The Big Stuffed Dog

American TV series or program
The Big Stuffed Dog
Written byCharles Schulz
Directed byRobert Fuest
StarringNoah Beery Jr.
David James Carroll
Mildred Dunnock
Robert Ginty
Rossie Harris
Abe Vigoda
Gordon Jump
Music byEd Bogas
Judy Munsen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerWhitney Green
CinematographyDavid Crommie (director of photography)
EditorPaul Preuss
Running time48 mins
Production companiesLee Mendelson Film Productions
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 8, 1981 (1981-02-08)

The Big Stuffed Dog is a 1981 children's film about the adventures of a plush Snoopy. It aired on NBC as part of its Project Peacock series which featured family-based specials and programming.

Plot

A little boy named Petey takes his big Snoopy doll on his airplane trip, only to lose it after landing at the airport. Petey looks for the doll as it goes on an adventure of its own and is passed around from person to person.

Production

Peanuts creator, cartoonist Charles Schulz, wrote the script. Comparing the experience to the many Peanuts television specials, Schulz said, "When we did The Big Stuffed Dog it was a pleasure working with adult professional actors who took some of the lines I had written and really brought them to life. I'm afraid that many of the child actors don't bring the lines up to the level you would really like."[1]

Availability

This special was only televised twice as its second (and final) broadcast was on Disney Channel as part of the Peanuts’ 45th Anniversary on October 1, 1995.[2] It was released on VHS as part of the Peanuts Video Collection in the mid 1990s.

As of 2024, this special remains in obscurity.

References

  1. ^ Inge, M. Thomas (2000). Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. University Press of Mississippi. p. 124. ISBN 9781578063055. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Peanuts' 45th Anniversary".

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