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A Charlie Brown Christmas
It's Christmas time Again, Charlie Brown
is a television special based on the comic strip Peanuts. The
special, the first Christmas-themed Peanuts special since the
inaugural A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965, consists of several
different Christmas-themed storylines adapted from the strip:
* Charlie Brown tries to sell wreaths door-to-door to make money so
he can buy Peggy Jean a nice pair of gloves.
* Peppermint Patty worries about her Christmas book report.
* The gang participates in a Christmas play, where Peppermint Patty
reluctantly plays a sheep and Sally messes up her single line. (The
line relegated to Sally was "Hark!", but instead she shouts "Hockey
Stick!"-- which was taken from a 1980s storyline in the comic
strip)
Although it was first shown on CBS on November 27, 1992 (and would
be the last Peanuts special to have its television premiere on that
network), a VHS release was made available at Shell gas stations a
few months prior, which would make this the first Peanuts special
released directly to video. |
A Charlie Brown Christmas DVD |
Paramount gave it another video release in 1996, and
it can now also be seen as a bonus special on the DVD of A Charlie
Brown Christmas. It was dubbed by Universal Studios.
Notes
It's only U.S. telecast was it's premiere in 1992.
The special no longer airs on American television; both CBS and its
successor, ABC, have abandoned it in favor of later specials. In
Canada, YTV still airs it as a stand alone special.
Rather than having a new musical score composed for It's Christmas time
Again, Charlie Brown, jazz composer Vince Guaraldi's classic musical
scores were resurrected. Guaraldi's associaion with Peanuts ended
abruptly upon his death from a heart attack in February 1976. Many fans
welcomed the return of Guaraldi's memorable melodies that many
associate with the Peanuts gang, particularly the comic strip's
signature tune, "Linus and Lucy". Producer Bill Meléndez commented that
the usage of Guaraldi's songs were done at a tribute to the late jazz
composer. It was the first Peanuts TV special since It's Arbor Day,
Charlie Brown to utilize the songs.
For It's Christmas time Again, Charlie Brown, Guaraldi's classic tunes
were remixed into soft-rock versions, with the trend continuing for
many of the 1990s Peanuts specials.
Cast
* Jamie E. Smith: Charlie Brown
* John Christian Graas: Linus van Pelt
* Marnette Patterson: Lucy van Pelt
* Mindy Ann Martin: Sally Brown
* Phillip Lucier: Peppermint Patty
* Lindsay Benesh: Marcie
* Sean Mendelson: Franklin
* Deanna Tello: Peggy Jean
* Matthew Slowik: Harold Angel
* Brittany M. Thornton: additional voices
* Bill Meléndez: Snoopy and Woodstock
Note: The above cast listing was mostly derived from inbaseline.com,
and some of it may not be accurate.
According to imdb.com, Jodie Sweetin performed the voice of Sally Brown
and remained unaccredited for her work.
