‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” turns 50

(MEDIA GENERAL) – Maybe this is the year the Great Pumpkin visits Linus in the pumpkin patch. 50th time is the charm, right?
“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” turns 50 when it airs Wednesday night.
The holiday special is one of the noted classics spun from Charles Schulz’s iconic comic strip. “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” debuted Oct. 27, 1966, on CBS, created to capitalize on the success of 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Chris