A well-meaning tree-planting scheme gets out of hand. Charlie Brown's baseball team plays against Peppermint Patty's team in a field that's been turned into a lush garden. Director Phil Roman, working from a typically sweet and witty script by Charles M. Schulz, ably crafts an easy'n'breezy laid-back quality which makes this good-natured affair a totally engaging delight to watch. Naturally, there are several amusing gags: Snoopy and Woodstock get out of a library for making too much noise, a smitten Sally pines for a disinterested Linus, Patty likewise hits on Charlie Brown, and Snoopy even briefly reprises his sunglasssed hipster supreme Joe Cool persona. The disastrous big game is an absolute hoot. Peppermint Patty is in real peak fiercely competitive form here as she continually brags about clobbering the opposing team. Moreover, there's a pleasingly ironic conclusion with said game being rained out just as it seems that Charlie Brown might win for once. Vince Guaraldi's neat jazzy score does the mellow trick; sadly this was his final score for a Peanuts special. A pleasant show.

Aaawwww, the cartoons of youth passed. Having Mr. Schulz as a native of St. Paul, it makes me appreciate his cartoons even more so. If you look carefully you can see little hints of St. Paul and its humor. Vince Guaraldi music is simply great and entertaining. Too bad this was his last composing for the Charlie Brown shows.

It's Arbor Day in wherever the Peanuts live and everyone except Charlie Brown (Dylan Beach) seems to be working to celebrate it. Meanwhile Charlie is working on his upcoming baseball game with Peppermint Patty (Stuart Brotman). Well the plan of the Arbor day celebration collides with the game and the team ends up converting the baseball field into a garden. And if you thought that it was bad before when Charlie had a whole bunch of dandelions on his pitcher's mound now it's a tree. The first nice thing they do for Charlie and what a surprise, it almost ruins the game. Charlie isn't too thrilled about this and neither is Patty. But it turns out that all the plants work to their advantage and they end up winning. Until it starts raining. A good thing never lasts for Charlie does it? I have to say this is probably one of the most clever ideas that I've seen the Peanuts done. Have it so that the only way they can win a game is by having an impaired field. That's just genius. I say if you are a peanuts fan check this one out. It should be pretty easy to find.