buddy kaye wrote the theme song to charlie brown.
who wrote the theme song to charlie brown?
buddy kaye
race for your life, charlie brown is a 1977 american animated adventure comedy film produced by united feature syndicate for paramount pictures, directed by bill melendez and phil roman, and the third in a series of films based on the "peanuts" comic strip. it was the first "peanuts" feature-length film produced after the death of composer vince guaraldi and used the same voice cast from the 1975 and 1976 tv specials, "you're a good sport, charlie brown", "happy anniversary, charlie brown", and "it's arbor day, charlie brown", and the same voice cast member from the 1974 tv special, "it's a mystery, charlie brown". however, liam martin voiced linus van pelt for the last time in the movie, and went on to voice charlie brown in the 1978 tv special, "what a nightmare, charlie brown".
race for your life, charlie brown
shermy appears in multiple animated peanuts tv specials (although he becomes more of a minor character after the 1960s), beginning with "a charlie brown christmas" in 1965, where he has one line of dialogue. upon being cast as a shepherd in the gang's christmas pageant, he laments being typecast: "every christmas it's the same: i always end up playing a shepherd." his appearances also include (sometimes with dialogue and sometimes without) "charlie brown's all-stars", "it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown", "you're in love, charlie brown", "it was a short summer, charlie brown", "you're not elected, charlie brown", "be my valentine, charlie brown", "it's your first kiss, charlie brown", "is this goodbye, charlie brown?", "why, charlie brown, why?", "it's spring training, charlie brown", "it was my best birthday ever, charlie brown", and "i want a dog for christmas, charlie brown" with many of the latter being produced several years after he had already disappeared from the comic strip. shermy is mentioned briefly in the musical "you're a good man, charlie brown", in the song "the doctor is in," but does not appear or have a speaking part; and he also makes appearances in three feature films including "a boy named charlie brown", as well as a cameo appearance in "snoopy, come home". shermy is also seen several times in "the charlie brown and snoopy show" and is even mentioned by name in episode 13 from television (as seen on the "go snoopy go!" dvd).
shermy