He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is the fifth animated television special based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It was first broadcast on CBS on February 14, 1968. It was the last of the Peanuts specials to feature the majority of the child actors who had put their voices to the first special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, from 1965. The focused characters are Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Plot[]
Snoopy has caused a lot of mischief and upset most of the children. They demand that Charlie Brown do something about Snoopy's behavior (mainly because as Snoopy's owner, he takes full responsibility for his actions). Charlie Brown calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm asking if they will take Snoopy back to learn some obedience.
It is a long way to the farm, therefore, Charlie Brown asks Peppermint Patty to look after Snoopy for a day. She agrees to have the dog over. But the next day, Snoopy does not go to the farm. On the spur of the moment, he decides to change his mind, packs a suitcase, and starts walking around the neighborhood. Worried that he has been found out already, he still proceeds out of town on his way to the house where Peppermint Patty lives. While there, he relaxes and pretends that he is a soldier on leave in Paris. This angers the girl as he does nothing but lounge by her pool while she serves him root beers and does the dishes.
A week later Charlie Brown receives a phone call from the farm saying that Snoopy never arrived there. He soon discovers that the dog has been staying at Peppermint Patty's all week. He comes by and attaches a leash to Snoopy's collar in order to bring the dog home. Snoopy escapes from Charlie Brown's leash and heads back to Peppermint Patty's house. However, instead of going back to rest and relaxation, the girl forces Snoopy to do all of the household chores as payback for her cleaning up after him.
Later on, the other children start to miss Snoopy. Charlie Brown tries to bring Snoopy back again. However, since he brings the leash again, Snoopy just tears it up and refuses to come back. Later that day, while cleaning dishes, Snoopy ends up being infuriated by all of the chores, and to get rid of his anger he starts breaking the dishes. However, Peppermint Patty comes into the kitchen and immediately banishes Snoopy to the garage in anger as a penalty.
That night Snoopy realizes that he is better off living at Charlie Brown's house. As Peppermint Patty had not locked the garage door, he attacks the girl in retaliation, escapes, gathers all his belongings, and heads home to be reunited with his owner. The next day, all of the children in Charlie Brown's neighborhood rejoice in Snoopy's return. Even Snoopy starts a fight with Lucy after kissing her. Afterwards, Snoopy jovially sleeps on top of his doghouse.
Voice cast[]
- Peter Robbins – Charlie Brown
- Bill Melendez – Snoopy
- Sally Dryer – Lucy van Pelt
- Christopher Shea – Linus van Pelt
- Gail DeFaria – Peppermint Patty
- Glenn Mendelson – Schroeder
- Ann Altieri – Violet Gray
- Lisa DeFaria – Patty
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Roy also appears in this special, but is silent.
Soundtrack[]
- "Red Baron" (sax version)
- "Red Baron" (sax version)
- "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (end clip)
- "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (flutes)
- "Peppermint Patty" (re-scored brass version)
- "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (flutes end fade)
- "Bon Voyage" (a modified version of the Guaraldi tune "Monterey," which appears on S)
- "Peppermint Patty" (re-scored brass version)
- "Oh, Good Grief"
- "Happiness Is"
- "Charlie Brown's All-Stars"
- "Red Baron"
- "Schroeder's Wolfgang" (a fresh arrangement of the tune "Choro," from the Guaraldi/Bola Sete album From All Sides, itself an adaptation of Mozart's Symphony No. 40)
- "Red Baron" (major key variation)
- "Pebble Beach" (flute variation)
- "Schroeder"
- "Pebble Beach" (flute variation)
- "Blue Charlie Brown" (slow variation)
- "Red Baron" (minor key variation)
- "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (flutes)
- "Linus and Lucy" (flutes)
- "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" (end credits Sax Version)
Notes[]
- Stock footage from It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown are used when Snoopy flies on his doghouse.
- This special was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming.
- In this special, Peppermint Patty speaks to her mother, who is otherwise absent from Patty's life.
- The part where Snoopy fights Lucy near the end is inspired by the comic strip storyline that originally ran from May 24 through May 29, 1965. It was also adapted in the 1983 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show episode "Snoopy: Man's Best Friend" and the episode "L'amour du risque" from the 2014 French TV series Peanuts.
- This is the first Peanuts special to not have Sally in it.
- This is Peppermint Patty's second appearence in a Peanuts TV Special, following after her debut in You're in Love, Charlie Brown.
- At one point, Peppermint Patty is seen reading a book, and on the cover is Charlie Brown and Lucy at Lucy's psychiatric booth.
- This is the first special to credit Bill Melendez as the voice of Snoopy.
- When Snoopy escapes from Peppermint Patty, he puts on a fake mustache similar to the one that was sported by Melendez.
- This special aired three days early in Canada on February 11, 1968, on CBC.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown on the Internet Movie Database.
- He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown on AllMovie.