| Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | |
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| Genre | Animated television special |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Voices of | Duncan Watson Melanie Kohn Stephen Shea Lynn Mortensen Greg Felton Bill Melendez Linda Ercoli |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Opening theme | "Heartburn Waltz" |
| Ending theme | "Nocturne in E♭ major, Op. 9, No. 2" |
| Composers | Vince Guaraldi Frédéric Chopin Johann Sebastian Bach Ludwig van Beethoven John Scott Trotter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Mendelson |
| Producer | Bill Melendez |
| Editors | Chuck McCann Roger Donley |
| Running time | 25:15 |
| Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 28, 1975 |
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Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is the 13th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.[1] In the United States, it debuted on CBS on January 28, 1975.[2]
The special received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Special at the 27th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1975. It was one of two Peanuts specials nominated that year, along with It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, but they both lost to Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (another Bill Melendez production).[3]
- ^ Solomon, Charles (2012). The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials. Chronicle Books. pp. 122–125. ISBN 978-1452110912.
- ^ "The Tuscaloosa News".
- ^ "Outstanding Childrens Program Nominees / Winners 1975".