Why, Charlie Brown, Why? 34 years old

A Peanuts look at a serious subject.

A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.

Credits

Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Cast

Name Character
Bill Melendez He was 73, 91 years old when he died as Snoopy / Woodstock
Olivia Burnette She was 12, now 47 years old as Janice Emmons
Jennifer Banko She was 11, now 45 years old as Lucy Van Pelt
Kaleb Henley as Charlie Brown
Brandon Stewart He was 3, now 37 years old as Linus Van Pelt
Adrienne Stiefel as Sally Brown

Why, Charlie Brown, Why? Crew

Name Department
Charles Schulz as Writer. He was 67 (77) years old when He died Writing
Sam Jaimes as Director. Directing
Bill Melendez as Producer. He was 73 (91) years old when He died Production
Why, Charlie Brown, Why? poster
Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (34 years)

A Peanuts look at a serious subject.

  • Release day: Friday, March 16, 1990
  • Runtime: 22 minutes