What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown

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What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown is the 17th of the prime time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on Thursday, February 23, 1978, at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on CBS. It is a special to feature solely Snoopy and Charlie Brown and none of the other Peanuts cast appear. The plot is extremely similar to that of Jack London's The Call of the Wild.

The special was on DVD as part of the Peanuts 1970's Collection, Volume Two set.

Tropes used in What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown include:

• Acid Reflux Nightmare
• All Just a Dream
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Snoopy became this after having taken enough abuse from the other sled dogs.
• Darker and Edgier: Only second behind Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown.
• Hates Being Touched: When Snoopy tried sleeping next to the lead dog, the lead dog just barks at him, apparently because he does not like being cuddled up with.
• Humiliation Conga: Happened to Snoopy in the casino scene; First getting caught up in the music roll of the piano, then causing a riot after showing his improbable hand of five aces, then finally impersonating a can-can dancer on stage which causes the audience to boo him and throw fruits and vegetables at him.
• Jerkass: All of the sled dogs have their moments, but the lead dog is the meanest of them all, barking at Snoopy whenever he tries to get some food or a drink of water.
• No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: This was how Snoopy was able to win the fight against the lead dog for the position of the Alpha Male.
• Produce Pelting: Happened while Snoopy was imitating a can-can dancer.
• Took a Level in Badass: Snoopy giving the lead dog what for.
• The Unintelligible: The musher, who only speaks in a deeper version of the Peanuts adult "waah-waah-waah" language.
• What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: And HOW!!!^[context?]