''Snoopy! The Musical'' is a

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, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz 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 ...

''. It is an animated adaptation of the musical of the same name, and originally aired on the

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network on January 29, 1988. This is one of the two musicals in the ''Peanuts'' franchise where Snoopy has a speaking voice which only viewers can hear.

Plot

A series of vignettes are strung together regarding the ''Peanuts'' gang. Each vignette has a song that involves various members of the gang (Consisting of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock and Snoopy) * "Don't Be Anything Less Than Everything You Can Be" – Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Sally and Linus sing about being the best that you can be, as Snoopy observes. * "Snoopy's Song" – Snoopy decides to obey his owner more after Lucy almost convinces Charlie to trade him in for a cat. * "Woodstock's Theme" – short musical interlude plays as Woodstock wakes up and flies, with Snoopy commenting on his technique. * "Edgar Allan Poe" – Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Sally, Linus, Charlie Brown agonize over the teacher calling on them, figuring that no matter what, the teacher will ask them something having to do with

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. * "I Know Now" – Sally, Peppermint Patty and Lucy sing about what they have learned as they have grown up. * "The Vigil" – Linus once again holds vigil in the pumpkin patch on Halloween night, in hopes that the Great Pumpkin will appear. Snoopy accompanies him, but wears dark glasses so as to prevent anyone from recognizing him. * "Clouds" – The Peanuts gang lay about in a grassy meadow, talking about what they see in the clouds. * "The Great Writer" – Snoopy attempts to compose his written masterpiece: "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night". * "Poor Sweet Baby" – Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown discuss understanding what love is. * "The Big Bow-Wow" – Snoopy is selected as Head Beagle, and celebrates by going out on the town, and performing at a stage show. * "Just One Person" – The Peanuts gang sing an ensemble piece about believing in yourself

Cast

* Tiffany Billings as Lucy van Pelt * Kristi Baker as

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 ...

* Cameron Clarke 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 ...

* Sean Collins as

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 ...

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Sally Brown Sally Brown is a fictional character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles Schulz. She is the younger sister of main character Charlie Brown. She was first mentioned in May 1959 and throughout a long series of strips before her first appeara ...

Jeremy Miller Jeremy James Miller (born October 21, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on ''Growing Pains'' and its two reunion movies. He also voiced Linus van Pelt in ''Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!''. Career Miller ...

as Linus van Pelt *

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 ...

as Snoopy and

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(uncredited)

Production notes

Having adapted the musical ''

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'' three years prior, Charles Schulz once again opted to adapt the other musical with the ''Peanuts'' gang. Schulz had recently utilized many comic strips for ''

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''. ''Snoopy!!! The Musical'' marked the first time Snoopy was voiced by Cameron Clarke: Clarke would go on to voice Snoopy in ''

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'' and in the ''World of Snoopy'' storybooks. The song "Poor Sweet Baby" was based on the comic strip on April 8, 1973, and the Broadway version song "Hurry up Face" was based on the comic strip on September 17, 1972. The idea of Lucy mistaking a potato chip for a butterfly was borrowed from 1969's ''

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''. Stock footage was used for several sequences: * kids leaving school in "Just One Person" is from '' You're Not Elected Charlie Brown'' and ''

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'' * Charlie Brown kissing The Little Red-Haired Girl, flying and landing in his bed is from ''

It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' is the 16th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired 8:00 PM, Monday, October 24, 1977 on the CBS-TV network. In this specia ...

'' * Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown talking under the tree in "Poor Sweet Baby" is from ''

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown ''There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'' is the ninth prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. This marks the on-screen debut of Marcie, who first appeared on the comic strip in 1 ...

'' and ''

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown ''It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'' is the 15th prime-time animated television special based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts''. The subject of the special is Arbor Day, a secular holiday devoted to planting trees. ''It's Arbor Day ...

Cameos

* Rerun makes a brief cameo in the song "I Know Now" after Linus upsets him and is confronted by their parents. * The Cat Next Door appears on screen for the first time, resembling Brutus from the 1977 film ''

Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman, and the third in a series of films based on the ''Pea ...

''. * The Little Red-Haired Girl, again in the "Heather" version, appears comforting Charlie Brown in the "Poor, Sweet Baby" segment.

References

External links

* {{Peanuts television specials Peanuts television specials 1988 television specials 1988 in American television 1980s American television specials 1980s animated television specials CBS original programming Musical television specials CBS television specials Television shows directed by Sam Jaimes