''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' is the fifth

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based upon the popular comic strip ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ''Peanuts'' is among the most popular and infl ...

,'' by

Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', featuring what are probably his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is wi ...

. It was originally aired on the

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network on February 14, 1968.

Plot

Snoopy Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recog ...

's persistent mischief is angering the other kids in the neighborhood, and they all demand that

Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip '' Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American a ...

do something about it because "He's your dog, Charlie Brown!" In a letter to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Charlie Brown writes that he is going to send Snoopy back for a refresher course in obedience. Snoopy loathes the idea, but Charlie Brown tells him it is for his own good. As it is a two-day trip, Charlie Brown calls

Peppermint Patty Peppermint Patty is a fictional character featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts''. Her full name is Patricia Reichardt, which is very rarely used in the strip. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from C ...

and asks to let Snoopy stay there for one night en route; Peppermint Patty agrees, but a scheming Snoopy decides to stay on and has her waiting on him hand and foot, which confuses her. A week later, the Puppy Farm calls and informs Charlie Brown that Snoopy never showed up. When he finds out that he is still at Peppermint Patty's house, Charlie Brown goes over to her house with a leash to take Snoopy home, but the dog escapes and runs back. Peppermint Patty lets Snoopy stay, but instead of returning to the easy life he enjoyed before, she puts him to work doing menial chores. Later, when Lucy and Linus both start to miss Snoopy, Charlie Brown tries again to bring him home, but Snoopy breaks the leash and sends Charlie Brown away. Devastated by Snoopy's refusal to return home, the kids, along with Charlie Brown, cry, "Snoopy, come home!" That night, while doing dishes, Snoopy becomes infuriated and angrily starts breaking dishes, and Peppermint Patty puts him in the garage as punishment. While there, Snoopy realizes that he had a better life at home and starts to howl incessantly. When Peppermint Patty comes out to check on him, he knocks her down, dashes through the unlocked door, gathers all his belongings from inside the house and runs back home to an overjoyed Charlie Brown, with whom he compromises on promising to behave if his master doesn't send him away. The next day, after taking Linus on a wild blanket ride and picking a fight with

Lucy Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lu ...

, the gang is also glad that Snoopy is back. Contented, Snoopy goes to nap on his dog house.

Cast

* Peter Robbins as

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he p ...

* Sally Dryer as Lucy van Pelt *Christopher Shea as Linus van Pelt *Gail DeFaria as

*Glenn Mendelson as

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*Ann Altieri as Violet *Lisa DeFaria as

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*Matthew Liftin as 5 Roy appears but does not have a speaking role.

Credits

*Created and Written by: Charles M. Schulz *Produced and Directed by: Bill Melendez *Executive Producer: Lee Mendelson *Original Score Composed and Performed by: Vince Guaraldi *Arranged and Conducted by: John Scott Trotter *Graphic Blandishment by: Ruth Kissane, Frank Smith, Dean Spille, Beverly Robbins, Bob Carlson, Ed Levitt, Frank Braxton, Bernard Gruver, Dick Thompson, Bill Littlejohn, Phil Roman, Bob Matz, Eleanor Warren, Faith Kovaleski, Manuel Perez, Jan Green, Gwenn Dotzler *Editing: Robert T. Gillis *Assisted by: Steven Melendez *Sound by: Producers' Sound Service *Camera: Nick Vasu

Production notes

''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' was the last ''Peanuts'' special featuring the majority of the original voice cast from the first ''Peanuts'' special, '' A Charlie Brown Christmas''. It was also the first special to credit

as the voice of Snoopy. Both ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' and '' You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' were nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 1968. Stock footage from ''

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. A Halloween special, it was the third ''Peanuts'' special (and second holiday-themed ...

'' (1966) is used when Snoopy flies on his doghouse. The ending segment where Snoopy and Lucy quarrel was inspired by a comic strip storyline that originally ran May 24–29, 1965. It was later adapted for ''

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show ''The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' (known as You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown during reruns on Nickelodeon) is an American animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanuts'' a ...

'' (1983) episode "Snoopy: Man's Best Friend" and the French television series ''

'' (2014) episode "L'amour du risque".

Music score

The music score for ' was composed by

Vince Guaraldi Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this series includ ...

