a fan following. Aired just weeks before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, it has been suggested that the non-political nature of the sketch helped fuel its popularity. Day suggested this came from a ""weird alchemy of Halloween, the"
"find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween and made into pumpkin bread, originally thinking it was bread especially made for pumpkins until Milhouse revealed it is made from them, and vows revenge. He devours Homer as he carves a pumpkin, then marches to the school and eats Nelson who threatens to stab a yellow pumpkin. It becomes apparent at this point that the Grand Pumpkin is racist towards this type of pumpkin and then eats Groundskeeper Willie after being offered roasted pumpkin seeds. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa"
"(Day and Moynihan). The animated part is a man, Kevin (Dinklage), talking about the time he met Pumpkins as a kid. Kevin and his sister Dotty walk around during Halloween, finding in a pumpkin patch. They choose to take home an ugly pumpkin, which turns out to be magical; Pumpkins and the skeletons appear out of an elevator. He shows them to his transport, shaped like a strawberry, and they start trick-or-treating. One of the neighborhood children is dressed as Kevin Roberts, an ""SNL"" character portrayed by Larry David whose sketch has traits similar to Pumpkins' ""Haunted Elevator."" A mysterious"
"at 8:00 p.m., and was sponsored by a foods company called Madison Barns, ""makers of ding-dongs, twinkies, pooftas and wussy cakes"". The Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on Charlie Brown's head, prompting the entire ""Peanuts"" cast to try to kill him. Lucy tries to get Charlie Brown to kick a bomb disguised as a football, Schroeder dumps his (full-sized, not toy) piano on Charlie Brown's head, Snoopy bites off his hand (which gushes blood), the Kite-Eating Tree falls on him, and Linus strangles him with his blanket (which he had turned into a makeshift garroting wire). Finally tired of running,"
"dirty boy who could raise a cloud of dust on a clean sidewalk, in a snowstorm, or inside a building; and Frieda, a girl proud of her ""naturally curly hair"", who owned a cat named Faron, much to Snoopy's chagrin. ""Peanuts"" also had several recurring characters who were never seen. Some, such as the Great Pumpkin or Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), were merely figments of the cast's imaginations. Others were not imaginary, such as the Little Red-Haired Girl (Charlie Brown's perennial dream girl who finally appeared in 1998, but only in silhouette), Joe Shlabotnik (Charlie Brown's baseball hero),"
"talking to Hannah while she was in The Fright Side, beginning his plan to stop Halloween from coming so the monsters won't get him. He sneaks into the pumpkin patch during the night and smashes the pumpkins. The next day, Bert, Daryl, Katie and Hannah arrive and are horrified about what has happened, causing major problems with the Fright Side, causing the pumpkin on the calendar to shrink a little, the jack-o-lanterns disappear, along with Harry, Mr. Pettibone and Bug-a-Boo until Hannah realizes that someone made the mouth, which causes the calendar's pumpkin to grow again and brings back Harry,"
"episode"". Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 7.9/10, calling it ""funny, entertaining and even nostalgic [which] only makes this yearly tradition that much better."" ""It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"" was regarded by reviewers as the best segment in the episode. Canning wrote, ""this segment may not be all that gory, but it's funny and, quite honestly, it will just make you feel good"", and Bentley described it as ""a dead-on comedy assault of the Charlie Brown animated Halloween special."" Rob Owen of the ""Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"" concurred, writing that it ""succeeds because it offers sly cultural commentary."" Show Patrol"
"the show, whose character is manifested as a giant talking pumpkin. The show was created and produced by Matt Ford and Lori Merkle Ford. Matt Ford is an Emmy winning lighting designer based in Los Angeles. Lori Merkle Ford is a singer, actor and dancer based in Los Angeles. The House at Haunted Hill is a high-tech yard haunt at a private residence in Woodland Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The show has run yearly since 2000, usually the last three days of October. The attraction differs in a few ways from other seasonal haunted attractions. The main"
"for the party. Her cat, Boozle, comes in and coughs up a ""scareball"", which lands on the Magic Calendar. On the calendar, Halloween is the most important holiday to them. They then have a visit from the Vampires, Count Max, Ruby, and Orson, who came to ask Scary Godmother if she needed anything. Ruby then shows Hannah what Orson is to wear on Halloween, making Orson really embarrassed since he doesn't know what to wear. Hannah then leaves to go back to the real world. Back in the real world, Jimmy has this idea about pumpkins that he got from"