Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Genre	Documentary
Created by	Charles M. Schulz
Developed by	Bill Melendez
Directed by	Lee Mendelson
Presented by	Carl Reiner
Voices of	Duncan Watson Gail Davis Liam Martin Lynn Mortensen Greg Felton Bill Melendez Linda Ercoli Stuart Brotman James Ahrens
Theme music composer	Vince Guaraldi
Opening theme	"Linus and Lucy"
Ending theme	"Linus and Lucy"
Composer	Vince Guaraldi
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Lee Mendelson
Producers	Warren Lockhart, Lee Mendelson
Production locations	Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
Editors	Paul Preuss Chuck McCann
Running time	60 min.
Production companies	Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
Related
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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[edit]

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown at IMDb

v t e 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	The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show This Is America... Peanuts Motion Comics Peanuts Snoopy in Space The Snoopy Show episodes
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	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Snoopy! The Musical

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)
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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)