You're in Love, Charlie Brown
You're in Love, Charlie Brown is the fourth prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on June 12, 1967.[1] This was the second non-holiday-oriented Peanuts special, following Charlie Brown's All Stars!.[2]
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
Animated television special
Peter Robbins
Sally Dryer
Chris Shea
Cathy Steinberg
Gai DeFaria
Anne Altieri
"You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
"You're in Love, Charlie Brown"
Vince Guaraldi
John Scott Trotter
English
Robert T. Gillis
Nick Vasu
25:20
June 12, 1967
Both You're in Love, Charlie Brown and He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown were nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 1968.[3]
Plot[edit]
With summer approaching, Charlie Brown is upset that he cannot enjoy himself like all the others, but when he sees the Little Red-Haired Girl on a passing bus, Linus figures out that Charlie Brown is in love.
Charlie Brown pines for the Little Red-Haired Girl, and during the next-to-last day of school, tries to get her attention. He is called up to read a report to the class but accidentally reads aloud a love note he wrote for her and is laughed at. He then goes to the pencil sharpener and unintentionally sharpens his ball point pen. Lunch hour is no better as he cannot summon the courage to go talk to her, and then panics when the Little Red-Haired Girl approaches him.
After school, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy's psychiatric booth for advice, but she is too busy longing for Schroeder. He later meets and talks it over with Peppermint Patty, but before he can explain, she tells him that she will arrange a meeting with her. She then informs Lucy that someone wants to meet her at the ball park that night. Lucy agrees, thinking the "someone" is Schroeder, and the arranged meeting ends in disaster.
The next day, Charlie Brown plans to get up early to meet the Little Red-Haired Girl at the bus stop, but he falls asleep on the bench and misses the bus. After blowing up at his teacher, Charlie Brown ends up in the principal's office. Later, he fails to impress the girl by solving a complex math problem.
When school lets out at noon, Charlie Brown dashes to the bus to catch her before she leaves, but he cannot find her in the clamoring crowd of students. As it pulls away, Charlie Brown is distraught until he finds a note in his hand that reads, "I Like You, Charlie Brown. signed Little Red Haired Girl".
Charlie Brown's anguish quickly turns into delight as he dances toward home, planning his days with her in the coming September. He then exclaims, "Good grief! How will I LIVE until September!?" as the scene ends.