List of Peanuts media
Encyclopedia
This is a list of adaptation
s in film
, television
, musical theater and video games, based on characters from the Peanuts
comic strip
by Charles M. Schulz
.
, having originally been produced by Cinema Center Films
, CBS' short-lived theatrical film division, and originally released to video by CBS/Fox Video
. The remaining films were produced and released by Paramount Pictures
, which today still holds theatrical rights; having also acquired such rights to the first two films (on behalf of CBS). The television rights are split between CBS Television Distribution
(for the first two films) and Trifecta Entertainment & Media
(for the later two films), while Paramount holds current home video/DVD rights to all four films (the first two via CBS DVD, the latter two in-house).
and Kartes Video Communications in the 1980s, and by Paramount Home Entertainment from 1994 to 2007. Full rights to the TV specials are now licensed by Warner Bros.
, save for all Peanuts theatrical films which were owned by Paramount Pictures
.
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
This is America, Charlie Brown
Adaptation
An adaptation in biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. An adaptation refers to both the current state of being adapted and to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation....
s in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, musical theater and video games, based on characters from the Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
by Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
.
Feature films
The rights to the first two theatrical films listed here are currently with CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, having originally been produced by Cinema Center Films
Cinema Center Films
Cinema Center Films was the theatrical film production division of the CBS television network. Founded in 1967 , its films were distributed by National General Pictures. CBS closed the unit in 1972; its last film was the Peanuts animated musical Snoopy Come Home...
, CBS' short-lived theatrical film division, and originally released to video by CBS/Fox Video
CBS/Fox Video
CBS/Fox Video was a home video company formed and established in 1982, as a merger between 20th Century Fox Video, formerly Magnetic Video Corporation, and CBS Video Enterprises....
. The remaining films were produced and released by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, which today still holds theatrical rights; having also acquired such rights to the first two films (on behalf of CBS). The television rights are split between CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, formed from the merger of CBS Corporation's two domestic television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions, including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment...
(for the first two films) and Trifecta Entertainment & Media
Trifecta Entertainment & Media
Trifecta Entertainment & Media is an American entertainment company founded in 2006. The company's founders previously held jobs as executives at MGM Television. Trifecta is primarily a distribution company and also handles advertising sales in exchange for syndication deals with local television...
(for the later two films), while Paramount holds current home video/DVD rights to all four films (the first two via CBS DVD, the latter two in-house).
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| A Boy Named Charlie Brown | December 4, 1969 |
| Snoopy, Come Home Snoopy, Come Home Snoopy, Come Home! is a 1972 animated musical film, produced by Cinema Center Films, National General Pictures and Lee Mendelson Films, directed by Bill Meléndez, and based on the Peanuts comic strip. The songs are by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman... |
July 14, 1972 |
| Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown is a 1977 animated film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Meléndez, and the third in a series of movies based on the Peanuts comic strip... |
June 3, 1977 |
| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown | June 13, 1980 |
Musicals
| Title | Debuted | Written by |
|---|---|---|
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts... |
Off-Broadway Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts... |
Clark Gesner Clark Gesner was an American composer, songwriter, author, and actor. He is probably best known for composing You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a musical adaptation of the Charles M... |
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Larry Grossman (composer) Larry Grossman is a composer of Broadway musicals, as well as scores for film and television, notably the The Muppet Show.-Career:... Hal Hackady Hal Hackady Hal Hackady is an American lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter.Hackady began his career writing teleplays for early anthology series General Electric Theater and Alfred Hitchcock Presents... |
Specials
Video rights to all the TV specials were licensed by Media Home EntertainmentMedia Home Entertainment
Media Home Entertainment Inc. was a home video company headquartered in Culver City, California, originally established in 1978 by filmmaker Charles Band....
and Kartes Video Communications in the 1980s, and by Paramount Home Entertainment from 1994 to 2007. Full rights to the TV specials are now licensed by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, save for all Peanuts theatrical films which were owned by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
.
