Special Edition
I say, TV version because it was play , an actual play (cough musical , Jacob Two-two) , that first started in 1975 in San Fransico, went off Broadway , was done in Canada , in London's West End. But in 1988 an animated version was made and aired on CBS for a full 50 minutes (with out commercials) release. It doesn't have a surround able plot instead a series of vignettes was how it was put together, So that is how we will look at it.
The first song is "Don't be less than Everything You can be": Where Linus , Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, and Sally sing about being the best you can be.
Don't be dog when you can be the house ... /copyright peanuts
The 2nd song is sung by Snoopy , after Lucy suggests Charlie Brown get a cat.( Why cat, when she meant wife is beyond me)
Peppermint Patty seems disgusted.
The Fourth segment , Snoopy wonders what the kids do all day when they are school. We say fourth because the third was not really a song it was just Woodstock's funny morning routine. Back to the fourth part. A funny line is Linus telling Lucy she should have her mouth boarded up , when she asks should she have her ears pierced. ( He'll pay of that later) We see, Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown , and Sally doing school things. The Featured song is called "Edgar Allen Poe"
The song is about them worrying that the teacher will call on them with a question about Edgar Allen Poe.
This is the song/ copyright Peanuts
The Fifth segment is called "I know now" , the girls : Sally, Peppermint Patty, and Lucy tell us what they know. (Lucy calls Peppermint Patty , Patrica)
They know that you can't bend crackers, your body isn't leaking when you cry (umm), Similes make lousy umbrellas and more. Also telling Snoopy to go home if they are infront of his house. Listen to that song here
The Sixth segment , introduced by Snoopy, is about Linus and the Great Pumpkin. It's called Vigil (The Great Pumpkin died?) (you can listen to that song here) Linus' song is about how he's waiting for the Great Pumpkin and making deadlines and moving them up. (Like my first lawyer)
more after the jump
Now 6th segment , it's called Clouds. Snoopy tells Woodstock what a beautiful day it is , and that leads to Charlie Brown and everyone laying down looking at the clouds.
The Song is about what the gang sees in the clouds , though poor Charlie Brown gets cut-off. (What Charlie Brown sees is some rude people) Though they finally ask Charlie Brown what he sees.
Listen to this song here
Segment 7 : We have Snoopy being a great writer and figuring out what his great novel should be. "It was a dark and stormy night".
This would be a great story... / Copyright Peanuts
This part in the special is fun because behind Snoopy and Woodstock it changes with old video cuts.
In segment 8: Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty try to figure out love. Peppermint Patty sings the song in this called "Poor Sweet Baby" after Charlie Brown mentions that he would love wife that says that.
Presented without comment/ Peanuts
Segment 9: The Big Bow-wow is sung by Snoopy as he is selected as Head Beagle. (Congrats to him) '
Love that Jazz/ Copyright the Peanuts
Segment 10 is called "Just one Person" with the song sung by the gang about believing in yourself.
As a Peanuts Special , it's a shame it's not rebroadcast as much as it should be (come on ABC) , I've seen the play when I was in middle school , so it's nice to see this special with our animated characters animated. The songs are great, and have different feelings to them that makes them special in their own way.
Now wait there's more. The song "Poor Sweet Baby" was based off this comic from 1973.
The post was made in 18 Charlie Brown-Linus , can't wait for 18 Peppermint-Lucy
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