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''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003, and is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog, and is heavily adapted from mid-late 1990s comic strips where Rerun was more of a main character.
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''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The hour-long special first aired on ABC [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] on December 9, 2003, and is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog, and is heavily adapted from mid-late 1990s comic strips where Rerun was more of a main character.
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'''Rerun:''' How can anyone not have a dog, a college trust fund, or ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers grape jelly]]''?!
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'''Rerun:''' How can anyone not have a dog, a college trust fund, or ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers grape jelly]]''?!''grape jelly''?!
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: In Rerun's kindergarten class, one little girl is piling colorful building blocks into her classmate's hands. By the time Rerun finishes his joke about running away to Paris, the little girl with the colorful building blocks has buried her classmate in a pile of colorful building blocks.
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* LooseToothEpisode: A minor example. While Rerun was spending time with Snoopy's cousin Spike, Rerun suddenly lost a baby tooth.
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* LooseToothEpisode: A minor example. While Rerun was spending time with Snoopy's cousin brother Spike, Rerun suddenly lost a baby tooth.
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* LooseToothEpisode: A minor example. While Rerun was spending time with Snoopy's cousin Spike, Rerun suddenly lost a baby tooth.
--> '''Rerun''': A tooth, a tooth. I just lost another tooth. I must be getting old.
--> '''Rerun''': A tooth, a tooth. I just lost another tooth. I must be getting old.
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''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003. The special is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog.
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''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003. The special 2003, and is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog.dog, and is heavily adapted from mid-late 1990s comic strips where Rerun was more of a main character.
Followed by ''He's A Bully, Charlie Brown'' in 2006, which was the final new Peanuts special to air on ABC, though that network would continue re-airing ''I Want A Dog For Christmas...'' annually until 2019.
Followed by ''He's A Bully, Charlie Brown'' in 2006, which was the final new Peanuts special to air on ABC, though that network would continue re-airing ''I Want A Dog For Christmas...'' annually until 2019.
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-->'''Lucy:''' Anyways, mom says we can't keep Spike anymore. [[BaitAndSwitch She just felt sorry for him because he looked so bad when he got here.]]
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-->'''Lucy:''' Anyways, mom Mom says we can't keep Spike anymore. [[BaitAndSwitch She just felt sorry for him because he looked so bad when he got here.]]
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* SadistTeacher: Rerun's art teacher is {{implied|trope}} to be one, as when she overhears Rerun singing the praises of the art project going on, Rerun whispers to the Little Pigtailed Girl that he's only saying these things to bolster her ego, since, "When she's happy, ''we're'' happy."
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'''Lucy:''' It's Back of the Bike Day. Rerun has to ride in the back of mom's bike!
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'''Lucy:''' It's Back of the Bike Day. Rerun has to ride in the back of mom's bike!bike!
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* IronicEcho: Charlie Brown using Rerun's vocabulary explanation against him.
-->'''Rerun:''' Ask your dog if he would like to come out and romp in the snow.\\
'''Charlie Brown:''' Romp?\\
'''Rerun:''' To romp means to play, or to frolic in a lively way.\\
'''Charlie Brown:''' ''(checks on Snoopy)'' He said no. No means to deny, or refuse, or disagree.\\
'''Rerun:''' I ''know'' what it means!
-->'''Rerun:''' Ask your dog if he would like to come out and romp in the snow.\\
'''Charlie Brown:''' Romp?\\
'''Rerun:''' To romp means to play, or to frolic in a lively way.\\
'''Charlie Brown:''' ''(checks on Snoopy)'' He said no. No means to deny, or refuse, or disagree.\\
'''Rerun:''' I ''know'' what it means!
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Rerun's mom on the back of the bicycle. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by multiple characters.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Rerun's mom on the back of the bicycle. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by multiple characters.
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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003. The special is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog.
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!!''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' contains examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The three things that Rerun lacks in his life.
-->'''Rerun:''' I know! I'll take some money out of my college trust fund, and go buy a dog!\\
'''Lucy:''' You don't have a college trust fund.\\
'''Rerun:''' I don't? Good grief... Please pass the grape jelly!\\
'''Lucy:''' We're all out of grape jelly.\\
'''Rerun:''' How can anyone not have a dog, a college trust fund, or ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers grape jelly]]''?!
-->'''Rerun:''' I know! I'll take some money out of my college trust fund, and go buy a dog!\\
'''Lucy:''' You don't have a college trust fund.\\
'''Rerun:''' I don't? Good grief... Please pass the grape jelly!\\
'''Lucy:''' We're all out of grape jelly.\\
'''Rerun:''' How can anyone not have a dog, a college trust fund, or ''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers grape jelly]]''?!
