He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

Infobox Television
show_name = He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown


genre = Animated TV Special
creator = Charles M. Schulz
writer = Charles M. Schulz
director = Bill Meléndez
voices = Peter Robbins (Charlie Brown)
Gail DeFaria (Peppermint Patty)
Christopner Shea (Linus)
Sally Dryer (Lucy)
Bill Meléndez (Snoopy)
composer = Vince Guaraldi
(arranged by John Scott Trotter)
language = English
producer = Lee Mendelson
Bill Meléndez
editor = Robert T. Gillis
Steven Melendez
camera_setup = Nick Vasu
runtime = 30 minutes (including commercials)
channel = CBS
first_aired = February 14, 1968
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"He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network On Valentine's Day of 1968. This was also the last "Peanuts" special the majority of the original cast members from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" worked on together.

ynopsis

Snoopy's incessant mischief gets Charlie Brown in trouble with the rest of the Peanuts gang, who demand he do something about it:

Charlie Brown: Why me?
Gang: "Because... HE'S YOUR DOG, CHARLIE BROWN!!"

So Charlie Brown decides to send Snoopy back to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm for a refresher course in obedience training. He calls Peppermint Patty to make arrangements for Snoopy's trip; he's walking and will only get as far as Patty's house the first night, so Patty agrees to let Snoopy stay at her place for one night a night on the way. So Snoopy packs his suitcase and starts on his way, wearing his dog dish as a bowler hat.

Snoopy arrives at Peppermint Patty's house and decides to stay on instead of going to the Puppy Farm, and it doesn't take long for Snoopy to wear out his welcome. A couple of days later, Charlie Brown gets a call from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, who inform him that Snoopy never showed up. He calls Peppermint Patty, who confirms his worst fears, so Charlie Brown, armed with a leash, goes over to Patty's to claim his pet. As they walk back home, Snoopy pretends he's choking and manages to escape from his distracted master, running right back to Peppermint Patty's to stay for good with newfound peace of mind. But Patty turns into a no-nonsense taskmaster and puts Snoopy to work in order to "pull his own weight" as a result of paying Snoopy back for waiting on him hand and foot.

Days go by, and Charlie Brown's friends begin to miss Snoopy, and are willing to have him back, just as he is, so Charlie Brown goes back to Peppermint Patty's to get Snoopy. But the beagle has a meltdown when Charlie Brown tries to put the leash on him again, and Peppermint Patty convinces Charlie Brown to let Snoopy stay. Dejected, Charlie Brown goes back home without his dog.

But that night, Snoopy's frustration- and his incessant workload- begin to get the better of him and he rebels by deliberately breaking dinner dishes, so Peppermint Patty banishes him to the garage. Realizing that life with Charlie Brown is a better option, Snoopy escapes and hurries home, wakes up Charlie Brown in the middle of the night, and the two joyously reunite. The next morning, the rest of the gang (even Lucy) is happy and relieved at Snoopy's return, despite the fact that he quickly reverts back to the old mischievous habits that had gotten him exiled days earlier.

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