A classic on demand

I’ve just started exploring the On Demand features of my cable system – hadn’t realized until now that you can watch primetime shows from the past month for free. That’ll be very useful.

But I’m amused by the way they include Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown there. I get a slight chuckle that it’s considered an episode of the show “Charlie Brown”, but I’m more amused that the description begins “Special: In the annual return of this holiday classic” – yes, this is the second year they’ve aired it, so I guess they can get away with “annual”, but let’s wait more than a year before declaring even an enjoyable show like this a “classic”!

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