Peanuts animated specials

Short films based on the comic strips

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Peanuts animated specials

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Genre| Comedy
Based on|

* Peanuts
* by Charles M. Schulz

Producer|

* Lee Mendelson
* Bill Melendez

Theme| "Linus and Lucy"
Composer(s)|

* Vince Guaraldi
* Ed Bogas
* Desirée Goyette
* David Benoit

Production companies| Bill Melendez Productions
United Media Productions
Lee Mendelson Film Productions
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
(until 2009)
WildBrain Studios
Peanuts Worldwide, LLC
Schulz Studios
(since the 2020s)
Distributed by| Paramount Pictures (formerly)
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (current, since 2007)
WildBrain Distribution
Country of origin| United States
Original language(s)| English
No. of specials| 51

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The successful comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, has been adapted into 51 animated specials since 1965, most of them released on television. This article describes the history of these programs, including notable sponsors, directors, and voice actors.

## History

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In the strip, adult voices are heard and understood in-universe, though conversations are usually only depicted from the children's end. To translate this aspect to the animated medium, adult dialogue was represented by the sound of a trombone with a solotone mute, created by Vince Guaraldi[1] and played by Dean Hubbard.[2]

Thirteen Peanuts-based specials have been made after the death of Charles Schulz. Of these, eight are tributes to Peanuts or other Peanuts specials, and six are completely new specials based on dialogue from the strips and ideas given to ABC by Schulz before his death. He's a Bully, Charlie Brown, was telecast on ABC on November 20, 2006, following a repeat broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Airing 43 years after the first special, the premiere of He's a Bully, Charlie Brown was watched by nearly 10 million viewers, winning its time slot and beating a Madonna concert special.[3]

In October 2007, Warner Home Video acquired worldwide home video rights to the Peanuts TV specials from Paramount Home Entertainment and other distributors. The deal would also allow Warner Bros. to produce new direct-to-video Peanuts content and short-form digital content for release under the Warner Premiere label.[4]

Accordingly, the streaming rights to Peanuts media are scattered across multiple platforms. The Peanuts Movie, distributed by 20th Century Fox, became part of The Walt Disney Company library and is on Disney+.[5][6]

## Cast

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Character  | Charlie Brown | Snoopy | Linus Van Pelt | Lucy Van Pelt | Sally Brown | Schroeder | Shermy | Patty | Violet Gray | Pig-Pen | Frieda | Peppermint Patty | Woodstock | Franklin | Marcie

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A Charlie Brown Christmas | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Christopher Shea  | Tracy Stratford  | Cathy Steinberg  | Chris Doran  | Karen Mendelson  | Sally Dryer | Geoffrey Ornstein  | Ann Altieri  |  |  |  |
Charlie Brown's All Stars! | Sally Dryer  | Glenn Mendelson  | Christopher DeFaria | Lynn Vanderlip  | Karen Mendelson
It's the Great Pumpkin... | Glenn Mendelson  | Lisa DeFaria  | Ann Altieri  | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter
You're in Love... | Silent  |  | Silent  | Silent  |  | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter
He's Your Dog... |  | Glenn Mendelson  | Lisa DeFaria  |
It Was a Short Summer... | Glenn Gilger  | Pamelyn Ferdin | Hilary Momberger | John Daschback  | David Carey  | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter  | Ann Altieri  | Christopher DeFaria
Play It Again... | Chris Inglis  | Stephen Shea  | Danny Hjelm  |  | Chris Inglis  | Lynda Mendelson
You're Not Elected... | Chad Webber | Robin Kohn | Brian Kazanjian  | Silent  | Linda Ercoli  | Silent  | Bill Melendez
There's No Time for Love... |  |  | Silent  |  | Silent  | Christopher DeFaria  |  | Todd Barbee  | Jimmy Ahrens
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Todd Barbee  |  |  |  | Bill Melendez  | Robin Reed
It's A Mystery... | Melanie Kohn | Lynn Mortensen  | Tom Muller  | Donna LeTourneau  |
It's the Easter Beagle... | Todd Barbee  |  | Linda Ercoli
Be My Valentine... | Duncan Watson | Greg Felton  | Silent  | Linda Ercoli  | Silent  | Linda Ercoli  | Silent  | Silent
You're a Good Sport... | Liam Martin  | Gail Davis  | Silent  |  | Silent  |  | Silent  | Stuart Brotman  | Silent  | Jimmy Ahrens
It's Arbor Day... | Dylan Beach  | Sarah Beach  | Greg Felton  | Silent  | Michelle Muller  | Silent
It's Your First Kiss... | Arrin Skelley  | Daniel Anderson  | Michelle Muller  | Silent  | Silent  | Laura Planting  | Silent  | Ronald Hendrix  | Silent
What a Nightmare... | Liam Martin  |  |  |  |  |  |
You're the Greatest... | Arrin Skelley  | Daniel Anderson  | Michelle Muller  | Silent  | Silent  | Patricia Patts | Bill Melendez  | Casey Carlson
She's a Good Skate... | Laura Planting  |  | Silent  |  |  | Jason Victor Serinus
Life Is a Circus... | Michael Mandy  | Earl Reilly  | Kristin Fullerton  | Christopher Donahoe  | Brent Hauer  |  | Shannon Cohn
It's Magic... | Sydney Penny | Cindi Reilly  | Silent  | Silent  | Bill Melendez  | Earl Reilly
Someday You'll Find Her... | Grant Wehr  |  |  |  |  |
A Charlie Brown Celebration | Michael Mandy  | Kristen Fullerton  | Cindi Reilly  | Christopher Donahoe  | Brent Hauer  | Christopher Donahoe  | Shannon Cohn
Is This Goodbye...? | Brad Kesten  | Jeremy Schoenburg  | Angela Lee  | Stacy Heather Tolkin  | Kevin Brando  | Silent  | Victoria Vargas  |  | Kevin Brando  | Michael Dockery
It's an Adventure... | Michael Catalano  | Earl Reilly  | Cindi Reilly  | Brad Schacter  |  |  |  |  | Brent Hauer  | Bill Melendez  |
What Have We Learned...? | Brad Kesten  | Jeremy Schoenburg  |  | Stacy Heather Tolkin  |
It's Flashbeagle... | Brett Johnson

