This is what I heard my 7yr old daughter screaming from the TV room. I had received the Peanuts 70s DVD set, and I put on It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown for her to watch. When the screaming started I ran in to see what had upset her, and she was nearly in tears. "I hate this show!!! I don't want to see it any more!!! Lucy pulled the ball away but the other kids blame Charlie Brown for losing the game!!! All he wants is friends and they're all so hateful to him! Why are they so mean to him?" And y'know...I had no answer. Then I remembered back to the 70s when I first saw this, and I recall feeling EXACTLY the same way. So I gave the DVD set away since no one from my family will be watching it. All the Peanuts cartoons had an ample dose of hatred aimed squarely at Charlie Brown, but this one really pushed that angle way above and beyond, to the point where it just wasn't entertaining. I'd rather not try to explain to my daughter why the other kids are so evil towards Charlie Brown, especially when I've never understood it myself.
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
(1977 TV Short)
"NO, NO!!!! I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THIS!!!
24 September 2020