| Title | Original air date | Network | Current network | DVD release(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was produced and directed by former Warner Bros. and UPA animator Bill Melendez, who also supplied the voice for the character of Snoopy... |
December 9, 1965 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1960's Collection |
| Charlie Brown's All-Stars Charlie Brown's All-Stars Charlie Brown's All-Stars is the second prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was the second such TV special to be produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez , and originally aired on the CBS network on June 8, 1966... |
June 8, 1966 | CBS | ABC (as of 2009) | Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown is a Peanuts special. It originally aired on the ABC network on August 29, 2003. It was released to DVD on March 2, 2004.-Plot:... (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1960's Collection |
| It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.... |
October 27, 1966 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1960's Collection |
| You're in Love, Charlie Brown You're in Love, Charlie Brown You're in Love, Charlie Brown is the fourth prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on June 12, 1967... |
June 12, 1967 | CBS | None | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is the 13th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 28, 1975. ABC will next air it on February 11, 2011.... (Bonus episode) Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1960's Collection Happiness is Peanuts: Friends Forever |
| He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is the fifth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 14, 1968... |
February 14, 1968 | CBS | None | Peanuts 1960's Collection He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition |
| It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown is the sixth prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. It was directed by Bill Meléndez and originally aired on CBS on September 27, 1969... |
September 27, 1969 | CBS | None | Peanuts 1960's Collection |
| Play It Again, Charlie Brown Play It Again, Charlie Brown Play It Again, Charlie Brown is the seventh prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on March 28, 1971. It was the first Peanuts TV special of the 1970s... |
March 28, 1971 | CBS | None | Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is the ninth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz and the eighth one to air. It originally aired on CBS on October 29, 1972, right before the 1972 election.... |
October 29, 1972 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.... (Bonus episode) You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown is the eighth prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on March 11, 1973 and released to DVD as a bonus feature on January 2, 2004... |
March 11, 1973 | CBS | None | A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine is an animated television special, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It features the Peanuts characters during the week leading up to Valentine's Day... (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is the tenth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year... |
November 20, 1973 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown is the 11th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 1, 1974... |
February 1, 1974 | CBS | None | Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown is the 12th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... |
April 9, 1974 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 |
| Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is the 13th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 28, 1975. ABC will next air it on February 11, 2011.... |
January 28, 1975 | CBS | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown is the 14th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 28, 1975... |
October 28, 1975 | CBS | None | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown is the 15th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on March 16, 1976. It was released as a bonus feature with DVD release of It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown on... |
March 16, 1976 | CBS | None | It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown is the 12th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... (Bonus episode) It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown is the 16th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... |
October 24, 1977 | CBS | None | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is the 13th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 28, 1975. ABC will next air it on February 11, 2011.... (Bonus episode) Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown | February 23, 1978 | CBS | None | Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown is the 18th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in March 1979, making it the last Peanuts TV special of the 1970s. It has been released to DVD by Warner Home... |
March 19, 1979 | CBS | None | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown is the 14th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 28, 1975... (Bonus episode) Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 |
| She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown is the 19th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... |
February 25, 1980 | CBS | ABC | Happiness is Peanuts: Snow Days |
| Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown is the 20th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 24, 1980.-Synopsis:... |
October 24, 1980 | CBS | None | He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is the fifth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 14, 1968... (Bonus episode) It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown is the 12th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... (UK edition bonus episode) |
| It's Magic, Charlie Brown It's Magic, Charlie Brown It's Magic, Charlie Brown is the 21st prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on April 28, 1981... |
April 28, 1981 | CBS | None | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.... (Bonus episode) |
| Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown is the 22nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 30, 1981... |
October 30, 1981 | CBS | None | A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine is an animated television special, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It features the Peanuts characters during the week leading up to Valentine's Day... (Bonus Episode, also included on 2011 re-issue) |
| A Charlie Brown Celebration A Charlie Brown Celebration A Charlie Brown Celebration is the 23rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, who introduced the hour-long special... |
May 24, 1982 (1981) | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? is the 24th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 21, 1983.-Plot:... |
February 21, 1983 | CBS | None | Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales, Deluxe Edition Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the ABC network in 2002.-Synopsis:... (bonus episode) |
| It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown is the 25th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on May 16, 1983... |
May 16, 1983 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? A Tribute is the 26th prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, who introduced the special... |
May 30, 1983 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown is the 27th prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The show is presented as an original musical which features parodies of the early 1980s breakdancing craze, the movies Saturday Night Fever and Flashdance,... |
April 16, 1984 | CBS | None | Snoopy's Reunion Deluxe Edition Snoopy's Reunion Snoopy's Reunion is the 34th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on May 1, 1991 as part of the animated anthology series Toon Nite.-Plot:... (bonus episode) |
| Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown is the 28th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... |
March 20, 1985 | CBS | None | Happiness is Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the 29th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz... |
November 6, 1985 (1983) | CBS | None | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition |
| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! is the 30th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on CBS on January 1, 1986... |
January 1, 1986 (1985) | CBS | ABC | I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is one of the Peanuts made-for-television specials. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003... (bonus episode) |
