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John Doe
10-30-2001, 08:28 PM
Tonight, ABC is airing It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and will air A Charlie Brown Christmas later this year. Which company owns the balance of the Charlie Brown TV specials if not ABC?

P.S. it doesn't seem the same for a CB special to air on a network other than CBS. ;)
Nelson
10-30-2001, 08:36 PM
ABC does own the broadcasting rights to all the Charlie Brown specials.And I think Disney does own a part of the cartoons as well.
Pietro
10-30-2001, 09:16 PM
Ya know what I haven't seen on CBS this year???........
GARFIELD'S HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE!
I wonder why it hasn't aired this year.

-Pietro:D
Jon Cooke
10-30-2001, 10:09 PM
ABC managed to buy the TV rights to "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving", and "A Charlie Brown Christmas". That's the only three TV specials they got the rights to. Apparently they offered more than CBS was.

Disney doesn't own any part of the Peanuts TV specials. I am not sure who exactly does (United Features Syndicate? The Shultz Family?). The last place the remainder of the TV specials were seen on television was on Nickelodeon.


-Jon
Pietro
10-31-2001, 07:53 AM
They're currently owned by Paramount Pictures.
But I still want to know what happened to.......
GARFIELD'S HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE!
Was it too scary for the kiddies or something????

-Pietro
Brandon Pierce
10-31-2001, 11:15 AM
Come to think of it NONE of the Garfield TV specials have aired in a LONG time. I've been waiting so long for "Here Comes Garfield", and it never comes on. I knew I shoulda bought the video when I had the chance.
BobChief
10-31-2001, 11:29 AM
Pietro wrote:


They're currently owned by Paramount Pictures.

So Viacom still makes money in the deal!!!!! :p
Pietro
10-31-2001, 04:00 PM
Originally posted by Brandon Pierce
Come to think of it NONE of the Garfield TV specials have aired in a LONG time. I've been waiting so long for "Here Comes Garfield", and it never comes on. I knew I shoulda bought the video when I had the chance.

Only one aired last year on CBS, it was the Garfield Christmas Special.
The Halloween special also aired last year too.

-Pietro:D