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'', by Charles M. Schulz, has been adapted into 51 animated specials since 1965, most of them released on television. This article describes the history of these programs, including notable sponsors, directors, and voice actors.


History

In the strip, adult voices are heard, though conversations are usually only depicted from the children's end. To translate this aspect to the animated medium, the sound of a
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with a solotone mute, created by
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and played by Dean Hubbard. Thirteen ''Peanuts''-based specials have been made after the death of Charles Schulz. Of these, eight are tributes to ''Peanuts'' or other ''Peanuts'' specials, and six are completely new specials based on dialogue from the strips and ideas given to ABC by Schulz before his death. ''
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'', was telecast on ABC on November 20, 2006, following a repeat broadcast of ''
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''. Airing 43 years after the first special, the premiere of ''He's a Bully, Charlie Brown'' was watched by nearly 10 million viewers, winning its time slot and beating a
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concert special. In October 2007,
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acquired worldwide home video rights to the ''Peanuts'' TV specials from
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and other distributors. The deal would also allow Warner Bros. to produce new direct-to-video ''Peanuts'' content and short-form digital content for release under the
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label. Accordingly, the streaming rights to Peanuts media are scattered across multiple platforms. ''
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'', distributed by
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, became part of
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library and is on
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.


Cast


See also

* ''Peanuts'' filmography


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{{Peanuts filmography Film series introduced in 1965 Animated specials