Screenshot from the episode.
"The Great Inventors" is the sixth episode of This Is America, Charlie Brown. It first aired on CBS on March 10, 1989.
Plot[]
Introduction[]
Sally gives out a school report on less-significant inventions, including roller skating and pizza, alongside Snoopy.
Alexander Graham Bell[]
Linus talks about Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephone.
Thomas Edison[]
Peppermint Patty talks about the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison, while Marcie talks about another Edison invention, the electric light bulb.
Henry Ford and the Duryea Brothers[]
Charlie Brown gives a report on the first successful automobiles invented by the Duryea Brothers and Henry Ford, as well as the first "horseless carriage" race, in which Lucy and Snoopy compete.
Voice cast[]
- Erin Chase – Charlie Brown
- Brittany Thornton – Sally Brown
- Brandon Stewart – Linus van Pelt
- Jason Mendelson – Peppermint Patty
- Marie Cole – Marcie
- Bill Melendez – Snoopy/Woodstock
- Frank Welker – Alexander Graham Bell/Thomas Edison
- Alissa King – Marian Edison
- Gregg Berger – Thomas Watson/John Kruesi
- Julie Payne – Mrs. Holiday
Notes[]
- This is the first Peanuts production to have music composed by David Benoit, who would later start composing for the specials starting with It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown.
- Benoit's theme for this special "Wild Kids" (co-written with Don Grusin) appears on Benoit's 1989 album "Urban Daydreams".
- Most of the adult voice actors also worked on Garfield and Friends (notably Gregg Berger, Julie Payne, and Frank Welker)