This Is America, Charlie Brown

1988

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Mayflower Voyagers Oct 21, 1988

The first episode of "This Is America, Charlie Brown" starts out with Charlie Brown talking about the Pilgrims leaving England for America aboard the Mayflower. The first weeks aboard the Mayflower were all right. The the trip gets rough, and they might have to return to England. Then on November 11 1620 Snoopy and Woodstock spot land. The Mayflower Compact is then written. They find land that has been mysteriously cleared.

EP2 The Birth of the Constitution Oct 28, 1988

The second part of This Is America, Charlie Brown, starts out with Charlie Brown feeding Snoopy, gathering water, and doing other hard work. Charlie Brown then gets Sally and Linus and tells them they have to go the hall where the delegates are coming. Snoopy goes too but first he and Woodstock try on different wigs.

EP3 The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk Nov 04, 1988

In the third part of This Is America, Charlie Brown it starts out with Sally giving a report about for hundreds of years man dreamed of flight and then gives examples. In the outskirts of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina we find Charlie Brown and Linus on a horse and buggy that is going fast. It is driven by Snoopy. They are at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903 to visit Linus' cousin Dolly for Christmas. The Next morning Dolly shows Charlie Brown and Linus a small diary of what the Wright Brothers have done. Then they take their bikes to see the Wright Brothers flight.

EP4 The NASA Space Station Nov 11, 1988

The fourth part of This Is America, Charlie Brown starts out with Charlie Brown calling Linus about how his science fair project is doing. Linus is building a model of a spaceship for the contest. The night before the contest Linus dreams that he, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are in space. They are in a space station for 90 days. Jason Welker of the Television news network is there to talk to them on TV.

EP5 The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad Feb 10, 1989

In the fifth part of This Is America Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown reads school report to his class about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. He talks about two railroad companies the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific. Charlie Brown says that workers were needed so youngsters were employed. The two railroad companies had to lay down 10,000 miles of track. The Central Pacific stars out slow because they have the cross the Sierra Nevada mountains. Snoopy's brother Spike appears in this episode and gets a job in one of the towns that was built around the railroad. He is a harmonica player, but he is kicked out. Finally, the two companies are getting closer to the end. The last spike has to be put in. The Governor of California misses so Snoopy drives in the last spike.

EP6 The Great Inventors Mar 10, 1989

In the sixth part of This Is America Charlie Brown, Sally does a school report on the famous inventors of America. She and her assistant Snoopy give examples of people and their inventions. She explains the invention while Snoopy uses it. Inventions include the paper bag, toothpick, roller skates, the first pizzeria, basketball, and sneakers.

EP7 The Smithsonian and the Presidency Apr 19, 1989

The seventh part of This Is America Charlie Brown starts out with Charlie Brown, Linus, and the rest of the gang in Washington DC. They first See the Washington monument. Then thy see the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial. They then arrive at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. They see the Wright brothers plane, World War II planes, and Snoopy even sees the red barons plane. They also see the Spirit of St Louis and a space capsule. They are then off to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, and then the Smithsonian American History Museum.

EP8 The Music and Heroes of America May 23, 1989

The final part of the mini series starts out with Charlie Brown trying to convince Schroeder to let Snoopy in the band for the class project. Schroeder said he is in if he does not go crazy. Schroeder and his band are practicing when Lucy says that they should combine their projects. Her project is on American people. He does not like the idea of combing the projects, but the teacher does.
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Released: 21 October 1988 Ended
Producted By: Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Country: United States of America
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From the voyage of the Mayflower to the bold exploration of outer space, join the Peanuts gang as they take you on a timeless journey through American history! Groove along with Charlie Brown and Snoopy as they discover the beginnings of jazz and ragtime music, accompanied by Lucy's speech about American heroes. So all aboard with Peanuts because This Is America, Charlie Brown!

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huggibear I have never seen this episode 1 of 8 in the Series. Neither have I seen any of the other 7. I'm ready to remember my history surrounding the reason why Thanksgiving is a National Holiday and the traditions we have developed from this holiday. This is a good history lesson and reminder for all, especially children. So far, I have only seen this one about the Mayflower voyage. I'm eager to see the others in this series though. ABC played this bonus cartoon immediately after 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' and that was cool. It definitely sheds light on a memory about an important piece of our American history.
Rodrageous The quality that went into these shows were amazing. During the 1980's nobody could hold a candle to the quality of programming CBS was running. Whether it was their prime time specials featuring Peanuts and Garfield or their Saturday morning lineup, CBS showed quality animation.In this series of specials, we see the peanuts gang explore the history of America. Coming the all American spirit of the characters with a very mature look at history, we're rewarded with a splendid display of what animation can be when it is done correctly.I just can't believe these specials are now 16 years old. We need more quality programming like this on TV today.
Templeton Moss This is a wonderful series! No grade school history class should be without it. Heck, no HIGH school history class! Each episode deals with a different period of American history including the Mayflower, famous inventors, the pioneer days, the forging of the Constitution and the space age. Featuring some wonderful music from America's heritage and great (don't laugh, I mean it) performances by Charlie and his friends, this is a prize-worthy tribute to our nation.