You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown | |
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Genre | Animated TV Special |
Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
Directed by | Bill Melendez |
Voices of | Molly Dunham (Lucy van Pelt) John Christian Graas (Linus van Pelt and Kid who yells) Jimmy Guardino (Charlie Brown) Haley Peel (Peppermint Patty) Nicole Fisher (Marcie) Bill Melendez (Snoopy and Woodstock) Crystal Kuns (Melody-Melody) |
Narrated by | Steve Stoliar (Announcer) |
Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
Composer(s) | Vince Guaraldi David Benoit |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
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Executive producer(s) | Lee Mendelson |
Producer(s) | Bill Melendez |
Running time | 26 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | January 18, 1994 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown |
Followed by | It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown |
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown is the 37th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It first aired on January 18, 1994 on NBC, ending the Peanuts specials' 29-year association with CBS; it would also be the last new Peanuts special to air on television until A Charlie Brown Valentine in 2002.
The special begins with Snoopy, as the world-famous Coach, getting his football team, The Birds, ready. It consists entirely of and his tiny friends. The announcer says, this game will decide the Eastern Champ for the "AFL" (Animal Football League). They are playing the team "The Cats" a ferocious group of cats. The Birds crush The Cats, 38–0, making them the Eastern champs. The team celebrates by pouring "Chirpade" on the coach (Chirpade is a parody of Gatorade).
Then, Lucy asks Charlie Brown to kick a football. Charlie Brown refuses to do it. Lucy then asks him "Are you gonna go through life not trusting anyone? That's no way to live." Charlie Brown decides, she's right, and tries to kick the ball, until Peppermint Patty comes, with Marcie, Franklin, and Linus, and tells Charlie Brown and Lucy, there will be a punt pass and kick contest, and first prize wins a new bicycle, and a trip to the Super Bowl, and they should all enter. While Lucy is looking at the poster for it, Charlie Brown realizes now is his chance to kick the football, and runs up to kick it, but Lucy (as usual) pulls it away, and the round-headed boy lands on his back as a result.