It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

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It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
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GenreAnimated television special
Created by Charles M. Schulz
Written byCharles M. Schulz
Directed by Bill Melendez
Voices ofMichael Catalano
Angela Lee
Earl Reilly
Cindi Reilly
Brent Hauer
Michael Dockery
Brad Schacter
Brian Jackson
Jason Castellano
Gerard Goyette Jr.
Jenny Lewis
Johnny Graves
Joel Graves
Jason Muller
John Hiestand
Bill Melendez
Composers Ed Bogas
Desiree Goyette
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLee Mendelson
Bill Melendez
EditorsChuck McCann
Roger Donley
Running time47 minutes
Production companies Bill Melendez Productions
Lee Mendelson Film Productions
United Media Productions
Original release
Network CBS
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It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown is the 25th prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. [1] It was originally aired on the CBS network on May 16, 1983. [2] It, along with 1982's A Charlie Brown Celebration , inspired the Saturday Morning series The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show .

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Format

The special is a compilation consisting of eight individual stories adapted from the stories in the comic strip:

Voice cast

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References

  1. Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. p. 20. ISBN   978-1452110912.
  2. Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 212–214. ISBN   0-8108-2198-2 . Retrieved 27 March 2020.