Play It Again, Charlie Brown

TV Short
1971
Not Rated
24m

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Hand-Drawn Animation Animation Comedy Family Music Short

Lucy talks Schroeder into playing his piano for a PTA meeting. but there are unforeseen details that he will not tolerate.Lucy talks Schroeder into playing his piano for a PTA meeting. but there are unforeseen details that he will not tolerate.Lucy talks Schroeder into playing his piano for a PTA meeting. but there are unforeseen details that he will not tolerate.

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7.1/10

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

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Pamelyn Ferdin

Lucy van Pelt
(voice)

Stephen Shea

Linus van Pelt
(voice)

Danny Hjeim

Schroeder
(voice)

Hilary Momberger-Powers

Sally Brown
(voice)
(as Hilary Momberger)

Lynda Mendelson

Frieda
(voice)
(as Linda Mendelson)

Christopher DeFaria

Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt
(voice)
(as Kip DeFaria)

Chris Inglis

Charlie Brown
(voice)

Bill Melendez

Snoopy
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Bill Melendez
Writer
- Charles M. Schulz
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Trivia
This was the first Peanuts TV special of the 1970s, airing nearly a year and a half after "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown." (The feature film "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" had been released in between the two specials.)

Goofs
While Charlie Brown, Pig Pen, and Snoopy sound perfectly fine without Schroeder when demonstrating their rock band to Lucy, they aren't able to go on without him at the PTA meeting.

Quotes
Frieda: [she comes in and sits down in front of Schroeder's piano where Lucy usually sits] Schroeder, I think it's disgraceful the way Lucy bothers you, and she's always asking everybody "Why does he always have to play that stupid piano?" I think that's terrible.
[pause]
Frieda: Incidentally, why DO you always have to play this stupid piano?
Lucy van Pelt: [comes in and sees her] What are you doing here?
Frieda: Who wants to know? Maybe I just like music.
Lucy van Pelt: [sits down beside her] Do you like Beethoven?
Frieda: What?
Lucy van Pelt: If you're going to hang around here, you've got to like Beethoven.
Frieda: All right, but I'll just have a small glass.
[Schroeder stops playing when he realizes what she just said, then angerly pulls the piano out from under both of them]
Lucy van Pelt: You blew it, kid.

Connections
Followed by Snoopy Come Home (1972)

Soundtracks
Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
(uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Lillian Steuber

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5/10

It's MusicBand Time

Seventh animated special based on the Charles M. Schulz cartoon strips is also the first aired during the 1970's, and is about Lucy's infatuation with Schroder, but he only loves Beethoven, until Lucy decides to enroll him in the PTA music show, but only if he'll play modern music, something he refuses to do, despite Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Pig Pen already seeming quite capable of going on without him... Strange special is one of the weakest, with a flimsy plot and inconsistent characterizations(since when can poor talentless Charlie play an instrument? Did he take lessons?) Goofy comedy with spray can music and PTA members is cringe-worthy. Entirely forgettable.