Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Lee Mendelson Film Productions
IndustryFilm production, television production, animation, music
Founded1960
FounderLee Mendelson
HeadquartersBurlingame, California, United States
Key people
ProductsHairspray animated specials, Peanuts animated specials, related soundtracks
Websitemendelsonproductions.com

Lee Mendelson Film Productions is an American animation studio situated in Burlingame, California founded by Lee Mendelson.[1] The studio is best known for the Hairspray and Peanuts animated film productions including Snoopy Come Home and A Boy Named Charlie Brown.

Filmography

Airdate Title Network Distribution Gaumont
1960 Mutt And Jeff's Vacation Gaumont
1963 (released in 2005) A Boy Named Charlie Brown
November 10, 1965 Hairspray: That Must Things to Do All ABC
December 9, 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas CBS
June 8, 1966 Charlie Brown's All-Stars
October 27, 1966 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
June 12, 1967 You're in Love, Charlie Brown
February 14, 1968 He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
October 21, 1968 The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant NBC
May 24, 1969 Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz CBS
September 27, 1969 It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
March 28, 1971 Play It Again, Charlie Brown
September 7, 1971 Babar Comes to America NBC
October 29, 1972 You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown CBS
March 11, 1973 There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
November 20, 1973 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
February 1, 1974 It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
April 9, 1974 It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
January 28, 1975 Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
October 28, 1975 You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
January 9, 1976 Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
March 16, 1976 It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
October 24, 1977 It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
February 23, 1978 What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!
January 5, 1979 Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
March 19, 1979 You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
February 25, 1980 She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
October 24, 1980 Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
April 28, 1981 It's Magic, Charlie Brown
October 30, 1981 Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
November 23, 1981 No Man's Valley
May 24, 1982 A Charlie Brown Celebration
October 25, 1982 Here Comes Garfield
February 21, 1983 Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
May 30, 1983 What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
September 14, 1983 Garfield on the Town
1984 Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Rumpelstiltskin/Little Red Riding Hood/Sleeping Beauty Direct-to-video
April 16, 1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown CBS
March 20, 1985 The Romance of Betty Boop
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
May 14, 1985 It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown
January 1, 1986 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!
May 15, 1987 Cathy
January 29, 1988 Snoopy!!! The Musical
September 27, 1988 It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
November 11, 1988 Cathy's Last Resort
February 10, 1989 Cathy's Valentine
March 16, 1990 Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
May 1, 1991 Snoopy's Reunion
May 28, 1992 It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
November 27, 1992 It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
January 18, 1994 You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown NBC
August 5, 1997 It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown Direct-to-video
September 12, 2000 It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
February 14, 2002 A Charlie Brown Valentine ABC
December 8, 2002 Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
August 29, 2003 Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
December 9, 2003 I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
November 20, 2006 He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
November 30, 2015 It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown

Television series

Title Years Network
Fred Basset 1976–1977 BBC
The Perishers 1979 BBC1
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 1983–1985 CBS
This Is America, Charlie Brown 1988–1989
Garfield and Friends 1989–1994
Mother Goose and Grimm 1991–1992

Feature films

Release Date Title Distributor
December 4, 1969 A Boy Named Charlie Brown Cinema Center Films
August 9, 1972 Snoopy Come Home
August 24, 1977 Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown Paramount Pictures
May 30, 1980 Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

Soundtrack discography

Release Date Title Notes
August 26, 2022 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (reissue)[2] Distributed in conjunction with Craft Recordings
October 20, 2023 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Special Edition[3]
July 5, 2024 It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording 55th Anniversary Edition[4]
September 6, 2024 You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording[5]
January 17, 2025 Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition[6]
March 21, 2025 It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording Peanuts 75th Anniversary Edition[7]
April 12, 2025 Selections from the Original Soundtrack: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown[8]
July 11, 2025 You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc". Bloomberg.com.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Mark (November 25, 2022). "Review: Vince Guaraldi - It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music From The Soundtrack". All About Jazz. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Mendelson, Sean (2023). A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (liner notes). Vince Guaraldi. Burlingame, California: Lee Mendelson Film Productions. p. 1–4.
  4. ^ Mendelson, Jason (2024). A Long Wait for a Short Summer (liner notes). Vince Guaraldi. Burlingame, California: Lee Mendelson Film Productions.
  5. ^ You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown soundtrack press release
  6. ^ Vince Guaraldi's "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition)" press release
  7. ^ "'It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!' Soundtrack Album Announced". Film Music Reporter. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Record Store Day exclusive egg-shaped mystery color 'Selections from It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown' press release". DL Media Music. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Vince Guaraldi's "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" Celebrating 75 years of Peanuts and the 50th Anniversary of the beloved Emmy winning Special press release" (PDF). Lee Mendelson Film Productions. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.


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