Snoopy! The Musical (TV special) explained

Genre:Animated musical adaptation
Creator:Charles M. Schulz
Director:Sam Jaimes
Composer:Larry Grossman
Desiree Goyette
Hal Hackady
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:1
Executive Producer:Charles M. Schulz
Producer:Bill Melendez
Lee Mendelson
Runtime:50 minutes
Company:Lee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
Channel:CBS

Snoopy! The Musical is the 31st prime-time animated TV special based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It is an animated adaptation of the musical of the same name, and originally aired on the CBS network on January 29, 1988.[1]

This is one of the two musicals in the Peanuts franchise where Snoopy has a speaking voice which only viewers can hear; the other is 1985's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Plot

A series of vignettes are strung together regarding the Peanuts gang. Each vignette has a song that involves various members of the gang (Consisting of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock, and Snoopy)

Cast

Production notes

Having adapted the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown three years prior, Charles Schulz once again opted to adapt the other musical with the Peanuts gang. Schulz had recently utilized many comic strips for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. Snoopy!!! The Musical marked the first time Snoopy was voiced by Cameron Clarke: Clarke would go on to voice Snoopy in This Is America, Charlie Brown and in the World of Snoopy storybooks.

The song "Poor Sweet Baby" was based on the comic strip on April 8, 1973, and the Broadway version song "Hurry up Face" was based on the comic strip on September 17, 1972.

The idea of Lucy mistaking a potato chip for a butterfly was borrowed from 1969's It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.

Stock footage was used for several sequences:

Cameos

Home Video

While it was released on VHS, it has yet to have an official DVD or Blu-ray release in the U.S.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 327.