It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
| It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by |
Bill Melendez Sam Jaimes |
| Voices of | Brett Johnson Stacy Ferguson Jeremy Schoenberg Heather Stoneman Gini Holtzman Keri Houlihan Bill Melendez |
| Opening theme | Flashbeagle |
| Ending theme | Flashbeagle |
| Composer(s) |
Ed Bogas Desirée Goyette |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates |
| Producer(s) | Lee Mendelson Bill Melendez |
| Editor(s) | Chuck McCann Roger Donley Mike Tomack Richard Allen |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | United Feature Syndicate |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | April 16, 1984 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? |
| Followed by | Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown |
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown is the 27th prime-time animated musical television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on April 16, 1984.
The special is presented as an original musical which features parodies of the early 1980s breakdancing craze, MTV, the movies Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, and Footloose, and a number of popular top 40 hit songs of the early 1980s. It has been released to DVD by Warner Home Video as a bonus feature to Snoopy's Reunion.
After seeing the film Flashdance on its initial release, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz decided to draw a parody-tribute to what he saw with Snoopy performing as the “flashdancer”, sporting the same dance clothes worn by the main character Alex played by Jennifer Beals; in a November 29, 1983 comic strip that later led to the idea of turning it into an animated TV special.
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown takes the form of a musical, presenting a series of different songs. The program does not have a strong unifying plot.
The program begins with Snoopy defeating Peppermint Patty at football, followed by an opening credits sequence in which the dog takes out a boom box and dances to the title song as the opening credits roll.
The next segment shows Peppermint Patty and Marcie at school, followed by a gym class, in which Peppermint Patty leads the other characters in a workout while she sings "I'm in Shape". The part of the song where she sings "Hey Linus...!" is clearly inspired by Toni Basil's 1982 hit song "Mickey".
The scene changes to a party at the home of Sally and Charlie Brown. The children begin playing a game of "Simon Says" before Lucy takes over the game and sings "Lucy Says". Later, the children dance to a song about "Pig-Pen", "The Pig-Pen Hoedown".
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