Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown is an animated TV documentary that celebrates 25 years of the Peanuts comic strip. The special first aired January 9, 1976 on CBS.[1] The special includes clips from the previous 14 Peanuts specials and interview segments with creator Charles M. Schulz, with narration by Carl Reiner. The cast in this special (excluding Lynn Mortensen and Linda Ercoli) reprised their roles in a Peanuts movie in 1977.
| Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Developed by | Bill Melendez |
| Directed by | Lee Mendelson |
| Presented by | Carl Reiner |
| Voices of | Duncan Watson Gail Davis Liam Martin Lynn Mortensen Greg Felton Bill Melendez Linda Ercoli Stuart Brotman James Ahrens |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Opening theme | "Linus and Lucy" |
| Ending theme | "Linus and Lucy" |
| Composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Mendelson |
| Producers | Warren Lockhart, Lee Mendelson |
| Production locations | Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California |
| Editors | Paul Preuss Chuck McCann |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 9, 1976 |
| Related | |
A 30th anniversary special, Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown, followed in 1979.
Voice actors
edit- Duncan Watson as Charlie Brown
- Lynn Mortensen as Lucy Van Pelt. Mortensen previously voiced Sally Brown in 1974 and 1975.
- Liam Martin as Linus Van Pelt
- Gail M. Davis as Sally Brown
- Greg Felton as Schroeder
- Stuart Brotman as Peppermint Patty
- James Ahrens as Marcie
- Linda Ercoli as Violet
- Bill Melendez as Snoopy, Woodstock[2]
Credits
edit- Written and Directed by: Lee Mendelson
- Produced by: Lee Mendelson, Warren Lockhart
- Associate Producer: Paul Preuss
- Director of Photography and Supervising Editor: Chuck Barbee
- Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions Inc.
- Animation Directed by: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
- Edited by: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann
- Sound Recordist: John Barbee
- Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood
- Camera Assistants: Elizabeth King, Stewart Barbee
- Musical Director: Vince Guaraldi
- Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California
- Production Staff: Martha Grace, Pat LaFortune
- Rotoscope Artist: Charlotte Richardson
- Re-Recording by: Andy Wiskes
- A Lee Mendelson Production
- in association with Charles Schulz Creative Associates
- © Copyright 1976 by United Feature Syndicate
References
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown at The Big Cartoon Database[dead link]
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