Play It Again, Charlie Brown
Release: March 28, 1971

One of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in 1971. This non-holiday Peanuts special centers on Lucy, her infatuation with Schroeder, and her willingness to do anything to win his affections. In the comic strip Lucy was often seen hanging around Schroeder, wanting him to pay more attention to her, but his unshakable devotion to classical music, Beethoven in particular, was seemingly impenetrable. Frustrated in her repeated failures to get Schroeder's attention (by, among other things, demonstrating that Beethoven now comes in spray cans), she opens up to Sally and Peppermint Patty about her situation, and Peppermint Patty comes up with an idea to get Lucy in good with Schroeder: invite him to play his piano in concert at the upcoming PTA program. Lucy goes along with the idea and goes back to tell Schroeder, who warms up to the idea, and after thanking Lucy begins rehearsing right away. The mere fact that Schroeder thanks her for the invite is enough to send Lucy skyrocketing into cloud nine, randomly hugging Snoopy and Charlie Brown in total euphoria. On her way back home, Lucy runs into Peppermint Patty again and thanks her for the idea, but Patty mentions something she forgot to tell Lucy before: That Schroeder can't play any Beethoven in the program; the PTA decided they want a rock concert instead. What will happen next?

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