Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is a prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 5, 1979.[1]
| Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary TV Special |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Presented by | Phyllis George |
| Voices of | Arrin Skelley Daniel Anderson Annalisa Bartolin Bill Melendez Michelle Muller Ronald Hendrix Laura Planting Casey Carlson Don Potter |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Composer(s) | Ed Bogas Judy Munsen |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Mendelson |
| Producer(s) | Bill Melendez |
| Production location(s) | Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| First shown in | 1979 |
| Original release | January 5, 1979 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (1978) |
| Followed by | You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979) |
This episode celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip and the 15th anniversary of animated Peanuts specials on CBS, which both took place the following year, in 1980.[2] It included an interview with Charles M. Schulz. Phyllis George hosted.[3]
Voice actors
- Arrin Skelley: Charlie Brown
- Daniel Anderson: Linus Van Pelt
- Annalisa Bartolin: Sally Brown
- Bill Melendez: Snoopy & Woodstock
- Michelle Muller: Lucy Van Pelt
- Ronald Hendrix: Franklin
- Laura Planting: Peppermint Patty
- Casey Carlson: Marcie
- Don Potter: Snoopy (singing voice)
References
- Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1452110912.
- Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 271. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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