Lee Mendelson

Production

Lee Mendelson

Born 1933-03-24 · San Francisco, California, USA

Acting credits

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown poster
7.0

A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

2015

Snoopy's Home Ice: The Story of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena poster
NR

The story behind the Redwood Ice Arena in Santa Rosa, CA.

Snoopy's Home Ice: The Story of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena

2010

The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass poster
NR

An all-new documentary celebrating the legacy of the holiday specials created by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass including interviews with filmmakers and historians.

The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

2018

A Charlie Brown Celebration poster
6.7

Introduced by creator Charles M. Schulz, this special follows the Peanuts gang through a series of individual comic strip adaptations, including Peppermint Patty accidentally attending a dog obedience school and Lucy trying to win Schroeder's heart by destroying his piano. Chaos peaks when Charlie Brown lands in the hospital with a mysterious illness, prompting a guilt-ridden Lucy to make a dramatic promise regarding her infamous football gag if he recovers.

A Charlie Brown Celebration

1982

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' poster
6.3

Now, years later, fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Christmas favorite. Hosted by comedienne Whoopi Goldberg, this program includes interviews with some of the actors who brought the Peanuts gang to life, and archive footage of the creator himself, Charles Schulz.

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

2001

Vince Guaraldi: The Maestro of Menlo Park poster
5.0

A short documentary about Vince Guaraldi, the composer most well known for his work on several 'Peanuts' animated television specials.

Vince Guaraldi: The Maestro of Menlo Park

2009

Sibling Rivalry: Growing Up Van Pelt poster
NR

A short look at the origins of the beloved Peanuts sibling "Rerun Van Pelt", through his first appearance in Charles Schulz's classic comic strips through his appearance in "I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown".

Sibling Rivalry: Growing Up Van Pelt

2009

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic poster
NR

Documentary on the making of the Peanuts Thanksgiving special.

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

2008

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown poster
NR

A documentary short detailing the making of the classic cartoon "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and the particular pressure the creative team felt after the massive success of its former creation, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown

2008

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas poster
6.0

A behind the scenes look at how A Charlie Brown Christmas was made.

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas

2008

Behind the camera

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving poster
7.3

Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie... and the Peanuts gang to share them with. This is going to be the greatest Thanksgiving ever! The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's house for a REALLY big turkey party. Good grief! All our hero can cook is cold cereal and maybe toast. Is Charlie Brown doomed? Not when Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day. With such good friends, Charlie Brown - and all of us - have so many reasons to be thankful.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973

A Boy Named Charlie Brown poster
7.0

Poor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class, he volunteers for the class spelling bee.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1969

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown poster
7.0

A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

2015

Snoopy, Come Home poster
7.2

When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital while Charlie Brown and the gang are on the lookout for him. Suddenly, Snoopy feels that he must go live with Lila, but must say goodbye to all his friends. In his adventure to the hospital, he encounters numerous "No Dogs Allowed" signs, an annoying little girl who desires to keep him, and more!

Snoopy, Come Home

1972

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown poster
6.1

Charlie Brown's last chance to salvage his grades seems doomed when he confuses a supermarket for an art gallery he has to do a paper on.

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

1973

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown poster
6.7

The Peanuts gang, including Snoopy and Woodstock, have gone off to summer camp. After a few days of the usual activities, they all participate in a river-rafting race. Battling treacherous rapids, wild animals and cheating bullies from a rival tent, the teams make their way downriver to the finish line.

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

1977

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) poster
6.4

Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)

1980

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown poster
6.7

Snoopy assumes the alter ego of insanely hot and charismatic dance machine Flashbeagle. Meanwhile, Sally pines for Linus and Lucy bosses everyone around.

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown poster
6.8

With the school election looming, Linus is talked into running for school president. With Lucy and Charlie Brown as his campaign manager and Snoopy and Woodstock assisting, he stands a decent chance of victory. Soon however, he makes unrealistic promises and learns the hard way that preaching about the Great Pumpkin can not be considered a sound campaign strategy.

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972

Here Comes Garfield poster
7.0

The first TV special starring the rotund comic strip staple Garfield the Cat. Here, he and his dull-witted canine cohort Odie end up at the pound.

Here Comes Garfield

1982

The Mayflower Voyagers poster
6.0

The Peanuts gang tells the story of the 1620 Mayflower voyage from England to the new world detailing the hardships they faced, how the Natives helped them survive, and ending the following autumn in a feast of Thanksgiving.

