HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of special presentations by Hallmark. This live action musical adaptation of the off-Broadway hit uses songs and vignettes to bring to life the personalities from Charles Schultz's "Peanuts" comic strip. The forlorn yet hopeful Charlie Brown struggles with his shyness and his terrible baseball team as he dreams of befriending the little red-headed girl. The bombastic Lucy complains that she is not crabby, while she plans a romance with the reluctant pianist Schroeder. Lucy's brother, Linus, boldly philosophizes about life while clinging to his trusted security blanket. Charlie Brown's dog, Snoopy, fights the fiendish Red Baron when he is not fantasizing about suppertime or hunting rabbits with Patty. The characters' performances include the following: "The Red Baron," by Snoopy; "Book Report," by Charlie, Lucy, Linus, and Schroeder; "Kite," by Charlie; "Suppertime," by Snoopy; "My Blanket and Me," by Linus; "Little Known Facts," by Lucy, Linus, and Charlie; "Schroeder" by Lucy; "The Doctor Is In," by Lucy and Charlie. Additionally, the entire cast sings "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "The Baseball Game," and "Happiness." Commercials deleted.
("Hallmark Hall of Fame" aired on NBC from 1952 to 1978; network affiliation varies after 1978.)
(Beginning with the live telecast of the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on December 24, 1951, Hallmark has sponsored a series of dramatic specials which, since 1952, has aired under the title "Hallmark Hall of Fame." From 1952 to 1955 Hallmark also presented "Hallmark Hall of Fame," a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology series hosted by Sarah Churchill. The first program, "Dr. Serocold," was televised in January 1952 under the title "Hallmark Television Theatre." This series also ran under the title "Hallmark Summer Theatre" in July and August 1952.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 9, 1973 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:16:58
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T85:0155
- GENRE: Specials; Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Musical revues, comedies, etc.; Children's programs
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1951-1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Lee Mendelson … Executive Producer
- Warren L. Lockhart … Executive Producer
- Duane C. Bogie … Executive Producer
- Gene Persson … Producer
- Arthur Whitelaw … Producer
- Walter C. Miller … Director
- Clark Gesner … Writer, Music by, Lyrics
- Charles M. Schulz … Based on the comic strip by
- Joseph Hardy … Adapted by
- Patricia Birch … Choreographer
- Wendell Burton … Cast, Charlie Brown
- Ruby Persson … Cast, Lucy
- Barry Livingston … Cast, Linus
- Mark Montgomery … Cast, Schroeder
- Noelle Matlovsky … Cast, Patty
- Bill Hinnant … Cast, Snoopy