Charlie Brown's All-Stars

Charlie Brown's All Stars! is the second prime-time animated television special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was the second such TV special (following A Charlie Brown Christmas) to be produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez (who also directed), and originally aired on CBS on June 8, 1966, with annual re-airings on CBS through 1971. Plot summary The special begins with a chase of Charlie Brown trying to catch a long-shot ball which he fails to get and his team shouting at him: "YOU BLOCKHEAD, CHARLIE BROWN!". After Charlie Brown's baseball team loses their first game of the season, his players quit. Linus meets Charlie Brown with good news: Mr. Hennessey, the operator of the local hardware store, is offering to sponsor Charlie Brown's baseball team, place them in an organized league, and even buy them new uniforms. The excitement gets the better of Charlie Brown, and he eagerly tells the team the good news. Lucy then states that if Charlie Brown can get the team uniforms, they will give him another chance and return to the team. Later at home, Charlie Brown receives a phone call from Mr. Hennessey and is told that the league doesn’t allow girls or dogs to play baseball. Charlie Brown tries to reason with him, but Mr. Hennessey replies that they are the league's rules, not his. If Charlie Brown goes the route to play baseball with his friends, Mr. Hennessey says, the girls and Snoopy cannot participate. Unwilling to sacrifice his friends, Charlie Brown has no choice but to decline Mr. Hennessey's offer.