| Snoopy!!! The Musical Snoopy!!! The Musical (TV special) Snoopy!!! The Musical is the 31st prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It was an adaptation of the musical Snoopy!!! The Musical, and originally aired on the CBS network in 1988.... |
January 29, 1988 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown is the 32nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The special is a hybrid of animation and live action footage, and features Spike instead of the core Peanuts characters... |
September 27, 1988 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Why, Charlie Brown, Why? is the 33rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on March 16, 1990 and was also nominated for an Emmy.-Plot:... |
March 16, 1990 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| Snoopy's Reunion Snoopy's Reunion Snoopy's Reunion is the 34th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on May 1, 1991 as part of the animated anthology series Toon Nite.-Plot:... |
May 1, 1991 | CBS | None | Snoopy's Reunion Deluxe Edition |
| It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown is the 35th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally slated to air on CBS in Spring of 1992, but was cancelled until eventual release on video.-Plot:The special follows the spring training... |
1992 | CBS | None | Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown is a Peanuts special. It originally aired on the ABC network on August 29, 2003. It was released to DVD on March 2, 2004.-Plot:... (bonus episode) |
| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown is the 36th prime-time animated TV special based on the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on November 27, 1992. It was the first Christmas-themed Peanuts special since the inaugural A Charlie Brown... |
November 27, 1992 | CBS | YTV (Canada) | A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was produced and directed by former Warner Bros. and UPA animator Bill Melendez, who also supplied the voice for the character of Snoopy... (bonus episode) A Charlie Brown Christmas Deluxe Edition (bonus episode) |
| You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown is the 37th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It first aired on January 18, 1994 on NBC, making it the first Peanuts special to air on a different network after 27 years on CBS... |
January 18, 1994 (1993) | NBC | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown is the 38th animated TV special based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It is one of two specials that have yet to air on TV .... |
Straight to video (1997) | Unaired | None | VHS VCD(Hong Kong) |
| It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown is the last animated special produced under the supervision of Charles M. Schulz. Based on characters from the comic strip Peanuts, it was released on 12 September 2000. It marks the last Peanuts special to be animated with traditional cel animation... |
Straight to video (2000) | Unaired | None | It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown |
| A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine is an animated television special, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It features the Peanuts characters during the week leading up to Valentine's Day... |
February 14, 2002 | ABC | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
A Charlie Brown Valentine A Charlie Brown Valentine (2011 re-issue) |
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the ABC network in 2002.-Synopsis:... |
December 8, 2002 | ABC | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is one of the Peanuts made-for-television specials. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003... (bonus episode) Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales, Deluxe Edition |
| Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown is a Peanuts special. It originally aired on the ABC network on August 29, 2003. It was released to DVD on March 2, 2004.-Plot:... |
August 29, 2003 | ABC | ABC (as of 2009) | Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown |
| I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is one of the Peanuts made-for-television specials. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003... |
December 9, 2003 | ABC | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition |
| He's a Bully, Charlie Brown He's a Bully, Charlie Brown He's a Bully, Charlie Brown is the 44th prime-time animated TV special based on the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the ABC network on November 20, 2006. It is the second most recent Peanuts television special and is primarily based on a story from the... |
November 20, 2006 | ABC | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is the ninth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz and the eighth one to air. It originally aired on CBS on October 29, 1972, right before the 1972 election.... (bonus episode) |
| Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown is a Peanuts television special animated by Wild Brain that was released in 2011. The special is the 45th in the series and the first without the late Bill Melendez on the production team... |
November 24, 2011 | FOX | FOX Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown |
Documentary specials
| Title | Original air date | Network | Current network | DVD release(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Boy Named Charlie Brown A Boy Named Charlie Brown (TV special) A Boy Named Charlie Brown is an unreleased television documentary film about Charles M. Schulz and his creation Peanuts, produced by Lee Mendelson with some animated scenes by Bill Meléndez and music by Vince Guaraldi.... |
1963 | Unaired | None | A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Only available through the Charles M. Schulz Museum.) |
| Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz is a documentary about the creator of the Peanuts series, Charles Schulz. The special first aired on the CBS television network on May 22, 1969. It features many different segments, including footage from the first Peanuts feature length film, A Boy Named Charlie... |
May 24, 1969 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown is a TV documentary that celebrates 25 years of the Peanuts comic strip. The special first aired January 9, 1976. Carl Reiner hosted.-Voice actors:* Duncan Watson: Charlie Brown* Lynn Mortensen: Lucy Van Pelt... |
January 9, 1976 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is an Emmy-award winning prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in 1979.... |
January 5, 1979 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown is an animated documentary television special based on characters from the Peanuts comic strip.... |
May 14, 1985 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown, the first Peanuts TV special of the 1990s, is one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the CBS network on February 2, 1990... |
February 2, 1990 | CBS | None | Only on VHS VHS The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan .... |
| Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz is a documentary television special that features a tribute to Charles M. Schulz and his creation Peanuts.... |
February 11, 2000 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years is a documentary television special featuring a tribute to Charles M. Schulz and his creation Peanuts. This was the final Peanuts project that Charles M... |
May 10, 2000 | CBS | None | Unreleased |
| The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" | December 6, 2001 | ABC | Unknown | I Want a Dog For Christmas Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown is one of the Peanuts made-for-television specials. The hour-long special first aired on ABC on December 9, 2003... (bonus episode) |
Collections
A series of releases from Warner Home Video, collecting the prime-time TV specials in chronological order of their original production and airing. Each volume of the collection contains six specials on two DVDs, with each volume covering half a decade (the first special was 1965). All 1960s/1970s specials are included in these collections except the anniversary specials.| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Peanuts 1960's Collection | July 7, 2009 |
| Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 | October 20, 2009 |
| Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 2 | June 1, 2010 |
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowThe Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show is an animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired Saturday mornings on the CBS network from 1983 to 1985. It re-aired on The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the 1990s...
