| Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown | |
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| 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 |
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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.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 270. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.