It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!

This is not only one of my favorite Peanuts specials, but also one of my favorite Easter specials/movies of all time, alongside Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, and Yogi the Easter Bear. I'm one of many people who can't argue that the holidays (except for the ones there's no special for, like the 4th of July) would be incomplete without the Peanuts specials, including this one. They're timeless and fun to watch! My favorite part is when Snoopy dances with the bunnies in the egg.

This is one of many Peanuts installments that has a simple plot with not a lot going on; it consists of Peppermint Patty trying to teach Marcie how to boil and color eggs, Snoopy buying and arranging birdhouses for Woodstock, the characters buying Easter items, and Snoopy being the Easter Beagle. The franchise has proved time and time again that a story doesn't need a "complicated" plot in order to be good. Like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Linus is waiting for a legendary holiday figure that nobody else believes in, but it's not the Great Pumpkin this time. It's the Easter Beagle, which gives the story uniqueness. Surprisingly, no mention of the Easter Bunny is made at all. Does the Peanuts Gang not believe in him?

There are a lot of funny visual gags, like Marcie's failed attempts at preparing the eggs, Sally and Snoopy trying on hats, the latter going on the wrong escalator, and his frustrations with Woodstock. Describing funniness is not my specialty. I got to admit that Snoopy is a very expressive character, especially when he gets angry at Woodstock here. When I was little, I reenacted the part where Woodstock dumps the water out of his nest and throws the nest on Snoopy's head. However, I would actually empty a basket of my grandma's cats' toys, put the basket on my head, and pretend it was the nest because it looked like a nest.

The music is very charming, very heartwarming, and really gets to you, especially the music in the beginning and end credits, and the one from the part where Snoopy plays the Easter Beagle. The piece that plays while Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie are sitting in their yards all alone is emotional and makes me feel their pain. Vince Guaraldi did a good job composing the music! I highly recommend It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! I don't know what else to say.

The Peanuts gang is preparing to celebrate Easter. Peppermint Patty and Marcie struggle to make Easter eggs, Snoopy tries to help Woodstock find a new home, and Linus is once again waiting on an enigmatic holiday figure. It's not the Great Pumpkin this time, though. It's the Easter Beagle. One guess on who that will turn out to be. Charlie Brown takes a backseat in this one, as his friends get most of the plot. It's a sweet, smart, funny cartoon, as all of the '60s and '70s Peanuts specials were. They're timeless really. Oh and the groovy soundtrack is a plus. It's not on par with the Christmas or Halloween classics, but it's still pretty good.

Let's see, error prone Marcie, crabby Lucy, wise Linus, helping Snoopy, and good old Charlie Brown. I like the part where the Easterbeagle (i.e. Snoopy) approaches and gives the eggs to the kids. I also like the part where Snoopy is at the store, and dances with Marcie and Peppermint Patty. Woodstock is funny. The music is cool. And Marcie keeps messing up on boiling eggs. Which makes Peppermint Patty say "AAAUGGHH!" This happens for about 4 or 5 times. Why not just kick her out of here or something and let her do it herself. Or better yet, explain that eggs should not be broken, toasted or roasted in the beginning. That way she would not go through all this mess. I bet a lot of you people went up into similar problems as Peppermint Patty went into. You had similar problems with your friends or family members (like your siblings or parents no offense). Some scenes got edited into, THE CHARLIE BROWN AND SNOOPY SHOW (1983-1985). If you like this one, you'll like IT'S ARBOR DAY CHARLIE BROWN (1976).

'It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!' is another holiday Peanuts special chronicling the tales of the Peanuts gang. In this special the usual holiday hysteria is demonstrated with topics of consumerism, goodwill, and friendship. Linus preaches of the Easter Beagle, Peppermint Patty hopes to teach Marcie about Easter traditions, and Snoopy tries helping Woodstock find a new home.

This special is not as great as the Christmas and Halloween specials, but the classic Peanuts humor and charm keeps you happy throughout. The music is great and the animation look old-school, but feels fresh.

Give it a watch for some Springtime fun!

What else is there to say about the Easte Beagle. As usual Snoopy steals the show. Good Old Snoopy always steals the show in the Peanuts specials. However, not only would it not be Easter without Snoopy, we also need to include Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Who cannot love the misadventures of the Peanuts gang? Their specials are what makes the holidays of the year great. From Peppermint Patty struggle to teach Marcie to color Easter eggs. From Snoopy buying the perfect birdhouse for Woodstock. To Linus always having a way of words for the Easter Holiday. To Good Old Charlie Brown, as always, dreading the holiday. Snoopy as the Easter Beagle is a must for Easter and something generations of people can enjoy every year at Easter. The Easter Beagle is Easter.