Charlie Brown

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000)

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg (actress), Walter C. Miller (director), Walter Cronkite (actor), Lee Mendelson (writer), Walter C. Miller (producer), Lee Mendelson (producer), B.B. King (actor), Bill Melendez (producer), Charles M. Schulz (actor), Faith Hill (actress), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Willie Mays (actor), Joe Torre (actor), Joe Montana (actor),

Plot: This special hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, featured highlights from past shows as well as 10 minutes of new animation, country music star Faith Hill singing "Poor Sweet Baby" to Charlie Brown; sports figures Willie Mays, Joe Montana and Joe Torre giving advice to Charlie Brown; and six segments focusing on some of the strip's major themes: "Unrequited Love", "Sports", "Everyday Life", "Music of Charlie Brown", "Snoopy", and "Happiness."

Keywords: animation-filmmaking, cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, dog, peanuts
Genres: Animation, Documentary, Family,

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000)

Actors: Bill Melendez (director), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Neil Ross (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Joan Van Ark (actress), Bill Melendez (producer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Pat Musick (actress), Ashley Edner (actress), Carol Neal (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Mendelson (miscellaneous crew), David Benoit (composer), Quinn Beswick (actor),

Plot: Charlie Brown tells Sally a somewhat modified version of the legend of the Pied Piper, as Snoopy plays the title character who tries to rid the Peanuts' gang's hometown of sports playing, loudly dancing mice by playing his accordion in return for a year's supply of dog food.

Keywords: based-on-fairy-tale, cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, dog, peanuts, pied-piper, surrealism
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

Sally: What are you watching, big brother?::Charlie Brown: I am watching a program that's supposed to make you a better person.::Sally: It's not working, is it?

Interviewer: Come on, Mayor, what are ya gonna do about all these mice? Say something stupid and we'll put it on the network tonight!

Djöflaeyjan (1996)

Actors: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (producer), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (director), Peter Aalbæk Jensen (producer), Baltasar Kormákur (actor), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (actor), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (composer), Sigurður Sigurjónsson (actor), Magnús Ólafsson (actor), Ingvar Þórðarson (actor), Peter Rommel (producer), Óskar Jónasson (actor), Helga Braga Jónsdóttir (actress), Ari Kristinsson (producer), Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (actress), Egil Ødegård (producer),

Plot: Djoflaeyjan takes place in Reykjavik in the years following World War II. The British and American occupation army has left their bunkers behind. They became homes to hundreds of lower-class people who were pouring into the capital during those years. Djoflaeyjan tells the story of the struggle and often humorous life of people in the bunkers in those difficult times.

Keywords: 1950s, alcohol, aviation, barracks, based-on-novel, based-on-true-story, brother, christmas, dysfunctional-family, elvis-presley
Genres: Comedy, Drama,
Taglines: Dyrasta kvikmynd sem gerd hefur verid a Islandi Iceland's Most Expencive Motion Picture

Quotes:

Dolly: Hey Dolly. Don't let the sun catch you cryin'.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)

Actors: Bill Melendez (producer), Chuck McCann (editor), Bill Melendez (director), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Ed Bogas (composer), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Chad Allen (actor), Desirée Goyette (composer), Desirée Goyette (actress), Carol Neal (miscellaneous crew), Sandy Claxton Arnold (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Mendelson (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

Linus van Pelt: How are you doing with "War and Peace", Charlie Brown?::Charlie Brown: I've just finished reading the dust jacket.::Linus van Pelt: Many is the book report that has been written by just reading the dust jacket.

Sally Brown: I wonder when my sweet babboo is going to ask me to the party?::Linus van Pelt: I'm not your sweet babboo, and I wouldn't invite you to a *ga-rage* sale!::Sally Brown: Isn't he the cutest thing?

Lucy van Pelt: [as Schroeder plays his piano] Well, are you taking me to the party or not? [Schroeder stops playing]::Schroeder: Musicians don't dance. And anyway, I'll be playing the piano at the party. [continues playing]::Lucy van Pelt: I don't mind the rejection; it's the smile that bugs me.

Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: Have you made any New Year's resolutions, Chuck?::Charlie Brown: Yes. You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

Charlie Brown: [just before closing "War and Peace"] Well, here I am reading "War and Peace", and everybody else is at dance class having fun. Maybe I should go over to the class and just look in, and see what they're all doing.

