Peanuts animated specials
{{Short description|Short films based on the comic strips}}
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{{Infobox
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| name = Peanuts animated specials
| above = Peanuts animated specials
| image = 250px
| caption = Charles Schulz's Hollywood walk of fame star. It features the 'television receiver' honor, which is for contribution to broadcast television.
| label1 = Genre
| data1 = Comedy
| label2 = Based on
| data2 = {{unbulleted list|Peanuts|by Charles M. Schulz}}
| label3 = Producer
| data3 = {{unbulleted list|Lee Mendelson|Bill Melendez}}
| label4 = Theme
| data4 = "Linus and Lucy"
| label5 = Composer(s)
| data5 = {{unbulleted list|Vince Guaraldi|Ed Bogas|Desirée Goyette|David Benoit}}
| label6 = Production companies
| data6 = 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)
| label7 = Distributed by
| data7 = Paramount Pictures (formerly)
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (current, since 2007)
WildBrain Distribution
| label8 = Country of origin
| data8 = United States
| label9 = Original language(s)
| data9 = English
| label10 = No. of specials
| data10 = 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, though conversations are usually only depicted from the children's end. To translate this aspect to the animated medium, the sound of a trombone with a solotone mute, created by Vince Guaraldi{{cite news |first=Martin |last = Johnson |title= Charlie Brown And The Peanuts Soundtrack: The Music of Vince Guaraldi |work= udiscovermusic.com |date= 8 October 2020 |url = https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/charlie-brown-peanuts-music-soundtrack-vince-guaraldi/ | access-date = 6 March 2021}} and played by Dean Hubbard.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JustForBrass/posts/10151559984653746 |title=Just for Brass – Music Fact of the Day: The noise of ...|publisher=Facebook.com |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2015}}
Eight Peanuts-based specials have been made posthumously. Of these, three are tributes to Peanuts or other Peanuts specials, and five 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.{{cite news|title=Charlie Brown Feasts, Madonna Gets the Crumbs|first=Lisa|last=de Moraes|date=November 29, 2006|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112801854_pf.html}}
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.{{Citation |last=Arnold |first=Thomas K. |title=WHV holds ball for Charlie Brown |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i298d60247271e2fe163b283274dde1be |access-date=February 29, 2008 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071020042629/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i298d60247271e2fe163b283274dde1be |archive-date = October 20, 2007 |date=October 4, 2007}}
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+.{{cite news|title=Snoopy, Charlie Brown and friends land at Apple TV+ in expanded partnership with WildBrain for new original shows and specials|date=October 19, 2020|work=Apple TV+|url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2020/10/snoopy-charlie-brown-and-friends-land-at-apple-tv-in-expanded-partnership-with-wildbrain-for-new-original-shows-andspecials/}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/08/07/new-movies-netflix-hbo-max-disney-plus/#7463832d229a|title=Every New Movie Coming To Netflix, HBO Max And Disney+ This Weekend|last=Bean|first=Travis|date=August 7, 2020|work=Forbes|access-date=August 14, 2020}}
Cast
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| rowspan="1" width="0%" | Character
! align="center" width="0%" | Charlie Brown ! align="center" width="0%" | Snoopy ! align="center" width="0%" | Lucy Van Pelt ! align="center" width="0%" | Linus Van Pelt ! align="center" width="0%" | Sally Brown ! align="center" width="0%" | Schroeder ! align="center" width="0%" | Shermy ! align="center" width="0%" | Patty ! align="center" width="0%" | Violet Gray ! align="center" width="0%" | Frieda ! align="center" width="0%" | Pig-Pen ! align="center" width="0%" | Peppermint Patty ! align="center" width="0%" | Franklin ! align="center" width="0%" | Marcie |
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| A Charlie Brown Christmas
| rowspan="6" | Peter Robbins | rowspan="27" | Bill Melendez | rowspan="5" | Christopher Shea | rowspan="4" | Cathy Steinberg | colspan="2" | Chris Doran | Karen Mendelson | rowspan="3" | Ann Altieri | rowspan="2" | Geoffrey Ornstein | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="8" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| Charlie Brown's All Stars!
