ofpsmith Snoopy (Bill Melendez) is uncharacteristically acting like a jerk, so Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins) decides to send him back to the Daisy Hills Puppy Farm for a crash course in obedience. But when Snoopy leaves, he ends up crashing at Peppermint Patty's (Gabrielle DeFaria Ritter) house instead. When Charlie gets a call from the Daisy Hills Puppy Farm informing him that Snoopy is not there, Charlie deduces where Snoopy is. Snoopy meanwhile is living off of Peppermint Patty to the point where she decides to start having him carry his own weight around. Snoopy is eventually tasked with so many chores that he decides to leave and makes his way back to Charlie and the rest of the kids. The short is the usually Peanuts formula and I find it to be a good short, although it's definitely one of the weaker ones from the '60s. This is not to say it's bad, but it's not the best one from the time it was made. Then again it is hard to top the Christmas special and A Boy Named Charlie Brown. It's a good 22 minutes so I'd recommend it.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" or "It's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" is an animated short film from over 45 years ago. This was made in the 1960s by Melendez based on Schulz' work as usual and also the 25 minutes runtime are the general rule. This one was nominated for an Emmy as these Charlie Brown short films frequently were. The title is a quote directly out of the movie shouted by the gang at Charlie. Snoopy is misbehaving in this one and so Charlie sends him to a training center. But still Snoopy keeps avoiding it and instead ends up with Peppermint Patty. During his first stay at her house, he lives like a king, but during the second stay he lives like a slave. So no surprise, it does not take too long till he ends up reunited with Charlie again and will not be a nuisance to Lucy and the other Peanuts again. The kids voice actors here have all participated in several Peanuts films, but not managed to have a career later on, at least not a big one. Their Peanuts works stayed their most memorable contribution to film. All in all, an okay short film, but not among Melendez' best. Still, I recommend it.

AaronCapenBanner Fifth animated special based on the Charles M. Schulz cartoon strips is one of the best non-holiday ones, about how Snoopy is acting up as summer break begins, causing Charlie Brown's friends to complain, and forcing him to send Snoopy back to the Daisy Hill puppy farm but instead ends up at Peppermint Patty's house, where he proceeds to become a freeloader! After Charlie's attempt to bring Snoopy home go awry, Patty gets back at Snoopy by forcing him to do all the chores she can think of, making Snoopy appreciate Charlie and his friends like never before. Funny special is warm and witty, with the priceless way Patty calls Snoopy that "funny looking kid with the big nose".

Woodyanders Charlie Brown sends Snoopy back to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm for some much-needed obedience training after the mischievous beagle's rowdy ways grate on everyone's nerves. However, Snoopy stops at Peppermint Patty's house en route to the puppy farm and winds up crashing at her place instead where he becomes a spoiled rotten freeloader. Boasting a typically warm and witty script by Charles M. Schulz, with engaging characters, an amusing sense of pleasant and inoffensive humor (the best and funniest gag has Peppermint Patty blithely unaware that Snoopy is really a dog!), bright and colorful animation, a constant swift pace, and a nice central message about accepting someone as they are warts and all, this outing makes for a winningly breezy and entertaining affair. Snoopy is in fine impish form throughout: Whether he's grabbing Linus' blanket, pretending to be an ace World War I fighter pilot, being forced to clean Peppermint Patty's house, or repeatedly kissing Lucy, the lovable canine troublemaker is a total hoot to watch. Vince Guaraldi's infectiously jaunty'n'jazzy score keeps things bouncing along. Peanuts fans should get a kick out of this snazzy little romp.