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Snoopy's Reunion is the thirty-fourth animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on the CBS network on May 1, 1991, later being released on DVD by Warner Home Video.

Plot[]

A litter of puppies is born to a dog named Missy at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm: Spike, Andy, Olaf, Marbles, Belle, Molly, Rover, and of course, Snoopy. Though they spend their days happily eating food and playing music, they all sadly await the day they will be separated as they are bought by various new owners. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown comes home after another depressing baseball game and expresses his desire for a pet to his sister Sally.

Snoopy is the first dog to go, to a girl named Lila with whom he very quickly bonds. Gradually, the rest of the siblings are bought by other customers, with Olaf the last to go. The farmer and Missy assume that the puppies have all gone on to better lives. After owning Snoopy for a few months, Lila's landlord implements a "no dogs" policy, forcing her to take Snoopy back to the farm. The farmer assures a heartbroken Snoopy they will find him a new owner quickly as Snoopy is left to live in the now-empty shed.

Charlie Brown finds an ad in the paper placed by the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, and goes with Linus. While Linus inspects some documents left in the open, Charlie Brown speaks with the farmer, who sees in Charlie Brown someone who would take good care of Snoopy and agrees to give him away for a more affordable price. They head to the shed, where Charlie Brown and Snoopy meet for the first time: Linus informs Charlie Brown of Snoopy's name, which Charlie Brown decides to keep. On the way back home, Linus relays to Charlie Brown he learned Snoopy had a previous owner. Charlie Brown assures Snoopy he does not mind. He quickly learns Snoopy is a rather unusual dog, from sleeping on top of his doghouse to choosing to sit in a recliner when instructed to sit.

Four years later, Charlie Brown notices Snoopy has grown homesick, and offers to hold a reunion of all his siblings at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm to cheer him up. The now grown-up siblings all eagerly agree to attend, and travel out to the farm together. When they arrive, though, they discover that the entire area has been redeveloped, and what was once a farm in a rural neighborhood is now the site of a five-story parking garage in a bustling city. Though Charlie Brown and Sally express sadness for the situation, the siblings are satisfied that they are together once again and choose to go on with the reunion, playing their instruments together as they did when they were puppies.

Upon returning to Charlie Brown's house, he asks the siblings how they plan on getting home. They all make their way to Snoopy's doghouse, and Charlie Brown and Linus watch with bewilderment as he adopts the World War I Flying Ace persona and flies them all home. When Charlie Brown wonders aloud how Snoopy was able to do so, Linus simply replies: "Well, he's your dog, Charlie Brown."

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DVD cover

Voice cast[]

Soundtrack[]

  1. "Missy, You're A Good Dog"
  2. "The Litter"
  3. "Snoopy's Band Playing"
  4. "Reunion Theme (Puppies For Sale)"
  5. "We Lost Again"
  6. "Lila, Just Choose The Dog You Want"
  7. "They Got Great Homes"
  8. "But Mom They Can't Do That"
  9. "Hey Sally Listen To This?"
  10. "I'm Gonna Get A Dog"
  11. "He Is A Good Dog"
  12. "Can I see The Puppy Now?"
  13. "I'll Show You To Your New Home"
  14. "He's An Unusual Dog"
  15. "What's The Matter With Snoopy?"
  16. "We'll Send Invitations"
  17. "You Are Invited To A Reunion"
  18. "Snoopy's Brothers And Sisters Are Here"
  19. "This Is Daisy Hill"
  20. "Snoopy's Band Playing Again"
  21. "I Found It"
  22. "You Can't Go Home Again"
  23. "End Reunion Theme"

Notes[]

