I watched this last night with my 9 year old son ( I own the DVD)... it was a yearly tradition when I was a kid and still is... My son loves it but midway thru he was asleep (too much trick or treating)... As I watched the end I got to thinking about my childhood, Charles Shultz and the general melancholy that Charlie Brown always seemed to stir in me and I almost began to cry... cant explain it... It seemed to punctuate the sadness I feel every Halloween... when the festivities are over....