Charlie Brown: [in bed, the night before New Year's Eve] Tomorrow night's party. The Little Red-Haired Girl never answered my letter. [closes his eyes briefly, then opens them again] What a way to start a new year. Tomorrow night, millions of people will be going to parties and dressing up. [Snoopy and Woodstock appear at the window, dressed in top hats and tuxes; they tip their hats to him, then leave] Some are even ready a day ahead of time.

[last lines]::Linus van Pelt: Did you turn in your report?::Charlie Brown: [aghast] Yes.::Linus van Pelt: What did the teacher say about it? What grade did you get?::Charlie Brown: A D minus - the lowest grade without failing.::Linus van Pelt: Gee, I'm sorry, Charlie Brown.::Charlie Brown: The teacher said it looked like the sort of report that was written after midnight on the last day of Christmas vacation.::Linus van Pelt: What did you say?::Charlie Brown: What *could* I say? I congratulated her on her remarkable insight.::Linus van Pelt: Did you see what our next assignment is?::Charlie Brown: [lightens up] No! What is it?::Linus van Pelt: To read "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoevsky.::[Charlie Brown faints off his desk]::Linus van Pelt: Happy New Year, Charlie Brown.

Sally Brown: If you don't ask me to the party, I'll just go with someone else.::Linus van Pelt: Good. Go with someone else.

Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: It's been a great year, Chuck. You'll have to admit that. What you do think, Chuck, would be good rules for living in the new year?::Charlie Brown: Keep the ball low, don't leave your crayons in the sun, use dental floss every day, don't spill the shoe polish, always knock before entering, don't let the ants get in the sugar, never volunteer to be a program chairman, always get your first serve in, and feed your dog whenever he's hungry.::Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: Will those rules give me a better life, Chuck?::Charlie Brown: The better life, and a fat dog.

Marcie: It's too bad Charles couldn't come to the party, sir.::Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: I couldn't care less, Marcie.::Marcie: It's too bad he had to write that report.

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986)

Actors: William Holden (actor), Jeff Pidgeon (actor), Rich Moore (actor), Rich Moore (actor), Jim Reardon (director), Jim Reardon (writer), Ethan Kanfer (actor), Broose Johnson (actor), Bret Haaland (actor), Ed Bell (actor), Bret Haaland (actor), Mike Reardon (actor), Mike Reardon (actor), Etienne Badillo (actor),

Plot: The Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on Charlie Brown's head, and as a consequence, the rest of the Peanuts Gang proceed to kill Charlie Brown in various ways (from Lucy having Charlie Brown kick an explosive football, to Linus strangling him with his blanket, to Snoopy chomping off his arm which held a Peppermint Patty candy), until finally, a Rambo/Schwarzenegger-like Charlie Brown goes postal and mass chaos ensues!

Keywords: action-hero, adult-animation, animal-bite, black-and-white, bounty, cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, child-murder, cult, cult-film
Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Short,

Quotes:

[opening narration]::Narration: This Tuesday night, at 8 o'clock, another heartwarming holiday special, starring the Peanuts gang!::Great Pumpkin: [the Peanuts gang, on their knees, tremble at the Great Pumpkin, who sits on a throne and smokes a cigar]::Great Pumpkin: Wah-wah wah-wah-wah-wah...::Narration: When the Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on Charlie Brown's head, the rest of the gang race against each other to bump him off, and collect the reward!

Narration: Sponsored by Madison Farms, makers of Ding Dongs, Twinkies, Pooftas and Wussycakes!

Charlie Brown: See you in hell!

Charlie Brown: Schroeder, where's your piano? [a giant piano falls on him]

Narration: Also starring Snoopy and the Red Baron, [Snoopy and his doghouse are shot by gunfire]... Peppermint Patty [Charlie Brown shows a peppermint patty to the audience, which Snoopy bites, in turn his arm is bitten, Charlie Brown screams and his bitten arm gushes blood]... and the Kite Eating Tree [the tree falls on him]

Charlie Brown: Happiness is a warm uzi.

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1985)

Actors: Bill Melendez (producer), Chuck McCann (editor), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Desirée Goyette (producer), Carol Neal (miscellaneous crew), Sandy Claxton Arnold (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Mendelson (miscellaneous crew), David Wagner (actor), Robert Towers (actor), Joanna Coletta (miscellaneous crew), Sam Jaimes (director),

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Short,
Taglines: Happiness With the Peanuts Gang!

