a charlie brown christmas-promo

[kristell9]

You had me at "imputent hound!" 

[muybridge54]

@heine: read the description carefully... it clearly states that this is a CBS promo for the TV special... which is probably only extant now as a black-and-white copy.

Geez... Lucy was so vicious back then!

[TheAlia918]

LOL!

[SnowbirdFlock]

I once read that the part in A CB Christmas when Schroeder plays Jingle Bells & it sounds like a toy piano was the only time his piano ever sounded like a toy. Whoever wrote that probably didn't know about this promo. I sure didn't know about it!

[LindaMRY]

The bit with Charlie Brown playing the piano was just from a promo. It was not cut from the special. I remember the old Coca Cola ending; later the sponsor was Dolly Madison. I wish they would just restore the end of the DVD version to include the end of the song! The scene with Snoopy slinging Linus into the sign looks vaguely familiar--the sign says "Danger" but I believe it once said Coca-Cola.

[zingarzahoy26]

0:25 this is why we adults should hate kids! >:(

[Ethan16771]

i just had a tear in my eye because now i now what the 60's where like because right now im 12

[Ethan16771]

it actually says color under the tile!

[Adstrom]

The billboard says DANGER

[raymesquite]

How on earth did you find this?

[empirearcades]

The billboard sign Linus hits says "DANGER", not Coca Cola.

[mamaste]

The Paley Center in L.A. has a copy of the original, un-cut broadcast. I'm pretty sure it's still viewable by the public.

[DJRakow]

I would like to see Peanuts specials return to CBS should ABC not renew them.

[fromthesidelines]

Yes, because the scene {"THAT'S TERRIBLE, CHARLIE BROWN!"} is definitely NOT in the special (apparently, CBS or Lee Mendelson wanted that in this promo as a way of introducing the "main characters").

[ihatemyuncle]

Wow thats so cool, thanks for uploading.

[fromthesidelines]

This was the promo for the initial telecast of the special [December 9, 1965]. Apparently, the scene from the '63 dcoumentary was used for this promo only.The Coca-Cola "billboard" sign was seen only during their original sponsorship of the special during the first few years...

[alanr4447a]

I gather the scene of Charlie Brown trying Schroeder's piano is from 1963?

[Wildcock23]

Awesome, thanks for uploading

[skinny6003]

Wow, now THIS is old school! It's good to see some old school Charlie Brown stuff on here. Thanks, muttley16, for posting this.

[headley62]

Christmas...Isn't that a bad word?

Shame on you Charlie Brown!

[Vespiquen452]

I don't suposse you have an early airing of this special? It's interesting to see the unseen Linus clip.

[MIKECNW]

looks like they cut off more than that and I remember once renting it from Blockbuster hopping I might see more parts if more existed.

IS it that hard to run it as it first aired and why wouldn't the DVD have more.

[dsneybuf]

Some of those scenes were taken from the pitch documentary, "A Boy Named Charlie Brown".

[mcdonchris]

Great post...thank you so much.

[JHVipond]

I don't remember seeing Charlie Brown trying to play Schroeder's piano.

[heine71]

That scene was taken from the never aired 1963 Peanuts documentary special "A Boy Named Charlie Brown".

[heine71]

This includes part of the opening credit sequence cut off in later broadcast airings where Snoopy throws Linus into a billboard that shows a sponsor tag for Coca-Cola!

[Kartoonkid95]

The billboard there doesn't have a tag for Coca-Cola. Instead, the sign reads "DANGER!"

[heine71]

Must be test footage or something.

[trans8010]

Nope the scene you are referring to is from the 63 special unaired documentary "A Boy Named Charlie Brown". The original ending to the blanket toss has Linus thrown to the right the same direction as Charlie Brown when he hits the sign I believe much in the same way as Charlie Brown there was snow on the sign when Linus hits it the snow falls off revealing the Coca Cola Emblem. Im not sure though

[carlvis1]

@trans8010 Your right!

[TheGoreyparodies]

@heine71 I think it's a mix