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

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based upon the

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Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') 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 ext ...

,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally broadcast on the

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network on February 14, 1968.

Plot

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

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

do something about it, as Snoopy is his dog. Charlie Brown will send a reluctant Snoopy back to his birthplace, the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, for obedience training to appease them. 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, very rarely used in the strip, is Patricia Reichardt. She is one of a small group in the strip who live across town from Charlie ...

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 his hand and foot, which confuses her. A week later, the Puppy Farm calls Charlie Brown to inform him that Snoopy never arrived. Realizing Snoopy 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, she puts him to work doing menial chores, much to his dismay. As the other children start to miss Snoopy, Charlie Brown tries to bring him home again, but Snoopy breaks the leash and sends Charlie Brown away. Devastated by Snoopy’s refusal to return home, Charlie Brown and the kids call out for him to come home. That night, while doing dishes, Snoopy, having had enough, becomes infuriated and starts breaking dishes, and Peppermint Patty puts him in the garage as punishment. While there, Snoopy realizes that he has a better life at home and begins to howl incessantly. When Peppermint Patty comes out to check on him, he dashes out of the garage and attacks her, 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 does not send him away. The next day, after taking Linus on a wild blanket ride and picking a fight with

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, the other children are also glad that Snoopy is back. Contented, Snoopy goes to nap on top of his doghouse.

Cast

* Peter Robbins as

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...

* Sally Dryer as Lucy van Pelt *Chris Shea as Linus van Pelt *Gai DeFaria as

*Glenn Mendelson as Schroeder *Ann Altieri as

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*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, Bernard Gruver, Frank Braxton, Dick Thompson, Bill Littlejohn, Phil Roman, Bob Matz, Eleanor Warren, Faith Kovaleski, Manuel Perez, Jan Green *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 ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' is a 1965 animated television special. It is the first TV special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'', by Charles M. Schulz, and features the voices of Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Kathy Steinberg, Tracy Str ...

''. 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 ''You're in Love, Charlie Brown'' is the fourth prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on June 12, 1967. This was the second non-holiday-oriented ''Peanuts ...

'' were nominated for an

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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 animated Halloween television special based on the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. The third ''Peanuts'' special, and the second holiday-themed special, to be created, i ...

'' (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 ''Peanu ...

'' (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 (; birth name, 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 s ...

(except where noted) and conducted and arranged by

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

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, featuring John Gray (guitar), Frank Strozier (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'' ("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 Theme" #"Charlie Brown and His All-Stars" #"Red Baron" (version 3) #"Schroeder's Wolfgang" (variation of "Choro," from the Guaraldi/ Bola Sete album '' From All Sides'') #"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 jazz instrumental composed by American pianist Vince Guaraldi. Named after the ''Peanuts'' characters Linus and Lucy Van Pelt, it debuted on Guaraldi's 1964 album '' Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' and rose to ...

" #"" (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!''.

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'', ''

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 p.m., five days before Easter. ''I ...

'', and '' Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown''. It was later released on VHS in 1987 by

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. ''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

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ed form as part of the DVD box set ''Peanuts 1960s Collection''. A separate DVD of the special and '' Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown'' was released on September 21, 2010.

References

External links

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