Quotes:

Snoopy: No one has ever called me... "Sugar Lips".

[last lines]::Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Sally Brown, Lucy van Pelt, Linus van Pelt, Schroeder: [singing] Happiness is morning and evening, daytime and nighttime too.::Charlie Brown: For happiness is anyone and anything at all that's loved by you.::Lucy van Pelt: [spoken] You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

Lucy van Pelt, Linus van Pelt, Schroeder, Sally Brown: [singing] You could be king, Charlie Brown! You could be king!::Lucy van Pelt: [spoken] If only you weren't so wishy-washy.

Charlie Brown: [after Snoopy dances with his meal during "Suppertime" and Charlie silences him] Why can't you eat your meal quietly and calmly like any other normal dog?::Snoopy: So what's wrong with making meal time a joyous occasion?

Linus van Pelt: [Lucy talks of her dream to become a queen] Lucy, I believe Queen is an inherited title. Yes, I'm quite sure. A person can only become a queen by being born into a royal family of the correct lineage so that she can assume the throne after the death of the reigning monarch. I can't think of any possible way you can become Queen. I'm sorry, Lucy, but it's true.

Lucy van Pelt: My Aunt Marion was right. Never try to discuss marriage with a musician.

Charlie Brown: Hi, Linus. Where're you going?::Linus van Pelt: Lucy's teaching me, Charlie Brown. She says a sister is responsible for the education of her little brother, so she's teaching me. Boy, is she intelligent.

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)

Actors: Bill Melendez (producer), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Chuck McCann (editor), Phil Roman (director), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Roger Donley (editor), Sandy Claxton Arnold (miscellaneous crew), Vince Guaraldi (composer), Michelle Muller (actress), Liam Martin (actor), Stuart Brotman (actor), Gail Davis (actress),

Plot: To celebrate Arbor Day, the gang decide to do a great gardening project for Charlie Brown. Unfortunately, Charlie Brown learns that they did it in his baseball diamond, turning it in to a lush garden. With no alternative, he is forced to play against Peppermint Patty's team in that field. However, the bizarre setting seems to be working to his advantage.

Keywords: arbor-day, baseball, baseball-field, baseball-game, baseball-player, based-on-comic, cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, dog, garden
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short, Sport,

It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974)

Actors: Bill Melendez (producer), Phil Roman (director), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Charles M. Schulz (writer), Chuck McCann (editor), Lee Mendelson (producer), Don Lusk (miscellaneous crew), Vince Guaraldi (composer), Sam Jaimes (miscellaneous crew), Evert Brown (miscellaneous crew), Bill Littlejohn (miscellaneous crew), Dean Spille (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Shea (actor), Lynn Mortensen (actress),

Plot: With a science project looming, Sally is desperate for something to use for a subject, while at the same time, Woodstock's nest disappears. It's up to Snoopy to play detective to find it and lawyer to defend from the thief in Lucy's court.

Keywords: based-on-comic, bird, cartoon-dog, character-name-in-title, detective, dog, nest, peanuts, school, sherlock-holmes
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

Linus: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. When there is a mystery, in Snoopy we trust.

Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: [to "Detective" Snoopy, thinking he's playacting] Your money or your life, you dirty rat!

Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: [seeing Snoopy and Woodstock run away to get Woodstock's nest] Hey, kid! Come back! We didn't finish the game! Come back, Snoooooop!

Linus: Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust. Snoopy will find it, and find it he must.::Snoopy: [holding up a broom straw] Aha!::Lucy: That's a broom straw. So what?

Linus: Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. The proof of the pudding is under the crust.

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (1974)

Actors: Charles M. Schulz (writer), Phil Roman (director), Chuck McCann (editor), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (producer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Roger Donley (editor), Sandy Claxton Arnold (miscellaneous crew), Vince Guaraldi (composer), Stephen Shea (actor), Lynn Mortensen (actress), Lynn Mortensen (actress), Lynn Mortensen (actress), Jimmy Ahrens (actor),

Plot: With Easter coming up, the gang is hard at work for get ready for the holiday. While Snoopy is shopping for a new home for Woodstock, Peppermint Patty is having a difficult time making Easter eggs with Marcie who hasn't the slightest idea of how to do that.

