History WesternAnimation / YoureNotElectedCharlieBrown

* AnAesop: When Linus runs for school president, he becomes a messianic figure in the election, making a number of outrageous campaign promises such as doing away with kindergarten graduations, demanding wage increases for faculty, and welcoming dogs on school grounds. [[spoiler:Ultimately he wins, with his opponent casting the deciding vote. At the end, Sally takes him to the principal to talk about his platform, where he is grimly reminded that he's still a student and has no real power whatsoever. Sally, who was hoping Linus would do something about the locker she was too short to open, angrily storms off... managing to open one of the lockers when she kicks it in anger.]] Basically, it shows that political candidates can promise you the world but don't always deliver, and sometimes you're better off solving your own problems rather than relying on other people to fix things for you.

* PushPolling: Lucy polls students over whether they'll vote for Linus or not, threatening them with physical harm if they don't say yes.

Paired (in edited form) on Creator/{{ABC}} from 2006–19 (and often on DVD in full) with ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'', due to Halloween's proximity to the American fall election season and Linus bringing up the Great Pumpkin during his final debate. Followed by ''There's No Time For Love, Charlie Brown'' in 1973.

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} October 29, 1972, nine days before that year's United States presidential election between Senator UsefulNotes/GeorgeMcGovern (D) and President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon (R). In this ElectionDayEpisode, an election for StudentCouncilPresident is announced and Linus van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.

!!''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' contains examples of:

** While Linus wins the election, he's quickly taken aback by the realization that he's still strictly subordinate to the faculty and in fact, like most student government positions, has no real power. he is also seen sheepishly exiting and apologizing to the principal, probably because the latter wasn't thrilled by Linus' "bringing down the false idols" comment.

** Sure, Linus wins the election, but when he tries to lay down the law with the principal, he is taken aback by the realization that he is still strictly subordinate to the faculty and in fact, like most student government positions, has no real power. Also, he is seen sheepishly exiting and apologizing to the principal, probably because the latter wasn't thrilled by Linus' "bringing down the false idols" comment.

* YankTheDogsChain: After spending the entire special complaining about the lockers being unreachable, Sally's locker finally opens for her after she kicks it...[[DramaticIrony but only once she's already left.]]

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between Senator UsefulNotes/GeorgeMcGovern and President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. In this ElectionDayEpisode, an election for StudentCouncilPresident is announced and Linus van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.

Paired (in edited form) on ABC from 2006-2019 (and often on DVD in full) with ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'', due to both Halloween's proximity to the American fall election season and Linus bringing up the Great Pumpkin during his final debate. Followed by ''There's No Time For Love, Charlie Brown'' in 1973.

* YankTheDogsChain: After spending the entire special complaining about the lockers being unreachable, Sally's locker finally opens for her after she kicks it... but only once she's already left.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Linus is an avid believer of the Great Pumpkin, sure, but deciding to incorporate it into his final electoral speech was an incredibly stupid move, dropping his approval rating from 98% to [[EpicFail 50%]]; not helped by his claim of, "[[NeverMyFault It's depressing to think that there are students who don't believe in the Great Pumpkin.]]" In fact, what was that thing he said back in ''[[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown It's the Great Pumpkin]]'' that he [[HypocriticalHumor didn't follow up on here]]? "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: Religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin."

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Linus is an avid believer of the Great Pumpkin, sure, but deciding to incorporate it into his final electoral speech was an incredibly stupid move, dropping his approval rating from 98% to [[EpicFail 50%]]; not helped by his claim of, "[[NeverMyFault It's depressing to think that there are students who don't believe in the Great Pumpkin.]]" In fact, what was that thing he said back in ''[[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown Great Pumpkin]]'' that he [[HypocriticalHumor didn't follow up on here]]?

* CastingGag: Following Chris Shea's departure as the voice of Linus after ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'', Linus in this special is now voiced by another person with the last name Shea, being Stephen Shea.

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between Senator UsefulNotes/GeorgeMcGovern and President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. In this ElectionDayEpisode, an election for SchoolCouncilPresident is announced and Linus van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between Senator UsefulNotes/GeorgeMcGovern and President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. In this ElectionDayEpisode, a school election is announced and Linus van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.

* AnAesop: When Linus runs for school president, he becomes a messianic figure in the election, making a number of outrageous campaign promises such as doing away with kindergarten graduations, demanding wage increases for faculty, and welcoming dogs on school grounds. [[spoiler:Ultimately he wins, with his opponent casting the deciding vote. At the end, Sally takes him to the principal to talk about his platform, where he is grimly reminded that he's still a student and has no real power whatsoever. Sally, who was hoping Linus would do something about the locker she was too short to open, angrily storms off...managing to open one of the lockers when she kicks it in anger.]] Basically, it shows that political candidates can promise you the world but don't always deliver, and sometimes you're better off solving your own problems rather than relying on other people to fix things for you.

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between Senator UsefulNotes/GeorgeMcGovern and President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. In this ElectionDayEpisode, a school election is announced and Linus Van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.

Paired (in edited form) on ABC from 2006-2019 (and often on DVD in full) with ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'', due to both Halloween's proximity to the American fall election season and Linus bringing up The Great Pumpkin during his final debate. Followed by ''There's No Time For Love, Charlie Brown'' in 1973.

The eighth ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' TV Special, ''You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown'' originally aired on Creator/{{CBS}} on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between Senator George [=McGovern=] and President Richard Nixon. In this ElectionDayEpisode, a school election is announced and Linus Van Pelt enters, with his campaign backed by Charlie Brown and Linus' elder sister, Lucy.