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Hail Cthulhu... I mean "The Great Pumpkin"
Almost exactly 60 years ago, Charles "Sparky" Schultz, produced the first of many, many Halloween inspired strips for his "Peanuts" cartoon strip.
A more innocent strip, for a more innocent time (Well, okay, it wasn't that much more innocent, just a lot more repressed and unaware, which isn't quite the same thing)
As time went on, and the characters became more used to their roles, a recurring theme came along towards the end of every October, as Linus championed alternative religious lifestyles at a surprisingly early age!
The first mention ofCthulhu the Great Pumpkin actually came along in 1959,
(Taken from Wiki)
According to Linus, on Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch he deems most sincere. He then flies through the air delivering toys to all the good little children in the world. Linus believes that the Great Pumpkin is very sensitive and easily offended and will bypass anyone who denies or doubts his existence, which is why a person should never say "If the Great Pumpkin comes," but always "When the Great Pumpkin comes."
In writing to the Great Pumpkin, while trying to convince him that one's pumpkin patch is sincere, one must not ask for anything specific, but rather wait and accept whatever he brings.
Every year Linus misses seeing the Great Pumpkin, but that doesn't dent his faith
Even in the face of cynicism and disbelief
He even tried to tell his little brother Rerun about it (in a strip I can't locate). Reruns reaction is to assume his big brother is just trying to mess with his head.
But still he proclaims the cause of the Great Pumpkin, a lone (or nearly lone) prophet in the wilderness.
So, for those of us who embrace Pumpkin-ism, may I wish you a sincere and squash-filled Great Pumpkin Day when it comes, and don't forget to bring a blanket, it can get cold in those
Also, in tribute to the strip and Halloween are is John Carpenter (via funnyordie, whose video embedding is a little off I think so I'm using a youtube version I found) presenting the cast of the current "Teen Wolf" TV series (One of those shows which isn't necessarily very good, though it's not THAT bad, but sweet lord the guy candy is lovely!) in a loving tribute to this most innocent and wholesome of strips.
A more innocent strip, for a more innocent time (Well, okay, it wasn't that much more innocent, just a lot more repressed and unaware, which isn't quite the same thing)
As time went on, and the characters became more used to their roles, a recurring theme came along towards the end of every October, as Linus championed alternative religious lifestyles at a surprisingly early age!
The first mention of
(Taken from Wiki)
According to Linus, on Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch he deems most sincere. He then flies through the air delivering toys to all the good little children in the world. Linus believes that the Great Pumpkin is very sensitive and easily offended and will bypass anyone who denies or doubts his existence, which is why a person should never say "If the Great Pumpkin comes," but always "When the Great Pumpkin comes."
In writing to the Great Pumpkin, while trying to convince him that one's pumpkin patch is sincere, one must not ask for anything specific, but rather wait and accept whatever he brings.
Every year Linus misses seeing the Great Pumpkin, but that doesn't dent his faith
Even in the face of cynicism and disbelief
He even tried to tell his little brother Rerun about it (in a strip I can't locate). Reruns reaction is to assume his big brother is just trying to mess with his head.
But still he proclaims the cause of the Great Pumpkin, a lone (or nearly lone) prophet in the wilderness.
So, for those of us who embrace Pumpkin-ism, may I wish you a sincere and squash-filled Great Pumpkin Day when it comes, and don't forget to bring a blanket, it can get cold in those
Also, in tribute to the strip and Halloween are is John Carpenter (via funnyordie, whose video embedding is a little off I think so I'm using a youtube version I found) presenting the cast of the current "Teen Wolf" TV series (One of those shows which isn't necessarily very good, though it's not THAT bad, but sweet lord the guy candy is lovely!) in a loving tribute to this most innocent and wholesome of strips.
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I really need to get the DVD of the classic one; it includes a couple of scenes not seen since the late 60s, because they were product placement for original sponsor Coca-Cola, done to allow them to run the special without commercials. (Basically, the kids were throwing rocks at Coke bottles on a fence. When Linus's turn came up, he eschewed the rocks for using his blanket as a whip...)
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