''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' is the fourth

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based upon the

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Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, 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. ' ...

,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on

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on June 12, 1967. This was the second non-holiday-oriented ''Peanuts'' special, following ''

Charlie Brown's All Stars! ''Charlie Brown's All Stars!'' is the second prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was the second such TV special (following '' A Charlie Brown Christmas'') to be produced ...

''. Both ' and ''

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown ''He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown'' is the fifth prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 14, 1968. Plot Snoopy's persistent mischie ...

'' were nominated for an

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for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 1968.

Plot

With summer approaching,

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is upset that he cannot enjoy himself like all the others, but when he sees the

Little Red-Haired Girl The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the ''Peanuts'' comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love. The character was first mentioned in the strip on Novem ...

on a passing bus,

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figures out that Charlie Brown is in love. Charlie Brown pines for the Little Red-Haired Girl, and during the next-to-last day of school, tries to get her attention. He is called up to read a report to the class but accidentally reads aloud a love note he wrote for her and is laughed at. He then goes to the pencil sharpener and unintentionally sharpens his ball point pen. Lunch hour is no better as he cannot summon the courage to go talk to her, and then panics when the Little Red-Haired Girl approaches him. After school, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy's psychiatric booth for advice, but she is too busy longing for

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. He later brings the girl up to

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 ...

, but before he can mention her red hair, Patty tells him that she will arrange a meeting with her. She then informs Lucy that someone wants to meet her at the ball park that night. Lucy agrees, thinking the "someone" is Schroeder, and Patty then tells Charlie Brown everything is all set. When the two meet at home plate, they both respond with "You!? Bleah!!" The next day, the last before summer vacation, Charlie Brown plans to get up early to meet the Little Red-Haired Girl at the bus stop, but he falls asleep on the bench and misses the bus. He arrives late at school and is sent to the principal's office right after yelling at the teacher when asked why he was late. Back in class, he is called on to solve a math problem on the blackboard. Thinking he will finally impress the Little Red-Haired Girl, he struts to the blackboard and writes some large formulas on the board, but when the teacher asks what he is doing, he admits he doesn't know and is again laughed at. School lets out at noon, and Charlie Brown, now determined to meet the Little Red-Haired Girl, is first out to the school bus to wait for her, but he cannot find her in the clamoring crowd of students. They all get on the bus, and it pulls away, again leaving Charlie Brown behind, wallowing in his misery until he notices a sheet of paper put into his hand that reads: "I Like You, Charlie Brown. signed Little Red Haired Girl". Charlie Brown's anguish quickly turns into delight and hope as he dances up the hill toward home, saying he cannot wait until September during the closing credits. At the end of the credits, Charlie Brown stops and asks himself, "Good grief! How will I ''live'' until September?"

Cast

* Peter Robbins as

* Sally Dryer as Lucy van Pelt *Christopher Shea as Linus van Pelt *Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter as

*Ann Altieri as

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*Kathy Steinberg as

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

3 and 4, Frieda,

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, and

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appear, but are silent.

End 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: Ed Levitt, Bernard Gruver, Frank Smith, Ruth Kissane, Dean Spille, Rudy Zamora, Beverly Robbins, Bob Carlson, Eleanor Warren, Frank Braxton, Faith Kovaleski, John Walker, Flora Hastings, Russ Von Neida, Gwenn Dotzler *Voices Directed by: Dick Beals *West Hillsborough School Choir Directed by: Al Clover *Editing: Robert T. Gillis *Assisted by: Steven Melendez *Sound by: Producers' Sound Service *Camera: Nick Vasu

Music score

The music score for ' was composed by

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(except where noted) and conducted and arranged by

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. The score was recorded by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet on May 17, 1967, at

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, featuring

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(trombone), John Gray (guitar), Ronald Lang (woodwinds),

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(

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) and John Rae (drums). #"It's Spring" #"Charlie Brown Theme" (version 1) (Vince Guaraldi,

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) #"" (version 1, piano) #"" (version 2, vocal) (Guaraldi, Mendelson) #" School Days" (version 1, piano) (

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, Gus Edwards) #"Red Baron" #"Trio Ad-Lib" #"

" (

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, version 1) #"Love Will Come" #"" (version 3, minor key) #"" (version 4, theme parody vocal) #"" (version 5, piano + flute) #" Pomp and Circumstance March: No. 1 in D" (Sir

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) #"Peppermint Patty" (vamp, version 2) #"Schroeder Practices" #"Schroeder Plays" #"Peppermint Patty" (vamp, version 3) #"Peppermint Patty" (piano + brass) #"Peppermint Patty" (vamp, version 4) #"" (version 6, harpsichord) #"Charlie Brown and His All-Stars" (piano + brass) #"Charlie Brown Theme" (version 2) (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) #" School Days" (version 2, horns) (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) #"" (version 7, piano + saxophone, end credits) #"Fanfare Finish" No official soundtrack for ' was commercially released. However, "Peppermint Patty" (piano + horns) was made available as a bonus track on the 2005 CD release of ''

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'' (1967). In addition, variations of "Red Baron", "Peppermint Patty", and the eponymous theme song were released on the 1968 album ''

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''.

Notability

''You're In Love, Charlie Brown'' is notable for at least two important firsts: :*It marked the on-screen debut of

, who was introduced in the classic comic strip the year before. :*It was also the first special that used "tromboning" (a muted trombone) in place of adult voices. Additionally similar to the fight sequences of the 1966 ''Batman'' series, it was the only known Peanuts special in which the more intense sound effects are actually spelled out in

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words: wiggly "R"s when Charlie Brown's alarm clock goes off, and very hard, straight words "Click Clack" and "Clack" when he opens some school doors silently getting to school late (however, in ''

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'' episode "Linus and Lucy" the word "Pow" can be seen when Snoopy punches somebody in Sally's class). This special was rebroadcast yearly on CBS from June 1968 to June 1972. It was first released on home video in 1981 on

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CED format as part of the ''A Charlie Brown Festival'' compilation. The special was released on VHS by Kartes Video Communications in 1987. It was also paired with ''

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown ''Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown'' is the 28th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on March 20, 1985. Plot Snoopy is performing gu ...

'' on a 2-pack in 1989.

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would release the special along with ''

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 ...

'' on the ''Snoopy Double Feature: Volume 4'' VHS on January 11, 1995. Along with the special ''

'', this was released to

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as a bonus feature on the '' Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown-Remastered Deluxe Edition DVD'' on January 15, 2008. On July 7, 2009, it was re-released on DVD, in remastered form as part of the DVD box set, "Peanuts 1960s Collection." It was released on the ''Happiness is Peanuts: Friends Forever'' DVD on December 27, 2011.

References

External links

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