It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! (1997) (V)

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (written and created by)

Release Date:

5 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Linus is planning a birthday party. While trying out his new in-line skates in the neighborhood park...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Based On Comic | Surrealism | School | Cartoon Dog

Cast

Steven Hartman	...	Charlie Brown (voice) (as Stephen Hartman)
Anthony Burch	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Jamie Cronin	...	Lucy van Pelt / Mimi (voice)
Danielle Keaton	...	Sally Brown (voice) (as Danielle Weiner)
Brandon Taylor	...	Pigpen (voice)
Megan Ellis	...	Birthday Girl (voice)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Runtime:

USA:24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:All

Company:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Quotes:

Charlie Brown: How was the party, Sally?
Sally: It was all right.
Charlie Brown: Did the kid get some nice presents?
Sally: What presents?
Charlie Brown: Did he or she get some nice presents?
Sally: What do you mean "he or she"?
Charlie Brown: The birthday person. Was it a boy or a girl?
Sally: Of course it was and besides I didn't even know where I was. Are you trying to tell me I was at somebody's birthday party?
Charlie Brown: Well, did the kid like your present?
Sally: I didn't give them any presents. Why are you supposed to bring presents?
[...]

Soundtrack:

Getting Ready

Certainly not up to the standard of earlier specials

I really did not like this video. The music was corny and the characters did not act like themselves. The sole redeeming feature was that they got a child who could actually sing, to do the bit with the singing. By the way, in case you're wondering (I was), I went and looked it up and the name of that song is "O Mio Babbino Caro" -- it's by Puccini.