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Brad Kesten (singing) | Jeremy Schoenburg

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David T. Wagner (singing) | Heather Stoneman

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Jessica Lee Smith (singing) | Fergie | Gary Goren

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Kevin Brando (singing) | Joe Chemay  | Silent  | Gini Holtzman  | Silent  | Silent  | Keri Houlihan
Snoopy's Getting Married... | Brett Johnson  | Jeremy Schoenburg  | Heather Stoneman  | Fergie

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Dawnn D. Leary (singing) | Danny Colby  | Silent  | Fergie  | Silent  |  | Bill Melendez
You're a Good Man... | Brad Kesten

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Kevin Brando (singing) | Bill Melendez

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Robert Towers (singing and speaking) | David T. Wagner  | Jessica Lee Smith  | Tiffany Reinbolt  | Jeremy Reinbolt  |  | Silent  | Silent  | Michael Dockery
Happy New Year...! | Chad Allen | Bill Melendez  | Jeremy Miller | Melissa Guzzi  | Elizabeth Lyn Fraser  | Aron Mandelbaum  | Silent  | Kristie Baker  | Jason Muller
Snoopy! The Musical | Sean Collins  | Bill Melendez

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Cam Clarke (singing and speaking) | Tiffany Billings  | Ami Foster | Silent  |  |  |  | Silent
It's the Girl in the Red Truck... | Jason Riffle  | Silent  |  |  |
Why, Charlie Brown, Why? | Kaleb Henley  | Bill Melendez  | Brandon Stewart  | Jennifer Banko  | Adrienne Stiefel  | Silent  | Silent  | Bill Melendez  | Silent
Snoopy's Reunion | Phil Shafran  | Josh Keaton |  | Kaitlyn Walker  |  |  |  |  |  |
It's Spring Training... | Justin Shenkarow | John Christian Graas  | Marnette Patterson |  | Travis Boles  | Silent  | Elisabeth Moss | Silent  | Jessica Nwafor
It's Christmastime Again... | Jamie E. Smith  | Mindy Ann Martin  |  |  | Deanna Tello  |  | Brittany M. Thornton  | Phillip Lucier  | Bill Melendez  | Sean Mendelson  | Lindsay Benesh
You're in the Super Bowl... | Jimmy Guardino  | Molly Dunham  |  |  |  | Silent  |  | Haley Peel  | Silent  | Nicole Fisher
It Was My Best Birthday Ever... | Steven Hartman  | Anthony Burch  | Jamie Cronin  | Danielle Keaton  | Pictured  | Silent  | Brandon Taylor  | Silent  |  | Silent
It's the Pied Piper... | Quinn Beswick  | Corey Padnos  | Rachel Davey  | Ashley Edner  | Silent  |  |  | Silent  | Silent  |  | Silent  |
A Charlie Brown Valentine | Wesley Singerman | Lauren Schaffel  | Nicolette Little  | Christopher Ryan Johnson  |  | Emily Lalande  | Jessica D. Stone
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales | Serena Berman | Megan Harvey |  |  | Bill Melendez  |  |
Lucy Must Be Traded... | Silent  | Daniel Hansen  | Melissa Montoya
I Want a Dog for Christmas... | Adam Taylor Gordon  | Ashley Rose Orr  | Hannah Leigh Dworkin  | Nick Price  | Silent  | Kaitlyn Maggio  | Jake Miner  |  | Jake Miner  |
He's a Bully... | Spencer Robert Scott  | Benjamin Bryan  | Stephanie Patton  | Silent  | Jolean Wejbe  | Silent  | Silent  | Rory Thost  | Silent  | Jessica Gordon
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket... | Trenton Rogers  | Andy Beall  | Austin Lux  | Grace Rolek | Amanda Pace | Trenton Rogers  | Andy Pessoa | Ciara Bravo | Blesst Bowden  | Shane Baumel |  | Andy Beall  |
For Auld Lang Syne | Etienne Kellici  | Terry McGurrin | Wyatt White  | Isabella Leo  | Hattie Kragten | Matthew Mucci  | Will Bhaneja  | Natasha Nathan  | Charlie Boyle  | Jacob Soley  | Maya Misaljevic  | Lexi Perri  | Rob Tinkler | Caleb Bellavance  | Holly Gorski
It's the Small Things... | Tyler Nathan
To Mom (and Dad), With Love |
Lucy's School | Etienne Kellici  | Silent  | Silent
One-of-a-Kind Marcie |  | Silent  | Will Bhaneja  | Lucien Duncan-Reid  | Maya Misaljevic  | Arianna McDonald
Welcome Home, Franklin | Hattie Kragten  | Cash Allen-Martin

