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Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
GenreDocumentary
Created byCharles M. Schulz
Directed byLee Mendelson
Presented byPhyllis George
Voices ofArrin Skelley
Daniel Anderson
Annalisa Bortolin
Bill Melendez
Michelle Muller
Ronald Hendrix
Laura Planting
Casey Carlson
Don Potter
Theme music composerVince Guaraldi
ComposersEd Bogas
Judy Munsen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLee Mendelson
ProducerBill Melendez
Production locationsCoast Recorders, San Francisco, California
EditorsPaul Preuss
Chuck McCann
Running time60 min.
Production companiesLee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 5, 1979 (1979-01-05)
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Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is a prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 5, 1979.[1]

This episode celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip and the 15th anniversary of animated Peanuts specials on CBS, which both took place the following year, in 1980.[2] It included an interview with Charles M. Schulz. Phyllis George hosted.[3]

This special followed a 25th anniversary special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, which aired in 1976. It features a sneak preview of the Peanuts feature-length film, Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!), which was released in 1980.

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Credits

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  • Written, Produced and Directed by: Lee Mendelson
  • Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions
  • Animation Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
  • Cinematographers: David Crommie, Chuck Barbee, Stewart Barbee
  • Associate Producers: Martha Grace, Paul Preuss, Ron Nelson
  • Unit Production Manager/1st Assistant Director: Larry Sturhahn
  • Production Staff: Pat LaFortune, Margaret Howard
  • Editors: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann
  • Sound Recordists: John Barbee, Nelson Stoll
  • Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood
  • Camera Assistants: Elizabeth Barbee, Randall Love, George Stephenson, Joseph Ward
  • Production Coordinator: Glenn Mendelson
  • Assistant Editor: Michael Rosenthal
  • Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California
    • "The Big Bow Wow" and "Suppertime" Sung by: Don Potter
    • "Happiness Is..." Sung by: Becky Reardon, Larry Finlayson
  • Hair Stylist: Barbara Lorenz
  • Makeup: Lona Mardock
  • Gaffer: Jeffrey Gilliam
  • Electrician: Leo Loverro
  • Props: John Durr
  • A Lee Mendelson Production
  • in association with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Bill Melendez Productions

References

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  1. ^ Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1452110912.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 271. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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