''It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown'' is an
animated
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documentary
television special
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based on characters from the ''
Peanuts
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''
comic strip
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.
Hosted by ''
Peanuts
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'' creator ''
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 ...
'', the
television special
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originally aired on the
CBS
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network on May 14, 1985. The special featured highlights of the ''Peanuts'' specials produced over the last twenty years.
Voice cast
* Brett Johnson as
Charlie Brown
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*
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, ''Peanuts'' animated specials ...
:as
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 ...
Cast
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Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown, 1963–69)
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Pamelyn Ferdin
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(
Lucy Van Pelt, 1969–71)
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Stacy Ferguson
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(
Sally Brown
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, 1984–85)
* Gini Holtzman (
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 ...
, 1984–85)
* Keri Houlihan (
Marcie
Marcie is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated Daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz.
Marcie is a studious girl who is sometimes depicted as being terrible at sports. ...
, 1984–85)
* Chris Inglis (Charlie Brown, 1971)
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Desirée Goyette
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Marine Jahan
Marine Jahan (; born January 1, 1959, in Versailles, France) is a French actress and dancer.
Career
In the United States, she is known for dancing as one of the body-doubles for Jennifer Beals in the 1983 film ''Flashdance''.
At the time of the ...
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Chuck McCann
Charles John Thomas McCann (September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. He was best known for his work in presenting children's television programming and animation, a ...
*
Lee Mendelson
Leland Maurice Mendelson (March 24, 1933 – December 25, 2019) was an American animation producer and the executive producer of the many ''Peanuts'' animated specials.
Biography
Mendelson was born in San Francisco and grew up in San Mateo gra ...
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Joey Scarbury
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Childhood and early music career
Scarbury was born in Ontario, Calif ...
*
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 ...
* Jill Schulz
References
External links
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Peanuts television documentaries
1985 television specials
1985 documentary films
1985 in American television
1980s American television specials
1980s animated television specials
Documentary specials
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