It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on the air this Friday night. The Halloween special was created after the enormous success of A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Also airing tomorrow night is You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown - another special created in 1972 about Linus running for school president. The show has a Great Pumpkin subplot." /> It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on the air this Friday night. The Halloween special was created after the enormous success of A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Also airing tomorrow night is You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown - another special created in 1972 about Linus running for school president. The show has a Great Pumpkin subplot." />

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Great Pumpkin TV special to celebrate 40th year on television

Alan Gardner01 mins

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on the air this Friday night. The Halloween special was created after the enormous success of A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Also airing tomorrow night is You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown – another special created in 1972 about Linus running for school president. The show has a Great Pumpkin subplot.

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