Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

TV Short
1975
Not Rated
25m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.1K

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Hand-Drawn Animation Animation Comedy Family Romance Short

The gang celebrate Valentine's Day while Charlie Brown hopes for at least one valentine for a change.The gang celebrate Valentine's Day while Charlie Brown hopes for at least one valentine for a change.The gang celebrate Valentine's Day while Charlie Brown hopes for at least one valentine for a change.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total

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Duncan Watson

Charlie Brown
(voice)

Stephen Shea

Linus van Pelt
(voice)

Melanie Kohn

Lucy van Pelt
(voice)

Greg Felton

Schroeder
(voice)

Lynn Mortensen

Sally Brown
(voice)

Linda Ercoli

Violet
(voice)
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Bill Melendez

Snoopy
(voice)
(uncredited)
…

Director
- Phil Roman
Writer
- Charles M. Schulz
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Trivia
After this episode originally aired, children all over America sent valentines to Charlie Brown out of sympathy. (See also It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966))

Goofs
Sally is the younger sister of Charlie Brown, and Lucy is the older sister of Linus, so they shouldn't be in the same class (or grade), as they are shown here.

Quotes
Violet: Charlie Brown, we've been feeling awfully guilty about not giving you a valentine this year. Here, I've erased my name from this one. I'd like you to have it.
Schroeder: Hold on there! What do you think you're doing? Who do you think you are? Where were you yesterday when everyone else was giving out valentines? Is kindness and thoughtfulness something you can make retroactive? Don't you think he has any feelings? You and your friends are the most thoughtless bunch I've ever known. You don't care *anything* about Charlie Brown! You just hate to feel guilty! And now you have the nerve to come around one day later and offer him a used valentine just to ease your conscience! Well, let me tell you something: Charlie Brown doesn't need your...
Charlie Brown: Don't listen to him! I'll take it!

Crazy credits
Snoopy shows off puppets resembling members of the cast and crew.

Connections
Featured in Familiar Faces: 12 Forget-Me-Not Valentines (2016)

User reviews22

Featured review

8/10

Sweet, Touching, and even a little Philosophical

'Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown' is easily one of the most heartwarming and touching Valentine's specials/films out there. It may be a "children's special", but It's guaranteed to make you feel something no matter your age especially around Valentine's Day.

This special covers basic themes of love, infatuation, heartbreak, unrequited loved, and limerence. It even brings in the classic Peanuts philosophical and even existential topics as the each Peanut deals with love and Valentine's Day differently.

I think children will think this a fun little special, but adults may be a little more teary-eyed especially when they have some experience with love and loss.

Give it a watch, its pretty great!