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It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

  • TV Short
  • 1969
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969)
Hand-Drawn AnimationAnimationComedyFamilyShort

At Camp Indian Lake, the boys compete and are seemingly hopelessly outmatched by the girl campers.At Camp Indian Lake, the boys compete and are seemingly hopelessly outmatched by the girl campers.At Camp Indian Lake, the boys compete and are seemingly hopelessly outmatched by the girl campers.

  • Director
    • Bill Melendez
  • Writer
    • Charles M. Schulz
  • Stars
    • Peter Robbins
    • Pamelyn Ferdin
    • Glenn Gilger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Melendez
    • Writer
      • Charles M. Schulz
    • Stars
      • Peter Robbins
      • Pamelyn Ferdin
      • Glenn Gilger
    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast12

    Peter Robbins
    Peter Robbins
    • Charlie Brown
    • (voice)
    Pamelyn Ferdin
    Pamelyn Ferdin
    • Lucy van Pelt
    • (voice)
    Glenn Gilger
    • Linus van Pelt
    • (voice)
    Hilary Momberger-Powers
    Hilary Momberger-Powers
    • Sally Brown
    • (voice)
    • (as Hilary Momberger)
    Ann Altieri
    • Frieda
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    David Carey
    • Shermy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    John Daschback
    • Schroeder
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Christopher DeFaria
    Christopher DeFaria
    • Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Sally Dryer
    • Shirley
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Matthew Liftin
    • Roy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Bill Melendez
    Bill Melendez
    • Snoopy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter
    • Pigpen
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bill Melendez
    • Writer
      • Charles M. Schulz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews7

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This show marks one of the only times Peppermint Patty says "Charlie Brown" rather than "Chuck". This also happens in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving".
    • Goofs
      During the campfire scene, when the girls are singing to the boys, Linus and Schroeder switch shirts so Linus has the purple one and Schroeder has the red one.
    • Quotes
      • Lucy: Look at this, a big yellow butterfly. It's unusual to see one of those at this time of year, unless of course, it flew up from Brazil. I'll bet that's it. They DO that sometimes, you know. They fly up from Brazil, and they...
      • Linus: [interrupting] This is no butterfly, this is a potato chip.
      • Lucy: Well, I'll be, so it is. I wonder how a potato chip got all the way up here from Brazil?
    • Alternate versions
      The version on Apple TV+ is the the one made for syndication and is missing four minutes of the original special.
    • Connections
      Featured in You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Charlie Brown Theme
      (uncredited)
      Music by Vince Guaraldi

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 27, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Snoopy.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Sommer war sehr kurz, Charlie Brown
    • Production companies
      • Lee Mendelson Film Productions
      • Bill Melendez Productions
      • United Feature Syndicate (UFS)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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