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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is an animated television special based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on January 28, 1975.

Plot[]

Linus is fond of his teacher, Miss Othmar. To show his love, he buys her a huge heart-shaped box of chocolates. However, Violet warns him it is probably not smart to fall in love with a teacher. When Linus leaves, Sally believes that he bought the candy for her and decides to make him a valentine in return. Later, Lucy goes to a puppet show held by Snoopy. At the concession stand, Lucy asks for popcorn. However Snoopy cannot understand Lucy and he gives her first candy, then soda, and finally popcorn. With Charlie Brown narrating the show, Snoopy tells a story about true lovers (which ends up being a little too interactive for Lucy's taste).

Valentine's Day then comes and the gang brings valentine cards for everybody. At Birchwood School, Schroeder explains that there is a box labelled "Valentines For Those We Love" with a slot for putting the cards in. Charlie Brown brings a briefcase hoping he will get lots of valentines. However, after the cards are passed out, it turns out Charlie Brown gets nothing except for a candy heart (which reads "Forget It, Kid"). Angry, Charlie Brown throws the valentine box out the classroom window. Linus is also upset as he was unable to give his candy to Miss Othmar (having left with her boyfriend). Sally, who still believes the box of candy is for her, is dismayed when Linus attempts to go after Miss Othmar to give her the candy. Charlie Brown and Linus vent their heartbreak in different ways: Linus throws his chocolates off a bridge, not knowing that Snoopy and Woodstock are under it catching and eating every chocolate he throws off; Charlie Brown kicks his mailbox, only to accidentally hurt his foot in the process. The next day, Violet gives Charlie Brown a used valentine (she took her own name off of it) as an apology, despite Schroeder berating her for dropping by the day after Valentine's Day and acting out of guilt. As Charlie Brown and Linus meet at the brick wall later, Charlie Brown expresses hope that Violet's pity valentine will start a trend and he will get more valentines the following year.

Voice cast[]

Uncredited[]

Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Shermy, Patty Swanson, "Pig-Pen", 5, and Franklin make brief cameo appearances but are silent.

Soundtrack[]

  1. "Heartburn Waltz"* (variation of cue 15)
  2. "Heartburn Waltz" (piano version of cue 15)
  3. "Valentine Interlude #1"*
  4. "Linus and Lucy" (variation)
  5. "Never Again"* (waltz version)
  6. "Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Opus 49, No. 2" (Beethoven)
  7. "Heartburn Waltz" (bossa nova version of cue 15)
  8. "Linus and Lucy" (another variation)
  9. "Pawpet Overture"*
  10. "Freddie's Mood" [Pawpet Theater music]*
  11. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
  12. "Never Again" N
  13. "Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116" (Bach)
  14. "Woodstock's Mambo"*
  15. "Heartburn Waltz" E
  16. "Jennie L."*
  17. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
  18. "Valentine Interlude #2"
  19. "Heartburn Waltz" N (an entirely different cue than that of #15 above, despite the identical title: a labeling error that is repeated on the two compilation CDs that feature the cues. This one probably has the wrong title, since the many other variations throughout this animated special are versions of cue 15).
  20. "There's Been a Change"* (keyboard and guitar version)
  21. "Woodstock's Revenge"*
  22. "Charlie Brown's Wake-Up" N (actually another variation of cue 15)
  23. "Heartburn Waltz" (variation of cue 15)
  24. "Freddie's Mood" [Pawpet Theater music]*

Notes[]