  • Most of the music in this special is bluegrass; the musicians playing on the soundtrack include Rob Ickes, Jim Nunally and Tony Furtado. The remainder of the score was composed by Judy Munsen.
  • Four of Snoopy's seven siblings were previously featured in the strip: Spike, Belle, Marbles, and Olaf. His three other siblings, Andy, Molly and Rover make their first appearances in this special. Though he wrote the special and thus created them, Schulz did not personally consider material from the TV specials canonical to the world of the comic strip; however, Andy was later introduced into the strip on February 14, 1994 (Valentine's Day), suggesting Schulz may have ultimately included Molly and Rover if he had so chosen.
  • This is the second time Lila is featured since Snoopy, Come Home. This is also one of the few times that adults are not seen in silhouettes. The owner of the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Lila's mother and the bus driver also converse with the kids normally instead of the infamous Peanuts "wah wah wah" voice, and are seen on screen.
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From left to right: Andy, Marbles, Spike, Snoopy, Olaf, Molly, Rover and Belle

  • Charles Schulz did not adhere to strict continuity in any Peanuts media, and so frequently changed facts about the characters' pasts. As a result, there are some inconsistencies in the depiction of Snoopy's origins both in comparison to the strip and films, and even in the special itself:
    • During the course of the film Snoopy Come Home along with in the comic strip, Charlie Brown reveals to Linus that when he was a child, a kid poured 'a whole bucket of sand' over his head that caused him to cry. The next day, Charlie's parents took him to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm where they bought Snoopy as a gift for him. Additionally, it is only during the course of the film that Linus contacts the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm and learns about Lila, which he shares with Charlie Brown. In this special, Charlie Brown decides to get a dog on a whim and ventures out to the farm himself with Linus, where Linus learns about Snoopy's previous owner and shares this information with Charlie Brown on their way home.
    • The reason for Lila returning Snoopy to Daisy Hill Puppy Farm is different. Snoopy Come Home states Linus and Charlie Brown learned that Lila and her family had to return Snoopy as they had to move; Snoopy's Reunion reveals that Lila's landlord had a new rule against having pets allowed in the apartment building that they had previously been living in.
    • In the comic strip, Snoopy said he "cried and cried" when Lila returned him, yet in this special he doesn't appear to be more than sad when she informs him she is returning him.
    • Despite Charlie Brown saying they had Snoopy for four years, meaning Charlie Brown had to have been around 4 first getting him, he seems exactly the same age in the flashback to now when Snoopy was a puppy. This is true for everyone except Snoopy and his siblings. Even Sally, who would have been at least 3 or 2 (noticeably younger) is still the exact same age.
    • Snoopy was an original character to the strip in 1950 alongside Charlie Brown, with Linus and Sally not even being born at the time: Linus was introduced in 1952 and Sally in 1959. This special instead depicts them as already being well into adolescence when Charlie Brown gets Snoopy.
    • In the comic strip, Snoopy finds out about the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm being torn down and turned into a parking garage during an attempt to show Woodstock his old home, as shown in a November 1972 storyline. Unlike in this special, Snoopy was actually quite devastated when finding out his old home was taken down.
    • In the beginning we see the farmer cross off names of the eight puppies. Next to the board is a calendar that says "May", which could imply that Snoopy and his siblings were born sometime during spring. Incidentally, the special was released on the first day of May 1991. However, Snoopy's official birthday is generally considered to be in August, not May, due to an August 1968 storyline depicting the gang throwing him a surprise party.
    • In some strips Snoopy talks about being with his father as a puppy at Daisy Hill, yet he is nowhere to be seen in this special.
  • In the beginning we see that Spike is adopted by a rich family judging by the limousine. However, like in the comics, he is later seen living inside a cactus in the desert. The reason behind this is unknown.
  • This is the first animated appearances of Molly, Rover, Andy, Olaf, Marbles, and Missy.
  • This is the first appearance in any media of Molly, Rover, Andy, and Missy.
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From left to right: Marbles on banjo, Olaf on jug, Molly on mandolin, Spike on first fiddle, Snoopy on guitar, Rover on steel guitar, Andy on drums and Belle on second fiddle.

