Grand Prize Winner Named in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest.Lew Seitz of Cincinnati, Ohio Turns out the "Worst Halloween Ever" Story 40(th) Anniversary Airing of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a critically-acclaimed and very popular animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. " on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Set for October 27, 2006 at 8:00pm NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- As ABC's 40th Anniversary airing of the most popular Halloween special draws near, the grand prize winner for the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest has been named. Lew Seitz of Cincinnati, Ohio, and author of "The Night I Met the (Not So) Great Pumpkin" has won the top prize and will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. in Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, USA. As of January 1 2007, the population of Santa Rosa was approximately 157,985 residents. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San . Seitz's winning essay recounts a Halloween story from his childhood. An avid Peanuts fan, one year Seitz decided to forgo trick-or-treating and instead, emulate Linus by spending an evening in the most sincere pumpkin patch he could find. As he awaited the coming of the Great Pumpkin, Seitz found himself in a tricky situation with the farmer who owned the land he was on, making his Halloween truly one of the worst. To read Seitz's winning essay, go to www.snoopy Snoopy world’s most famous beagle. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542] See : Dogs Snoopy imaginative dog. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543] See : Illusion .com. Judges for the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest finalist and grand prize rounds included members of the Schulz family, the original voice of Charlie Brown, Peter Robbins, the special's Executive Producer, Lee Mendelson, and Director and Producer, Bill Melendez. Commenting on the winning essay, Lee Mendelson, Executive Producer of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" said, "As traumatizing as it was to watch Linus sitting in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin, it became obvious to me as I read Mr. Seitz's winning essay that his Halloween experience might have been worse." "I am extremely thrilled to be the 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' 40th Anniversary Essay Contest winner," said Lew Seitz. "Charlie Brown showed me that if you have faith and never give up, you too will be a winner someday. He was right. I am thankful for this wonderful experience." Earlier this year, ten finalists were selected in the year long 40th Anniversary contest asking fans to submit their "Worst Halloween Ever" stories to Snoopy.com. As their prize for writing one of the best "Worst Halloween Ever" stories, each of the finalists received $100 worth of cool Peanuts merchandise (including a Great Pumpkin DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and a new book on the making of the special) for making it to the final ten. For more information on the "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 40th Anniversary Essay Contest and the complete contest rules, visit www.snoopy.com. It's not too late. Don't miss out on all the fun the website has to offer. Fans can access a daily Halloween-themed Peanuts comic strip, play games, send e-cards, read Halloween stories from favorite celebrity Peanuts fans, and more. The classic animated Halloween-themed Peanuts special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," celebrates its 40thanniversary this year on ABC. The full-length version of the Charlie Brown favorite will also include a bonus Peanuts cartoon, "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in 1972. ," in which Linus runs for class President, airing Friday, October 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Peanuts is licensed and syndicated by United Features Syndicate, Inc. United Feature Syndicate, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the EW Scripps Company. |
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