Its the Girl In the Red Truck, Charlie Brown

I noticed that this was almost impossible to find online, so I decided to upload it for your viewing "pleasure".

[@LivingStoneWriter]

The thing that fascinates me most about this special is that there’s a part of the world of Peanuts where real live humans exist and the adults speak in clear sentences. 😂

[@darrenlgreen]

Lol. There are actually a few times in specials and movies where adults speak in clear sentences.

[@drl5002]

​@@darrenlgreentge one where Peppeemint Patty figure skates is one. The woman at the fabric store actually spoke.

[@auggieeasteregg2150]

Spike lives a simple life. Getting excited over seeing a pretty girl and wakes up early every day just to see her drive by

[@jamieimai9328]

Happy 112th anniversary, Paramount Pictures and happy 102nd birthday, Charles Schulz.

[@jamieimai9328]

And happy birthday to Peanuts, too!

[@Bucky749]

@@jamieimai9328❤🎉 🏔️ 🐶 🐩 🐕 🎉❤😂🗞️📰 have many funny and best years ahead for all of you.

[@jamieimai9328]

@@Bucky749thank you!

[@jasobres]

Sparky (aka Charles Schulz) was once quoted as saying that he at one time considered this his "Citizen Kane", but it turned out not to be due to the poor reception. This was made on a shoestring budget, which explains why there is not much interaction between the animated characters and live-action objects. (All the props that the animated characters use are strictly animated.)

[@ru-1213]

comments from Japan. I'm happy to see Spike for such a long time. I lost a beagle dog boy. My dog ​​was single all his life, he was very similar to Spike. That's why I seemed to be able to meet my dog ​​again and watched it crying all the time..... I'm sorry for my bad English.

[@shopsshire9282]

It's January 3, 2023. If you see this reply, I think your English is very good. Prayers 🙏 and peace from the United States🇺🇸

[@DNTMEE]

I agree with Shops Shire. Your English is fine. Certainly it is better then Google Translate. I tried putting your post into Google Translate to make it translate from English to Japanese. Then I copied the Japanese and made it translate from Japanese back to English and this is what it did: "Comment from Japan. Nice to see Spike after a long time. I lost my beagle boy. My dog ​​has been single all his life. He looked a lot like Spike. That's why I was able to see my dog ​​again, and I was watching him cry all the time... Sorry for the poor English." The translation from Japanese to English made it seem like it had been a long time since you had seen Spike in a cartoon, not that you were able to see him in the cartoon for a long time. It also changed the meaning to make it seem as if Spike was the one crying the whole time. There is no telling what you will get if you try to translate my reply from English to Japanese using Google Translate.

[@SSEastland3]

Google Translate is a pain in the butt​@@DNTMEE

[@nevergonnabesilent]

I love this special. Spike is in my top 10 of all time favorite Peanuts characters. He's awesome. This special doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Its a fun, kinda silly, very light hearted movie. Simple as that.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

When was the last time he was in a comic? I remember when he was in one about a tumbleweed man.

[@nevergonnabesilent]

@@Twinklethefox9022 it was around October of 93. The strip ended in February 2000. He's a very minor character but I love him nonetheless. Schultz took a chance with this movie and it flopped. Doesn't mean it wasn't good 😊

[@dejus_e]

⁠@@nevergonnabesilentHis last appearance was actually December 21st, 1999

[@nevergonnabesilent]

@@dejus_e wow, I just looked that date up and saw Spike. Thank you for the kind correction ☺️

[@dejus_e]

@@nevergonnabesilent Yeah, I didn’t know Spike was that relevant until I searched up the comics, he seems more like a minor character that’ll appear every 3 years in the strip when Schultz remembered him.

[@elitegundam2]

I had this on an old VHS, tapped from tv. It might not have been an amazing movie, but it always held a special place for me because of Jill Schulz. I've tried so many times, to find an official version on VHS or DVD but still nothing. A million thanks for uploading this gem to KZbin where I can finally relive a childhood masterpiece.

[@georgemink1813]

I don't know that this EXISTS on DVD....I haven't seen this since it aired on TV in the early-mid 80s...I remember not liking it, but hey....that was near 40 years ago.

[@MrTophatter]

@@georgemink1813 yeah its only on vhs, they never made a dvd of it, and im almost certain its not on any streaming services either

[@Devon.court84]

My dad recorded this from TV for me when I was a kid and I only have very vague memories of watching it…I had to google “snoopy desert 80’s episode” lol so glad I found it cause I’m remembering more and more of the movie as I watch it🙂

[@raquelh99]

@@Devon.court84 Back then, did you saw Peanuts' creator's real-life daughter appearing in the half-animated movie?