  • This is the second animated appearances of Belle (first appeared in season two opening of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show) and Lila (first appeared in Snoopy Come Home).
  • This is one of two pre-2021 Peanuts animated specials to have Snoopy's name in the title in place of Charlie Brown's name, the other being Snoopy!!! The Musical.
  • This is the first of three specials to feature animation by Wang Film Productions, then also known as Cuckoo's Nest Studios. They served as assistant animators while the key animation was done by Bill Melendez Productions. They are not credited in this special.
  • At the beginning of the special, it is a dark and stormy night at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, which then clears up as morning arises. This is a reference to a Peanuts comic strip when Snoopy typed a letter to his mom: "I remember when I was born. It was a dark and stormy night..."
  • Stock footage from Snoopy Come Home (when Snoopy is surfing), What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown (when Charlie Brown is pulling Snoopy on a sled), Pelicans (when Charlie Brown pitches), and Clean The Air (when Snoopy hits the ball) are used in the scene when Charlie Brown tells Linus that he has had Snoopy for over a year.

Goofs[]

  • In the shot when Charlie Brown says, "That's all it's left. This is where your old home was." Rover's ears turn from brown to black while Snoopy's ears turn from black to brown.
  • When Sally sets up a picnic, Snoopy can be seen playing a steel guitar while Rover is seen playing an acoustic guitar, implying that they switched instruments.

External links[]

Peanuts Animated Features
TV Specials Released 1960s A Charlie Brown ChristmasCharlie Brown's All-StarsIt's the Great Pumpkin...You're in Love...He's Your Dog...It Was a Short Summer...
1970s Play It Again...You're Not Elected...There's No Time for Love...A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingIt's a Mystery...It's the Easter Beagle...Be My Valentine...You're a Good Sport...It's Arbor Day...It's Your First Kiss...What a Nightmare...You're the Greatest...
1980s She's a Good Skate...Life Is a Circus...It's Magic...Someday You'll Find Her...A Charlie Brown CelebrationIs This Goodbye...?It's an Adventure...What Have We Learned...?It's Flashbeagle...Snoopy's Getting Married...You're a Good Man...Happy New Year...!Snoopy!!! The MusicalIt's the Girl in the Red Truck...
1990s Why, Charlie Brown, Why?Snoopy's ReunionIt's Spring Training...It's Christmastime Again...You're in the Super Bowl...It Was My Best Birthday Ever...
2000s It's the Pied Piper...A Charlie Brown ValentineCharlie Brown's Christmas TalesLucy Must Be Traded...I Want a Dog for Christmas...He's a Bully...
2010s Happiness Is a Warm Blanket...
2020s For Auld Lang SyneIt's The Small Things...To Mom (and Dad), With LoveLucy's SchoolOne-of-a-Kind MarcieWelcome Home, Franklin
Movies A Boy Named Charlie BrownSnoopy, Come HomeRace for Your Life, Charlie BrownBon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!!)The Peanuts Movie
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Season 1 "Snoopy's Cat Fight" • "Snoopy: Team Manager" • "Linus and Lucy" • "Lucy vs. the World" • "Linus' Security Blanket" • "Snoopy: Man's Best Friend" • "Snoopy the Psychiatrist" • "You Can't Win, Charlie Brown" • "The Lost Ballpark" • "Snoopy's Football Career" • "Chaos in the Classroom" • "It's That Team Spirit, Charlie Brown" • "Lucy Loves Schroeder"
Season 2 "Snoopy and the Giant" • "Snoopy's Brother Spike" • "Snoopy's Robot" • "Peppermint Patty's School Days" • "Sally's Sweet Babboo"
This Is America, Charlie Brown "The Mayflower Voyagers" • "The Birth of the Constitution" • "The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk" • "The NASA Space Station" • "The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad" • "The Great Inventors" • "The Smithsonian and the Presidency" • "The Music and Heroes of America"
Snoopy in Space "The Application" • "Training" • "The Graduation" • "Welcome to the ISS" • "I Never Promised You a Space Garden" • "Space Sleepwalking" • "The Journey on Orion" • "Crater Crash" • "Searching for Moon Rocks" • "You're a Good Moon, Charlie Brown" • "The Next Mission" • "Mars or Bust"
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