ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns, wˌɛn ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə ɹˈaɪts tə ðə spˈɛʃəl ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾɚ tʃˈɑːɹlz ʃˈʌlzᵻz dˈɛθ, ɪt ɡˈeɪv ðə spˈɛʃəl ɐ fˈʊl ˈaʊɚ slˈɑːt, lˈiːvɪŋ ˈeɪtiːn mˈɪnɪts ʌv ˈɛɹtaɪm tə fˈɪl.
In response, when ABC acquired the rights to the special shortly before creator Charles Schulz's death, it gave the special a full hour slot, leaving 18 minutes of airtime to fill.