COMMENTS
We are pleased to offer PEANUTS fans this unique one-of-a-kind piece of animation art.
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! is the 17th prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It originally debuted on the CBS network on April 9th, 1974 at 8 pm. CBS aired it annually from 1974 to 2000, and since 2001 it continues to air in some years on ABC.

This wonderful two cel set-up features a wonderful image of Snoopy, and this artwork is featured in scene 4.165 from this animated television special.

Each animation cel has been fashioned in the finest tradition of the studio to preserve this classic film moment. Hand -painted cel(s) transferred from an animator's drawing are uniquely one-of-a-kind. The animation art used in this production bears the Peanuts Film Gallery seals of authenticity establishing it as such.

This beautiful artwork was created at the studio of Bill Melendez, in association with Lee Mendelson Film Productions, and the creator of PEANUTS, Charles M. Schulz. Each hand painted cel is applied with a reproduction background, and comes with the original set of production drawings. The artwork measures 12.5" x 10.5" inches (unframed), and is accompanied with the studio certificate of authenticity.

STORYLINE:
This special is unusual in that Snoopy and Charlie Brown are the only members of the Peanuts cast to appear in it. The plot is similar to that of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, and centers on Snoopy having a nightmare about being an Arctic sled dog. This was the first special Bill Melendez directed since 1973's A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.