The Mayflower Voyagers

1988

Garfield on the Town poster
7.5

Garfield escapes from the car on a trip to the vet and finds the place where he grew up.

Garfield on the Town

1983

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown poster
7.1

When the gang loses patience with Snoopy's mischief, he suddenly finds himself back in obedience training. With a vengeance, Snoopy decides it's time to run away to Peppermint Patty's house, but soon realizes life might not be so bad with Charlie Brown after all.

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

1968

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown poster
6.9

Charlie Brown and his friends perform an adaptation of the original 1967 off-Broadway musical of the same title, featuring songs like Suppertime, Happiness and more.

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

1985

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years poster
9.0

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years is a documentary television special featuring a tribute to Charles M. Schulz and his creation Peanuts. This was the final Peanuts project that Charles M. Schulz ever worked on before his death, and it was originally aired on the CBS Television Network in 2000 making it the last Peanuts special to air on CBS.

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years

2000

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown poster
6.1

After Charlie Brown spots a girl briefly shown in a sports event broadcasting, he is smitten enough to go in search of her with the help of Linus. Unfortunately in his search, he has his usual amount of luck. As Charlie Brown is watching a football game, he spots a girl in the stands that he immediately attaches himself to. When the game ends, he is desperate to find her, so he enlists Linus to help him and, because of his absolute nervousness, to do the talking for him. However, that move could wind up spelling doom for the love-starved Charlie Brown once they finally find her.

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

1981

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown poster
7.0

At camp, the boys find themselves consistently losing games to the girls. But their fortunes may change when Snoopy assumes the role of The Masked Marvel, potentially turning the tide in their favor.

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

1969

It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown poster
4.5

It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown is an animated documentary television special based on characters from the Peanuts comic strip. Hosted by Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, the television special originally aired on the CBS network on 14 May 1985. The special featured highlights of the Peanuts specials produced over the last twenty years,

It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown

1985

It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown poster
4.9

Spike waves to a young woman driving a red pickup truck through the desert of Needles, California every day; it is the highlight of his day. In this combined animated and live-action special, we meet an aerobics instructor, Jenny, who wants to be a big city jazz dancer. She and Spike drive around looking at the desert scenery and spending some time at a roller rink. However, when Spike is accidentally thrown out of the skating rink he runs off and is pursued by people on a nighttime coyote hunt.

It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown

1988

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown poster
6.1

This hour-long anthology presents six animated shorts, which include Charlie Brown spending two unexpectedly pleasant weeks at summer camp; Peppermint Patty and Marcie taking jobs as golf caddies, with disastrous results; and Lucy trying to cure Linus' dependence on his security blanket.

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

1983

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! poster
8.0

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown, the first Peanuts TV special of the 1990s, is one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the CBS network on February 2, 1990. Hosted by Knots Landing star Michele Lee, this special includes a reunion of actors and actresses who voiced Peanuts characters from 1965 to 1989. Also included are a B.B. King performance of Joe Cool and clips from the seldom-seen 1973 Hallmark Hall of Fame live-action production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Unlike the other Peanuts anniversary specials before and after, this was the only one that was released to home video by Paramount Home Video.

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

1990

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! poster
8.0

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown, the first Peanuts TV special of the 1990s, is one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the CBS network on February 2, 1990. Hosted by Knots Landing star Michele Lee, this special includes a reunion of actors and actresses who voiced Peanuts characters from 1965 to 1989. Also included are a B.B. King performance of Joe Cool and clips from the seldom-seen 1973 Hallmark Hall of Fame live-action production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Unlike the other Peanuts anniversary specials before and after, this was the only one that was released to home video by Paramount Home Video.

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

1990

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown! poster
8.0

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown, the first Peanuts TV special of the 1990s, is one of many prime-time animated TV specials, based on characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts. It originally aired on the CBS network on February 2, 1990. Hosted by Knots Landing star Michele Lee, this special includes a reunion of actors and actresses who voiced Peanuts characters from 1965 to 1989. Also included are a B.B. King performance of Joe Cool and clips from the seldom-seen 1973 Hallmark Hall of Fame live-action production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Unlike the other Peanuts anniversary specials before and after, this was the only one that was released to home video by Paramount Home Video.

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

1990

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NR

Learn about bicycle safety with host Bill Cosby.

Bicycles are Beautiful

1974