Play It Again, Charlie Brown
| Play It Again, Charlie Brown | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Genre | Animated television special |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Bill Melendez |
| Voices of | Danny Hjelm Pamelyn Ferdin Stephen Shea Lynda Mendelson Hilary Momberger Christopher DeFaria Chris Inglis |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Opening theme | "Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Opus 2, No. 3; I: Allegro Con Brio" |
| Ending theme | "Play It Again, Charlie Brown" (aka "Charlie's Blues"/"Charlie Brown Blues") |
| Composers | Vince Guaraldi Ludwig van Beethoven John Scott Trotter Harry Bluestone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Lee Mendelson Bill Melendez |
| Editors | Bob Gillis Chuck McCann Rudy Zamora, Jr. |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 28, 1971 |
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Play It Again, Charlie Brown is the seventh prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on March 28, 1971.
This was the first Peanuts TV special of the 1970s, airing nearly a year and a half after It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown. (The feature film A Boy Named Charlie Brown had been released in between the two specials.) It was also the first special to focus on a character other than Charlie Brown or Snoopy.
It also marked the first time someone other than Peter Robbins voiced Charlie Brown, which in this case was Chris Inglis as the character, since Robbins' voice deepened after the previous special. Also, all the other remaining original actors from the first special, except for Bill Melendez, were replaced by someone else. This left Bill Melendez as the only original actor remaining, until his death on September 2, 2008. However, recordings of his voice were used in later Peanuts animated media.