Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
| Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Format | Cartoon |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Bill Meléndez |
| Voices of | Brett Johnson Stacy Ferguson Jeremy Schoenberg Heather Stoneman Gini Holtzman Keri Houlihan Daniel Colby Carl Steven Bill Meléndez |
| Composer(s) | Judy Munsen |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates |
| Camera setup | Nick Vasu |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| First shown in | March 20, 1985 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown |
| Followed by | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown |
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown is the 28th 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 March 20, 1985.
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[edit] Plot
Snoopy is performing guard duty for Peppermint Patty, but gets sidetracked when he meets a beautiful dog named Genevieve (who bears a striking resemblance to the poodle, Fifi, in Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown). Soon after, Snoopy decides to get married, and wants his brother Spike to be the "Best Beagle" (Best Man) at his wedding, resulting in Spike traveling a long way from Needles, California and trying to earn money by competing in a dog race, only to be disqualified for being a beagle and not a greyhound.
Snoopy is at first excited, but soon grows nervous at the prospect of marriage, acting miserable at his own bachelor party, and even breaking down into tears hours before the wedding. At the ceremony, everything is in order, until it seems the bride is late. Lucy soon arrives with news that the bride-to-be has just run off with a golden retriever. Snoopy is heartbroken at first, but soon lightens up at the prospect of remaining a bachelor, and enjoys the wedding cake with Woodstock. Spike returns home to his residence, a gigantic hollowed-out cactus with electricity and modern amenities, and the show ends by Spike enjoying part of the wedding cake by himself.
[edit] History
The special was based on a comic strip story in 1977 (later published as "The Beagle Has Landed"). In the original strip, Snoopy's bride-to-be is never seen, and it is Spike that the bride falls for.
[edit] Voice actors
- Brett Johnson: Charlie Brown & 3rd Woodstock
- Jeremy Schoenberg: Linus van Pelt & 2nd Woodstock
- Stacy Ferguson: Sally Brown & Violet
- Heather Stoneman: Lucy van Pelt
- Gini Holtzman: Peppermint Patty
- Keri Houlihan: Marcie
- Daniel Colby: Schroeder & 4th Woodstock
- Carl Steven: Pig-Pen and Franklin
- Bob McGrath: Spike
- Loretta Long: Woodstock
- Cam Clarke: Snoopy
- Sonia Manzano: Fifi
[edit] Film Credits
SNOOPY'S GETTING MARRIED, CHARLIE BROWN!
- created by: Charles M. Schulz
- produced by: Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez
- directed by: Bill Melendez
- written by: Charles M. Schulz and Michael Maltese
- segment directors: Phil Roman, Sam Jaimes
- music by: Judy Munsen
- music arranged and conducted by: Doug Goodwin
- Sally vocal by Dawnn D. Leary
- designed by Evert Brown, Bernard Gruver, Dean Spille
- animation by Hank Smith, Al Pabian, Bill Littlejohn, Larry Leichliter, Leslie Margolin, Bob Matz, Bob Carlson, Margaret Nichols, Robert Taylor,
- Lefty Callahan, Dick Thompson, Rod Scribner, Bob Bemiller, Alan Zaslove, Jeff Hall, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Abe Levitow,
- Tom Ray, John Freeman, Art Leonardi, Bob Bransford, John Gibbs, Nelson Shin, Bob Kirk, Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence, Ray Patterson,
- Warren Batchelder, Lee Halpern, Ken Walker, Chuck Downs, Morey Reden, Dave Tendlar, Ed Barge, George Gordon, Carl Bell
- checking Cynthia Goode, Jane Gonzales, Moley McCauley, Cindy Smith
- ink and paint supervisor Joanne Lansing
- ink and paint Joan Pabian, Teale Wang, Karin Holmquist, Barbara Hiestand, Valerie Green, Karen Webb, Elsa LaBaw, Emaline Seutter,
- Mickey Kreymann, Roubina Janian, Lee Guttman, Colene Gonzales, Evelyn Hairapetian, Lee Hoffman
- editing Chuck McCann, Julie Maryon, Lee Gunther, Roger Donley
- production manager Carole Barnes
- production assistants Sandy Claxton-Arnold, Joanna Loccisano, Carol Neal, Glenn Mendelson, Lynda Mendelson
- camera: Nick Vasu
- dubbing: Glen Glenn Sound
- voice recording: Buzzy's Recording Services
- music recording: Devonshire Studios
- color: Technicolor
[edit] Home video
In 1989, the special was released on a double feature VHS with You're in Love, Charlie Brown from Kartes Video Communications, Inc. Home Video. On January 9, 1996, Paramount Home Video released the special on a double feature VHS with Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown. On June 14, 2011, Warner Home Video released the special on DVD under a single disc called: Happiness is... Peanuts: Snoopy's Adventures.
