You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) (TV)

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writers:

Charles M. Schulz (creator)
Charles M. Schulz (written by)

Release Date:

29 October 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Fun wins in a landslide! (2008 DVD re-release)

Plot:

Linus runs for school president with Lucy and Charlie Brown being his campaign managers.

Plot Keywords:

School | Pumpkin | Election | Bird | Poll

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Chad Webber	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Robin Kohn	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Stephen Shea	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Hilary Momberger	...	Sally Brown (voice)
Todd Barbee	...	Russell (voice)

Also Known As:

You're Elected, Charlie Brown (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:All | Singapore:G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Trivia:

This program was originally titled "You're Elected, Charlie Brown", a phrase Linus actually speaks early in the show. In later showings, the word "Not" was added to the title, in deference to the fact that the plot actually focuses on Linus' run for student body president.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Snoopy is crying after getting his finger stuck in the binder at school during the Joe Cool song, tears are coming from his forehead, not his eyes.

Quotes:

Lucy van Pelt: If you knew that Linus Van Pelt was running for president, would you vote for him?
Russell: No.
Lucy van Pelt: If you knew that he was going to straighten out the whole educational system, would you vote for him?
Russell: No.
Lucy van Pelt: If you knew that he was going to solve all of the problems of the whole world, would you vote for him?
Russell: No.
Lucy van Pelt: Well, why not?
Russell: 'Cause I'm the one who'd be running against him.

Movie Connections:

References It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) (TV)

Charlie Brown in Politics? Polling results at '11:00'

The cast of the "Peanuts" gang are getting caught-up in a world of politics, power and promises!! Watch out! Because, here comes Lucy, the campaign manager, adviser and publicist for her brother Linus's ill-fated political student body presidential career. Well, maybe it's not that bad, but it is a whole lot of fun!! And you can't exactly call Lucy and Linus a puppet regime either, because they're not Muppets, just cartoon characters after all. This episode is truly another 'Peanuts' great.

Talking about the political process at the 'school' of Charlie Brown, who in this case, declines to take a verbal 'nomination' from his buddy Linus for student body Prez. So Lucy hits the streets to meet the public and be a 'pollster'. She figures after pre-stumping for her brother's 'popularity' that he looks like a shoe-in for the office and that things in that school are about to happened. The timing and political climate is right, for 'change' or a tremendous political sun-burn.

Everyone turns out for the campaign of Linus, even Snoopy and Woodstock. A short 'cameo' appearance from 'Joe Cool' is in order. The music score is worthy of praise, from a solid, stylish, Guaraldi.

Linus is in for a surprise when he learns that it's not always easy when you're 'Elected'.

This one makes the political grade. (****)