Funko has announced two new Peanuts Funko Pop! vinyl figures inspired by the animated Halloween television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Funko Pop! figures.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American animated Halloween television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
The third Peanuts special, and the second holiday-themed special, to be created, it was written by Schulz along with director/animator Bill Melendez and producer Lee Mendelson.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown follows the children of the Peanuts comics as they celebrate Halloween, while Linus forgoes celebrations to wait in a pumpkin patch for the mythical Great Pumpkin.
The sequence following Snoopy as a World War I flying ace and the depiction of Lucy pulling a football away from Charlie Brown are both widely recognized in pop culture.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown aired on television every year from its debut in 1966 until 2020, when it became an Apple TV+ exclusive. The success of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown led to the development of the Halloween special as a television genre.
Characters from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown have been transformed into Funko Pop! vinyl figures and are part of the Funko Pop! Television series. Funko has announced two new Peanuts Funko Pop! vinyl figures, including Linus and Snoopy & Woodstock with Pumpkin (Deluxe).
Pre-order your new It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (TV special) Funko Pop! vinyl figures from Amazon or Entertainment Earth.
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