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Release Date:
16 March 1990 (USA) more
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Linus falls for a new girl who soon must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
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A Universal Classic more (6 total)

Cast

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Kaleb Henley ... Charlie Brown (voice)
Brandon Stewart ... Linus Van Pelt (voice)

Olivia Burnette ... Janice Emmons (voice)
Adrienne Stiefel ... Sally Brown (voice)
Jennifer Banko ... Lucy Van Pelt (voice)
Dion Zamora ... The Bully (voice)
Brittany Thornton ... Little Sister (voice)

Lindsay Sloane ... Big Sister (voice)
Bill Melendez ... Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
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Argentina:30 min
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Lindsay Sloane's TV debut. more
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Continuity: Linus moves from sitting in front of Janice and next to Charlie Brown, to sitting behind Charlie Brown, next to the window, and back. more
Quotes:
The Bully: [approaches Linus and Janice] Huh? Say, who's the kid with the pink hat? Pretty cute. Does it fly? It needs a propeller. Hey, maybe it'll fly without a propeller!
[he spins off Janice's hat to the snow and laughs to see Janice is bald due to chemotherapy]
The Bully: Hey, look at this! A baldy!
Linus van Pelt: [as Janice cries, furiously] You blockhead! What's the matter with you?
The Bully: What's the matter with me? What's the matter with her? She's bald! She's got no hair!
[laughs]
Linus van Pelt: [angrily takes him by the jacket] Janice has got leukemia, cementhead! That's cancer! Have you ever heard of cancer? She's been in the hospital and she's had chemotherapy to help her get better, and it makes her hair fall out! Does that make you happy? Would you like to go through what she's gone through? Think about it!
[releases him]
Linus van Pelt: Or don't you ever think about anything!
[Linus comforts Janice and picks up their books off the snow]
[...]
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Featured in "Zomergasten: (#4.1)" (1991) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A Universal Classic, 7 August 2001
Author: columbia2453

No other cartoonist who dare address subject matter as death can achieve such brilliance as Charles M. Schulz. One of the absolute best of the Peanuts TV movies, a beautiful piece that stays with you throughout the years.

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