Peanuts TV Specials - Linked Shows are
available on DVD
| Name |
Original Air Date |
Network |
Current Network |
|
A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
1963 |
Unaired |
None |
|
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
December 9, 1965 |
CBS |
ABC |
| Charlie Brown's All-Stars |
June 8, 1966 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown |
October 27, 1966 |
CBS |
ABC |
| You're in Love, Charlie Brown |
June 12, 1967 |
CBS |
None |
| He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown |
February 14, 1968 |
CBS |
None |
| Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz |
May 24, 1969 |
CBS |
None |
| It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown |
September 27, 1969 |
CBS |
None |
| Play It Again, Charlie Brown |
March 28, 1971 |
CBS |
None |
|
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown |
October 29, 1972 |
CBS |
ABC |
| There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown |
March 11, 1973 |
CBS |
None |
|
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving |
November 20, 1973 |
CBS |
ABC |
| It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown |
February 1, 1974 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown |
April 9, 1974 |
CBS |
ABC |
|
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown |
January 28, 1975 |
CBS |
|
| You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown |
October 28, 1975 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown |
January 9, 1976 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown |
March 16, 1976 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown |
October 24, 1977 |
CBS |
None |
| What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown |
February 23, 1978 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown |
January 5, 1979 |
CBS |
None |
| You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown |
March 19, 1979 |
CBS |
None |
| She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown |
February 25, 1980 |
CBS |
None |
| Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown |
October 24, 1980 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Magic, Charlie Brown |
April 28, 1981 |
CBS |
None |
| Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown |
October 30, 1981 |
CBS |
None |
| A Charlie Brown Celebration |
May 24, 1982 (1981) |
CBS |
None |
| Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? |
February 21, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown |
May 16, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? |
May 30, 1983 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown |
April 16, 1984 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown |
March 20, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown |
May 14, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
November 6, 1985 |
CBS |
None |
| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! |
January 1, 1986 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy!!! The Musical |
January 29, 1988 |
CBS |
None |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown |
September 27, 1988 |
CBS |
None |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown |
February 2, 1990 |
CBS |
None |
| Why, Charlie Brown, Why? |
March 16, 1990 |
CBS |
None |
| Snoopy's Reunion |
May 1, 1991 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown |
1992 |
CBS |
None |
| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown |
November 27, 1992 |
CBS |
None |
| You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown |
January 18, 1994 |
NBC |
None |
| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown |
Straight to video (1997) |
Unaired |
|
| Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz |
February 11, 2000 |
CBS |
None |
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years |
May 10, 2000 |
CBS |
None |
|
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown |
Straight to video (2000) |
Unaired |
|
| The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" |
December 6, 2001 |
ABC |
Unknown |
|
A Charlie Brown Valentine |
February, 14, 2002 |
ABC |
ABC |
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales |
December 8, 2002 |
ABC |
ABC |
|
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown |
August 29, 2003 |
ABC |
Unnoted |
|
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown |
December 9, 2003 |
ABC |
ABC |
| He's a Bully, Charlie Brown |
November 20, 2006 |
ABC |
ABC |
The
Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
| Episode Name |
Original Air Date |
| Snoopy's Cat Fight |
9/17/1983 |
| Snoopy: Team Manager |
9/24/1983 |
| Linus and Lucy |
10/1/1983 |
| Lucy VS the World |
10/8/1983 |
| Linus' Security Blanket |
10/15/1983 |
| Snoopy: Man's Best Friend |
10/22/1983 |
| Snoopy the Psychitrist |
10/29/1983 |
| You Can't Win Charlie Brown |
11/5/1983 |
| The Lost Ballpark |
11/12/1983 |
| Snoopy's Football Career |
11/19/1983 |
| Chaos in the Classroom |
11/26/1983 |
| It's that Team Spirit, Charlie Brown |
12/3/1983 |
| Lucy Loves Schroeder |
12/10/1983 |
| Snoopy and the Giant |
9/14/1985 |
| Snoopy's Brother Spike |
9/21/1985 |
| Snoopy's Robot |
9/28/1985 |
| Peppermint Patty's School Days |
10/5/1985 |
| Sally's Sweet Baboo |
10/12/1985 |
| Episode Name |
Original Air Date |
| The Mayflower Voyagers |
10/21/1988 |
| The Birth of the Constitution" |
10/28/1988 |
| The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk |
11/4/1988 |
| The NASA Space Station |
11/11/1988 |
| The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad |
2/10/1989 |
| The Great Inventors |
3/10/1989 |
| The Smithsonian and the Presidency |
4/19/1989 |
| The Music and Heroes of America |
5/23/1989 |
Other
Specials
| Name |
Original Air Date |
Network |
| Snoopy at the Ice Follies |
10/24/1971 |
NBC |
| Snoopy's International Ice Follies |
11/12/1972 |
NBC |
| Snoopy Directs the Ice Follies |
11/13/1973 |
NBC |
| Snoopy's Musical on Ice |
5/24/1978 |
CBS |
| The Big Stuffed Dog |
2/8/1981 |
NBC |
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