It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

At summer camp, the boys compete and are seemingly hopelessly outmatched by the female campers. |

Plot Keywords:

Summer Camp | Dog Cartoon | School | Peanuts | Based On Comic

Cast

Peter Robbins	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Pamelyn Ferdin	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Glenn Gilger	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Hilary Momberger	...	Sally Brown (voice)

Runtime:

USA:24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Production

Trivia:

This show marks the only time Peppermint Patty says "Charlie Brown" rather then "Chuck".

Goofs:

Continuity: During the campfire scene, when the girls are singing to the boys, Linus and Schroder switch shirts so Linus has the purple one and Schroder has the red one.

Quotes:

Lucy: Look at this, a big yellow butterfly. It's unusual to see one of those at this time of year, unless of course, it flew up from Brazil. I'll bet that's it. They DO that sometimes, you know. They fly up from Brazil, and they...
Linus: [interuppting] This is no butterfly, this is a potato chip.
Lucy: Well, I'll be, so it is. I wonder how a potato chip got all the way up here from Brazil?

Process of Elimination, This Was The One

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

The one where Snoopy, dressed as the Masked Marvel, would arm wrestle Lucy at the end, while the infamously recognizeable Peanuts music (actually called Linus and Lucy's theme) played over the competition.

What a fight. Lucy and Snoopy both sweated profusely, gritted their teeth, hair became ragged. Intense.

I have just now seen Charlie Brown All Stars, the second of all the Charlie Brown specials, for the first time in who knows how many decades.

I remembered that story more for the storybook that we could buy from the book store in the school library.

I have since seen this camping episode in the past couple of years. I daresay I think my brother may have it recorded.

But it was that arm wrestling match that was the coup de grace.

Nothing like it ever seen for this kid.

Oh, the outcome? Snoopy kissed Lucy, the music came to an end, and Lucy flew into one of the fiercest rages I have ever seen.

"Foul! Foul! I've got dog germs! I won! I won!" This has reigned with me ever since. Talk about poor sportsmanship.

Or winning isn't everything if it brings about this behavior.

charlie Brown, you never won, but trust me, kid, you were always the winner.