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Plot Summary:
In this CBS animated miniseries of eight episodes, the Peanuts gang (created by Charles M. Schulz) visit important events in United States history.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: educational, edutainment
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Archie's TV Funnies (1971)
Plot Summary:
Archie's TV Funnies is a Saturday morning cartoon animated series produced by Filmation which appeared on CBS from September 11, 1971 to September 1, 1973. The series starred Bob Montana's Archie characters.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988)
Plot Summary:
Spike waves to a young woman driving a red pickup truck through the desert of Needles, California every day; it is the highlight of his day. In this combined animated and live-action special, we meet an aerobics instructor, Jenny, who wants to be a big city jazz dancer. She and Spike drive around looking at the desert scenery and spending some time at a roller rink. However, when Spike is accidentally thrown out of the skating rink he runs off and is pursued by people on a nighttime coyote hunt.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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The Archie Show (1968)
Plot Summary:
The Archie Show is a Saturday morning cartoon animated series produced by Filmation. Based on the Archie comic books, created by Bob Montana in 1941, The Archie Show debuted on CBS in September 1968 and lasted for one season. A total of 17 half-hour shows, each containing two 11 minute segments, were aired. Archie cartoons continued to be aired in various forms until 1978.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: dark, humorous, avant garde, adult cartoon, semi serious, exciting, light, atmospheric, sexy, thought provoking
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Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978)
Plot Summary:
Buford and the Galloping Ghost is an American Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from February 3, 1979 to September 1, 1979 on NBC. It contained the following two 15-minute segments: ⁕The Buford Files ⁕The Galloping Ghost The Buford Files and The Galloping Ghost originally aired as separate segments on Yogi's Space Race from September 9, 1978 to January 27, 1979 on NBC. Following the cancellation of Yogi's Space Race, both segments were repackaged as one half-hour show.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
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The Ri?hie Ri?h/Scooby-Doo Show (1980)
Plot Summary:
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too! is a package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1980 for ABC Saturday mornings. The program contained segments from Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and Richie Rich. The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo shorts represents the sixth show in which Scooby-Doo appears. This was the only Hanna-Barbera package series for which Scooby-Doo was given second billing and also notable for Richie Rich's debut in animation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Droopy: Master Detective (1993)
Plot Summary:
Droopy, Master Detective is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with Turner Entertainment. The show is a spin-off from Tom & Jerry Kids and was dropped from Fox's Saturday morning schedule on January 1, 1994. Months later, the series was aired on weekday afternoons in August and September 1994.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, 2d animation
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Peanuts (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on the classic Charles M. Schultz comic strip and featuring Snoopy and Charlie Brown among others.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Italy
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, stylized
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Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)
Plot Summary:
Tis the season for the cheer and charm of the Peanuts kids - and this delight special offers five segments full of unforgettable moments. Snoopy works as a bell-ringer to raise money and tries making peace with the ferocious cat next door. Linus strives to strike the right tone in his letter to Santa - and his friendship with an indecisive girl at school. Sally's idea about gift giving and the identity of Santa may be unusual - but her strange notion about how to obtain a Christmas tree surprisingly does the job. Lucy tries awfully hard to be nice...and still coax everyone around her to buy her presents. Charlie Brown and Sally wait up for Santa (a surprisingly short man), who spreads Christmas gift cheer further than they had thought. Make merry!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 18 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, christmas special
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Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990)
Plot Summary:
A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious
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A Charlie Brown Celebration (1982)
Plot Summary:
Several new different Peanuts sketches are featured in this TV special, adapted from the comic strip, including Peppermint Patty's stint at dog training school and Charlie Brown spending time in the hospital.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983)
Plot Summary:
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show is an animated television series featuring characters and storylines from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired Saturday mornings on the CBS network from 1983 to 1986. It re-aired on The Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Nicktoons Network in the 1990s. In Canada, it aired on CBS Canada and re-aired on YTV. It re-aired with the Charlie Brown specials on the UK channel Boomerang in 2002, but was named and advertised as "Snoopy" for short. Currently, the last time the show aired on American television was in April 2005. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show was one of the few full series produced by Bill Melendez, whose animation studio generally specialized in specials.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Snoopy Show (2021)
Plot Summary:
The world’s most iconic dog is ready for his close-up. Dive into new adventures with the happy-dancing, high-flying, big-dreaming beagle, who's joined by best friend Woodstock and rest of the Peanuts gang.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 788
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime, buddy comedy, satirical
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Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
Plot Summary:
