This Is America, Charlie Brown

This is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocasette, were released in a 2-DVD collector's set on June 13, 2006. Due to the nature of the events portrayed and the historical figures included - such as The Wright Brothers - many ... more

This is America, Charlie Brown was an eight-part animated TV mini-series, depicting events in American history with characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. These eight episodes, originally released singly on videocasette, were released in a 2-DVD collector's set on June 13, 2006. Due to the nature of the events portrayed and the historical figures included - such as The Wright Brothers - many adults were shown in full view along with the Peanuts gang, something that happened rarely in the animated films and specials (Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) being another exception) and not at all in the comic strip. Traditionally, these episodes have not been rerun on television, but one episode, "The Mayflower Voyagers", was paired with A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (with which it was released on DVD) in 2008 by ABC, in order to fill the remaining 30 minutes once filled by He's a Bully, Charlie Brown. However, the special... less