The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Peanuts characters in a Saturday morning series.
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show is an American animated television series that adapts characters and storylines from the Peanuts comic strip, originally presented on CBS Saturday mornings from 1983 to 1985. It is one of the few television series produced by Bill Melendez, whose studio typically focused on animated specials. The show later aired on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, and became available for streaming on Apple TV on July 10, 2026.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Children's television series
- Animation
- Variety
- Based on
- Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz
- Writer
- Charles M. Schulz
- Director
- Bill Melendez
- Phil Roman
- Sam Jaimes
- Opening theme
- "Let's Have a Party"; sung by Desirée Goyette (season 2)
- Music
- Desirée Goyette; Ed Bogas
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The first season's theme was a piano-based instrumental composed by Desiree Goyette and Ed Bogas, later given lyrics and released in 1984 as 'Let's Have a Party with Charlie Brown and Snoopy' on the album Flashbeagle.
- The show was known as 'You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown' during reruns on Nickelodeon.
- Outside the U.S., the series aired on YTV in Canada by 1996, and on the CBBC block on BBC One and BBC Two from 1986 to 2005.
Cast
The characters were voiced by real children, with a large cast turnover between seasons due to aging out of roles. Brad Kesten voiced Charlie Brown in season 1, replaced by Brett Johnson in season 2. Stacy Heather Tolkin voiced Sally Brown in season 1, with Stacy Ferguson taking over in season 2; Tolkin also voiced Truffles in season 1, and Ferguson voiced Patty in season 2. Angela Lee played Lucy van Pelt in season 1, succeeded by Heather Stoneman in season 2, who also voiced Eudora. Jeremy Schoenberg voiced Linus van Pelt and also played Floyd in season 1 and Harold Angel in season 2. Kevin Brando voiced Schroeder in season 1, with Danny Colby in season 2; Brando also voiced 5 and Thibault. Jason Muller voiced Rerun van Pelt. Carl Steven voiced Franklin and Pig-Pen in season 2. Victoria Vargas played Peppermint Patty in season 1, replaced by Gini Holtzman in season 2. Michael Dockery voiced Marcie in season 1, with Keri Houlihan in season 2; Dockery also voiced Shermy. Mary Tunnell voiced Frieda in season 1 and also voiced Eudora. Dana Ferguson voiced Samantha in season 2. Bill Melendez voiced Snoopy and Woodstock.
Home media
In 1987, Kartes Video Communications released the show on VHS in 9 volumes, each with two episodes, using titles styled like normal Peanuts specials. From 1994 to 2001, Paramount Home Video issued the show on VHS and LaserDisc under its actual title. Warner Home Video released individual episodes on DVD as part of the Happiness Is... The complete series was released on DVD in Region 1 by Warner Bros. via the Warner Archive Collection on November 20, 2012, as a two-disc set with nine episodes per disc. All episodes had previously been released on DVD in Australia and Germany across two 2-disc box sets. The series is also available through iTunes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show are there?
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show has 18 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show first air?
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show first aired on 17 September 1983.
When did The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show end?
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show last aired on 12 October 1985.
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