Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown

Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is a prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on January 5, 1979.

This episode celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip and the 15th anniversary of animated Peanuts specials on CBS, which both took place the following year, in 1980. It included an interview with Charles M. Schulz. Phyllis George hosted.

This special followed a 25th anniversary special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, which aired in 1976.

Voice actors

 * Arrin Skelley: Charlie Brown
 * Daniel Anderson: Linus Van Pelt
 * Annalisa Bartolin: Sally Brown
 * Bill Melendez: Snoopy & Woodstock
 * Michelle Muller: Lucy Van Pelt
 * Ronald Hendrix: Franklin
 * Laura Planting: Peppermint Patty
 * Casey Carlson: Marcie
 * Don Potter: Snoopy (singing voice)

Credits

 * Written, Produced and Directed by: Lee Mendelson
 * Animation by: Bill Melendez Productions
 * Animation Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
 * Cinematographers: David Crommie, Chuck Barbee, Stewart Barbee
 * Associate Producers: Martha Grace, Paul Preuss, Ron Nelson
 * Unit Production Manager/1st Assistant Director: Larry Sturhahn
 * Production Staff: Pat LaFortune, Margaret Howard
 * Editors: Paul Preuss, Chuck McCann
 * Sound Recordists: John Barbee, Nelson Stoll
 * Sound Recording/Mix: Producers' Sound Service - Hollywood
 * Camera Assistants: Elizabeth Barbee, Randall Love, George Stephenson, Joseph Ward
 * Production Coordinator: Glenn Mendelson
 * Assistant Editor: Michael Rosenthal
 * Voice Recording: Coast Recorders - San Francisco, California
 * "The Big Bow Wow" and "Suppertime" Sung by: Don Potter
 * "Happiness Is..." Sung by: Becky Reardon, Larry Finlayson
 * Hair Stylist: Barbara Lorenz
 * Makeup: Lona Mardock
 * Gaffer: Jeffrey Gilliam
 * Electrician: Leo Loverro
 * Props: John Durr
 * A Lee Mendelson Production
 * in association with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Bill Melendez Productions
 * © Copyright 1978 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.