You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

TV Short
1979
G
24m

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You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979)

Charlie Brown, Marcie and Snoopy compete in the Junior Olympics' decathlon event.Charlie Brown, Marcie and Snoopy compete in the Junior Olympics' decathlon event.Charlie Brown, Marcie and Snoopy compete in the Junior Olympics' decathlon event.

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7.4/10

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

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Arrin Skelley

Charlie Brown
(voice)

Patricia Patts

Peppermint Patty
(voice)

Casey Carlson

Marcie
(voice)
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Michelle Muller

Lucy van Pelt
(voice)
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Daniel Anderson

Linus van Pelt
(voice)
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Tim Hall

Fred Fabulous
(voice)

Scott Beach

Announcer
(voice)

Bill Melendez

Snoopy
(voice)

Director
- Phil Roman
Writer
- Charles M. Schulz
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Trivia
This show marks the first and only time Marcie's eyes are ever shown (when she lifts up her glasses to wink at Charlie Brown at the end).

Goofs
Peppermint Patty start warning Charlie Brown of what he's doing in the 1500m run, even though he hadn't actually done it yet. She also tells him to open his eyes when she is clearly watching him from the back and couldn't have known his eyes were closed until he actually started running off the track.

Quotes
Lucy van Pelt: I can't believe it. After the first five events, you're in third place, Charlie Brown.
Charlie Brown: What's so good about that?
Lucy van Pelt: I thought you'd be dead last.
Charlie Brown: Who was last?
Lucy van Pelt: The Masked Marvel. Freddie Fabulous from Fremont and Marcie are neck and neck for first.
Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: You did okay, Chuck, and so did our team. In fact, if you can win the decathlon tomorrow, we might win the whole junior olympics.
Lucy van Pelt: Good grief! The whole world must be coming to an end.

Connections
Featured in It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1985)

Soundtracks
Olympics Theme

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8/10

Rooting for Charlie Brown!

We had a little brown-bag luncheon at work and an employee decided to play this cartoon short for some fun and laughs. Even though there were just six to seven of us adults in the room, it appeared that we all enjoyed the cartoon (I could hear a lot of chuckles) for its innocence, family-friendly theme and message.

Here, Charlie Brown signs up for the decathlon at the School Olympics. After much challenges in his training, Charlie faces arrogant Fred the Fabulous, Snoopy as the "Masked Marvel" and friend Marcie in the competition.

It's not an entirely riveting story with unending adventures and suspense, but it is an innocent and charming cartoon that includes some sports scenes that will have you cheering for Charlie Brown and for some laughable moments from the entire Peanuts gang. The voice acting was good and the animation, while may not be as hi-tech or advanced by today's standards, was simple but refreshing.

It is a nice little movie for everyone to enjoy and reminds us that winning is not much as being first place as working hard and having good sportsmanship.

Grade B