The hero, Charlie Brown, supposedly is disappointed at the comercialisation of Christmas. Funny how in the original the Coca Cola logo appeared so prominently! This has been edited out & the recent versions don't show this blatant comercialism at all. A slight improvement, but not much.
What I dislike about this cartoon so much makes for a long list. First of all is the poor animation, then there's the wooden voices of the kids reading the lines, then there's the sappy story line, the cheap music & finally the screechy singing.
On 2 occasions there's music the characters on screen are supposedly dancing too, but the actions bear no resemblance to the sounds. The animation is also spastic & repetitive. I am reminded of a spoof I once saw (I can't recall who made it) with a cartoon Super Hero called "Cheap-o Cartoon Man". I have to say Charlie Brow's Christmas is actually worse on all the points lampooned in Cheap-o Cartoon Man.
I don't know what people see in this, the story line is sappy &, as usual, the sentimentality is layered on thickly to cover the mindless theme. Some seem to think it a classic, but I cannot agree. It is obviously as cheaply & poorly done as possible without rendering it unwatchable & it shows. The original version, with prominent advertising, even undermines the message it supposedly tries to convey.
What I dislike about this cartoon so much makes for a long list. First of all is the poor animation, then there's the wooden voices of the kids reading the lines, then there's the sappy story line, the cheap music & finally the screechy singing.
On 2 occasions there's music the characters on screen are supposedly dancing too, but the actions bear no resemblance to the sounds. The animation is also spastic & repetitive. I am reminded of a spoof I once saw (I can't recall who made it) with a cartoon Super Hero called "Cheap-o Cartoon Man". I have to say Charlie Brow's Christmas is actually worse on all the points lampooned in Cheap-o Cartoon Man.
I don't know what people see in this, the story line is sappy &, as usual, the sentimentality is layered on thickly to cover the mindless theme. Some seem to think it a classic, but I cannot agree. It is obviously as cheaply & poorly done as possible without rendering it unwatchable & it shows. The original version, with prominent advertising, even undermines the message it supposedly tries to convey.