# Peanuts animated specials

The successful comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, has been adapted into 51 animated specials since 1965, most of them released on television. This article describes the history of these programs, including notable sponsors, directors, and voice actors.

## History

In the strip, adult voices are heard, though conversations are usually only depicted from the children's end. To translate this aspect to the animated medium, the sound of a trombone with a solotone mute, created by Vince Guaraldi and played by Dean Hubbard.
Eight Peanuts-based specials have been made posthumously. Of these, three are tributes to Peanuts or other Peanuts specials, and five are completely new specials based on dialogue from the strips and ideas given to ABC by Schulz before his death. He's a Bully, Charlie Brown, was telecast on ABC on November 20, 2006, following a repeat broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Airing 43 years after the first special, the premiere of He's a Bully, Charlie Brown was watched by nearly 10 million viewers, winning its time slot and beating a Madonna concert special.
In October 2007, Warner Home Video acquired worldwide home video rights to the Peanuts TV specials from Paramount Home Entertainment and other distributors. The deal would also allow Warner Bros. to produce new direct-to-video Peanuts content and short-form digital content for release under the Warner Premiere label.
Accordingly, the streaming rights to Peanuts media are scattered across multiple platforms. The Peanuts Movie, distributed by 20th Century Fox, became part of The Walt Disney Company library and is on Disney+.

