It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

*It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown*
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Genre	Animated television special
Created by	Charles M. Schulz
Based on	Pied Piper of Hamelin
Written by	Charles M. Schulz
Directed by	Bill Melendez
Theme music composer	David Benoit
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Lee Mendelson; Bill Melendez; Mike Wallis
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	United Media; Lee Mendelson Film Productions; Melendez Films
Original release
Release	September 12, 2000
Related
	Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years (2000); A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002);

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown is the 39th and last animated special produced under the supervision of Charles M. Schulz. Based on characters from the comic strip Peanuts, it was originally released exclusively in VHS and DVD formats on September 12, 2000, seven months after Schulz's death.