It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
| It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated television special |
| Created by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Written by | Charles M. Schulz |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Voices of | Arrin Skelley Daniel Anderson Michelle Muller Ronald Hendrix Laura Planting Roseline Rubens Sarah Beach Casey Carlson Gail M. Davis Hilary Momberger Bill Melendez |
| Theme music composer | Vince Guaraldi |
| Opening theme | "Linus and Lucy" |
| Composers | Ed Bogas Judy Munsen Vince Guaraldi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Mendelson |
| Producer | Bill Melendez |
| Editors | Chuck McCann Roger Donley |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Bill Melendez Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 24, 1977 |
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It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown is the 16th prime-time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on October 24, 1977, on the CBS-TV network. In this special, Charlie Brown worries when he is chosen to kiss his crush in a homecoming parade.
The special was directed by Phil Roman and produced by Bill Melendez. It was the first Peanuts television special produced following the death of composer and jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi, who died on February 6, 1976, a year before the special began airing. Following Guaraldi's death, the music was composed by Ed Bogas.