Keywords: angry-kid, based-on-comic, basket, birdhouse, boiling-eggs, bunny, cartoon-dog, character-calls-female-"sir", character-name-in-title, christmas
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,
Taglines: The Easter Beagle is coming! (2008 DVD re-release)

Quotes:

Peppermint Patty: Marcie, you made egg soup!

Sally Brown: See? Linus was right. There *is* an Easter Beagle.::Lucy van Pelt: Some Easter Beagle! He gave me my own egg!

Marcie: What do we do with the Easter eggs now that we have them, sir?::Peppermint Patty: We eat them. We put a little salt on them, and we eat them.::Marcie: [eats her egg, still with the shell on, and gulps it down] Tastes terrible, sir!

Schroeder: What's the matter with you? All you think about is "gimme, gimme, gimme; get, get, get"!::Lucy van Pelt: That's called sur-*vival*, baby!

Marcie: [frying the first batch of eggs] Uh, sir, how do we color the eggs after we've fried them?::Peppermint Patty: Agh, agh, agh... Aaaugh!

Sally Brown: It's Easter, and they already have the Christmas decorations up.::Charlie Brown: Good grief.::Linus van Pelt: I can't believe it.::Lucy van Pelt: I told you. It's the *gift* getting season.

Linus van Pelt: You'll see. The Easter Beagle won't let us down.::Sally Brown: I know he won't, but how about you?

[first lines]::Marcie: I got the eggs, sir, just like you asked.::Peppermint Patty: Great. Come on in, Marcie. [Marcie enters] But *please* quit calling me 'sir'.

Peppermint Patty: Now look, kid: these eggs are *not* to be fried. Nor are they to be roasted, toasted, or waffled.::Marcie: Yes, sir.::Peppermint Patty: These eggs have to be boiled. You boil them, then I'll show you how to paint them.::Marcie: Yes, sir. I'll boil them, sir, then you'll paint them.

Lucy van Pelt: This is going to be the greatest Easter Egg Hunt ever, and I'm going to find them all!

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

Actors: Charles M. Schulz (writer), Lee Mendelson (producer), Bill Melendez (director), Bill Melendez (actor), Bill Melendez (actor), Chuck McCann (editor), Robert T. Gillis (editor), Phil Roman (director), Hilary Momberger (actress), Bill Melendez (producer), Christopher DeFaria (actor), Don Lusk (miscellaneous crew), Vince Guaraldi (composer), Vince Guaraldi (actor), Sam Jaimes (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,
Taglines: Spend Thanksgiving with Good Ol' Charlie Brown. (2008 DVD re-release)

Quotes:

Charlie Brown: We've got ANOTHER holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us.::Sally Brown: I haven't even finished eating all of my Halloween candy.

Linus van Pelt: What are you going to do on Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown?::Charlie Brown: My mother and dad, and Sally and I are all going to my grandmother's for dinner.::Sally Brown: Why don't you come along, Linus? We can hold hands under the table.::Linus van Pelt: Blah.

[after singing "Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go"]::Charlie Brown: Well, there's only one thing wrong with that.::Linus van Pelt: What's that, Charlie Brown?::Charlie Brown: My grandmother lives in a condominium.

Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt: You're holding my hand, Chuck, you sly dog.

Marcie: He's all yours, Priscilla.::Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt: Priscilla?::Charlie Brown: Priscilla?

Linus van Pelt: In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast. They invited the great Indian chief Massasoit, who brought ninety of his brave Indians and a great abundance of food. Governor William Bradford and Captain Miles Standish were honored guests. Elder William Brewster, who was a minister, said a prayer that went something like this: 'We thank God for our homes and our food and our safety in a new land. We thank God for the opportunity to create a new world for freedom and justice."::Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt: Amen.

Sally Brown: What's the matter, big brother?::Charlie Brown: Nothing. I was just checking the mailbox.::Sally Brown: What did you expect, a turkey card?

Charlie Brown: Holidays always depress me.::Sally Brown: I know what you mean. I went down to buy a turkey tree and all they have are things for Christmas.::Charlie Brown: For Christmas? Already?

Sally Brown: Anyway, why should I give thanks on Thanksgiving? What have I got to be thankful for? All it does is make more work for us at school.

Charlie Brown: I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.::Linus van Pelt: That's right. I've seen you make toast. You can't butter it, but maybe we can help you.