This Is America, Charlie Brown

1988 - 1989

The Mayflower Voyagers

21st October 1988

Episode 1

The first episode of "This Is America, Charlie Brown" starts out with Charlie Brown talking about the Pilgrims leaving England for America aboard the Mayflower. The first weeks aboard the Mayflower were all right. The the trip gets rough, and they might have to return to England. Then on November 11 1620 Snoopy and Woodstock spot land. The Mayflower Compact is then written. They find land that has been mysteriously cleared.

The Birth of the Constitution

28th October 1988

Episode 2

The second part of This Is America, Charlie Brown, starts out with Charlie Brown feeding Snoopy, gathering water, and doing other hard work. Charlie Brown then gets Sally and Linus and tells them they have to go the hall where the delegates are coming. Snoopy goes too but first he and Woodstock try on different wigs.

The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

4th November 1988

Episode 3

In the third part of This Is America, Charlie Brown it starts out with Sally giving a report about for hundreds of years man dreamed of flight and then gives examples. In the outskirts of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina we find Charlie Brown and Linus on a horse and buggy that is going fast. It is driven by Snoopy. They are at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903 to visit Linus' cousin Dolly for Christmas. The Next morning Dolly shows Charlie Brown and Linus a small diary of what the Wright Brothers have done. Then they take their bikes to see the Wright Brothers flight.

The NASA Space Station

11th November 1988

Episode 4

The fourth part of This Is America, Charlie Brown starts out with Charlie Brown calling Linus about how his science fair project is doing. Linus is building a model of a spaceship for the contest. The night before the contest Linus dreams that he, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are in space. They are in a space station for 90 days. Jason Welker of the Television news network is there to talk to them on TV.

The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

10th February 1989

Episode 5

In the fifth part of This Is America Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown reads school report to his class about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. He talks about two railroad companies the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific. Charlie Brown says that workers were needed so youngsters were employed. The two railroad companies had to lay down 10,000 miles of track. The Central Pacific stars out slow because they have the cross the Sierra Nevada mountains. Snoopy's brother Spike appears in this episode and gets a job in one of the towns that was built around the railroad. He is a harmonica player, but he is kicked out. Finally, the two companies are getting closer to the end. The last spike has to be put in. The Governor of California misses so Snoopy drives in the last spike.

The Great Inventors

10th March 1989

Episode 6

In the sixth part of This Is America Charlie Brown, Sally does a school report on the famous inventors of America. She and her assistant Snoopy give examples of people and their inventions. She explains the invention while Snoopy uses it. Inventions include the paper bag, toothpick, roller skates, the first pizzeria, basketball, and sneakers.

The Smithsonian and the Presidency

19th April 1989

Episode 7

The seventh part of This Is America Charlie Brown starts out with Charlie Brown, Linus, and the rest of the gang in Washington DC. They first See the Washington monument. Then thy see the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial. They then arrive at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. They see the Wright brothers plane, World War II planes, and Snoopy even sees the red barons plane. They also see the Spirit of St Louis and a space capsule. They are then off to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, and then the Smithsonian American History Museum.

The Music and Heroes of America

Episode 8

The final part of the mini series starts out with Charlie Brown trying to convince Schroeder to let Snoopy in the band for the class project. Schroeder said he is in if he does not go crazy. Schroeder and his band are practicing when Lucy says that they should combine their projects. Her project is on American people. He does not like the idea of combing the projects, but the teacher does.

Top Cast

Erin Chase•Erica Gayle•Brittany Thornton

Writer

Charles M. Schulz

Animation Comedy Kids Family

From the voyage of the Mayflower to the bold exploration of outer space, join the Peanuts gang as they take you on a timeless journey through American history! Groove along with Charlie Brown and Snoopy as they discover the beginnings of jazz and ragtime music, accompanied by Lucy's speech about American heroes. So all aboard with Peanuts because This Is America, Charlie Brown!

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Erin Chase

Charlie Brown (voice)

Erica Gayle

Lucy van Pelt (Voice)

Brittany Thornton

Sally Brown (voice)

Brandon Stewart Image

Brandon Stewart

Linus Van Pelt (voice)

Jason Mendelson

Peppermint Patty (voice)

Marie Cole

Marcie (voice)

Curtis Andersen Image

Curtis Andersen

Schroeder (voice)

Hakeem Abdul-Samad

Franklin (voice)

Bill Melendez Image

Bill Melendez

Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Full Crew

Thomas Baker

Animation

Charles M. Schulz Image

Charles M. Schulz

Writer

Ed Bogas

Music

Nick Vasu

Director of Photography

Lee Mendelson Image

Lee Mendelson

Writer

Bill Melendez Image

Bill Melendez

Writer

Bill Melendez Image

Bill Melendez

Producer

Charles M. Schulz Image

Charles M. Schulz

Creator

Lee Mendelson Image

Lee Mendelson

Producer

Gordon D. Brenner

Editor

Kristy Mendelson

Production Assistant

Carole Barnes

Production Manager

Nina Skahan

Production Assistant

Chuck McCann

Editor

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Glenn Mendelson

Production Assistant

Warren Taylor

Editor

Joanna Coletta

Production Assistant

Carol Neal

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