There's No Time For Love, Charlie Brown

''There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown'' is the ninth prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip ''Peanuts,'' by Charles M. Schulz. This marks the on-screen debut of Marcie, who first appeared on the comic strip in 1971. The special originally aired on the CBS network on March 11, 1973. The first half of the special is presented as a series of sketches based on various ''Peanuts'' strips, while the second half depicts Charlie Brown's erroneous trip to a supermarket, mistaken for an art museum.

The special was released on DVD as a bonus feature (along with another ''Peanuts'' special ''Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown'') on January 6, 2004. It was also released in remastered form as part of the DVD box set, ''Peanuts 1970's Collection, Volume One''. It had been previously released on CED in 1981, and on VHS by Kartes Video Communications in 1987, and by Paramount on January 11, 1995. The special occasionally saw airings on the American TV channel Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2000 as part of Nickelodeon's umbrella branding for ''Peanuts'' programming, ''You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown!''

Plot

With midterm exams approaching, Charlie Brown and his classmates face mounting academic pressure. Their teacher assigns a field trip to an art museum, intended to provide educational enrichment. However, due to a series of misunderstandings and navigational errors, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and a small group of friends mistakenly enter a supermarket, believing it to be the museum.

Inside, the group misinterprets various store displays as modern art installations and household items as abstract sculptures, leading to humorous commentary and misguided analysis. Meanwhile, Snoopy appears intermittently in his Joe Cool persona, casually observing the events and interacting with passersby in his trademark detached, collegiate manner.

Back at school, the students prepare written reports on their supposed museum visit. Despite the error, the teacher praises their creativity and insight, unaware of the mix-up. Charlie Brown, initially anxious about having failed the assignment, is relieved by the unexpected positive outcome. For the moment, Charlie Brown is optimistic about his academic standing, though still surrounded by the usual uncertainties and comic misadventures that characterize his everyday life.

Cast and characters

* Chad Webber as Charlie Brown
* Stephen Shea as Linus van Pelt
* Robin Kohn as Lucy van Pelt
* Hilary Momberger as Sally Brown
* James Ahrens as Marcie
* Todd Barbee as Franklin
* Christopher DeFaria as Peppermint Patty
* Bill Melendez as Snoopy
Violet, Patty, and Frieda made cameo appearances but they are silent.

Music score

The music score for ' was composed by Vince Guaraldi and conducted and arranged by John Scott Trotter. The score was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Quintet on January 15, February 22 and 26, 1973, at Wally Heider Studios, featuring Tom Harrell (trumpet), Pat O'Hara (flute), Seward McCain (bass) and Glenn Cronkhite (drums).

#"Early Wake-Up"
#"" (version 1, opening credits)
#"Pitkin County Blues"
#"" (version 2)
#"Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (aka "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues")
#"African Sleigh Ride"
#"Joe Cool" (Lead vocal: Vince Guaraldi)
#"Peppermint Patty" (brass version)
#"Apple Jack" (variation of “Linus and Lucy”)
#"Bus Me"
#"" (version 3, electric keyboard version)
#"Linus and Lucy" (electric guitar version)
#"Incumbent Waltz" (piano + electric guitar version)
#"" (version 4, brass)
#"" (version 5, wah-wah guitar/end credits)

No official soundtrack for ' was released. However, recording session master tapes for seven 1970s-era ''Peanuts'' television specials scored by Guaraldi were discovered by his son, David, in the mid-2000s. The songs "Pitkin County Blues", "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (aka "Charlie's Blues" and "Charlie Brown Blues"), "African Sleigh Ride", "Peppermint Patty", "Joe Cool" and "" (version 3, electric keyboard version) were released in 2007 on the compilation album, '' Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials''.

In addition, a live version of "" was also released in 2008 on '' Live on the Air'' from a Vince Guaraldi Trio concert originally recorded on February 6, 1974 (exactly two years to the day before Guaraldi's death). The song was also covered by New Age pianist George Winston on '' Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2'' (2010).

Credits

* Written and Created by: Charles M. Schulz
* Directed by: Bill Melendez
* Produced by: Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez
* Original Music Composed and Performed by: Vince Guaraldi
* Music Supervision by: John Scott Trotter
* Graphic Blandishment: Ed Levitt, Evert Brown, Dean Spille, Frank Smith, Bernard Gruver, Carole Barnes, Ellie Bogardus, Phil Roman, Don Lusk, Bob Carlson, Sam Jaimes, Bill Littlejohn, Al Pabian, Rod Scribner, Hank Smith, Beverly Robbins, Eleanor Warren, Manon Washburn, Faith Kovaleski, Adele Lenart, Joanne Lansing, Dawn Smith, Joice Lee Marshall, Carla Washburn, Debbie Zamora
* "Joe Cool" Sung by: Vince Guaraldi
* Editing: Robert T. Gillis, Charles McCann, Rudy Zamora
* Recording:
** Voices: Radio Recorders, Coast Recorders
** Music: Wally Heider Recording
** Mix: Producers' Sound Service
* Camera: Dickson-Vasu, Tony Rivetti
* in cooperation with United Feature Syndicate, Inc. and Charles M. Schulz Creative Development, Corp., Warren Lockhart, President

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