Charlie Brown Cartoons

A Charlie Brown Christmas TV Movie 1965 TV-G The original A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on December 9, 1965. The classic animated special debuted on CBS and was written by Charles M. Schulz, with Bill Melendez serving as producer and director. Bill Melendez and Peter Robbins in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas. Director: Bill Melendez Writer: Charles M. Schulz Stars: Bill Melendez Snoopy(voice) (uncredited) Karen Mendelson Patty(voice) (uncredited) Geoffrey Ornstein Pig-Pen(voice) (uncredited) Peter Robbins Charlie Brown(voice) (uncredited) Christopher Shea Linus Van Pelt(voice) (uncredited) Cathy Steinberg Sally Brown(voice) (uncredited) Tracy Stratford Lucy Van Pelt(voice) (uncredited) The special premiered 60 years ago, preempting The Munsters on CBS. It was a ratings success, finishing second that night to Bonanza and was watched by roughly 45% of all TV viewers at the time. A Charlie Brown Christmas went on to win an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.

One of my favorite childhood memories is of the Charlie Brown Halloween episode. Here is my cobbled together different clips to make my favorite version of the 1966 broadcast. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown TV Movie 1966 TV-G The Peanuts gang, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Sally, Peppermint Patty, celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin. Director: Bill Melendez Writer: Charles M. Schulz Stars: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer

Snoopy, Come Home is a 1972 animated musical film that holds a special, often tear-jerking place in the Peanuts legacy. It follows Snoopy as he receives a letter from his original owner, a girl named Lila, and decides to leave Charlie Brown to visit her in the hospital. The Plot: Accompanied by Woodstock (in his first big-screen appearance), Snoopy journeys cross-country, constantly encountering "No Dogs Allowed" signs and a girl named Clara who tries to keep him captive. The Dilemma: After reaching Lila, Snoopy must choose between his past with her and his present life with the Peanuts gang. Unique Music: It is the only Peanuts film made during composer Vince Guaraldi’s life that he did not score. Instead, the music was written by the Sherman Brothers, famous for their work on Disney’s Mary Poppins. Critical Reception: Despite a modest box office performance, it is considered a classic and is widely regarded as one of the saddest Peanuts stories due to the emotional farewell party held for Snoopy. Snoopy Come Home 1972 Rated G for everyone Bill Melendez in Snoopy Come Home (1972) When Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her. Director: Bill Melendez Writer: Charles M. Schulz Stars: Chad Webber, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is a 1973 American television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. The tenth prime-time animated television special in the Peanuts, it originally aired on the CBS network on November 20, 1973, and won an Emmy Award the following year. It was the third holiday special after A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965 and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown in 1966. Except for the opening football gag, it is the first Peanuts TV special to have a completely original script without relying on the strip. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV Short 1973 TV-G Bill Melendez and Todd Barbee in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner. Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman Writer: Charles M. Schulz Stars: Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea