Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown

Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is a prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 5, 1979.

Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
GenreDocumentary
Created byCharles M. Schulz
Directed byLee Mendelson
Presented byPhyllis George
Voices ofArrin Skelley
Daniel Anderson
Annalisa Bartolin
Bill Melendez
Michelle Muller
Ronald Hendrix
Laura Planting
Casey Carlson
Don Potter
Theme music composerVince Guaraldi
ComposersEd Bogas
Judy Munsen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLee Mendelson
ProducerBill Melendez
Production locationsCoast Recorders, San Francisco, California
EditorsPaul Preuss
Chuck McCann
Running time60 min.
Production companiesLee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 5, 1979 (1979-01-05)
Related
  • What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (1978)
  • You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979)

This episode celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip and the 15th anniversary of animated Peanuts specials on CBS, which both took place the following year, in 1980. It included an interview with Charles M. Schulz. Phyllis George hosted.

This special followed a 25th anniversary special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, which aired in 1976.

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