He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown (1968) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family | Comedy

Plot:

When Snoopy is sent back to the puppy farm for obedience training, he free-loads at Peppermint Patty's instead.

Plot Keywords:

Obedience Training | Peanuts | Swimming Pool | Dishwashing | Fantasy Sequence

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Peter Robbins	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Gail DeFaria	...	Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt (voice) (as Gai De Faria)
Christopher Shea	...	Linus Van Pelt (voice) (as Chris Shea)
Sally Dryer	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy (voice)

Runtime:

USA:24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Production

Quotes:

Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: [about Snoopy, who's freeloading at her house in his flying ace gear] I get the strangest feeling he thinks he's a soldier on leave in Paris.

Overlooked

This is not a great special. Clearly, it was made very early in the history of Peanuts animation and has the same style as "A Charlie Brown Christmas." I don't care for it because it shows each character's bad side. It shows Snoopy as a free-loading, Charlie-Brown hating jerk. It shows Peppermint Patty as a dictatorial slavedriver. It shows Charlie Brown as a (shudder) "dog-owner!" That leash! Oy gevalt! So maybe it's good that this one is overlooked. Although, when Snoopy returns and fights with Lucy only to have her say, "He's back!" after surrendering, that's a fun moment