"The Music and Heroes of America" is the eighth and final episode of This Is America, Charlie Brown. It first aired on CBS on May 23, 1989.
Plot[]
Schroeder and the boys attempt to present a school pageant about great American musicians, ranging from Stephen Foster to John Philip Sousa to Irving Berlin and rock'n'rollers. But they are interrupted by both the antics of Snoopy and Lucy, the former wanting to perform in the pageant and the latter wanting to give a report with the girls on famous American heroes - including Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart, George Washington Carver and Martin Luther King, Jr. - on the same stage at the same time. Under protest, both teams combine their pageants into one. At the end, Charlie Brown picks his favorite song: "Linus and Lucy".
If one looks closely during the scene where Franklin is shown playing the piano, Eudora's hat can be seen being blown off by a gust of wind. This makes this episode the first and only time so far that Eudora has been show without her hat. Her hair is colored blonde and her hair style is similar to that of Peppermint Patty.
This is one of the rare times the viewers hear Snoopy's thoughts. This happens when Snoopy is singing "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Cam Clarke reprises his role as the singing voice of Snoopy from Snoopy!!! The Musical for this song.
