Peanuts: Girl in Red Truck Charlie Brown

Buy This Item Peanuts: Girl in Red Truck Charlie Brown by Paramount  Available from Amazon  $9.95  on 11-29-2008     I remember being 7 years old and watching this air for the very first time on CBS. I was so excited to be watching it, and I still enjoy it today. It is a little different from the other Peanuts specials, not only for the live action part but for the focus on Spike, and only having brief appearances from the other Peanuts characters (Charlie Brown and Snoopy, at the beginning) A little dated now with the roller skating but still holds up well over time. If you've not yet seen it I recommend that you do! Reader Reviews This 1988 Peanuts special is not what you might expect, combining live action and animation. It features only a brief scene with Charlie Brown and none of the other regular Peanuts characters. The main characters are Snoopy's mustachioed brother Spike, who lives alone in the desert, and a bubbly, vivacious girl named Jenny who takes him in when she discovers him there by himself. It's love at first sight for Spike (despite the fact that he's a dog and she's human), but he becomes disappointed when he learns that Jenny has a boyfriend, a guy who is a bit self-centered, but not mean or nasty by any means. A beautiful friendship is still formed between Jenny and Spike, and no matter how superficial the live action/animation thing might be, it's hard not to choke up at the bond that these two share, because we know that there are certainly real people in the world who have the winning, bubbly, and loyal personality that the character Jenny does, and whether or not we want to admit it, I think we all wish we had a friend like that. Another great thing about this special is the catchy, addictive background music, which is expertly done to have just the right emotional tone for the scene that it is accompanying. Jenny is played by Jill Schulz, the daughter of Charles Schulz. She never was able to sustain an acting career, and little is known about her nowadays. The most I know is that she's approximately 49 years old, she's very skilled in aerobics, she became a producer for aerobics and/or extreme sports programs, and she married a guy named Transki sometime during the 90s.

Peanuts: Girl in Red Truck Charlie Brown Available from Amazon Price: $9.95 Updated on 11-29-2008.

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