Terryfan It has been a long time since I've done a review of one of my favorite comics as a kid Charlie Brown and the Peanut gang.This time around Charlie Brown and the gang have a baseball team however they have the biggest losing record in the history of the game.Charlie Brown's team quits to enjoy summer because they have lost 999 games and have reach their breaking point. Charlie Brown promises them Uniforms if they return to the team.However he gets news that may throw that plan off. That's enough of the plot you should check it out to see what happens. The animation is pretty good for 1966 with details to the characters and the background of the special. This special has many moments that will make you bust into laughter as the peanuts were known for. Even Snoopy will get you laughing.The voice acting being down by children was a smart choice and it works for each character they have them voice.The story is one that you can appreciate and relate to.Charlie Brown's all stars is a special film for children and adults so you can enjoy this with your whole family.If you're a fan of the Peanut gang then you will love this special. I give Charlie Brown's All Stars an 9 out of 10

utgard14 The second Peanuts TV special is a baseball-themed one. Charlie Brown sucks at baseball and his team, frustrated with "that old blockhead" for losing them the first game of the season, quits. Shortly after Charlie finds out the team has the chance to join the Little League, with a sponsor who will pay for new uniforms and everything. Everyone's excited and eager to play again, even with sucky Charlie Brown. But then the news is handed down to Chuck that the team can't have the girls or Snoopy on it. So he struggles with how to tell them, knowing they will rip him a new one. Lots of funny lines in this one but also lots of heart. Love the ending.

rowley-648-706114 If you're a fan of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," "Charlie Brown's All-Stars" will not disappoint. It has the heart and warmth of the other two, a sweet story and the feel of Charles Shultz's comic strip, a quality that seemed to diminish after the first three episodes. Maybe it's just me, but everything after "The Great Pumpkin" Charlie Brown specials seemed forced and lightweight.I watched "All Stars" with my family last night when it was paired with "The Easter Beagle." Nobody sat still during Easter Beagle, but all were seated and laughing during All-Stars. For me, everything came together for the first three specials; a sweet and solid story with a nice message, great Vince Guaraldi jazz and voices that suited the Peanuts characters wonderfully; particularly the voices of Charlie Brown and Linus. I read that one of the producers had heard Peter Robbins' voice in a mall and knew immediately that he would be perfect for Charlie Brown. They credit his voice and characterization as one of the reasons the Christmas special was so effective.

richard.fuller1 Charlie Brown playing baseball must have been established with this program.I always wondered why toy figures of Charlie Brown had him in a baseball cap.I remember this program, and likewise, I remember the accompanying storybook (Charlie Brown and Linus on the pitcher's mound in the rain at the end was effective).Lately, ABC has realized that airing new Christmas or Valentines Day specials simply makes fans go 'what happened to the old one?' so now they air Charlie Brown as a full hour, the old one accompanying the new one.Works for me.I hadnt seen the Easter one in DECADES, do you hear me!!! All Stars aired in connection with the old Easter one, so I sat and watched it.It seemed incredibly crudely done, but as I watched it, I realized which one it was.From there, I was then very amazed by the story.Charlie Brown wasn't as easily defeated here (which was the way he sort of began in the comic strips, kind of like Sluggo to Lucy's Nancy, or Tubby to Lucy's Little Lulu).This time, he took the slings and arrows from his 'friends' with a bit more endurance.What makes this one so funny is they were really sending some ammunition his way! Lucy: "Don't expect us to be doing all that cheering from the outfield. 'Yay, Charlie Brown! You can do it! You're a great pitcher, Charlie Brown!' -- Fact is, you can't do it, Charlie Brown, and you aren't that good a pitcher. That makes us hypocrites. You wouldn't want us to be hypocrites, would you, Charlie Brown?" Sherman: "I don't like being on a losing team, Charlie Brown. It's depressing. You're different. You seem to get some satisfaction from losing." Something like that.I remember many of the situations and jokes from the comics."Slide, Charlie Brown, Slide" was actually the title of one of the reprint books.Yet this episode was made wholly unique when Charlie Brown got a store to sponsor the team with uniforms, then was told he would have to remove the girls and Snoopy from the team.Charlie Brown couldn't do it and the team turned on him.Only later did they learn why and feel utterly crushed.I don't think at any time Charlie Brown has made such a supreme sacrifice for his ungrateful friends and likewise they in turn sought to make amends to the ol' blockhead.Which then brought us to the ending.Devotion.That's what you can say about our boy named Charlie Brown.Devotion.