“This is America, Charlie Brown” 2-Disc DVD Giveaway

Growing up Snoopy

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that I lounged around on Saturday mornings watching Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang on television. Growing up watching the funny antics of the beloved beagle and friends are some of my fondest memories. Now that I have 10,000 children of my own we watch Snoopy and The Peanuts Gang DVD’s for almost every holiday. My 3 year old daughter absolutely adores watching Snoopy and going to “Snoopy’s house” (aka Knotts Berry Farm).

Given the opportunity to receive “This is America, Charlie Brown for review purposes and give a copy of the DVD to one lucky reader, I jumped at the opportunity. All opinions are my own.

Celebrating America’s Historical Events 

This is America, Charlie Brown from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment celebrates landmark events in United States history. Originally aired as an eight-part mini-series on CBS in 1988, This is America, Charlie Brown was released as a Two-Disc Collection featuring Eight Re-Mastered Peanuts TV Specials on June 17th 2014. Each of the animated specials centers on various important events in the course of American history, as seen through the eyes of the Peanuts gang.  

From the voyage of the Mayflower to the bold exploration of outer space, join the Peanuts gang as they take viewers on a journey through American history. Groove along with Charlie Brown and Snoopy as they discover the beginnings of jazz and ragtime music, cleverly accompanied by Lucy’s speech about American heroes. Soar with the Wright brothers, blast into orbit on the NASA space station, and create some of the world’s most influential inventions alongside such greats as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.

Featured Specials:

The Mayflower Voyagers – The Peanuts become pilgrims sailing to the New World aboard the Mayflower and endure the first hard winter on Plymouth Plantation.

The Birth of the Constitution – Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang is present when the country’s founding fathers discuss putting together the constitution.

The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk – Linus and Charlie Brown witness the Wright brothers’ first flight.

The NASA Space Station – Linus dreams that he and the rest of the Peanuts gang travel into space.

The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad – Charlie Brown discusses how the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads link to create the transcontinental railroad.

The Great Inventors – Each member of the Peanuts gang reports on various American inventions. Linus discusses Alexander Graham Bell while Peppermint Patty and Marcie talk about Thomas Edison, and Charlie Brown writes a report on the invention of the automobile.

The Smithsonian and the Presidency – Viewers experience meeting U.S. presidents as seen through the eyes of the Peanuts gang. Charlie Brown visits with Abraham Lincoln. The gang also meets Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The Music and Heroes of America – Snoopy wants to participate in Schroeder’s report on music in America. Everyone in the gang plays a different musical instrument while we hear such classics as “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Yankee Doodle.” This special plays homage to such celebrated composers as John Phillip Sousa, Irving Berlin, George Cohan, Scott Joplin and others. Also featured is Lucy’s  report on the heroes of America, which include Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr. Jonas Salk and others.

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