It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

1969 • 24 min • Animation · Comedy · Family · TV Movie

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Synopsis

School is out for the summer and Charlie Brown, Linus, Schroeder and Pig Pen are planning to spend it reading every comic book, watching television, practicing ballplay, and classical music, and having clean thoughts. However, Lucy tells them that she signed them up for camp. The girls are eager to go, but the boys hate the idea.(Linus adding that its like finding out that he was drafted.) The boys shove each other to get on the bus, while the girls line up in order. At camp, Charlie Brown is chosen captain of the boys camp. The boys and girls have a swim race which the girls win easily. Then they have a softball game, which the boys lose with only one run. Other competitions are just as lopsided. Afterwards, the boys sit around the campfire and reflect on how miserable they are. In one scene, the colors of the shirts of Schroder and Linus are mixed up during this scene.

Our family guide

Best from age 4

Movie Knight Score

51 reviews

70 Audience · 51 · 100%

Charlie Brown and friends head to summer camp, where the boys find themselves outmatched by the girls in every competition. Despite their struggles, they learn lessons about sportsmanship and perseverance. This classic special captures the bittersweet feeling of summer ending.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Some friendly rivalry
Mild teasing

What it models well

Sportsmanship
Perseverance
Friendship

Talk about it after

Coping with losing
Trying new things
Summer camp experiences

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