Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

1976 animated television documentary

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)

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.

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

Voice actors

Duncan Watson as Charlie Brown
Lynn Mortensen as Lucy Van Pelt. Mortensen previously voiced Sally Brown in 1974 and 1975.
Liam Martin as Linus Van Pelt
Gail M. Davis as Sally Brown
Greg Felton as Schroeder
Stuart Brotman as Peppermint Patty
James Ahrens as Marcie
Linda Ercoli as Violet
Bill Melendez as Snoopy, Woodstock^[2]

Credits

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

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

External links

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown at IMDb

Peanuts filmography

Animated
specials

A Charlie Brown Christmas
Charlie Brown's All Stars!
It's the Great Pumpkin...
You're in Love...
He's Your Dog...
It Was a Short Summer...
Play It Again...
You're Not Elected...
There's No Time for Love...
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
It's a Mystery...
It's the Easter Beagle...
Be My Valentine...
You're a Good Sport...
It's Arbor Day...
It's Your First Kiss...
What a Nightmare...
You're the Greatest...
She's a Good Skate...
Life Is a Circus...
It's Magic...
Someday You'll Find Her...
A Charlie Brown Celebration
Is This Goodbye...?
It's an Adventure...
What Have We Learned...?
It's Flashbeagle...
Snoopy's Getting Married...
You're a Good Man...
Happy New Year...!
Snoopy! The Musical
It's the Girl in the Red Truck...
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Snoopy's Reunion
It's Spring Training...
It's Christmastime Again...
You're in the Super Bowl...
It Was My Best Birthday Ever...
It's the Pied Piper...
A Charlie Brown Valentine
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Lucy Must Be Traded...
I Want a Dog for Christmas...
He's a Bully...
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket...
For Auld Lang Syne
It's The Small Things...
To Mom (and Dad), With Love
Lucy’s School
One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Welcome Home, Franklin

Feature films

A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snoopy Come Home
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
The Peanuts Movie

TV series

Documentaries

A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz
Happy Anniversary...
Happy Birthday...
It's Your 20th Television Anniversary...
You Don't Look 40...
Good Grief... : A Tribute to Charles Schulz
Here's to You... : 50 Great Years
The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Educational films

Tooth Brushing

Musicals

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special
Children's Entertainment Special (1974–1984)	ABC Afterschool Special ("Rookie of the Year") (1974) The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Harlequinade") (1975) The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera") (1976) Special Treat ("Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid") (1977) ABC Afterschool Special ("Hewitt's Just Different") (1978) Special Treat ("The Tap Dance Kid") (1979) ABC Afterschool Special ("The Late Great Me: Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (1980) ABC Afterschool Special ("A Matter of Time") (1981) ABC Afterschool Special ("Starstruck") (1982) ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (1983) ABC Afterschool Special ("The Great Love Experiment") (1984)
Children's Informational Special (1976–1984)	Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1976) ABC Afterschool Special ("My Mom's Having a Baby") (1977) ABC Afterschool Special ("Very Good Friends") (1978) Razzamatazz (1979) The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Why a Conductor") (1980) The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev") (1981) Kathy (1982) No Award (1983) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story") (1984)
Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming (1980)	ABC Weekend Specials ("The Gold Bug") / CBS Library ("Animal Talk" and "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary") / Once Upon a Classic ("Leatherstocking Tales") (1980)
Children's Special (1985–2003)	CBS Schoolbreak Special ("All the Kids Do It") (1985) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The War Between the Classes") (1986) ABC Afterschool Special ("Wanted: The Perfect Guy") (1987) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Never Say Goodbye") (1988) ABC Afterschool Special ("Taking a Stand") (1989) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("A Matter of Conscience") (1990) Lost in the Barrens (1991) Vincent and Me (1992) ABC Afterschool Special ("Shades of a Single Protein") (1993) Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story") (1994) Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("A Child Betrayed: The Calvin Mire Story") (1995) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Stand Up") (1996) Elmo Saves Christmas (1997) In His Father's Shoes (1998) The Island on Bird Street (1999) Summer's End (2000) Run the Wild Fields / A Storm in Summer (2001) My Louisiana Sky (2002) Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
Children/Youth/Family Special (2004–2007)	The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004) Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2005) Reality Matters ("Teen Sexuality") (2006) Saving a Species (The Great Penguin Rescue") (2007)