Lee Mendelson Film Productions

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

Television series

Title Years Network
Fred Basset1976–1977BBC
The Perishers1979BBC1
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show1983–1985CBS
This Is America, Charlie Brown1988–1989
Garfield and Friends1989–1994
Mother Goose and Grimm1991–1992

Feature films

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

Soundtrack discography

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