A Charlie Brown Valentine
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| A Charlie Brown Valentine | |
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| Genre | Animated TV Special |
| Voices of | Wesley Singerman Corey Padnos Lauren Schaffel Nicolette Little Bill Melendez Jessica D. Stone Emily Lalande Christopher Ryan Johnson |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 22 min (30 min with commercials) |
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| Original channel | ABC |
| First shown in | February 14, 2002 |
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A Charlie Brown Valentine is an animated television special, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It features the Peanuts characters during the week leading up to Valentine's Day. It was the first Peanuts special to be produced for ABC after previous programs aired on CBS, airing on the network for the first time on February 14, 2002. The special was released to DVD and VHS on January 6, 2004.[1][2]
This was the first Peanuts special to be produced after Schulz's death in 2000. It is also the first in many years to not feature adult voices in it; instead, the classic muted-trombone "wah-wah-wah" sounds (originated by Peanuts jazz composer Vince Guaraldi) are used for adult speech. It also ulitized the drawing style similar to the comic strip, with a white outline around Lucy's hair and Snoopy's ears. This was dropped in future specials.
Valentine's Day had been the subject of a previous special, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975).
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[edit] Plot
As Valentine's Day nears, Charlie Brown finds himself once again wishing he could gather the courage to ask the Little Red-Haired Girl to the Valentine's Day dance. Meanwhile, he remains unaware that Peppermint Patty likes and wants to ask him to the dance.
[edit] Voice actors
| Portrayer | Role |
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| Wesley Singerman | Charles "Charlie" Brown |
| Corey Padnos | Linus Van Pelt |
| Lauren Schaffel | Lucille "Lucy" Van Pelt |
| Nicolette Little | Sally Brown |
| Bill Melendez | Snoopy/Woodstock |
| Jessica D. Stone | Marcie Johnson |
| Emily Lalande | Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt |
| Christopher Ryan Johnson | Schroeder |
[edit] Release
A Charlie Brown Valentine was first broadcast on February 14, 2002.[3] The special was then released to VHS and DVD on January 6, 2004, retailing at $14.98.[1][2]
[edit] Reception
A Charlie Brown Valentine received extremely positive response. When the special re-aired on February 8, 2008, it attracted 5.36 million viewers,[4] placing it at #2 on the primetime ratings for that night.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b A Charlie Brown Valentine DVD at Amazon.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b A Charlie Brown Valentine VHS at Amazon.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ A Charlie Brown Valentine broadcast date. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b A Charlie Brown Valentine attracts 5.36 million viewers. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by “It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown” |
Peanuts television specials | Followed by “Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales” |
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