Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown is an animated TV documentary that celebrates 25 years of the Peanuts comic strip. The special first aired January 9, 1976 on CBS.[1] The special includes clips from the previous 14 Peanuts specials and interview segments with creator Charles M. Schulz, with narration by Carl Reiner. The cast in this special (excluding Lynn Mortensen and Linda Ercoli) reprised their roles in a Peanuts movie in 1977.

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
GenreDocumentary
Created byCharles M. Schulz
Developed byBill Melendez
Directed byLee Mendelson
Presented byCarl Reiner
Voices ofDuncan Watson
Gail Davis
Liam Martin
Lynn Mortensen
Greg Felton
Bill Melendez
Linda Ercoli
Stuart Brotman
James Ahrens
Theme music composerVince Guaraldi
Opening theme"Linus and Lucy"
Ending theme"Linus and Lucy"
ComposerVince Guaraldi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLee Mendelson
ProducersWarren Lockhart, Lee Mendelson
Production locationsCoast Recorders, San Francisco, California
EditorsPaul Preuss
Chuck McCann
Running time60 min.
Production companiesLee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
Related

A 30th anniversary special, Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown, followed in 1979.

Voice actors

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Credits

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  • Written and Directed by: Lee Mendelson
  • Produced by: Lee Mendelson, Warren Lockhart
  • Associate Producer: Paul Preuss
  • Director of Photography and Supervising Editor: Chuck Barbee
  • Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions Inc.
  • Animation Directed by: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
  • Edited by: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann
  • Sound Recordist: John Barbee
  • Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood
  • Camera Assistants: Elizabeth King, Stewart Barbee
  • Musical Director: Vince Guaraldi
  • Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California
  • Production Staff: Martha Grace, Pat LaFortune
  • Rotoscope Artist: Charlotte Richardson
  • Re-Recording by: Andy Wiskes
  • A Lee Mendelson Production
  • in association with Charles Schulz Creative Associates
    • © Copyright 1976 by United Feature Syndicate

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown at The Big Cartoon Database[dead link]
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