Ms. Fox's Sweets: Peanuts/Charlie Brown

Sunday, October 23, 2011

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Cupcakes

Welcome Great Pumpkin

We've made it! Just a week and a day until Halloween! With Halloween on a Monday this year, there are many Halloween events taking place in less than a week!

Every Halloween in my entire life, I spent waiting on the Great Pumpkin, more specifically "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" to air on broadcast television. The first year the show aired, Halloween was also on a Monday. It first aired on CBS on Thursday, October 27th, 1966 at 8:30PM. This year, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" will also air on Thursday, October 27th on ABC at 8PM est. It will be paired in the 8-9PM time slot with a shortened version of "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown." I used to worry so much that I would miss seeing this!

Now we have the luxury of watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" year round, since we have the Peanuts DVD Box Set! We do too, I am up for watching it any day of the year! However, this time of year it is extra special to watch!

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" has taught us so many important lessons like:

"Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker."

An un-notarized signed document is worth nothing.

Santa Claus gets more publicity that The Great Pumpkin.

"A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality."

"Trick or Treating is legal."

Even if your brother is being a stupid blockhead, ask for candy at each house for him, after all he is your brother and you killed his pumpkin!

We also learn that a person with a bald round head makes a perfect model for a Jack-o-Lantern.

Bobbing for Apples was a favorite past time...in my personal experience I thought I would drown doing so.

The fury of a woman scorned is nothing compared to the fury of a woman who has been cheated out of trick-or-treats!

This year I was super excited to be able to create "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Cupcakes too! I found the Charlie Brown and Snoopy Cupcake Liners at Michael's and I have been holding onto them for this special occasion. All of the decorations are made with fondant. The ghost are fondant held up with a Dum-Dum Lollipop.