| Episode title | 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 Psychiatrist" | 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 Babboo" | 10/12/1985 |
| "April Fools!" | 4/1/1986 |
This is America, Charlie BrownThis Is America, Charlie BrownThis is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocassette, were released in a...
mini-series
| Episode title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| "The Mayflower Mayflower The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620... Voyagers" |
10/21/1988 |
| "The Birth of the Constitution United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three... " |
10/28/1988 |
| "The Wright Brothers Wright brothers The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903... at Kitty Hawk" |
11/4/1988 |
| "The NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... Space Station Space station A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space for an extended period of time, and to which other spacecraft can dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by its lack of major propulsion or landing... " |
11/11/1988 |
| "The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad" | 2/10/1989 |
| "The Great Inventors" | 3/10/1989 |
| "The Smithsonian and the Presidency President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... " |
4/19/1989 |
| "The Music and Heroes of America" | 5/23/1989 |
Other specials
| Title | 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 The Big Stuffed Dog The Big Stuffed Dog is a 1981 children's film about the adventures of a plush Snoopy.... |
2/8/1981 | NBC |
Video games
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Snoopy and the Red Baron | Atari 2600 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in... |
1984 |
| Snoopy | Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595... |
1984 |
| Snoopy's Magic Show Snoopy's Magic Show , also known as Snoopy: Magic Show, is an Action puzzle video game based on the Snoopy cartoon characters licensed from Peanuts. It was developed and published by Kemco, which was released for the Game Boy in 1990.... |
Game Boy Game Boy The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on... |
1990 |
| Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!, known in Japan as , is a children-oriented sports game that was released by Kemco for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 .-Summary:... |
Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... |
1990 |
| Snoopy Concert Snoopy Concert is a Japan-exclusive action video game based on the Snoopy cartoon characters licensed from Peanuts and United Feature Syndicate , which was released for the Super Famicom in 1995.-General information:... (Japan only) |
Super Famicom Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... |
1995 |
| Snoopy no Hajimete no Otsukai (Japan only) | Game Boy (Super Game Boy) | 1996 |
| Snoopy Tennis Snoopy Tennis Snoopy Tennis is a tennis video game developed by Mermaid Studios and published by Infogrames and Atari for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was first released in North America, and was later released in Japan and PAL regions.... |
Game Boy Color Game Boy Color The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than... |
2001 |
| Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is a flight combat game released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and PC in 2006. As the name implies, the protagonist is Snoopy, the dog in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts... |
PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... , PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004... , PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator... |
2006 |
| Snoopy no Aiken DS: Chitte Okitai Inu no Koto - Inu no Nouryoku - Anata no Shitsuke (Japan only) | Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP... |
2009 |
| Snoopy Flying Ace Snoopy Flying Ace Snoopy Flying Ace is a dogfighting video game based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts franchise and developed by Smart Bomb Interactive for the Xbox Live Arcade service on the Xbox 360. It was announced on November 10, 2008 and released on June 2, 2010. An unofficial sequel to the video game... |
Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... |
2010 |
| Peanuts: Racing | Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software... , Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... |
2012 |
Unofficial works
These are unauthorized parodies and homages of Peanuts.| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| "Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown is an animated short directed and animated by Jim Reardon, who would later become director and storyboard consultant for The Simpsons. The cartoon was made in 1986 while he was at CalArts... " (student film) |
1986 |
| Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead is a play written by Bert V. Royal.An "unauthorized parody," the play imagines characters from the popular comic strip Peanuts as teenagers... (play) |
August 2004 |