A Charlie Brown Celebration
| A Charlie Brown Celebration | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Family |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by |
Bill Melendez Phil Roman (co-director) |
| Voices of |
Casey Carlson Shannon Cohn Christopher Donohoe Kristen Fullerton Brent Hauer Michael Mandy Bill Melendez Cindi Reily Earl Reily |
| Composer(s) |
Ed Bogas Judy Munsen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Walter Bien |
| Producer(s) | Lee Mendelson Bill Melendez |
| Editor(s) | Chuck McCann Roger Donley Lovell Norman |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | May 24, 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown |
| Followed by | Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? |
A Charlie Brown Celebration is the 23rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, who introduced the hour-long special. It was originally aired on the CBS network on May 24, 1982, and consists of a number of stories adapted from the comic strip. The special will be released for the first time on DVD by Warner Home Video on October 4, 2016, as a bonus special to Charlie Brown's All-Stars
The formula used in this special, several stories with one or two-word titles, was later adapted for the Saturday morning CBS series, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, which started in 1983, and used in another special, It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown. A compilation of short stories also make up You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (both the stage musical and animated special), Snoopy!!! The Musical (both the stage musical and animated special), and Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales. Schulz first toyed with using vignettes in the 1973 special There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown.
There are a number of storylines in this special:
Although Lucy taunts Charlie Brown to kick the football in this special, this is the first time she definitely promises never to pull it away again. When Charlie Brown gets ill at a ball game, Lucy promises never to pull the ball away. She does not pull the ball away when Charlie Brown gets better, but he misses and kicks her arm, resulting in her arm being encased in a cast. Charlie Brown is mentioned as kicking it in the It's Magic, Charlie Brown special.
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