Peanuts animated specials

Peanuts animated specials
Charles Schulz's Hollywood walk of fame star. It features the 'television receiver' honor, which is for contribution to broadcast television.
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

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

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
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 Brad Kesten (singing)		Jeremy Schoenburg David T. Wagner (singing)	Heather Stoneman Jessica Lee Smith (singing)	Fergie	Gary Goren Kevin Brando (singing)				Joe Chemay	Silent	Gini Holtzman	Silent	Silent	Keri Houlihan
Snoopy's Getting Married...	Brett Johnson		Jeremy Schoenburg	Heather Stoneman	Fergie Dawnn D. Leary (singing)	Danny Colby		Silent	Fergie	Silent			Bill Melendez
You're a Good Man...	Brad Kesten Kevin Brando (singing)	Bill Melendez 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 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
A Summer Musical	Etienne Kellici Jayd Deroché (singing)					Silent

See also

• Peanuts filmography

References

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

• Checklist