It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
This beloved 25-minute Peanuts Halloween special follows Linus waiting in a pumpkin patch for the mythical Great Pumpkin while his friends trick-or-treat and party. It is warm and cozy at its core, with only a handful of very mild moments to be aware of.
A wonderful fit for most kids 4 and up; very sensitive 3-year-olds may want a grown-up close by for the opening title sequence and Snoopy's war fantasy.
If you’d rather skip
Animated skeletons, a witch, a black cat, and a swooping owl chase the costumed children; disembodied laughter plays underneath before the title card appears.
Linus cries and says 'You didn't tell me you were going to kill it' when Lucy carves the pumpkin; brief dark-humor use of 'kill' may prompt questions from young children.
Lucy tricks Charlie Brown into running at the football then yanks it away; he falls hard on his back. Classic recurring gag, but worth knowing it models betrayal played for laughs.