PHOTOS: See rare original prints of 'Great Pumpkin'
Each frame of TV special was hand-painted, hand-drawn
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Charles Schulz and Lee Mendelson review a Charlie Brown script
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, Charles Schulz and Bill Melendez holding the Emmys they won for "It's Christmas Charlie Brown"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Craig Schulz, son of Charles Schulz and producer of the "Peanuts Movie," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, producer of the "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Charles Schulz and Lee Mendelson review a Charlie Brown script
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, Charles Schulz and Bill Melendez holding the Emmys they won for "It's Christmas Charlie Brown"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Craig Schulz, son of Charles Schulz and producer of the "Peanuts Movie," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, producer of the "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" animation cell
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
The "Peanuts " cartoon strip that first mentioned "The Great Pumpkin"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Charles Schulz and Lee Mendelson review a Charlie Brown script
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, Charles Schulz and Bill Melendez holding the Emmys they won for "It's Christmas Charlie Brown"
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Craig Schulz, son of Charles Schulz and producer of the "Peanuts Movie," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Lee Mendelson, producer of the "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," poses with KCRA's Mike Carroll in October 2016.
PHOTO: Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Each frame of TV special was hand-painted, hand-drawn
Only a few of the 50-year-old hand-drawn, hand-painted animation cells are left from the classic Halloween "Peanuts" special, "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." The prints are preserved at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. This photo gallery highlights some of the rare cells created by animator Bill Melendez.