Also included on the DVD is a special from 1981 entitled It's Magic, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown gives Snoopy his library card and tells him to go get a book to read or something instead of just sleeping and eating all day. Snoopy complies and the book he borrows is on magic tricks. After experimenting on a few with Woodstock, he decides to put on a magic show for the neighborhood kids. Some of his tricks are more successful than others, culminating in the last trick, which makes Charlie Brown disappear. However, before Snoopy can reverse the trick, a thunderstorm erupts and everyone quickly departs.
At this point, the audience (and soon everyone else) discovers that Charlie Brown is now invisible. He is understandably upset by this, but he quickly realizes some of the advantages of being invisible. Unfortunately, before he can fully enjoy them, Snoopy finds a way to return him to visibility, and once again he is left to deal with the unfortunate luck of being Charlie Brown. While not as memorable as the Great Pumpkin, It's Magic is sufficiently entertaining and a pleasant bonus for viewers who want just a little more of the Peanuts animated shorts.
With the Halloween season approaching soon, many of us will be looking forward to the rebroadcast of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and the magical way it brings back our childhood. However, in this time-shifting, too-busy-to-watch-live-TV era, your best bet is to get a copy of the Remastered Deluxe Edition. No commercials, improved visuals and sound, and you can watch it whenever you want. Can't beat that with a stick.
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