Easter: Home of the funniest Charlie Brown special
If you haven't ever caught It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! during its Easter holiday rounds, you should. It's not as soul-crushingly poignant as It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! or A Charlie Brown Christmas, but for kids that can be a good thing, and it includes two of my favorite extended Charlie Brown cartoon gags ever, both featured in the clips below: Marcie's attempt to prepare eggs for decorating (she uses a waffle iron, among other methods) and Snoopy's well-intentioned attempt to improve Woodstock's living situation, ending with an envious and destructive thrust of his snout into Woodstock's outrageously outfitted bachelor pad.
Later, when Marcie follows Peppermint Patty's instructions to boil the eggs, she does so sans shells...
My daughter is getting this for Easter!