* CryForTheDevil: InUniverse. Rerun's mom is strictly against dogs, seeing them as too much trouble, but this isn't the reason why she has him give up Spike.
-->'''Lucy:''' Anyways, mom says we can't keep Spike anymore. [[BaitAndSwitch She just felt sorry for him because he looked so bad when he got here.]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Rerun's mom on the back of the bicycle. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by multiple characters.
-->'''Charlie Brown:''' I gotta say, I like the way how your mom handles that bike. ''(Linus covers his eyes)'' See how she decided to go through that hedge instead of the brick wall?\\
'''Linus:''' Yes, I must admit her driving is getting a ''[[DamnedByFaintPraise little]]'' better...\\
'''Rerun:''' Yesterday, we only hit [[EpicFail four parked cars]]... ''♪Over hill, over Dale!♪'' [[CarFu ...Poor Dale.]]
-->'''Lucy:''' Anyways, mom says we can't keep Spike anymore. [[BaitAndSwitch She just felt sorry for him because he looked so bad when he got here.]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Rerun's mom on the back of the bicycle. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by multiple characters.
-->'''Charlie Brown:''' I gotta say, I like the way how your mom handles that bike. ''(Linus covers his eyes)'' See how she decided to go through that hedge instead of the brick wall?\\
'''Linus:''' Yes, I must admit her driving is getting a ''[[DamnedByFaintPraise little]]'' better...\\
'''Rerun:''' Yesterday, we only hit [[EpicFail four parked cars]]... ''♪Over hill, over Dale!♪'' [[CarFu ...Poor Dale.]]
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** Rerun eventually learns owning a dog will be a lot of work and responsibility just from hanging out with Snoopy.
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** Rerun eventually learns owning a dog will be a lot of work and responsibility just from hanging out with Snoopy.Snoopy.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Rerun, B-of-the-B Day.
-->'''Sally:''' What is "B-of-the-B Day"?\\
'''Lucy:''' It's Back of the Bike Day. Rerun has to ride in the back of mom's bike!
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Rerun, B-of-the-B Day.
-->'''Sally:''' What is "B-of-the-B Day"?\\
'''Lucy:''' It's Back of the Bike Day. Rerun has to ride in the back of mom's bike!
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* HeelRealization: Rerun has one at the end after having to pull the sled while Snoopy rides in it. "Maybe a dog is too much trouble".
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Charlie Brown addresses the end credits as he falls asleep at the end.
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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is the 43rd prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003. The special is about Linus and Lucy's younger brother, Rerun, wanting a pet dog.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Rerun is this, unknowingly to him, to both Linus and Lucy.
* BittersweetEnding: Everyone has a happy Christmas but Rerun realizes that he doesn't want a dog for Christmas after spending time with Snoopy.
* SuddenlyShouting: Lucy to Linus and Rerun: "How can I be expected to live in the same house WITH TWO BROTHERS?!".
** Later, Snoopy screams at Lucy while dressed up as Santa Claus.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Because of a joke he told a female classmate about wanting to run away to Paris, Rerun gets suspended from school for "harassment".
** Rerun asks the store clerk for a leash, a dog collar and a dog supper dish and suggested that it should be put on his store tab. He gets kicked out promptly by the store clerk.
** Spike ends up losing a lot of his body weight due to a scary bike ride experience with Rerun.
** Rerun eventually learns owning a dog will be a lot of work and responsibility just from hanging out with Snoopy.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Rerun is this, unknowingly to him, to both Linus and Lucy.
* BittersweetEnding: Everyone has a happy Christmas but Rerun realizes that he doesn't want a dog for Christmas after spending time with Snoopy.
* SuddenlyShouting: Lucy to Linus and Rerun: "How can I be expected to live in the same house WITH TWO BROTHERS?!".
** Later, Snoopy screams at Lucy while dressed up as Santa Claus.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Because of a joke he told a female classmate about wanting to run away to Paris, Rerun gets suspended from school for "harassment".
** Rerun asks the store clerk for a leash, a dog collar and a dog supper dish and suggested that it should be put on his store tab. He gets kicked out promptly by the store clerk.
** Spike ends up losing a lot of his body weight due to a scary bike ride experience with Rerun.
** Rerun eventually learns owning a dog will be a lot of work and responsibility just from hanging out with Snoopy.