[@katmackay6906]

That was a really cute movie ! It also gave it that extra nostalgic feeling knowing that Jenny was played by Charles M Schultz ' daughter Jill. It is only fitting that the girl who grew up with the Peanuts gang would be the girl Spike would fall in love with. Thank-you so much for posting. It is indeed a rare classic.

[@willardnlinda]

+Very cute Loved it!!!

[@DarkFortressPictures_Official]

Kat MacKay Jenny was Charles daughter?

[@PariahQuail]

Dark Fortress Pictures LLC yes, and a hell of a roller skater.

[@MichaelBurmy]

11:58 Yes, the restaurant's name is literally "The Restaurant." My brother and I have a recurring comedy sketch where we run a restaurant by that name, where we serve "The Burgers," "The Chicken," "The Fish," "The Fries" and "The Salad"..the customer asks if we serve "The Coke" or "The Pepsi"...somewhere down the line, they're unhappy with "The Service," asking for "The Manager" (who it turns out the server is) When the customer leaves, we say, "Don't let 'The Door' hit you on 'The Way Out!'"

[@PxPtheBook]

Mr. Burmy, mind giving me a transcript of it, please?

[@avremirine8986]

Kinda like the movie Steel with the Beer Beer sign!

[@travislogerwell2675]

It’s amazing how they put cartoon characters in real life settings! I really think this is an awesome 😎 interesting movie!!!

[@Blockheadgeorge]

I must say the way they animate spike during the live action segments is very Disney-like, which is very good to my standards of peanuts animation

[@billmcdonnell79]

Root beer is also Spike's favorite beverage as well. Root beer must be the favorite beverage of all of Snoopy's siblings.

[@24PurpleD]

My dad was an extra in this movie.

[@MilanPofCrotoonia]

Did he say what it was like working on it?

[@sourcetorhujitzunin6639]

Where was he at? :D

[@rjpena6273]

Ye tell us how is he? Dun leave us hanging!

[@louiebaby1020]

Cool 👍👍👍

[@jamieimai9328]

Your dad was an extra in this live action/animated Peanuts movie? Cool!

[@ZakWolf]

Good to see Spike get a moment in the spotlight here! Though I did notice how by this time, he'd become a pretty popular character in the strip (he was also in a LOT of '90s Peanuts strips.) He even (SPOILER ALERT) makes a cameo appearance in the new Peanuts movie! I don't think it's fair of people to have said this was a "Roger Rabbit" rip-off. Combining live-action with animation is one of the oldest special effects in the book (look at "Gertie the Dinosaur" or the "Out of the Inkwell" shorts!)

[@bradleycotton3237]

That's what I noticed, too.

[@wesleyhunt7599]

It came out a few months BEFORE Roger Rabbit

[@billmcdonnell79]

Spike is the most popular and well-known of all Snoopy's siblings that he have his own special despite Charlie Brown's name is in the title. They always put "Charlie Brown" in almost every Peanuts specials and movies, even when he's not the central character.

[@nevergonnabesilent]

@@billmcdonnell79 Charles Schultz did that on purpose because he HATED the name Peanuts. His original title "Lil Folks" was shot down, so the powers that be forced Peanuts on him because of the popular Howdy Doody show who has his Peanuts Gang

[@billmcdonnell79]

@@nevergonnabesilent He wanted the strip to be called "Lil Folks" and not "Peanuts", especially none of the characters are anthropomorphic peanuts. He may rather the strip to be called "Charlie Brown", "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" or "Charlie Brown & Snoopy" than "Peanuts". They did have a TV series in the 80's called "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show". I have seen reruns of that on The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the 90's.

[@laurenhunt8409]

A live-action/animated series of Peanuts! I love it!

[@martinmoore2468]

Me too.

[@XJIcequeen]

Me three

[@joshmontemayor1212]

I've heard that this special is not that good.

[@laurapreslartherealgoodcla5822]

@@joshmontemayor1212 Are you kidding me?! It's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamieimai9328]

I getting a sene of Roger Rabbit vibe going on in the 90’s.

[@katlia5681]

snoopy hanging out with kids and spike hang out with adults.

[@die2no]

And Coyotes

[@saramunozmunoz]

Without the waa waa waa waa.

[@XJIcequeen]

What a wild dog!

[@derick1259]

I really enjoyed this special, I don't understand all the hate for it. I feel a lot of effort went into this special, and I think it's better that a lot of the 70s specials.

[@ManicMechanic82]

Agreed!

[@DarkFortressPictures_Official]

Derick1259 I don’t understand the hate for it because it’s such a unique movie.

