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Peanuts fans over the age of 42 or "Schulzologists" in general so will really enjoy this! While everyone is familar with a "CB Christmas" and the "great Pumpkin" episodes, some really rare stuff is included here.

I don't believe that "It Was a Short Summer, CB," (1969), "He's Your Dog, CB," (1968), "You're In Love, CB," (1967), or "CB's All Stars" (1966) have been shown any more than twice since their original appearances. In order, these deal with our gang going to summer camp, prodded by Lucy. The arm rasslin' match between Lucy and Snoopy is a hoot. "He's Your Dog" is the direct predecessor for the gang's second feature "Snoopy Come Home" (1972) and has a very direct reference to the latter film. Here, Snoopy's obnoxious and unwanted clowing with the other kids gets him a bid at obedience school at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. Mildly amusing (I liked it better when I saw it as a small child when it first came out), but it's still above much of the other fare of this era.

"You're in Love," is really sweet, one of the few times CB comes out ahead? How? Watch it and you'll see. I wonder why this has seldom been aired since it's first broadcast (I recall seeing it around 1972 when I was in the first grade). "CB's All Stars" is an interesting tale that mixes baseball humor with a touching example of CB's loyalty to his "friends" in spite of their ingratitude. The ending of this is truly touching as well as amusing and says a lot about Linus' true loyalty to CB.

The special feature is a documentary on Vince Guiraldi, the tunesmith behind the wonderful musical themes of these specials. Quite interesting. he appears to have had the perfect personality to do this wonderful music (I had no idea that it was him singing the "Joe Cool" song from "You're Not Elected CB" in 1972). It would be nice, given the fact that this IS about Peanuts in the 60s, if this were to include the Peanuts Ford commercials from earlier in the decade and the early aminated segments from the unsold 1963 documentary "A Boy named Charlie Brown" (not to be confused with the 1969 feature film of the same name). Such is the life of a certified member of the CGA (Cartoon Geeks of America). If you're one, you'll want this!Get more detail about Peanuts: 1960's Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas / Charlie Brown's All-Stars / It's the Great Pumpkin / You're in Love / He's Your Dog / It Was a Short Summer).

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