Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? (TV 1983)

Charlie Brown and the gang have to come to terms with the fact that Linus and Lucy are moving away.

Director:

Phil Roman

Writers:

Charles M. Schulz (created by), Charles M. Schulz

Stars:

Brad Kesten, Jeremy Schoenberg, Angela Lee

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview:
Brad Kesten	...	Charlie Brown (voice)
Jeremy Schoenberg	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Angela Lee	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Victoria Vargas	...	Peppermint Patty (voice)
Michael Dockery	...	Marcie (voice)
Stacy Heather Tolkin	...	Sally Brown (voice) (as Stacy Tolkin)
Kevin Brando	...	Schroeder / Franklin (voice)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy (voice)

Storyline

Linus has to break devastating news, his father has a new job and has to relocate his family. Charlie Brown and the gang make their goodbyes and prepare for Linus and Lucy's departure.

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Plot Keywords:

moving | cartoon dog | garden party | postcard | dog | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Esto es el adiós, Charlie Brown?

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Bill Melendez Productions, Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Snoopy's Joe Cool sunglasses disappears when he serves lunch to everyone.

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Connections

Follows A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

User Reviews

One of the better "lesser" Peanuts specials.

Everyone knows and watches the same Peanuts specials; Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, and It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown. Most of the non-holiday specials have kind of disappeared into the void- this being one of them.

One of the more emotional specials (in a field of surprisingly good ones; Why, Charlie Brown, Why? and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? are also good, over-looked ones), this is an adaptation of a run of the Peanuts comic strip that appeared in the 60's, concerning Linus and Lucy moving away.

Peanuts specials are best when confronting an adult situation with a child's perspective- something that is lacking in most of the holiday specials; this is a rare episode that deals with a child's situation from a child's perspective. While many adults experience the loss of friends when they move away, rarely is it as traumatic (or as common) as in childhood. Charlie Brown has to learn to deal with the loss of his best friend (and only friend that accepts Charlie Brown the way he is), Linus' security blanket doesn't help with the anxiety of having to make new friends, and Lucy realizes how much she loves what she's leaving behind- what she's complained about her whole life.

The show ends on an up note, of course; the original run of comic strips had Linus and Lucy moving back, due to the protestations of fans...

Satisfying for fans, and a situation almost any child can relate to.