Bill Melendez Movies

A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons.

After Charlie Brown spots a girl briefly shown in a sports event broadcasting, he is smitten enough to go in search of her with the help of Linus....

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! is the 17th primetime animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz....

After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. Later, with...

Animated propaganda advocating for the importance of unregulated capitalism to the American way of life.

A motorcross, a race of motorbikes through a series of obstacles, provides the occasion for Charlie Brown's latest attempt to win at something. He...

Dance teacher Miss Placement is dismayed to learn that the head of the School of Ballet where she teaches has entered her beginners class in a...

Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.

A 25th anniversary tribute to the "Peanuts" comic strip.

This short from the UPA studio was nominated for the 1952 Oscars. Based on the Madeline series of children's books.

Documentary on the making of the Peanuts Thanksgiving special.

Another baseball season is ruined for Charlie Brown and his gang - but this time by pollution!

Several new different Peanuts sketches are featured in this TV special, adapted from the comic strip, including Peppermint Patty's stint at dog...

Lucy van Pelt instructs Charlie Brown and Snoopy in the finer points of proper flossing technique for healthy teeth and gums.

A documentary short detailing the making of the classic cartoon "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and the particular pressure the creative...

The Dragon Slayer is an animated cartoon in Technicolor., and is the first film of Peanuts director Bill Melendez. It was commissione by Du Pont to...

A short sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc.

Tracing the story of primitive man's discovery of energy.

Charlie Brown leaves his appointment with his dentist armed with an instructional pamphlet on proper tooth brushing technique. He endeavors to...