It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981)
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- 24min
- Animation, Short
- 28 Apr 1981 (USA)
- TV Short
When Snoopy turns Charlie Brown invisible in a magic act, he has trouble changing him back.
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Award:
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Cast
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Michael Mandy | ... |
Charlie Brown (voice)
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Brent Hauer | ... |
Peppermint Patty (voice)
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Cindi Reilly | ... |
Sally Brown (voice)
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Rocky Reilly | ... |
Linus van Pelt (voice)
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| Sydney Penny | ... |
Lucy van Pelt (voice)
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Casey Carlson | ... |
Marcie (voice)
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Christopher Donohoe | ... |
Schroeder / Kid / Franklin (voice)
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Shannon Cohn | ... |
Marcie (voice)
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| Bill Melendez | ... |
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
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Directed by
| Phil Roman | ||
Written by
| Charles M. Schulz | ... | (created by) (creator) |
| Charles M. Schulz | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bill Melendez | ... | producer |
| Lee Mendelson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Ed Bogas | ||
| Judy Munsen | ||
Cinematography by
| Nick Vasu | ||
Editing by
| Roger Donley | ||
| Chuck McCann | ||
Production Design by
| Evert Brown | ||
| Bernard Gruver | ||
| Dean Spille | ||
Production Management
| Carole Barnes | ... | production manager |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Thomas Baker | ... | animation camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Dale Baer | ... | animator |
| Carole Barnes | ... | checking |
| Bob Carlson | ... | animator |
| Utit Choomuang | ... | assistant animator |
| Eve Fletcher | ... | checking |
| Jane Gonzales | ... | checking |
| Valerie Green | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Lee Hoffman | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Karin Holmquist | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Sam Jaimes | ... | animator |
| Roubina Janian | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Mickey Kreyman | ... | ink and paint artist (as Micky Kreymann) |
| Joanne Lansing | ... | ink and paint supervisor |
| Larry Leichliter | ... | assistant animator |
| Adele Lenart | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Bill Littlejohn | ... | animator |
| Al Pabian | ... | assistant animator |
| Joan Pabian | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Chandra Poweris | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Emalene Seutter | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Hank Smith | ... | animator |
| Karen Webb | ... | ink and paint artist |
| Fernando Gonzalez | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joe Roman | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Ginny Tucker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Sandy Claxton Arnold | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Lee Mendelson Film Productions
- Bill Melendez Productions
- United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)
- Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (in cooperation with)
Distributors
- CBS (1981) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Apple TV+ (2020) (United States)
- Astral Video (1984) (Canada) (VHS) (Betamax) (double special with "Charlie Brown's All Stars")
- Astral Video (1989) (Canada) (VHS)
- Channel 5 Video Distribution (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Firefly Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Hi-Tops Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Media Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax) (double special with "Charlie Brown's All Stars")
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Roadshow Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Nick Vasu (camera)
- Producers' Sound Service (dubbing)
- Music Annex (voice recording)
- McDonald's Corporation (sponsoring)
- Peter Paul Cadbury (sponsoring)
Storyline
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Taking advantage of a newly acquired magic tricks kit, Snoopy decides to put on a magic act. For the finale, he turns Charlie Brown invisible, but he can't change him back right away. While Snoopy searches for the counter spell, Charlie Brown struggles with this bizarre problem, but realizes that he has a golden opportunity to finally kick Lucy's football.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first Peanuts special to show the inside of Snoopy's doghouse. See more » |
| Goofs | Linus's blanket apparently stayed shredded after Snoopy tried the trick where it would be put back together again, yet in the next shot, his blanket is perfectly fine. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown (1977). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | As the credits begin with Lucy still magically floating in the air, Linus walks by and uses his blanket to pull her down. See more » |
| Quotes |
[after Charlie Brown gets done kicking the football away from Lucy three times]
[Sarcastically] Charlie Brown: What's the matter? [He approaches her carrying the football, and walks around her] Charlie Brown: Did you lose something? Is this yours? [Throws the football point blank into her chest on "yours". He forces her arm to put the ball back down in a teed-up position before he kicks it away from her again] Charlie Brown: Ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, ha! See more » |