History WesternAnimation / WhatANightmareCharlieBrown

At first Snoopy is cruelly mistreated by his owner (who is only seen in silhouette and only speaks in a much deeper version of the classic Peanuts adult "waa-waa-waa" language) and his fellow dogs, being run ragged and then denied any food or water. The dogs also take turns barking loudly at Snoopy in order to let him know he is indeed an outsider. One scene which breaks the snow scenes is where the sledmaster stops at a honky tonk, and a hungry Snoopy sneaks inside to snatch a sandwich and a mug of root beer sitting near a piano where he starts playing The Washington Post March. Snoopy then tries his hand at a game of poker, where he keeps a poker face until he laughs out loud revealing his improbable winning hand of five aces, which causes a brawl and leaving Snoopy to escape into the next room. He then finds himself on stage with a painted backdrop of Paris, France and is cheered for his dancing, except when the music changes and Snoopy impersonates a can-can dancer, to which the men riot. Snoopy is thrown out of the bar and is back with the sled dogs, where he continues to be mistreated, and denied food and water.

Unable to take anymore, Snoopy breaks down crying and converts to his "new life" in order to survive. Growling, baring his fangs and falling to walking on all fours, he challenges the lead dog to a fight, which Snoopy wins. Ultimately Snoopy becomes the "Alpha Male" of the sled dog pack and also turns the tables on the rest of the dogs by denying them food and water.

* Laser-GuidedKarma: Snoopy having the nightmare right after his horrible treatment of Charlie Brown at the beginning.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Snoopy's nightmare can be considered as such, not only due how much of a total jerk Snoopy was at the beginning, but in general many times in the series Snoopy takes Charlie Brown for granted or acts like a prick to him.

** However Snoopy at the start of the special seems to be at one of his worst. He not only forced Charlie Brown to pull him around the whole neighborhood while ''whipping'' him, but then has the nerve to go in Charlie Brown's kitchen right after and stuff himself with five pizzas plus milkshakes, all for himself without even sharing or cleaning up his mess. All because Charlie Brown nagged at him.