(except where noted) and conducted and arranged by

John Scott Trotter John Scott Trotter Jr. (June 14, 1908 – October 29, 1975), also known as "Uncle John", was an American arranger, composer and orchestra leader. Trotter was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra which backed singer and ...

. The score was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Quintet on January 11, 1968, at

United Western Recorders United Western Recorders was a two-building recording studio complex in Hollywood that was one of the most successful independent recording studios of the 1960s. The complex merged neighboring studios United Recording Corp. on 6050 Sunset Boule ...

, featuring John Gray (guitar),

Frank Strozier Frank R. Strozier Jr. (born June 13, 1937) is a jazz alto saxophonist. Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play piano. In 1954, he moved to Chicago, where he performed with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Litt ...

(alto saxophone, flute), Ralph Peña (bass), and Colin Bailey (drums). Retitled variations of several songs previously released on ''

Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown ''Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (stylized with quotation marks as ''Jazz Impressions of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown"'') is the sixth studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), re ...

'' ("Pebble Beach," "Schroeder") were featured in '. #"Red Baron" (version 1) #"Red Baron" (version 2) #"" (version 1) #"" (version 2) #"Peppermint Patty" (version 1) #"" (version 3) #"Bon Voyage" #"Peppermint Patty" (version 2) #"Oh, Good Grief" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) #"Happiness Is" #"Charlie Brown and His All-Stars" #"Red Baron" (version 3) #"Schroeder's Wolfgang" (variation of "Choro," from the Guaraldi/

Bola Sete Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade; July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987) was a Brazilian guitarist who played jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie. History Born Djama de Andrade in Rio de Janeiro, Sete was the only son of a family with ...

album ''

From All Sides ''From All Sides'' is a collaboration between pianist Vince Guaraldi and guitarist Bola Sete released in February 1965 by Fantasy Records. It was Guaraldi's seventh studio album and the second of three collaborations with Sete. Background Sever ...

'') #"Red Baron" (version 4) #"Housewife Theme" (flute variation of "Pebble Beach", version 1) #"Beethoven Theme" (retitled version of "Schroeder") #"Housewife Theme" (flute variation of "Pebble Beach", version 2) #"Blue Charlie Brown" (slow version) #"The Red Baron" (version 5, minor key) #"" (version 4) #"

Linus and Lucy "Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Named for the two fictional siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt, it was originally released o ...

" #"" (version 5, end credits) No official soundtrack for ' was commercially released. However, variations of "Peppermint Patty", "The Red Baron," "Oh, Good Grief," "Linus and Lucy," and the eponymous theme song (mistitled "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown"), were released on the 1968 album ''

Oh Good Grief! ''Oh Good Grief!'' is the 10th studio album by Vince Guaraldi, released in the U.S. in May 1968. The album was the artist's first release with Warner Bros.-Seven Arts after leaving Fantasy Records in 1966. Background Vince Guaraldi's final thre ...

''.

Home media

''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' was rebroadcast yearly on CBS between February 1969 and June 1972. The special was first released on home media in 1982 on

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CED format, along with ''

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown ''Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown'' is the 13th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. In the United States, it debuted on CBS on January 28, 1975. The special received an Emmy nominati ...

'', ''

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown ''It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! '' is the 12th prime-time animated TV special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. In the United States, it debuted on CBS on April 9, 1974 at 8 PM. ''It's the Easter Beagle, Charli ...

'', and ''

Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown ''Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown'' is the 20th prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip '' Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 24, 1980. The special won an Emmy ...

''. It was later released on VHS in 1987 by

Hi-Tops Video Hi-Tops Video was a children's home video sublabel of Media Home Entertainment (a division of Heron Communications), active from 1986 until 1992. Some of its releases include some Charlie Brown specials, ''Madeline'' and primarily some of the or ...

. ''Snoopy Double Feature Vol. 2'', a VHS release containing ''He's Your Dog'' and '' It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown'', was released on March 9, 1994 (it would later be re-issued in 1997 after Viacom bought Paramount). The first DVD release came on July 7, 2009, in remastered form as part of the DVD box set ''Peanuts 1960s Collection''. A separate DVD of the special and ''

'' was released on September 21, 2010.

References

External links

* {{Vince Guaraldi Peanuts television specials Television shows directed by Bill Melendez 1968 television specials 1968 in American television 1960s American animated films 1960s American television specials 1960s animated television specials CBS television specials Television shows written by Charles M. Schulz