| rowspan="4" | Sally Dryer | rowspan="2" | Glenn Mendelson | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | Lynn Vanderlip | Karen Mendelson |
| It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
| Glenn Mendelson | Lisa DeFaria | rowspan="2" | Ann Altieri | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter |
| You're in Love Charlie Brown
| rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter |
| He's Your Dog Charlie Brown
| rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown
| rowspan="2" | Pamelyn Ferdin | Glenn Gilger | rowspan="1" | Hilary Momberger | colspan="1" | John Daschback | colspan="1" | David Carey | rowspan="1" | Ann Altieri | rowspan="1" | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | rowspan="1" | Christopher DeFaria |
| Play It Again
| rowspan="1" | Chris Inglis | rowspan="7" | Stephen Shea | rowspan="4" | Hilary Momberger | rowspan="1" | Danny Hjeim | rowspan="22" | | rowspan="22" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" | Chris Inglis | Christopher DeFaria |
| You're Not Elected
| rowspan="2" |Chad Webber | rowspan="3" |Robin Kohn | rowspan="1" | Brian Kazanjian | rowspan="1" | Linda Ercoli | rowspan="7" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| There's No Time for Love Charlie Brown
| rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" | Christopher DeFaria | rowspan="1" | Todd Barbee | rowspan="4" | Jimmy Ahrens |
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
| rowspan="3" | Todd Barbee | rowspan="1" | Robin Reed |
| It's A Mystery Charlie Brown
| rowspan="4" | Melanie Kohn | rowspan="3" | Lynn Mortensen | rowspan="1" | Tom Muller | rowspan="1" | Donna LeTourneau | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown
| rowspan="1" | Todd Barbee | rowspan="15" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" | Linda Ercoli |
| Be My Valentine Charlie Brown
| rowspan="2" | Duncan Watson | rowspan="1" | Greg Felton | rowspan="1" | Linda Ercoli | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| You're a Good Sport Charlie Brown
| rowspan="2" | Liam Martin | rowspan="2" | Gail Davis | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="15" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" | Stuart Brotman | rowspan="1" | Duncan Watson | Jimmy Ahrens |
| It's Arbor Day
| rowspan="1" | Dylan Beach | rowspan="1" | Sarah Beach |Greg Felton | rowspan="1" | Michelle Muller | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| What a Nightmare
| rowspan="1" | Liam Martin | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="13" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| It's Your First Kiss
| rowspan="3" | Arrin Skelley | rowspan="2" | Michelle Muller | rowspan="2" | Daniel Anderson | rowspan="1" | Laura Planting | rowspan="1" | Ronald Hendrix |
| You're the Greatest
| rowspan="2" | Patricia Patts | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" | Casey Carlson |
| She's a Good Skate
| rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| Life Is a Circus
| rowspan="3" | Michael Mandy | rowspan="2" | Kristin Fullerton | rowspan="5" | Rocky Reilly | rowspan="3" | Christopher Donohoe | rowspan="3" | Brent Hauer | rowspan="3" | Shannon Cohn |
| A Charlie Brown Celebration
| rowspan="2" | Cindi Reilly | rowspan="2" | Christopher Donohoe |
| It's Magic
| rowspan="1" | Sydney Penny |
| Someday You'll Find Her
| rowspan="1" | Grant Wehr | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| It's an Adventure
| rowspan="1" | Michael Catalano | rowspan="2" | Angela Lee | rowspan="1" | Cindi Reilly | rowspan="1" | Brad Schacter | rowspan="1" | Brent Hauer | rowspan="3" | Michael Dockery |
| Is This Goodbye
| rowspan="4" | Brad Kesten | rowspan="2" | Jeremy Schoenberg | rowspan="2" | Stacy Heather Tolkin | rowspan="1" | Kevin Brando | rowspan="2" | Victoria Vargas | rowspan="1" | Kevin Brando |
| What Have We Learned
| rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
| It's Flashbeagle
| rowspan="2" | Jessica Lee Smith | rowspan="2" | David Wagner | rowspan="1" | Fergie | rowspan="1" | Kevin Brando | rowspan="1" | Joe Chemay | rowspan="1" | Gini Holtzman | rowspan="1" | Keri Houlihan |
| You're a Good Man
| rowspan="1" | Robert Towers | rowspan="1" | Tiffany Reinbolt | rowspan="1" | Jeremy Scott Reinbolt | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | rowspan="1" | Michael Dockery |
| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
|Chad Allen | rowspan="16" |Bill Melendez | |Jeremy Miller |
| Snoopy: The Musical
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| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
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| Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
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| Snoopy's Reunion
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| It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!
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| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
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| You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
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| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
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| It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
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| A Charlie Brown Valentine
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| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
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| Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
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| I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
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| He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
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| Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
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| Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne
|Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown
|Tyler Nathan | |
| Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love
| rowspan="4" |Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School |
| Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie |
| Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin |
See also
External links
[http://www.fivecentsplease.org/tv/peanuts-tv.html Checklist]