Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
Directed by | Lee Mendelson |
Presented by | Phyllis George |
Voices of | Arrin Skelley Daniel Anderson Annalisa Bartolin Bill Melendez Michelle Muller Ronald Hendrix Laura Planting Casey Carlson Don Potter |
Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
Composers | Ed Bogas Judy Munsen |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Lee Mendelson |
Producer | Bill Melendez |
Production locations | Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California |
Editors | Paul Preuss Chuck McCann |
Running time | 60 min. |
Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | January 5, 1979 |
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This episode celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip and the 15th anniversary of animated Peanuts specials on CBS, which both took place the following year, in 1980. [2] It included an interview with Charles M. Schulz. Phyllis George hosted. [3]
This special followed a 25th anniversary special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown , which aired in 1976.
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