Classic

With Christmas approaching, the advertisements are in full-force on television about the all-time classic Christmas shows like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of "The Charlie Brown Christmas" and I'm lucky enough to own this title on DVD. I was watching it last weekend -- not only for nostalgic purposes -- but I REALLY watched it.

I never realized how MEAN the others were to Charlie Brown. Here's this bald-headed kid who always seems not to get things right, nobody gives him Christmas cards (or Valentines, for that matter), pretty klutzy (Lucy pulling the football away each time) ... you cannot help feeling sorry for the kid. Lucy (that bitch) and all her other girlfriends just rip him a new one when he returns with the scrawniest Christmas tree he could find for use for the Christmas play. Even his dog Snoopy makes fun of him. Snoopy might as well lift his leg in the air and piss on Charlie Brown.

Linus is there for support, but you don't see him getting ripped on by the others for bringing that "lousy" tree back to the auditorium. But God Bless Linus for reminding everybody (and the viewers) what Christmas is really all about.

With all the crap that Charlie Brown endures, wouldn't you think he'd have some problems? Suicide watch, anyone?

Some things I didn't get:

• Aluminum trees? Must have been something big back in the mid-60's. Just awful.
• When Charlie Brown gave up on the play and took the scrawny tree back home, he attempted to "dress it up" with an ornament from Snoopy's dog house. It keeled over from the weight, sending Charlie Brown into another downer of his manic depression. When the rest of the kids show up and give the tree "love", where did all that green come from?
• How can Pigpen kick up dust when there's snow on the ground?
• Also, if a kid like Pigpen is that dirty, shouldn't somebody talk to that kid's parents? Child services?
• Don't any of these kids have parents? They all seem pretty independent.
• Where were Peppermint Patty and Marcie? Rumors throughout history states that they are in fact lesbians -- well ... guess I answered my own question.

Of course, these questions or concerns are not to be taken seriously -- just look at them with a little humor.

Overall, it's a classic. Simply love it. Especially the "Linus and Lucy" theme. If you don't know what that is, you should be shot.