The Great Pumpkin Biography Flash a weekly Biography.

So, big scoop, folks: the Great Pumpkin is trending again. Yes, that Great Pumpkin—the mythical leafy giant who’s been ghosting Linus van Pelt for nearly sixty years, still racking up more no-shows than my gym buddy in January. As of this week, there’s not a single photo of the Great Pumpkin at the Emmys or even caught leaving a Soho pumpkin patch, but on social media, he’s making more waves than a pumpkin spice latte spill on white jeans.

Here’s what’s hot: with the Peanuts franchise celebrating its 75th anniversary—seventy-five, you heard me, folks, it’s got longer legs than any influencer scandal—old-school holiday specials are getting a big push back into the spotlight. *It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown* is doing its annual parade across cable and streaming, bringing with it the annual internet discourse. #GreatPumpkinWatch2025 was somehow trending last night. People are posting TikToks of themselves waiting in pumpkin patches, wearing striped Linus T-shirts, trying to summon the Great Pumpkin like he’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween. Spoiler alert: still no arrival, but plenty of sincerity and one viral video of a confused squirrel.

On the news side, no outlets have reported the Great Pumpkin making an official statement about his continued refusal to show up, but Linus’s undying faith has once again become the object of think pieces and Twitter memes. This week’s spicy opinion: is the Great Pumpkin a metaphor for belief in the age of AI? Because, honestly, who needs unfalsifiable devotion when your phone already believes you’re into pumpkin patches after one Google search?

If you’re old enough to remember, the original 1966 special—which is about as old as dirt and twice as wholesome—is in the headlines thanks to renewed remasters, vinyl soundtrack releases, and some nerdy retrospectives that treat the Great Pumpkin like he’s Bigfoot with better PR. As the Game of Nerds said, this legend isn’t just a gag—it’s “an enduring part of American pop culture,” still inspiring costumes, Halloween events, and my personal favorite, entire yard displays that make my HOA sigh in despair.

So, to recap the last few days in the Great Pumpkin’s biographical timeline: no actual appearances, but in the collective imagination—and on TikTok, X, and whatever the next big thing is—he’s more alive than ever. Sometimes never showing up is the greatest trick of all.

Thanks for listening to “The Great Pumpkin Biography Flash.” Don’t forget to subscribe, unless you want to be the last to know about the next big no-show. Search for “Biography Flash” wherever you get your podcasts, and keep believing—if not in the Great Pumpkin, at least in the power of a good holiday special.

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