[@prowolf633]

Some people don’t understand animated-live action hybrid movies (like Roger Rabbit and Space Jam 1)

[@dejus_e]

I like it ironically

[@derick1259]

@@dejus_e You see, I don't even really understand people's "ironic" enjoyment of this :P I find it kind of annoying tbh, when I sometimes can't figure out what people's opinion of Red Truck are here or elsewhere, cause it all seems to be smothered in irony and breathless fascination of its mere concept... I sincerely enjoy it a moderate amount and I'm yet to meet someone who is that straightforward about it.

[@aslan9334]

i took this movie out from my library years ago and finally i found it again-you don't know how much i love you right now!

[@DJStatexFreudIanSlip]

Spike was one of my favorite Peanuts characters! I remember watching this movie as a kid from a dubbed VHS tape.

[@dominik2882]

This is truly Schultz version of citizen Kane

[@cannonmovietalesfan]

I first saw this on the Disney Channel back in the early to mid '90's. I literally cried at the end of this special, not just because of Spike feeling downhearted, but also the melancholy music. It really got to me.

[@sleeplessstoner9522]

Growing up is realizing spike was a hippy. He had a "special" connection with the desert and its many cactuses.

[@CMZIEBARTH]

Cacti?

[@TheMarimaowmaow]

My sister and I had this recorded on a VHS when we were little. I loved it.

[@darknessblayzer7120]

Fun fact spike lives and originated from a town called needles California u can go see spike at the needles museum btw

[@ManicMechanic82]

I had this movie on tape when I was a kid. I'm 37 now. My Nana taped the special for me to watch whenever I wanted. It was one of my favorites! I've really missed this movie!!! But the ending is so sad. Poor Spike.

[@heathers7789]

i know right :(

[@ManicMechanic82]

@@heathers7789 Totally! I felt so sad for the little guy! I blame Jeff even though he aaved Spike during the coyote hunt ( felt bad for the other dogs and the coyotes they were trying to kill ). There's nothing cool or macho about killing any animal. I wish for once, the animals could hunt them. That would be so satisfying! I'm a grown man and I never saw anything cool or good about hunting. I'm happy living life my four legged family members and fixing/building cars. It takes a real man or woman to resist what everyone else is doing when you don't feel it's right in your heart. Anyway, I think Spike got back to normal after a little time. Poor little dude.

[@Disneyfan82]

@@ManicMechanic82 I hate seeing endings where the main character goes back to being sad and lonely, wondering what the point of that is, like some are destined to be alone and not meant to be happy.

[@gino82marrone]

I remember watching this in 88 one night with my grandma and being upset with the ending lol, rest in peace Grandma.

[@Asukenick]

Even though this wasn't the best it wasn't the worst. Jill is beautiful.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

When she didn’t even realize he was missing and the ending where he goes off alone made me sad as a kid. I’m a grown adult now and watching this made me sad again.

[@shaggyzaccy]

Oh you are my new hero! This was my favorite as a kid and I couldn't find it anywhere lol.

[@TheFremenChick]

I am from Tucson. Skate Country was the best back in the day. I loved this movie.

[@laferrierenicolet]

Watching this in 2023 feels like weird it has nothing to do with Charlie Brown

[@chrisrockett5897]

Spike's in it ig?

[@laferrierenicolet]

@@chrisrockett5897 we seen him a couple of times

[@chrisrockett5897]

@@laferrierenicolet Yeah.

[@TwoTailedSponge]

the ending was really sad. Don't worry spike. you'll find our desert flower someday.

[@marcallencastro7789]

what a shite tv special

[@DisneyGary93]

And besides, Belle is so wonderful, you better love them Spike. ;-)

[@ManicMechanic82]

I know! The ending is hard to take. Poor Spike.

[@friesbfb6012]

Rip spike

[@ManicMechanic82]

@@friesbfb6012 What do you mean by RIP? He didn't die. He just got his heart broken.

[@JohnCarpenter-pl7du]

Tumbleweed: Thanks for the Pancakes!🥞

[@shopsshire9282]

I don't agree with the KZbinrs that critique this special and say it was awful. I loved it.

[@Beany695]

I just found this on an old VHS tape! It's interesting to think he Spike just lived in total isolation. Hope he was happy :)

[@FrankBoothDeLarge]

So this does exist. For years I assumed it was a weird fever dream I had when I was six so it’s surreal to find that it’s an actual Peanuts special.

[@NOLASea]

My father in law lived in New Mexico. Daughter called him Spike. Missing you Grandfather Park

[@feltongailey8987]

If I saw a beagle on the side of the road wearing a hat, listening to French and waving at me, I would know I had been out in the sun too long. Thank you so much for putting this up!