  • Schroeder calls for Joanne Lansing while passing out valentines. Joanne Lansing is an ink and paint artist who worked on many Peanuts specials from 1972 to 1991.[1]
    • Schroeder also calls out the names of some of Charles Schulz's children.
  • After the special first aired, many children sent Charlie Brown valentines out of sympathy, just as they had sent him sweets after It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was first broadcast.
  • This special was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special (as was It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown). The award went to Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, which was directed by Bill Melendez.
  • At the end credits, puppet caricatures of everyone who worked on the show, including Phil Roman, Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez, Vince Guaraldi, John Scott Trotter, the production crew, and the voice actors are shown.
  • The scene where children leave to celebrate Valentine's Day appears to be borrowed from previous Peanuts special, You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown. However, it's a stock footage.
  • It was the last special for Stephen Shea as Linus and Lynn Mortensen as Sally. They would be replaced by Liam Martin and Gail M. Davis, respectively.
  • It was the first special for Duncan Watson as Charlie Brown. He would later reprise his role for You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown and Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown.
  • Sally Brown's candy heart is apparently inscribed with Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet Sonnet Number 43 from the Portuguese.
  • The abridged and high pitched version of music box dance music is reused from It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown when Snoopy presses the valentine music box.
  • This is the first time Linus van Pelt says to Charlie Brown, "Happy Valentine's Day, Charlie Brown" at the end of a TV special. Linus says the same thing to his friend at the end of the 2002 TV special A Charlie Brown Valentine.
  • This is the first special for which an ARP String Ensemble was used and added to create the music.
  • Charlie Brown's heart reads, "Forget it, kid!", which is the same thing that the fortune telling machine said to him in Snoopy, Come Home.
  • Snoopy and Woodstock are seen eating the chocolates that Linus throws away, though being a dog, chocolate would have made Snoopy really sick.

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Peanuts Animated Features
TV Specials Released 1960s A Charlie Brown ChristmasCharlie Brown's All-StarsIt's the Great Pumpkin...You're in Love...He's Your Dog...It Was a Short Summer...
1970s Play It Again...You're Not Elected...There's No Time for Love...A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingIt's a Mystery...It's the Easter Beagle...Be My Valentine...You're a Good Sport...It's Arbor Day...It's Your First Kiss...What a Nightmare...You're the Greatest...
1980s She's a Good Skate...Life Is a Circus...It's Magic...Someday You'll Find Her...A Charlie Brown CelebrationIs This Goodbye...?It's an Adventure...What Have We Learned...?It's Flashbeagle...Snoopy's Getting Married...You're a Good Man...Happy New Year...!Snoopy!!! The MusicalIt's the Girl in the Red Truck...
1990s Why, Charlie Brown, Why?Snoopy's ReunionIt's Spring Training...It's Christmastime Again...You're in the Super Bowl...It Was My Best Birthday Ever...
2000s It's the Pied Piper...A Charlie Brown ValentineCharlie Brown's Christmas TalesLucy Must Be Traded...I Want a Dog for Christmas...He's a Bully...
2010s Happiness Is a Warm Blanket...
2020s For Auld Lang SyneIt's The Small Things...To Mom (and Dad), With LoveLucy's SchoolOne-of-a-Kind MarcieWelcome Home, Franklin
Movies A Boy Named Charlie BrownSnoopy, Come HomeRace for Your Life, Charlie BrownBon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!)The Peanuts Movie
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Season 1 "Snoopy's Cat Fight" • "Snoopy: Team Manager" • "Linus and Lucy" • "Lucy vs. the World" • "Linus' Security Blanket" • "Snoopy: Man's Best Friend" • "Snoopy the Psychiatrist" • "You Can't Win, Charlie Brown" • "The Lost Ballpark" • "Snoopy's Football Career" • "Chaos in the Classroom" • "It's That Team Spirit, Charlie Brown" • "Lucy Loves Schroeder"
Season 2 "Snoopy and the Giant" • "Snoopy's Brother Spike" • "Snoopy's Robot" • "Peppermint Patty's School Days" • "Sally's Sweet Babboo"
This Is America, Charlie Brown "The Mayflower Voyagers" • "The Birth of the Constitution" • "The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk" • "The NASA Space Station" • "The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad" • "The Great Inventors" • "The Smithsonian and the Presidency" • "The Music and Heroes of America"
Snoopy in Space "The Application" • "Training" • "The Graduation" • "Welcome to the ISS" • "I Never Promised You a Space Garden" • "Space Sleepwalking" • "The Journey on Orion" • "Crater Crash" • "Searching for Moon Rocks" • "You're a Good Moon, Charlie Brown" • "The Next Mission" • "Mars or Bust"
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