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What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (1978)

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!

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24m

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Short Movies

February 23rd, 1978

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What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! is the 17th primetime animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on Thursday, February 23, 1978, at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT on CBS. The special is unusual in that Snoopy and Charlie Brown are the only members of the Peanuts cast to appear in it. The plot is similar to that of Jack London's Call of the Wild. This was the first special Bill Melendez directed since 1973's "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving".

In June 2010, the special was released on DVD as part of the Peanuts 1970's Collection, Volume Two set on Warner Home Video.

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Cast

Liam Martin
Charlie Brown
Bill Melendez
Snoopy
Full cast & crew

Directors

Bill Melendez
Phil Roman
Full cast & crew

Producers

Bill Melendez
producer
Lee Mendelson
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Charles M. Schulz
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Overly civilized, underly dogified

Keywords

character name in title
nightmare
dog
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 3rd, 1981 (Netherlands)
February 23rd, 1978 (United States of America)
February 23rd, 1978 (United States of America) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (original title)
Qué pesadilla, Charlie Brown! (Argentina)
Que Pesadelo, Charlie Brown (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

24 min

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Bill Melendez Productions
United Feature Syndicate (UFS) (in cooperation with)
Lee Mendelson Film Productions
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Nacional Vídeo (Brazil)
Warner Home Video (United States of America)
Warner Home Video (United States of America)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Nabisco (sponsoring)
Producers' Sound Service (mix)
Dickson/Vasu (camera)
All Other Companies

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