[@FloatingSunfish]

You weren't kidding. This is the only place you can find this special online. Many thanks for uploading!

[@user-cs8pt8fw9t]

This is my second favorite peanuts movie! My favorite part is when spike was skating too in the skating rink! Pretty cool stuff! 😊 😍 😘

[@DreamDancer82]

I'd consider this special a real family affair, considering Charles M. Schultz's daughter appears in it, and his son co-wrote it. Thanks for posting, I can't even remember the last time I saw it.

[@ottagol1985]

I remember my folks taping this when the special first aired. Still have it, but the credits were taped over by something else; haven't seen them until a repeat on Nickelodeon years later.

[@mariep.2998]

Every 10 years they pick the funniest joke. Don't miss it.

[@tonytone4332]

I loved this movie as a kid!

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

This was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@randomperson-hz3ru]

Jill Shultz is so pretty in this movie

[@CosmicSponge2004]

This needs a DVD release. Or at least a digital one

[@SpikePeanuts]

I feel the same exact way, from what I know the only psychical release of it was a VHS tape but sadly it’s pretty expensive because of it’s rarity.

[@avosmash2121]

Honestly this makes me yearn for a time when a sitcom tv show which was live action and a few 2D animated characters lived in there didn't seem like a distant possibility. There HAVE been a few shows and pilots made, of course, it is just they are rare and have never much been very good. It would be nice to see a show that made use of such medium blendings, and wasn't awful like "Out of Jimmy's Head" or reliant on nothing but tasteless 'Adult' humor (like that one show that was a parody of He-Man) and was made with a lot more sincerity and heart.

[@flack2998]

I like how spike lives in an cactus.

[@Judethedude]

This and some weed makes this probably the best thing ive ever seen

[@taylorstarkey6353]

I have been looking for this for a very long time! Thank you!!

[@retropulse03]

I've never seen this, but I'm making a "complete works" Peanuts gift of sorts for my mom who loved it growing up. This special in particular was not included on anything, but I found it because of your upload. Thank you.

[@otchyibarra0361]

Love these 80s music

[@superwoody62]

I give this movie a 5 star rating and a 10 out of 10 😁👍🏻

[@melissagerber7231]

Charlie Brown, dressed in a sheet, necktie and army boots,was hysterical.

[@jamieimai9328]

Superb hour-long “Peanuts” special.

[@jamieimai9328]

Keep up the good work!

[@Bucky749]

@@jamieimai9328you said it & I really love the “Peanuts” cartoons & specials.

[@retrosunshine2006]

I believe 90% that Warner Bros. have yet to release this thing on DVD since this special is more criticized than all other Peanuts specials.

[@Asukenick]

I believe I read this was meant to be a spin off but was never picked up. This was the only time in Peanuts history that Charlie Brown and Snoopy were guest stars.

[@stormisom7575]

Snoopy's Brother Spike is With The Girl with Red Truck.To Stay With.Spike was Stranded out on The Hot Desert Alone.

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

This was a good one hour Charlie Brown special with an animated Spike and live action photography combined. Roger Rabbit, Eat your heart out!

[@martinmoore2468]

I haven't seen this in years. Thanks.

[@jakestoys2209]

Wow I did"nt know this even existed. If I did see it, it was so long ago, and so far back in my id I can"t remember. Better late than never. Big Spike fan. Thanx J

[@DarkFortressPictures_Official]

I don’t remember this special being so sad. :(

[@louiebaby1020]

Thank you for saving this 80s masterpiece

[@Chilly_C00p]

the way Spike walks is so funny!

[@themangoman9315]

Spike is the best peanuts character he is a sigma male

[@josephmonasky9495]

The live-action/animation melding reminds me a lot of Ralph Bakshi's work, particularly Heavy Traffic, Cookskin, and Cool World.

[@raquelh99]

'70s, what?

[@erikrasmussen369]

He could have stayed with her and the guy but I guess the desert is where he truly belongs.

[@Disneyfan82]

The ending is sad. If only someone were there to comfort him, but I guess Spike needed to be alone for now.

[@larryvillars1340]

Great movie l never seen it before. So glad I got to see it on U tube!

[@fandarzelig]

You know a special is widely beloved and cherished when the copyright holders allow a commercial home video release to remain uploaded to KZbin for years.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

That or it's such a piece of shit it's not worth the lawyer fees (this is more likely the case).

[@davis1917]

@@ZiddersRooFurry that or you're a piece of shit not worth the lawyer fees (it is the second one)

[@koopaboy6661]

Another Fine Addition To My Collection.

