It's Magic, Charlie Brown
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It's Magic, Charlie Brown is a 1981 Peanuts special directed by Phil Roman and written by Charles M. Schulz (which earned him a nomination for an Emmy award).
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[edit] Plot summary
Snoopy takes a magic book out from the library, which influences him to hold a magic show (under the stage name "The Great Houndini"), using Marcie and Sally as his assistants. In the show, he does the "stick-in-the-hole" trick to Franklin, the "amputation-decapitation" trick to Peppermint Patty, cutting Linus's trademark security blanket into strips, the "levitation" trick to Lucy Van Pelt, and biggest of all, making Charlie Brown literally disappear.
Unfortunately, a sudden rainstorm ends the show early, and Charlie Brown is left invisible. Convinced he is going to remain that way for the rest of his life, he prepares to "roam the world as a lost soul," and Sally begins moving her stuff into his room. When Snoopy realizes he cannot yet reverse the trick, he tries a couple of different ideas to make Charlie Brown somewhat visible again, including draping a sheet over his head, which scares Sally, and causes Charlie Brown to faint when he sees himself in the mirror.
Meanwhile, Snoopy tries working on reversing the invisible trick, but still has trouble with it even after seeing his supper dish floating in mid-air. While Snoopy searches for a counterspell, Charlie Brown realizes he has a golden opportunity to kick Lucy's infamous football without her usual pulling-away prank. Taking advantage of his invisibility, Charlie Brown finally kicks the ball out of Lucy's hand and taunts her about it. Lucy is at a loss to know what is going on as she can only hear Charlie Brown's voice. But when he tries another attempt, Snoopy casts the counterspell to make him visible again just as he runs toward the football, and this time Lucy does her usual prank, with Charlie Brown again landing flat on his back.
Nevertheless, Charlie Brown is happy that he finally kicked the ball at least once with Snoopy as a witness. When Lucy scoffs at Snoopy, the insulted beagle magically levitates Lucy into the sky, and leaves her stuck there for payback. Snoopy and Charlie Brown happily laugh and dance away to conclude a satisfying day, while Linus eventually pulls Lucy down with his blanket.
[edit] Notes
Snoopy levitating Lucy is a pun on The Beatles song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
[edit] Cast
- Sydney Penny: Lucy Van Pelt
- Cindi Reilly: Sally Brown
- Earl Reilly: Linus Van Pelt
- Bill Melendez: Snoopy and Woodstock
- Michael Mandy: Charlie Brown
- Shannon Cohn: Marcie
- Brent Hauer: Peppermint Patty
- Christopher Donohue: Franklin
[edit] Quotes
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- Charlie Brown: [after Charlie Brown gets done kicking the football away from Lucy three times] [sarcastically]: "What's the matter? Did you lose something? Is this yours?"
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- Lucy van Pelt: [after Charlie Brown finally reappears from his invisibility and Lucy pulls the ball away from him again] "Welcome home, Charlie Brown."
- Charlie Brown: "I did it! I finally kicked that football!"
- Lucy: "Oh, no you didn't! I just pulled it away!"
- Charlie Brown: "I did it when I was invisible."
- Lucy: "You can't prove it, Charlie Brown, and nobody will believe you."
- Charlie Brown: "Snoopy knows I did it. He made it possible."
- Lucy: "Why that stupid dog couldn't disappear himself out of a paper bag!"
[Snoopy growls at her for that, then starts zapping her with a spell]
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- Lucy: "Hey, what are you doing?!" [she starts rising in the air] "Put me down! Put me down! Hey! Hey! You can't leave me up here! Hey! Hey, what about me?"
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- Lucy: "Linus, have you seen Charlie Brown?"
- Linus: "Nobody has seen him since Snoopy's magic show. I just spoke to Sally, and she says even when you look at him, you don't see him."
- Lucy: "What's that supposed to mean? That's the dumbest thing I ever heard."
[edit] External links
| Preceded by “Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown” |
Peanuts television specials | Followed by “Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown” |
