Snoopy! The Musical (TV special)

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Snoopy! The Musical
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GenreAnimated musical adaptation
Created by Charles M. Schulz
Based on
Snoopy! The Musical
by
  • Warren Lockhart
  • Arthur Whitelaw
  • Michael Grace
Written byCharles M. Schulz
Directed by Sam Jaimes
Voices of
Composers Larry Grossman
Desiree Goyette
Hal Hackady
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producerCharles M. Schulz
ProducersBill Melendez
Lee Mendelson
Running time50 minutes
Production companies Lee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJanuary 29, 1988 (1988-01-29)
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Snoopy! The Musical is the 31st prime-time animated TV special based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts . It is an animated adaptation of the musical of the same name, and originally aired on the CBS network on January 29, 1988. [1]

Contents

This is one of the two musicals in the Peanuts franchise where Snoopy has a speaking voice which only viewers can hear; the other is 1985's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown .

Plot

A series of vignettes are strung together regarding the Peanuts gang. Each vignette has a song that involves various members of the gang (Consisting of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock, and Snoopy)

Cast

Production notes

Having adapted the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown three years prior, Charles Schulz once again opted to adapt the other musical with the Peanuts gang. Schulz had recently utilized many comic strips for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show . Snoopy!!! The Musical marked the first time Snoopy was voiced by Cameron Clarke: Clarke would go on to voice Snoopy in This Is America, Charlie Brown and in the World of Snoopy storybooks.

The song "Poor Sweet Baby" was based on the comic strip on April 8, 1973, and the Broadway version song "Hurry up Face" was based on the comic strip on September 17, 1972.

The idea of Lucy mistaking a potato chip for a butterfly was borrowed from 1969's It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown .

Stock footage was used for several sequences:

Cameos

Home Video

While it was released on VHS, it has yet to have an official DVD or Blu-ray release in the U.S.

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