He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

Directed by:	Bill Melendez
Written by:	Charles M. Schulz
Release date:	February 14, 1968
Running time:	24 minutes
Preceded by:	You're in Love, Charlie Brown
Followed by:	It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
Availability:	Peanuts Specials Vol. 1 iTunes, He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition DVD, Peanuts 1960's Collection DVD

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown is the fifth animated television special based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It was first broadcast on CBS on February 14, 1968. It was the last of the Peanuts specials to feature the majority of the child actors who had put their voices to the first special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, from 1965.

Plot

Snoopy has caused a lot of mischief and upset most of the children. They demand that Charlie Brown does something about Snoopy's behavior. Charlie Brown calls the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm asking if they will take Snoopy back to learn some obedience.

It is s a long way to the farm, therefore, Charlie Brown asks Peppermint Patty to look after Snoopy for a day. She agrees to have the dog over. The next day Snoopy heads over to her house and soon decides not to go to the farm and relax at Peppermint Patty's instead. This angers the girl as he does nothing but lounge by her pool while she serves him root beers and does the dishes.

A week later Charlie Brown receives a phone call from the farm saying that Snoopy never arrived there. He soon discovers that the dog has been staying at Peppermint Patty's all week. He comes by and attaches a leash to Snoopy's collar in order to bring the dog home. Snoopy escapes from Charlie Brown's leash and heads back to Peppermint Patty's house. However, instead of going back to rest and relaxation, the girl forces Snoopy to do all of the household chores as payback for her cleaning up after him.

Later on, the other children start to miss Snoopy. Charlie Brown tries to bring Snoopy back again. However, since he brings the leash again, Snoopy just tears it up and refuses to come back. Later that day, while cleaning dishes, Snoopy ends up being infuriated by all of the chores, and to get rid of his anger he starts breaking the dishes. However, Peppermint Patty comes into the kitchen and immediately banishes Snoopy to the garage in anger for punishment.

That night Snoopy realizes that he is better off living at Charlie Brown's house. As Peppermint Patty had not locked the garage door, he escapes, gathers all his belongings, and heads home to be reunited with his owner. The next day, all of the children in Charlie Brown's neighborhood rejoice in Snoopy's return.

Voice cast

• Peter Robbins - Charlie Brown
• Bill Melendez - Snoopy
• Sally Dryer - Lucy van Pelt/Violet
• Christopher Shea - Linus van Pelt
• Gail DeFaria - Peppermint Patty
• Glenn Mendelson - Schroeder

Gallery

Voice actors from the special.

"Bang! Bang!"

"(Running like the wind, I flee madly across no-man's land!)"

"Snoopy come home!"

External links

• He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown on the Internet Movie Database.
• He's your Dog, Charlie Brown on the Big Cartoon Database.