Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

Mar 16, 1990

0h 22m

★ 7.4

A Peanuts look at a serious subject.

Overview

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.

Genres

Family

Animation

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lee Mendelson Film Productions

Bill Melendez Productions

Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates

United Media Productions

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Cast

Sally Brown

Adrienne Stiefel

Charlie Brown

Kaleb Henley

Linus Van Pelt

Brandon Stewart

Janice Emmons

Olivia Burnette

Lucy Van Pelt

Jennifer Banko

Snoopy / Woodstock

Bill Melendez

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