Had the pleasure of checking this one out with a friend the other night and had a pretty good time!

A little bit of a different turn for the ‘Peanuts’ specials, ‘Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown’ sees Charlie brown and the gang taking part in a foreign exchange programme, with Snoopy and Woodstock tagging along for the ride! With a brief stop in the UK, they all arrive in Paris, where a secret at an old Chataux will give Charlie Brown a MORE than memorable vacation!

And this ones pretty easy to sum up honestly, its a simple, funny and at times cute little special that, for me at least, stands out against the other ‘Peanuts’ specials. But isnt without its faults.

Probably my biggest gripe with this one is simply that its got a LOT of filler, its 75 minutes long, but could EASILY have been 45 minutes and been a LOT tighter for it. some moments here drag on and on, and while it isnt unpleasent, it does get to a point where you start wondering if the scenes ever will end.

Mercifully, the gentle comedy in this is consistent across the runtime, and is actually pretty funny for the most part. My favourite bits naturally involved Snoopy and Woodstock just palling around as they do. but that humour really is the saving grace of this one. it just about managed to keep me on side from start to finish.

I think this one would probably pair up quite well with something like ‘National Lampoons European Vacation’ as a kind of ‘travel comedy of extremes’ double header. This is a charming piece that, while a little bit flawed, did enough to ultimately win me over. It certainly made me feel like I should get out there and explore the wider world, which cant be a bad thing!

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