## See also

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* Peanuts filmography

## References

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1. ^ Johnson, Martin (8 October 2020). "Charlie Brown And The Peanuts Soundtrack: The Music of Vince Guaraldi". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
2. ^ "Just for Brass – Music Fact of the Day: The noise of ..." Facebook.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
3. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (November 29, 2006). "Charlie Brown Feasts, Madonna Gets the Crumbs". The Washington Post.
4. ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (October 4, 2007), "WHV holds ball for Charlie Brown", The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on October 20, 2007, retrieved February 29, 2008
5. ^ "Snoopy, Charlie Brown and friends land at Apple TV+ in expanded partnership with WildBrain for new original shows and specials". Apple TV+. October 19, 2020.
6. ^ Bean, Travis (August 7, 2020). "Every New Movie Coming To Netflix, HBO Max And Disney+ This Weekend". Forbes. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

## External links

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Peanuts filmography

Animated
specials|

* A Charlie Brown Christmas
* Charlie Brown's All Stars!
* It's the Great Pumpkin...
* You're in Love...
* He's Your Dog...
* It Was a Short Summer...
* Play It Again...
* You're Not Elected...
* There's No Time for Love...
* A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
* It's a Mystery...
* It's the Easter Beagle...
* Be My Valentine...
* You're a Good Sport...
* It's Arbor Day...
* It's Your First Kiss...
* What a Nightmare...
* You're the Greatest...
* She's a Good Skate...
* Life Is a Circus...
* It's Magic...
* Someday You'll Find Her...
* A Charlie Brown Celebration
* Is This Goodbye...?
* It's an Adventure...
* What Have We Learned...?
* It's Flashbeagle...
* Snoopy's Getting Married...
* You're a Good Man...
* Happy New Year...!
* Snoopy! The Musical
* It's the Girl in the Red Truck...
* Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
* Snoopy's Reunion
* It's Spring Training...
* It's Christmastime Again...
* You're in the Super Bowl...
* It Was My Best Birthday Ever...
* It's the Pied Piper...
* A Charlie Brown Valentine
* Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
* Lucy Must Be Traded...
* I Want a Dog for Christmas...
* He's a Bully...
* Happiness Is a Warm Blanket...
* For Auld Lang Syne
* It's The Small Things...
* To Mom (and Dad), With Love
* Lucy’s School
* One-of-a-Kind Marcie
* Welcome Home, Franklin

Feature films|

* A Boy Named Charlie Brown
* Snoopy Come Home
* Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
* Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
* The Peanuts Movie

TV series|

* The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
* This Is America...
* Peanuts Motion Comics
* Peanuts
* Snoopy in Space
* The Snoopy Show
* episodes

Documentaries|

* A Boy Named Charlie Brown
* Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz
* Happy Anniversary...
* Happy Birthday...
* It's Your 20th Television Anniversary...
* You Don't Look 40...
* Good Grief... : A Tribute to Charles Schulz
* Here's to You... : 50 Great Years
* The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Educational films|

* Tooth Brushing

Musicals|

* You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
* Snoopy! The Musical

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