A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving first aired on CBS in 1973.
The animated special was produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez and was based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip. Its original broadcast took place on Tuesday, November 20, 1973, two days before Thanksgiving in the United States.
The story begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself, Marcie, and Franklin to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving. Charlie Brown cannot prepare a conventional meal, so Snoopy and Woodstock help create an absurd feast of toast, popcorn, pretzel sticks, jelly beans, and ice cream. The friends eventually join Charlie Brown's family for a traditional dinner.
The special became a recurring holiday favorite and remained associated with CBS for many years before later moving through other broadcasters. It also won an Emmy Award the following year. A common mix-up is confusing it with A Charlie Brown Christmas, which first aired in 1965, or It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which debuted in 1966.