Heathcliff is an animated television series that debuted on September 5, 1984. It was the second series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by DIC Entertainment. It ran in syndication until 1988 with a total of 86 episodes. The first show based on the comic strip was Heathcliff and Dingbat, which debuted in 1980 and was produced by Ruby-Spears. Mel Blanc provided the voice of Heathcliff in both series.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Canada, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, not serious
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Peanuts gang perform the classic Broadway musical. In addition to the classic songs, we see Charlie Brown and his friends perform the various comedy sketches of the play.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (1980)
Plot Summary:
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown is the 19th prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on February 25, 1980.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 818
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: adult cartoon, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown (1980)
Plot Summary:
When the circus comes to town, Snoopy naturally pays a visit. There he falls for a beautiful poodle performing there. He soon runs away to join it. While he quickly becomes a star performer, Charlie Brown is distraught by Snoopy's decision while Snoopy himself has to face some realities of show business himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Peanuts gang, including Snoopy and Woodstock, have gone off to summer camp. After a few days of the usual summer-camp activities, they all take part in a rafting race. Battling treacherous rapids, wild animals, and bullies from a rival camp, the teams make their way downriver to the finish line.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: avant garde, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
Plot Summary:
It's Valentine's Day again and Charlie Brown dreams the seemingly hopeless dream to receiving a valentine from anyone. All the while, the rest of the gang have their own trials whether it be Linus' struggle to get the biggest card he can for his beloved teacher, or Lucy trying to get some token from Schroeder while Snoopy and Woodstock are having fun spearing valentines on each other's nose.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Plot Summary:
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth—by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, crying, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, funny, light
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A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lovesick Charlie Brown hopes – still – to get a valentine from the Little Red-Haired Girl, as does Sally from Linus, Lucy from Schroeder and Peppermint Patty from Charlie Brown.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969)
Plot Summary:
School is out for the summer and Charlie Brown, Linus, Schroeder and Pig Pen are planning to spend it reading every comic book, watching television, practicing ballplay, and classical music, and having clean thoughts. However, Lucy tells them that she signed them up for camp. The girls are eager to go, but the boys hate the idea.(Linus adding that its like finding out that he was drafted.) The boys shove each other to get on the bus, while the girls line up in order. At camp, Charlie Brown is chosen captain of the boys camp. The boys and girls have a swim race which the girls win easily. Then they have a softball game, which the boys lose with only one run. Other competitions are just as lopsided. Afterwards, the boys sit around the campfire and reflect on how miserable they are. In one scene, the colors of the shirts of Schroder and Linus are mixed up during this scene.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
Plot Summary:
Poor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class, he volunteers for the class spelling bee...and wins!.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: avant garde, adult cartoon, independent film, feel good, humorous, semi serious, 2d animation
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It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (1974)
Plot Summary:
Charlie Brown, Linus and the entire Peanuts gang are off on a lively Easter egg hunt. They suspect they've spotted the Easter Bunny … but the trouble is, he looks a lot like a certain beagle who's near and dear to Charlie Brown's heart. Is it truly the Easter Bunny, or is it just the irrepressible Snoopy playing a trick on the kids?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Charlie Brown's All Stars! (1966)
Plot Summary:
After Charlie Brown's team loses their first game of the season (123-0), his team throws down their caps in disgust and quits. Frustrated and depressed, Charlie Brown wanders around aimlessly until Linus meets him with good news: Mr. Hennessey, operator of a local hardware store, is offering to sponsor Charlie Brown's team, place them in an organized league, and even buy them new uniforms. The excitement gets the better of Charlie Brown, and he eagerly tells the team the good news. Lucy is apprehensive, but states that if Charlie Brown can really get the team uniforms, they will give him another chance and return to the team. Later at home, Charlie Brown gets a phone call from Mr. Hennessey, and is told that the league does not allow girls or dogs. Charlie Brown tries to reason with Mr. Hennessey, but is told that the stipulations are rules set by the league. Unwilling to sacrifice his friends, Charlie Brown reluctantly declines Mr. Hennessey's offer.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972)
Plot Summary:
With the school election looming, Linus is talked into running for school president. With Lucy and Charlie Brown as his campaign manager and Snoopy and Woodstock assisting, he stands a decent chance of victory. Soon however, he makes unrealistic promises and learns the hard way that preaching about the Great Pumpkin can not be considered a sound campaign strategy.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
Plot Summary:
Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie... and the Peanuts gang to share them with. This is going to be the greatest Thanksgiving ever! The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's house for a REALLY big turkey party. Good grief! All our hero can cook is cold cereal and maybe toast. Is Charlie Brown doomed? Not when Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day. With such good friends, Charlie Brown - and all of us - have so many reasons to be thankful.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
Plot Summary:
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, touching, semi serious, christmas special, light, melancholic
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, 2d animation
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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Plot Summary:
When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: christmas special, sweet, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, light, atmospheric, thought provoking