[@rosskerr1439]

My brother and I found a VHS tape of this in a bargain bin somewhere, and we both thought it had to be the stupidest thing ever made. We didn’t buy the tape.

[@SpikePeanuts]

They are pretty expensive nowadays.

[@treseatimson3349]

Wow I just came across this and I love it

[@dylanguerra1583]

Spike: Hey! you forgot me! Let me in! Awwwww Biscuits!

[@TheCuteJ50Kid]

The shots where the screen moves are peak 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

(Jaw dropping) This is another combination of animation & Live Action. Just like some other features before. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@calvinlam7272]

Plus Mary Poppins and Bedknobs & Broomsticks

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@calvinlam7272 Of Course. Not to mention Song of the South too. The Disney one.

[@josephmonasky9495]

And Pete's Dragon. Don't forget Pete's Dragon.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

@@josephmonasky9495 I haven’t, but I choose some Favorite. Pete’s Dragon, the original Pete’s Dragon maybe okay, but I think I prefer some Features “Especially Disney” showing the combination of Animation & Live Action that interests me the most.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

All 3 SpongeBob movies also combine live action & animation.

[@TheLMPStudios]

It’s like Roger Rabbit but much different

[@Angelbird57438]

The ending make feel like crying

[@dgwaters]

Nice to finally see this! I remember seeing a clip of the final couple of minutes with Spike and Jenny but that was all. Honestly, it really isn’t as bad as most people say it is. The scene with Jenny skating with Spike was actually quite good.

[@jasonbell841]

great movie

[@prowolf633]

I'm LOOKING FOR THIS on amazon!

[@joshuaejorh1597]

i wish this was on DVD instead of a vhs

[@retrosunshine2006]

I wished Snoopy: the Musical is released on DVD. This thing is more criticized than the other Peanuts specials.

[@winonamn]

I just discovered this. Why was it so criticized?

[@retrosunshine2006]

+Ruth Yeomans The show was not well received, largely because it was unfavorably compared to the recently released Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which also mixed animation with live action. Schulz was worried that people would think he had copied the idea from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@retrosunshine2006]

+Kristie Ann Webb Possibly due to this, Warner Bros. have yet to release this on DVD.

[@asaelpolanco8151]

Also, they will release 2 bonus specials: It Was the Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! and It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown!

[@williamdiemert9866]

Should be on DVD and Blu ray

[@Luciphers_Workshop]

Had this recorded on a VHS, wish a dvd or blu ray would come out

[@RobBoryckiGolf]

Wow remember this from a kid I’ve been to needles many times!

[@whitechocolatte5863]

God, this is such a cute special. I’m hoping they do something like this again.

[@fuji1635]

I got recommended this video, what a blessing.

[@TsWade2]

13:49 "Yipes!"

[@superwoody62]

This movie is amazing

[@stormisom7575]

The Girl's Truck Has Broke Down Again.😠😠😒😒😫😫😟😟😢😢😰😰😓😓😩😩😭😭😥😥😰😰

[@ffejgib]

I used to watch this on a recorded VHS tape when i was a kid in the late 80s & early 90s.

[@raquelh99]

How old are you?

[@ffejgib]

@@raquelh99 I'm now 40.

[@raquelh99]

@@ffejgib You was born in the year where Disney Channel launched?

[@ffejgib]

@@raquelh99 I was born a few months after it launched in 1983.

[@jamesmoss3424]

It's been a long time since I saw this special. 😀👍

[@RagtagProductions]

wow! thank you. i was obsessed with this as a kid. haven't seen it since. can't wait to rewatch.

[@vincentbello3162]

This feels like that movie "Thomas & the Magic Railroad" but it has Peanuts characters instead of Thomas characters.

[@Taneuma_563]

Never understood why people disliked this movie. I understand it was obviously made to cash in on the success of Roger Rabbit, but as a kid I really enjoyed it. After rewatching it again though, I have to say it's quite flawed and feels like it was rushed out.

[@colleenahoutz]

Thank you for uploading! What a weird movie.

[@angelfabianmesina6099]

Good greff

[@kop7125]

Where's Snoopy? Where's Charlie Brown? Where's Lucy-fer? Where's Linus? Where's Schroeder? Where's the gang?!

[@caillouanderson9195]

Snoopy and Charlie are special guest but the way you said Lucy-fer tho

[@SpikePeanuts]

Charlie Brown and Snoopy appeared in it (barely), also Lucy-fer lmao.

[@BrunaNeptune]

Spike is so adorable!! omg!

[@trikkboi9480]

Spike got ultimate desert rizz