Template:Short description Template:Infobox television 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]
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]
This special followed a 25th anniversary special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, which aired in 1976. It features a sneak preview of the Peanuts feature-length film, Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!), which was released in 1980.
Voice actors
- Arrin Skelley: Charlie Brown
- Daniel Anderson: Linus Van Pelt
- Annalisa Bortolin: 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)
Credits
- Written, Produced and Directed by: Lee Mendelson
- Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions
- Animation Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
- Cinematographers: David Crommie, Chuck Barbee, Stewart Barbee
- Associate Producers: Martha Grace, Paul Preuss, Ron Nelson
- Unit Production Manager/1st Assistant Director: Larry Sturhahn
- Production Staff: Pat LaFortune, Margaret Howard
- Editors: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann
- Sound Recordists: John Barbee, Nelson Stoll
- Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood
- Camera Assistants: Elizabeth Barbee, Randall Love, George Stephenson, Joseph Ward
- Production Coordinator: Glenn Mendelson
- Assistant Editor: Michael Rosenthal
- Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California
- "The Big Bow Wow" and "Suppertime" Sung by: Don Potter
- "Happiness Is..." Sung by: Becky Reardon, Larry Finlayson
- Hair Stylist: Barbara Lorenz
- Makeup: Lona Mardock
- Gaffer: Jeffrey Gilliam
- Electrician: Leo Loverro
- Props: John Durr
- A Lee Mendelson Production
- in association with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Bill Melendez Productions
- © Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
References
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