| He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown | |
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| Genre | Animated TV Special |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Bill Meléndez |
| Voices of | Peter Robbins Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter Christopner Shea Sally Dryer Bill Meléndez |
| Composer(s) | Vince Guaraldi John Scott Trotter |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Lee Mendelson Bill Meléndez |
| Editor(s) | Robert T. Gillis Steven Melendez |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original airing | February 14, 1968 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | You're in Love, Charlie Brown |
| Followed by | It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown |
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is the fifth prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 14, 1968. This was also the last Peanuts special featuring the majority of the original voice cast from the inaugural A Charlie Brown Christmas.
On July 7, 2009, it was released on DVD for the first time, in remastered form as part of the DVD box set, "Peanuts 1960's Collection."
Synopsis
Snoopy's incessant mischief gets Charlie Brown in trouble with the rest of the Peanuts gang, who demand he do something about it.
Charlie Brown decides to send Snoopy back to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm for a refresher course in obedience training. He calls Peppermint Patty to make arrangements for Snoopy's trip; he is walking and will only get as far as Patty's house the first night, so Patty agrees to let Snoopy stay at her place for one night. Snoopy packs his suitcase and flees to Saint Paul, Minnesota on foot, wearing his dog dish as a bowler hat.
Snoopy starts to the road but, rather than walk under a boiling sun, decides to spend the night at Peppermint Patty's house. Also, instead of going to the Puppy Farm as there are no other reservations there, he checks in under an assumed alter ego and it does not take long for Snoopy to wear out his welcome. Several days later, Charlie Brown gets a call from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, who inform him that Snoopy never showed up. He calls Peppermint Patty, who confirms his worst fears, so Charlie Brown, armed with a leash, goes over to Patty's to claim his pet. As they walk back home, Snoopy pretends he is choking and manages to escape from his distracted master, running right back to Peppermint Patty's to stay for good with new found peace of mind. But Patty turns into a no-nonsense taskmaster and puts Snoopy to work in order to earn his keep as a result of paying Snoopy back for waiting on him hand and foot.
Charlie Brown's friends begin to miss Snoopy, and are willing to have him back, just as he is, so Charlie Brown goes back to Peppermint Patty's to get Snoopy. But the beagle has a meltdown when Charlie Brown tries to put the leash on him again, and Peppermint Patty convinces Charlie Brown to let Snoopy stay. Dejected, Charlie Brown goes back home without his dog.
But that night, Snoopy's frustration - and his incessant workload - begin to get the better of him and he rebels by deliberately breaking dinner dishes, so Peppermint Patty banishes him to the garage. Realizing that life with Charlie Brown is a better option, Snoopy escapes and hurries home, wakes up Charlie Brown in the middle of the night, and the two joyously reunite. The next morning, the rest of the gang (even Lucy) is happy and relieved at Snoopy's return, despite the fact that he quickly reverts back to the old mischievous habits that had gotten him exiled days earlier.
Film Credits
- Written by Charles M. Schulz
- Produced and Directed by Bill Melendez
- Executive Producer Lee Mendelson
- Original Score Composed and Performed by Vince Guaraldi
- Music Supervised, Arranged, and Conducted by John Scott Trotter
- Animators: Frank Braxton, Bob Carlson, Ruth Kissane, Bill Littlejohn, Bob Matz, Manuel Perez, Phil Roman, Frank Smith, Dick Thompson
- Layout: Bernard Gruver, Ed Levitt, Jan Green
- Backgrounds: Dean Spille
- Ink and Paint: Beverly Robbins, Eleanor Warren, Faith Kovaleski
- Editing: Robert T. Gillis
- Assisted by: Steven Melendez
- Camera: Nick Vasu
- Sound by Producers' Sound Service
- A LEE MENDELSON/BILL MELENDEZ PRODUCTION
- In Cooperation With UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.
- (c)1968 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
External links
| Preceded by “You're in Love, Charlie Brown” |
Peanuts television specials | Followed by “Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz” |
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