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"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[]

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)

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