Unwilling to exclude the girls and Snoopy, Charlie Brown reluctantly declines Mr. Hennesse's offer.

Linus finally cries out about the fate of his blanket, prompting a dejected Charlie Brown to let him hold the shirt-tail.

was released, although select music cues have been made available on several compilation albums:[3][4] A book about the television special was published shortly after it initially aired.

In the book, Charlie Brown tells his teammates "we don't need them," then turns and walks away as they verbally abuse him until Linus defends him, in this instance without giving a reason.

In the book, Schroeder is not shown berating the girls and Snoopy along with Linus, although he does in the television show: "Those uniforms meant just as much to Charlie Brown as they did to you.

[citation needed] The special was first released on RCA's SelectaVision CED format in 1983 as part of the "A Charlie Brown Festival Vol.

Paramount Home Media Distribution released it on VHS on January 9, 1996, along with It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown.

It was developed simultaneously with Snoopy vs. the Red Baron by FarSight Studios and was going to be published by Namco Bandai Games.

[8] The special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program in 1967, along with It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.