A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)

Director
Bill Melendez

Main cast
Peter Robbins; Pamelyn Ferdin; Glenn Gilger; Andy Pforsich

Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family

Description
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...and wins!


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