| Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! | |
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| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Bill Melendez Sam Jaimes |
| Voices of | Chad Allen Jeremy Miller Melissa Guzzi Elizabeth Lyn Fraser Aron Mandelbaum Jason Muller Kristie Baker Bill Melendez |
| Composers | Ed Bogas Desirée Goyette |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lee Mendelson Charles M. Schulz |
| Producer | Bill Melendez |
| Camera setup | Nick Vasu |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production companies | United Media Productions Bill Melendez Productions Lee Mendelson Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 1, 1986 |
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! is the 30th prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It aired on the CBS network on January 1, 1986.[1] The special focuses on Charlie Brown's difficulty finishing a book report over the holidays.[2] It was the last film made by Bernard Gruver, following his death on June 14, 1985, and it was considered to be his posthumous farewell. Another New Year's special, Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne, was released on Apple TV+ on December 10, 2021.
- ^ Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-1452110912.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays--Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 128. ISBN 9781476672939. Retrieved 27 March 2020.