It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

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It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Genre Animation
Format Cartoon
Created by Charles M. Schulz
Written by Charles M. Schulz
Directed by Bill Meléndez
Voices of Michael Catalano
Angela Lee
Earl Reilly
Cindi Reilly
Brent Hauer
Brad Schacter
Kevin Brando
Michael Dockery
Jenny Lewis
Johnny Graves
Joel Graves
Jason Mendelson
Gerard Goyette Jr.
John Hiestand
Frank Oz
Bill Meléndez
Theme music composer Ed Bogas
Desiree Goyette
Country of origin USA
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 1
Production
Executive producer(s) Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
First shown in May 16, 1983
Chronology
Preceded by Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
Followed by What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown is the 25th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on May 16, 1983. It, along with 1982's A Charlie Brown Celebration inspired the Saturday Morning series The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.

Contents

[edit] Format

The special is a compilation consisting of a number of individual stories adapted from stories in the comic strip:

  • Sack: Charlie Brown is having hallucinations as a result of a rash on the back of his head resembling the stitchings of a baseball, most notably seeing the rising sun as a baseball. He goes to camp to take his mind off of baseball with a paper sack on his head to cover up said rash and is suddenly elected camp president as the other kids find his appearance cool. But then he removes his sack the next morning and becomes uncool again. He watches the sun rise, fearing that it will appear as a rising baseball. Instead, the sun is replaced with MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman.
  • Caddies: Peppermint Patty and Marcie become golf caddies.
  • Kite: Charlie Brown bites the Kite-Eating Tree and then goes on the run from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for doing so; he ends up coaching a pee-wee baseball team.
  • Song: Lucy comes to Schroeder's house, annoying him while he tries to play many pieces.
  • Butterfly: Peppermint Patty falls asleep with a butterfly resting on her nose, and Marcie fools her into believing it turned into an angel.
  • Blanket: Lucy attempts to get rid of Linus's blanket by burying it and later turning it into a kite and letting it go, but Snoopy foils her both times.
  • Woodstock: Woodstock performs many of his antics in front of Snoopy.

[edit] Voice cast

  • Michael Catalano - Charlie Brown/Camp Kids
  • Angela Lee - Lucy van Pelt/Sally Brown
  • Earl Reilly - Linus van Pelt/The Kite Eating Tree/Camp Kids
  • Brent Hauer - Peppermint Patty
  • Brad Schacter - Schroeder/Milo
  • Michael Dockery - Marcie/Ruby
  • Johnny Graves - Austin
  • Joel Graves - Leland
  • Gerard Goyette Jr.- Caddy master
  • Jason Castellano- Camp Kids
  • Brandon Crane- Camp Kids
  • John Hiestand- Joe Mel
  • Frank Oz- The Kite Eating Tree (Crying Voice)
  • Bill Meléndez- Snoopy/Woodstock

[edit] Production credits

IT'S AN ADVENTURE, CHARLIE BROWN

  • Created by

Charles M. Schulz

  • Produced by
Lee Mendelson
and
Bill Melendez
  • Directed by
Bill Melendez
and
Abe Levitow
  • Written by
Charles M. Schulz
  • Sequence Directors
Phil Roman
Sam Jaimes
  • Music by
Ed Bogas
and
Desirée Goyette
  • Arranged and Conducted by
Ed Bogas
  • Designed by
Bernard Gruver
Evert Brown
Dean Spille
  • Animation by
Sam Jaimes
Bob Carlson
Hank Smith
Lloyd Vaughan
Ted Bonnicksen
George Grandpre
Jim Davis
Ed Solomon
Bob Bachman
Richard Thompson
Irv Anderson
Rod Scribner
Jeff Hale
Spencer Peel
Warren Batchelder
Jeff Hall
Patricia Joy
Don Lusk
Terry Lennon
Manuel Perez
Bob Matz
Joe Roman
Ed Friedman
Gerry Chiniquy
Norm McCabe
Rudy Zamora
Bill Littlejohn
Larry Leichliter
Al Pabian
Utit Choomuang
  • Checking
Carole Barnes
Eve Fletcher
Jane Gonzales
Cindy Smith
  • Ink and Paint Supervisor
Joanne Lansing
  • Ink and Paint
Karin Holmquist
Micky Kreymann
Valerie Green
Emalene Seutter
Karen Webb
Roubina Janian
Adele Lenart
Colene Gonzales
Teale Wang
Patricia Capozzi
Joan Pabian
Ginny Tucker
Lee Hoffman
Elsa La Baw
Evelyn Hairapetian
Julie Maryon
Olaya Stephenson
Lee Guttman
  • Editing
Chuck McCann
Roger Donley
  • Production Manager
Carole Barnes
  • Production Assistants
Sandy Claxton Arnold
Carol Neal
Barbara Hiestand
Sheyl Mason
Glenn Mendelson
Lynda Mendelson
Alfred E. Neuman © 1983 E.C Publications Inc.
A LEE MENDELSON-BILL MELENDEZ PRODUCTION
in association with
CHARLES M. SCHULZ CREATIVE ASSOCIATES
and UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.
THE END
"It's An Adventure Charlie Brown"
© 1983 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

[edit] Notes

  • Leland resembles the original version of Schroeder from 1951.
  • Milo resembles the younger version of Franklin.

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