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 | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The Easter Beagle is coming! (2008 DVD re-release)

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Easter | Easter Egg | Egg | Peanuts | Mall

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Todd Barbee	...	Charlie Brown / Schroeder (voice)
Melanie Kohn	...	Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Stephen Shea	...	Linus van Pelt (voice)
Linda Ercoli	...	Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt (voice)
Lynn Mortensen	...	Sally Brown / Violet / Frieda (voice)
Jimmy Ahrens	...	Marcie (voice) (as James Ahrens)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Melendez	...	Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

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

Film Editing by
Roger Donley
Chuck McCann

Production Design by
Evert Brown
Bernard Gruver
Frank Smith
Dean Spille

Animation Department
Carole Barnes	....	checking
Sheri Barstad	....	painter (as Sheri Lonsdale)
Patricia Capozzi	....	painter
Bob Carlson	....	animator
Sam Jaimes	....	animator
Patricia Joy	....	animator
Joanne Lansing	....	checking
Adele Lenart	....	painter
Bill Littlejohn	....	animator
Cheri Lucas	....	painter (as Cheri Weber)
Don Lusk	....	animator
Bob Matz	....	animator
Al Pabian	....	animator
Chandra Poweris	....	painter
Joe Roman	....	animator
Rod Scribner	....	animator
Brigitte Strother	....	painter
Marie White	....	painter (as Marie Ardell)

Music Department
Vince Guaraldi	....	musician
John Scott Trotter	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Sandy Claxton Arnold	....	production assistant (as Sandy Claxton)
Carolyn Klein	....	production assistant
Lora Sackett	....	production assistant (as Lora Sacket)

Production Companies

• Lee Mendelson Film Productions
• Bill Melendez Productions
• United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)
• Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (in cooperation with)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Nacional Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• PlayArte Filmes (Brazil) (video)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Coast Recorders  voice recording
• Wally Heider Sound  music recording (as Wally Heider Recording)
• Producers' Sound Services  mix (as Producers' Sound Service)
• Dickson/Vasu  camera

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Trivia:

The jig playing in the background when Snoopy arrives as the Easter Beagle is the first movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A Major. The second movement (funeral march) from this same symphony is heard when Sally turns impatient about the Easter Beagle's appearance.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Lucy is putting out the eggs for the Easter egg hunt, all of the eggs in her basket are of solid colors but each one she takes out is elaborately decorated.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marcie: I got the eggs, sir, just like you asked.
Peppermint Patty: Great. Come on in, Marcie.
[Marcie enters]
Peppermint Patty: But *please* quit calling me 'sir'.

Movie Connections:

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

Excellent holiday special which is very hip and hilarious

In my opinion, this is an excellent holiday special which is very hip and hilarious. However, I couldn't bear seeing Marcie (voice of Peter Robbins) having to boil all those Easter eggs herself while Peppermint Patty yelled at her so she would do it right. In addition, the thing that really makes this special worth watching is the score, especially "Linus And Lucy." When that song is performed, I always get warm and tingly. I would have to say that's my favorite song of this special. If you ask me, Charles M. Schulz was a really good artist. In conclusion, I highly recommend this excellent Easter special which is very hip and hilarious to everyone, especially all you fans of the comic strip who have not seen it. When you see it, prepare to smile and have a good time.