You’re a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/26/2010 Run time: 50 minutes Rating: NrClark Gesner’s musicalization of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strips was a hit off-Broadway in 1967 and on Broadway in 1999. This video presents 49 minutes of the show, combining the familiar look of “Peanuts” animated television specials with Gesner’s charming skits and songs, including the title tune, Snoopy’s ode to eating “Suppertime,” the Beethoven adaptation “Schroeder,” the baseball yarn “T-E-A-M,” an
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I fell in love with”You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown!” when the local theatre did the stage version. I found out soon after that there was an animated version on video. The show is amazing. With cute and funny songs like “The Kite” and “The Book Report,” to touching and sweet songs like “The Baseball Game” and “Happiness,” “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown!” should have a place in everyone’s heart.
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This video is cute. I have a record from the 60′s with the show. One or two of the main songs seem to be missing but the animation is cute. My daughter loves it and she is 5.
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You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown is the Peanuts gang at their best! This wonderful animated special is full of wonderful tunes from the Broadway show! It’s worth it just for Snoopy’s Suppertime number!
Review by Mark Baker for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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I love this musical, so naturally getting this DVD was a no brainer. While the content is taken from the Broadway musical, the animation and the voices are in keeping with the Peanuts TV specials and movies. Translation? They’ve got little kids and adequate animation.
But that’s not a huge problem for me because I love what is here. The emphasis seems to be on the songs with only a little bit of dialogue between them. But since the musical is a collection of vignettes and not a complete story, that certainly works.
And I love some of the songs here. “T-E-A-M” is funny and sad. “Book Report,” which finds the gang attempting to write a report on Peter Rabbit, and “Glee Club,” which presents a hilarious but not necessarily harmonious take on “Home on the Range” provide the best laughs.
With the emphasis being on the songs, many of the other bits get cut or left out. There is one section that deals with Valentine’s Day. And they’ve got Charlie Brown’s classic monologue about lunch time. But I do wonder why they left out Snoopy’s fight with the Red Barron.
Speaking of Snoopy, he does get a voice here. No, he doesn’t talk to the kids, but he does sing his two classics from the show, “Snoopy” and “Suppertime.”
The DVD only contains this 48 minute special. Seems like they could have put something else on here. The 15 minute documentary on the musical and how it became a special is a little too short and scattered to truly tell us much, but there are a few interesting nuggets in there.
Personally, I would love to get a live action version of the show, preferably from after the revival so we can get my favorite song. But until that happens, this will certainly entertain.
Review by Jim Bengtson for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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A wonderfull musical treat.The songs are witty and imaginative
with a big dose of just plain fun!
The “book report on Peter Rabbit” just makes my day and I’ll never hear Home-on-the-Range the same again