You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown
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You're In the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown is an animated television special based on the Peanuts comic strip. It first aired on January 18, 1994.
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[edit] Story
[edit] Main Plot
The main plot of the special revolves around a punt-and-pass contest that the characters are participating in; the prize is a new bike and a trip to the Super Bowl. While practicing for the contest, Charlie Brown and Linus van Pelt catch sight of a new girl in town named Melody-Melody, and become intent on impressing her at the contest. Much to their shock and dismay, Melody enters the contest herself and wins.
[edit] Subplot
Meanwhile, in the subplot, Snoopy coaches a team of football-playing birds in the Animal Football League. They are shown playing against similar-looking teams of cats, dogs, and bison.
[edit] Last Names
Marcie and Franklin are given last names in this special - Johnson and Armstrong, respectively; however, these cannot be considered canon, as Charles Schulz never gave them last names in the strip. These names are not used in any other special either.
[edit] Release
[edit] Television Airing
The special first aired on January 18, 1994. Unlike all the animated Peanuts specials before it, which originally aired on CBS, this one premiered on NBC, which had the rights to air the Super Bowl in 1994. It is also the only Peanuts animated special to premiere on NBC - later Peanuts specials were either released directly to video or premiered on ABC.
[edit] Video Release
This is also the only Peanuts special that Paramount does not have the video distribution rights to. Its lone video release, like It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown before it, was available at participating Shell stations.
[edit] Cast
- Molly Dunham: Lucy Van Pelt
- John Graas: Linus Van Pelt
- Jim Guardino: Charlie Brown
- Haley Peel: Peppermint Patty
- Nicole Fisher: Marcie Johnson
- Bill Melendez: Snoopy and Woodstock
[edit] Trivia
- In this special, Melody-Melody won the Punt, Pass & Kick contest wearing a Dallas Cowboys uniform. Less than two weeks later, the Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVIII, which happened to air on NBC.
