It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974) (TV)

Director:

Phil Roman

Writer:

Charles M. Schulz (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family

Plot:

The Peanuts gang prepare for Easter in their own clumsy ways.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Easter Egg | Gross Out Joke | Sleeping | Dog Cartoon

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Jimmy Ahrens	...	Marcie (voice)
Todd Barbee	...	Charlie Brown / Schroeder (voice)
Linda Ercoli	...	Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt (voice)
Melanie Kohn	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Lynn Mortensen	...	Sally Brown / Violet / Frieda (voice)
Stephen Shea	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)

Directed by
Phil Roman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Charles M. Schulz		writer

Produced by
Bill Melendez	....	producer
Lee Mendelson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Vince Guaraldi

Production Design by
Evert Brown
Bernard Gruver
Frank Smith
Dean Spille

Animation Department
Bob Carlson	....	animator
Sam Jaimes	....	animator
Patricia Joy	....	animator
Bill Littlejohn	....	animator
Don Lusk	....	animator
Bob Matz	....	animator
Al Pabian	....	animator
Joe Roman	....	animator
Rod Scribner	....	animator

Music Department
John Scott Trotter	....	music supervisor

Distributors

• CBS Television (1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Nacional Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• PlayArte Filmes (Brazil) (video)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | Argentina:Atp

Trivia:

The song that the music boxes play (and which Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Snoopy dance to) in the second scene in the mall is a classical piece written by Johann Sebastian Bach and entitled "Menuet from the Anna Magdalena Notebook (BWV Anh. 116.)."

Quotes:

Peppermint Patty: Marcie, you made egg soup!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Moe'N'A Lisa (#18.6)" (2006)

Really Sweet

The peanuts gang are up to their usual mischief in preparation for Easter Sunday, but no one seems to be listening to Linus. He swears that the Easter Beagle will come and make the celebrations complete. Typically no one listens to him, he is little bit 'Ralph Wiggum' remember.

Though Snoopy ends up being that very Beagle, he's far too busy trying to help out Woodstock. The poor little bird is freezing in his cruddy little nest full of cold water. So Snoopy goes off to the mall (already advertising Xmas goodies!) to buy him a bird house. With hilarious results.

After much hijinks and endless trips to the mall for eggs (Marcie keeps smashing them as she doesn't know how to do egg-painting) Snoopy saves the day and proves Linus right after all. Sigh! They don't make 'em like this anymore. I'll take Snoopy over Spongebob any day.