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Voice actors

* Duncan Watson as

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* Lynn Mortensen as Lucy Van Pelt * Liam Martin as Linus Van Pelt * Gail M. Davis as

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* Greg Felton as

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* Stuart Brotman as

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* James Ahrens as Marcie * Linda Ercoli as Violet *

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Credits

* Written and Directed by: Lee Mendelson * Produced by: Lee Mendelson, Warren Lockhart * Associate Producer: Paul Preuss * Director of Photography and Supervising Editor: Chuck Barbee * Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions Inc. * Animation Directed by: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman * Edited by: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann * Sound Recordist: John Barbee * Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood * Camera Assistants: Elizabeth King, Stewart Barbee * Musical Director: Vince Guaraldi * Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California * Production Staff: Martha Grace, Pat LaFortune * Rotoscope Artist: Charlotte Richardson * Re-Recording by: Andy Wiskes * A Lee Mendelson Production * in association with Charles Schulz Creative Associates ** © Copyright 1976 by United Feature Syndicate

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* 1970s animated television specials Peanuts television documentaries Television shows directed by Phil Roman 1970s American television specials 1976 television specials 1976 documentary films 1976 films Documentary films about animation Documentary specials 1970s American films {{arts-documentary-film-stub