Indiana Joni's Halloween TV Pick Of The Week! "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" Watch for FREE

"Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker" - Linus from "The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown". No truer words were ever spoken by an animated kindergartener! And it's just one of the memorable lines from a beloved Peanuts characters that I remember and cherish to this day. Just one more reason I've got to have my Peanuts fix every holiday season.

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," the classic Halloween special, won't air on broadcast television this spooky season, but it will be available to stream for FREE — but only for one weekend. 

Back in 2020, Apple TV+ became the new home to all things Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, including the beloved holiday specials. This partnership has now been extended through 2030.

While the animated specials used to air on TV, this will be the fourth year in a row that you can only watch the Halloween special on Apple TV+. If you're already a subscriber, you can watch the Peanuts specials any time you want, all season long.

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Before you say "good grief," Apple has announced it'll once again make all of the Charlie Brown holiday specials available for nonsubscribers to watch for free for a couple days each — just in time to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts gang.

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" will be available to watch for free on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. 

Don't be disappointed this Halloween season without the nostalgic magic of The Peanuts gang. I remember as a kid watching this on Halloween night and sorting out my candy haul from my orange dyed pillow case! Back in the days when you got the full size candy bars! And one of my favorite scenes to this day is still "Restitution".

Other holiday specials will come later this year: "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" will be available November 15 and November 16 and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will be available December 13 and December 14.