Product Details

• Actors: Philip Shafran, Josh Keaton, Kaitlyn Walker, Laurel Page, Steve Stoliar
• Directors: Phil Roman, Sam Jaimes
• Writers: Charles M. Schulz
• Producers: Bill Melendez, Lee Mendelson
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: March 11, 1997
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303014828
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,602 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

You're The Greatest, Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown enters the Junior Olympics decathlon - and one of his rivals is a certain masked beagle!

Snoopy's Reunion
Together at last! See how Snoopy first met Charlie Brown, then witness the reunion of Snoopy with his brothers and sisters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, though not the best, Peanuts fare, April 3, 2000

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D. Anderson (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snoopy Double Feature Vol. 1 (You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown/Snoopy's Reunion) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I would have given this 3 and a half stars, if I could have.

"You're the Greatest," the first feature on the program, is a 1979 prime-time special that many 30-somethings of my vintage may recall. In it, Charlie Brown trains and competes in the junior olympics decathlon against Freddie Fabulous, Marcie, and the Masked Marvel (guess who?). Because most of the show is comprised of the various events in the competition, it emphasizes visual slapstick more than the wry character development and dialogue that are the highlights of other Peanuts offerings. There's not a lot of variety, but it does have its moments (see, e.g., Charles's "winning" lap at the end) and keeps our kids' attention. Charlie Brown's persistence and Marcie's example as a gracious winner are nice character-building touches.

The second special, "Snoopy's Reunion" is of much later vintage (circa 1990). For classic Peanuts purists, there are a couple of disconcerting touches: adults (who look more like characters out of Dennis the Menace than something from Charles' Schultz's pen) play a part in the story, and speak in regular, non-wah-wah voices. The show attempts to fill in the back-story hinted at in "Snoopy, Come Home": How Charlie Brown first got Snoopy. Young kids will like seeing baby Snoopy and his cuddly siblings, and their comic, jug band pantomime. But for parents and Peanuts purists, the story and character development are pretty thin.

For the money, you should look into "A Peanuts Celebration" instead, if you don't already own it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The list mania listing was [bad], but..., July 30, 2002

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Joseph Doyle (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snoopy Double Feature Vol. 1 (You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown/Snoopy's Reunion) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

...I got a better description here.

The first part was okay, but the second part was amazing. Snoopy's life story was marvelous and I really like see Spike, Belle and all the other brothers and sisters at Daisy Hill.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A double feature with two great endings., December 1, 2000

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C. M ZIEBARTH "Christian" (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snoopy Double Feature Vol. 1 (You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown/Snoopy's Reunion) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While neither of these features is on the same level as the classic Christmas and Halloween specials (nor are they expected to be) they each have a clever ending (especially "Snoopy's Reunion") that will leave you thinking, "Why didn't I know that was going to happen?" Charles Schulz was a genius and even the lesser-known Peanuts productions show it. "Snoopy's Reunion" does have an admittedly thin plot but it will not keep you from enjoying the perenially-loved and very well-rounded character of Snoopy. And did I happen to see Charlie Brown practicing his assertiveness training when bargaining for a dog that he could never guess would be almost to much too handle?