Lee Mendelson Film Productions

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.

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Industry	Film production, television production, animation, music
Founded	1960
Founder	Lee Mendelson
Headquarters	Burlingame, California, United States
Key people	Jason Mendelson Sean Mendelson Lynda Mendelson Glenn Mendelson
Products	Hairspray animated specials, Peanuts animated specials, related soundtracks
Website	mendelsonproductions.com

Filmography

Airdate	Title	Network
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

• Peanuts filmography
• Melendez Films

External links

• Lee Mendelson Film Productions
• Sean's Music Factory