Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
- TV Short
- 1990
- 22m
Linus falls for a new girl who soon must go to the hospital for cancer treatment.Linus falls for a new girl who soon must go to the hospital for cancer treatment.Linus falls for a new girl who soon must go to the hospital for cancer treatment.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total
- Charlie Brown
- (voice)
- Janice Emmons
- (voice)
- Sally Brown
- (voice)
- Lucy Van Pelt
- (voice)
- The Bully
- (voice)
- Big Sister
- (voice)
- Snoopy
- (voice)
- …
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- TriviaThis is one of the Peanuts specials where Linus' security blanket is not seen or even mentioned.
- GoofsLinus moves from sitting in front of Janice and next to Charlie Brown, to sitting behind Charlie Brown, next to the window, and back.
- Quotes
The Bully: [approaches Linus and Janice] Huh? Say, who's the kid with the pink hat? Pretty cute. Does it fly? It needs a propeller. Hey, maybe it'll fly without a propeller!
[he spins off Janice's hat to the snow and laughs to see Janice is bald due to chemotherapy]
The Bully: Hey, look at this! A baldy!
Linus van Pelt: [as Janice cries, furiously] You blockhead! What's the matter with you?
The Bully: What's the matter with me? What's the matter with her? She's bald! She's got no hair!
[laughs]
Linus van Pelt: [angrily takes him by the jacket] Janice has got leukemia, cementhead! That's cancer! Have you ever heard of cancer? She's been in the hospital and she's had chemotherapy to help her get better, and it makes her hair fall out! Does that make you happy? Would you like to go through what she's gone through? Think about it!
[releases him]
Linus van Pelt: Or don't you ever think about anything!
[Linus comforts Janice and picks up their books off the snow]
The Bully: [hands back Janice's cap] I'm sorry.
[Linus takes the cap, gives it to Janice, and both Linus and Janice leave]
The Bully: [smiles in sympathy] Hey, I like your cap!
- Crazy creditsInstead of rolling over stills from the special as usual, the credits roll over a black screen. In the last few seconds, Janice is heard laughing happily and her pink cap falls into the frame.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zomergasten: Episode #4.1 (1991)
Yeah, the special is a perfect way to teach kids about cancer, as it has a scene where Janice explains to Linus and Charlie Brown about how the doctors found out she has leukemia, as well as the scene where Linus not taking his sister's beef, which also involves telling her leukemia is not like the cold or flu. Also, good old Snoopy appears to help bring comic relief to balance out the depressing stuff.
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