## Cast

| Character | Charlie Brown | Snoopy | Lucy Van Pelt | Linus Van Pelt | Sally Brown | Schroeder | Shermy | Patty | Violet Gray | Frieda | Pig-Pen | Peppermint Patty | Franklin | Marcie |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Tracy Stratford | Christopher Shea | Cathy Steinberg | Chris Doran | Chris Doran | Karen Mendelson | Sally Dryer | Ann Altieri | Geoffrey Ornstein | | | |
| Charlie Brown's All Stars! | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Sally Dryer | Christopher Shea | Cathy Steinberg | Glenn Mendelson | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | Lynn Vanderlip | Karen Mendelson | Ann Altieri | Geoffrey Ornstein | | | |
| It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Sally Dryer | Christopher Shea | Cathy Steinberg | Glenn Mendelson | Glenn Mendelson | Lisa DeFaria | Ann Altieri | Ann Altieri | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | | | |
| You're in Love Charlie Brown | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Sally Dryer | Christopher Shea | Cathy Steinberg | | | | Ann Altieri | | | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | | |
| He's Your Dog Charlie Brown | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Sally Dryer | Christopher Shea | | | | | | | | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | | |
| It Was a Short Summer Charlie Brown | Peter Robbins | Bill Melendez | Pamelyn Ferdin | Glenn Gilger | Hilary Momberger | John Daschback | David Carey | | | Ann Altieri | Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter | Christopher DeFaria | | |
| Play It Again | Chris Inglis | Bill Melendez | Pamelyn Ferdin | Stephen Shea | Hilary Momberger | Danny Hjeim | | | | Lynda Mendelson | Chris Inglis | Christopher DeFaria | | |
| You're Not Elected | Chad Webber | Bill Melendez | Robin Kohn | Stephen Shea | Hilary Momberger | Brian Kazanjian | | | Linda Ercoli | | | | | |
| There's No Time for Love Charlie Brown | Chad Webber | Bill Melendez | Robin Kohn | Stephen Shea | Hilary Momberger | | | | | | | Christopher DeFaria | Todd Barbee | Jimmy Ahrens |
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Todd Barbee | Bill Melendez | Robin Kohn | Stephen Shea | Hilary Momberger | | | | | | | Christopher DeFaria | Robin Reed | Jimmy Ahrens |
| It's A Mystery Charlie Brown | Todd Barbee | Bill Melendez | Melanie Kohn | Stephen Shea | Lynn Mortensen | | | | | | Tom Muller | Donna LeTourneau | | Jimmy Ahrens |
| It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown | Todd Barbee | Bill Melendez | Melanie Kohn | Stephen Shea | Lynn Mortensen | Todd Barbee | | | | | | Linda Ercoli | | Jimmy Ahrens |
| Be My Valentine Charlie Brown | Duncan Watson | Bill Melendez | Melanie Kohn | Stephen Shea | Lynn Mortensen | Greg Felton | | | Linda Ercoli | | | | | |
| You're a Good Sport Charlie Brown | Duncan Watson | Bill Melendez | Melanie Kohn | Liam Martin | Gail Davis | | | | | | | Stuart Brotman | Duncan Watson | Jimmy Ahrens |
| It's Arbor Day | Dylan Beach | Bill Melendez | Sarah Beach | Liam Martin | Gail Davis | Greg Felton | | | | Michelle Muller | | Stuart Brotman | | |
| What a Nightmare | Liam Martin | Bill Melendez | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| It's Your First Kiss | Arrin Skelley | Bill Melendez | Michelle Muller | Daniel Anderson | | | | | | | | Laura Planting | Ronald Hendrix | |
| You're the Greatest | Arrin Skelley | Bill Melendez | Michelle Muller | Daniel Anderson | | | | | | | | Patricia Patts | | Casey Carlson |
| She's a Good Skate | Arrin Skelley | Bill Melendez | | | | | | | | | | Patricia Patts | | Casey Carlson |
| Life Is a Circus | Michael Mandy | Bill Melendez | Kristin Fullerton | Rocky Reilly | | Christopher Donohoe | | | | | | Brent Hauer | | Shannon Cohn |
| A Charlie Brown Celebration | Michael Mandy | Bill Melendez | Kristin Fullerton | Rocky Reilly | Cindi Reilly | Christopher Donohoe | | | | | | Brent Hauer | Christopher Donohoe | Shannon Cohn |
| It's Magic | Michael Mandy | Bill Melendez | Sydney Penny | Rocky Reilly | Cindi Reilly | Christopher Donohoe | | | | | | Brent Hauer | Christopher Donohoe | Shannon Cohn |
| Someday You'll Find Her | Grant Wehr | Bill Melendez | | Rocky Reilly | | | | | | | | | | |
| It's an Adventure | Michael Catalano | Bill Melendez | Angela Lee | Rocky Reilly | Cindi Reilly | Brad Schacter | | | | | | Brent Hauer | | Michael Dockery |
| Is This Goodbye | Brad Kesten | Bill Melendez | Angela Lee | Jeremy Schoenberg | Stacy Heather Tolkin | Kevin Brando | | | | | | Victoria Vargas | Kevin Brando | Michael Dockery |
| What Have We Learned | Brad Kesten | Bill Melendez | | Jeremy Schoenberg | Stacy Heather Tolkin | | | | | | | Victoria Vargas | | Michael Dockery |
| It's Flashbeagle | Brad Kesten | Bill Melendez | Jessica Lee Smith | David Wagner | Fergie | Kevin Brando | | | | | Joe Chemay | Gini Holtzman | | Keri Houlihan |
| You're a Good Man | Brad Kesten | Robert Towers | Jessica Lee Smith | David Wagner | Tiffany Reinbolt | Jeremy Scott Reinbolt | | | | | | | | Michael Dockery |
| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown | Chad Allen | Bill Melendez | | Jeremy Miller |
| Snoopy: The Musical | | Bill Melendez |
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| Why, Charlie Brown, Why? | | Bill Melendez |
| Snoopy's Reunion | | Bill Melendez |
| It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown! | | Bill Melendez |
| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown! | | Bill Melendez |
| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! | | Bill Melendez | |
| It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez | |
| A Charlie Brown Valentine | | Bill Melendez |
| Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales | | Bill Melendez |
| Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| He's a Bully, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown | | Bill Melendez |
| Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne | Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown | Tyler Nathan | |
| Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love | Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School | Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie | Etienne Kellici |
| Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin | Etienne Kellici |