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How to watch ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ for free today
Halloween is almost here, and if you haven’t watched the classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” yet this year, we found a way to stream it online for free before October 31.
Apple TV+ (7-day free trial) is the exclusive streaming home of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” in 2025. Start a 7-day free trial to enjoy the Halloween classic movie today.
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is exclusive to Apple TV+ in 2025. It is not airing on cable TV, and therefore other cable alternatives, such as DirecTV or fuboTV, will not allow you to stream the movie in 2025.
The Halloween special that defined generations is available now, but you won’t find it on your TV guide
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the beloved 1966 Halloween classic, is the perfect watch for Halloween this weekend. The 25-minute long Halloween animation is now available to stream all October only on AppleTV+, but won’t be airing on live TV.
If you grew up watching Charlie Brown, you know it’s the cutest way to get into the spooky season. Why not share it with your friends and family?
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang as they celebrate Halloween. Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin, Lucy fights with Charlie, and Snoopy gets into some mischief on Halloween night. Tune in to watch for free with a trial of AppleTV+.
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Fascinating Facts About the Timeless Halloween Classic 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'
The Vintage Vault shared a number of fascinating facts about the timeless Peanuts animation It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, noting how this Halloween classic has endured for generations since its 1966 debut in Canada before coming to the United States.
It premiered in Canada first. Wait, what? The most American Halloween special ever made, complete with trick-or-treating, costume parties, and pumpkin patches, debuted North of the Border first. On October 26th, 1966, CBC television aired it before CBS got their hands on it the very next day, October 27th.
The narrator also notes that this cartoon was the first Halloween special of its kind, that it aired for 54 years on broadcast television before being acquired by Apple TV+, and that creator Charles M. Schulz ensured it would always be a tender, G-rated rollercoaster of childhood emotion.