It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown on ABC tonight
by Adam Finley, posted Apr 11th 2006 2:02PM
I have a very deeply ingrained love for Charles Schulz and his Peanuts creation.
If I were so inclined, I could bore you to tears right now with all the reasons I admire it so much, but I won't. I did
want to let you know, however, that It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown will air on ABC this evening at 7p.m.
CST. This particular Peanuts special doesn't quite stand up to It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and
A Charlie Brown Christmas, but it's still a fun special with lots of great gags, especially the one involving
Marcie trying to make Easter eggs and having no idea how to do it. She tries frying them, boiling the yolks, and at one
point cracks some eggs into the toaster. The plot is similar to Great Pumpkin, except this time Linus tries to
convince everyone the Easter Beagle is coming to give eggs to all the children. There's also a subplot in which
Snoopy tries to build a new home for Woodstock. Not as much of a "must see" as Pumpkin and
Christmas, but still worth checking out if you're a fan of such specials.