The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
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The 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
(under the title You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown during 1992) in the 1990s. In Canada, it aired on YTV.
It re-aired with the Charlie Brown specials on the UK channel Boomerang in 2002, but was named and advertised as "Snoopy" for short.
. On the second season, a shortened version with the lyrics that appeared on the Flashbeagle album was used.
in nine volumes (with titles in the style of normal Peanuts specials) with two episodes each.
In 1994, Paramount Home Video released the show on VHS in the same fashion (but under the actual title of the show this time).
On June 14, 2011, Warner Home Video released the fourteenth episode of the show on DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is... Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures. They also announced that on October 18, 2011, the eighteenth and final episode of the show will come to DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days and the thirteenth episode of the show will come to DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is... Peanuts: Friends Forever on December 27, 2011. Also, the entire series is available through iTunes.
All episodes have been released on DVD in Australia and Germany across two 2-disc box sets. No plans have yet been announced for a US release, although all the episodes are available for download at Amazon.com.
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...
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....
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...
. It aired Saturday mornings
Saturday morning cartoon
A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming that has typically been scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the present; the genre's peak in popularity mostly ended in the 1990s while the popularity of...
on the CBS
CBS
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...
network from 1983
1983 in television
The year 1983 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1983.For the American TV schedule, see: 1983-84 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
to 1985
1985 in television
The year 1985 involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1985.For the American TV schedule, see: 1985-86 United States network television schedule.-Events:*January 1 – VH1 launches in the United States....
. It re-aired on The Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
and Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
(under the title You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown during 1992) in the 1990s. In Canada, it aired on YTV.
It re-aired with the Charlie Brown specials on the UK channel Boomerang in 2002, but was named and advertised as "Snoopy" for short.
Voice cast
- Brad Kesten as Charlie BrownCharlie BrownCharles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie...
(1983) - Brett Johnson as Charlie Brown (1985)
- Stacy Heather TolkinStacy Heather TolkinStacy Heather Tolkin was a child actress who played the part of Irina in The Concorde ... Airport '79, and voiced Sally Brown in a number of 1983 television productions featuring Charles Schulz Peanuts characters.-External links:...
as Sally BrownSally BrownSally Brown is the younger sister of Charlie Brown in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. She was first mentioned in early 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appearance in August 1959.-Appearance:...
/Truffles (1983) - Stacy Ferguson as Sally Brown/PattyPatty (Peanuts)Patty is a character in the comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz . Her closest friend is Violet...
(1985) - Angela Lee as Lucy van PeltLucy van PeltLucille "Lucy" van Pelt is a fictional character in the syndicated comic strip :Peanuts, written and drawn by Charles Schulz. She is the main bully and the older sister of Linus and Rerun. Lucy is a crabby and cynical eight-year old girl, and often bullies the other characters in the strip,...
(1983) - Heather Stoneman as Lucy van Pelt (1985)
- Jeremy SchoenbergJeremy SchoenbergJeremy Schoenberg , born in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Jeremy started out as a child star on both film and television. He played on Days of our Lives from 1980 to 1982 as Johnny, Marlena's foster child. Jeremy was nominated for this role in the category of Best Young Actor -...
as Linus van PeltLinus van PeltLinus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt. He first appeared on September 19, 1952; however, he was not mentioned by name until three days later....
/FloydFloydFloyd is either a variant spelling of the Scottish name Flood or the Welsh name Lloyd which means grey, and may refer to:-Places in the United States:* Floyd, Arkansas* Floyd, California **Floyd, Fresno County, California...
(1983) - Jeremy MillerJeremy MillerJeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies...
as Linus van Pelt (1985) - Kevin Brando as SchroederSchroeder (Peanuts)Schroeder is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. He is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as by his love of classical music and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in particular...
/5/ThibaultThibault-Surname:* Alain Thibault , a Canadian electroacoustic music composer,* Bernard Thibault , the current secretary of the Confédération Générale du Travail , a French workers' union,* Emmanuel Thibault , a French dancer,...
/Shermy (1983) - Danny Colby as Schroeder (1985)
- Jason Mendelson as Rerun van PeltRerun van PeltRerun van Pelt is Linus and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts.-Introduction:Rerun started as a minor character in the Peanuts universe, only becoming a main character in the last decade of the comic strip...
(credited as Jason Muller) (1983–1985) - Carl Steven as FranklinFranklin (Peanuts)Franklin is a character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African-American character in the strip. He goes to school with Peppermint Patty and Marcie. In his first story arc, he met Charlie Brown when they were...
/Pigpen (1985) - Victoria Vargas as Peppermint PattyPeppermint PattyPatricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. A freckle-faced auburn/brunette, she is one of a small group in the strip who lives across town from Charlie Brown and his school friends...
(1983) - Gini Holtzman as Peppermint Patty (1985)
- Michael Dockery as MarcieMarcie (Peanuts)Marcie is a bespectacled fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. She serves as comedic foil and best friend to tomboy Peppermint Patty, plays a supporting role in some of Snoopy's heroic fantasies, and displays a romantic interest in Charlie Brown, who seems to love...
(1983) - Keri Houlihan as Marcie (1985)
- Mary Tunnell as Frieda/Eudora (1983)
- Bill MelendezBill MelendezJosé Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez was a Mexican-American character animator, film director, voice artist and producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers, UPA and the Peanuts series...
as SnoopySnoopySnoopy is an fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly conventional dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character—and among the most recognizable...
/WoodstockWoodstock (Peanuts)Woodstock is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. He is Snoopy's closest friend and, after Snoopy, the most recognized non-human in the strip.-History:...
(1983–1985)
Theme song
The first season's theme was a piano-based instrumental written and produced for this series. That song was given lyrics and released in 1984 as "Let's Have a Party" on the album Flashbeagle, the soundtrack to the special It's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownIt'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,...
. On the second season, a shortened version with the lyrics that appeared on the Flashbeagle album was used.
Home video releases
In the 1980's, Kartes Video Communications released the show on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in nine volumes (with titles in the style of normal Peanuts specials) with two episodes each.
In 1994, Paramount Home Video released the show on VHS in the same fashion (but under the actual title of the show this time).
On June 14, 2011, Warner Home Video released the fourteenth episode of the show on DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is... Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures. They also announced that on October 18, 2011, the eighteenth and final episode of the show will come to DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days and the thirteenth episode of the show will come to DVD under a single disc called: Happiness Is... Peanuts: Friends Forever on December 27, 2011. Also, the entire series is available through iTunes.
All episodes have been released on DVD in Australia and Germany across two 2-disc box sets. No plans have yet been announced for a US release, although all the episodes are available for download at Amazon.com.