As they begin their journey home from their student exchange term, Charlie Brown and the gang find themselves sidetracked. They have severe car trouble and more importantly, they pass by various monuments to World Wars I & II. With Linus guiding them through these memorials, they learn about the events of the wars and the sacrifices required of the troops who fought them.
Writing
Schulz weaving WWI poetry into a kids' special—absolutely unhinged choices.
Direction
Melendez lets silence do the heavy lifting at Omaha Beach.
Director
Bill Melendez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This special originally aired Memorial Day weekend 1983, making its heavy tone an intentional counterprogramming move.
Schulz, a WWII veteran himself, reportedly fought CBS to keep the Flanders Fields sequence uncut.
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