The Best Charlie Brown Movies & TV Shows 2026

1. Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown

VHS, 75 minutes, PARAMOUNT

The bus is rolling! Next stop: Camp Remote, where the "Peanuts" kids face more challenges than they can shake a tent pole at! As if tug o' war, sack racing and physical training at dawn aren't enough, Charlie Brown and his pals face an extra obstacle. A group called the Bullies are determined to beat our friends at everything. They have a simple plan for doing this, too. They cheat! Loaded with fun and excitement, the feature-length "Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown" shows how the "Peanuts" kids prove their resourcefulness when they compete against the Bullies in the camp's main event: a multi-day wilderness river rafting competition. Teamwork, courage and leadership are the keys to success. Will Charlie Brown have what it takes to be a leader?.

2. Peanuts: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Full Frame)

VHS, 30 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Good Grief! Valentine's Day is almost here! It seems everyone in the whole wide world is going to recieve a special card or flowers or maybe even candy, everyone except Charlie Brown, who waits and waits by his mailbox, hoping someone - anyone - will send a card that says "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown isn't the only one awaiting the big day. Sally has cards to make. Linus has a heartshaped box of chocolates for his teacher. Lucy, Schroeder, Franklin and other kids will join the fun when cards and candies are given out at the class party. But will there be card for Charlie Brown?. Movie Includes: Peanuts Pop-Up Watch!.

3. Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown (Full Frame)

VHS, 25 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Growing up sometimes means saying goodbye. As this Emmy - nominated program proves, that doesn't make it any easier when Charlie Brown learns his best buddy Linus is moving! Changes are sure to come when Linus, his sister Lucy and their parents depart for a new neighborhood. The front porch won't seem the same any more as Charlie Brown sits there alone. His hapless baseball team will have a less-than-zero chance without its steady second baseman and crabby rightfielder. As for Schroeder, he'll discover he misses Lucy's swooning attention. Meanwhile, the price for advice will increase to fifty cents (a week's allowance!) if the beagle sets up shop at the psychiatry stand. Truth is, it just wouldn't be the Peanuts neighborhood without Linus and Lucy. So maybe this event that makes Charlie Brown come to terms with his feelings will somehow have the happiest of endings!.

4. This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Nasa Space Station

VHS, PARAMOUNT

You're out of this world, Charlie Brown. In fact, you're part of a NASA space station crew! An eager group of Peanuts pals joins Charlie Brown on a 90-day mission. The station commander must be someone who is bossy and a bit of a know-it-all, so Lucy is in charge. Peppermint Patty keeps everyone in shape with an exercise program. Sally, Pig Pen and Linus conduct experiments, and Charlie Brown and Snoopy are heroes when they take a space walk to repair a solar panel. The mission is a success, and it leaves the crew determined to take care of a different kind of space station: the giant, blue green planet that's home to all of us - spaceship Earth!.

5. This Is America Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers

VHS, PARAMOUNT

Land, ho! The year is 1620. After sixty-five grueling, sea-tossed days, the Pilgrims are in view of America's shores - and Charlie Brown and the Peanuts crew are with them! History comes to animated screen life in a captivating and informative program about the Mayflower voyagers. Join Charlie Brown and his pals as they experience firsthand the lifestyle of the early settlers. Witness the formation of a fledgling government as the Mayflower Compact is signed. Shiver through the hardships of the first long, cold winter in the new homeland. See Indians Samoset and Squanto introduce new foods and agricultural ways. Join the celebration of the first Thanksgiving feast!.

6. Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

VHS, PARAMOUNT

The peaceful world of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang is disrupted when a classmate named Janice is hospitalized. When Charlie Brown and Linus visit her, they learn a sad truth: she has a form of cancer called leukemia. The news has an impact on everyone. Linus is deeply troubled, and Janice must cope with the reactions and misunderstandings of insensitive people. Now more that ever, it's time when friends need friends the most. There are lessons for the kids of the Peanuts neighborhood and for kids of every neighborhood in this superb program that "avoids being scary or maudlin." - People Magazine.

7. You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

VHS, 60 minutes, PARAMOUNT

We've got the goods on you, Charlie Brown. Chin up, Charlie Brown. It doesn't matter that you can't pitch your team to victory, fly a kite or kick a football. It doesn't matter because some day your fastball may blaze, your kite may soar, and Lucy may sneeze and be unable to pull the football away. You think you're a loser, but your honesty and kindness make you a winner in our eyes. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" Songs and sketches abound in a salute to good ol'Chuck that's based in part on the popular same-titled stage play. Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and Schroeder join in the fun that includes Charlie Brown's lunchtime, Snoopy's dinnertime, Lucy's coronation and the most dreaded event in the entire history of any school kid: homework! The second most dreaded event? Missing this show. Don't let that happen - but do your homework first!.

8. Peanuts: It's The Girl In the Red Truck, Charlie Brown

VHS, PARAMOUNT

She has a winning smile, a sunny outlook that can match the brightest dawn, and a ready supply of dee-doubledog-delicious dog biscuits. "It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown," and even a tough-hide, desert-living loner like Snoopy's brother, spike, can't resist her! Spike grabs the spotlight ( and all the dog biscuits he can hold) in this program blending live action with animation. He's the good buddy of Jenny, who loves the unspoiled desert vistas as much as Spike does. Together, they Sahara the road in Jenny's sturdy pickup, quench their sun-baked thirst at a local burger shack and show their styling moves at the skating rink. It's the greatest of all worlds for spike, but it turns into one of danger and adventure when Spike wanders off alone into the night and mistakenly becomes the prey of a nighttime coyote hunt. "I am not a coyote!" reads the sign. Spike flashes from behind a protective boulder - but the bullets keep flying. No, he's not a coyote. He's Jenny's pal...and she's coming to rescue him.

9. Peanuts Classic: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Full Frame)

VHS, 30 minutes, PARAMOUNT

Good Grief! Valentine's Day is almost here! It seems everyone in the whole wide world is going to receive a special card or flowers or maybe even candy. Everyone except Charlie Brown, who waits and waits by his mailbox, hoping someone - anyone - will send a card that says "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown!" Charlie Brown isn't the only one awaiting the big day. Sally has cards to make. Linus has a heart-shaped box of chocolates for his teacher. Lucy, Schroeder, Franklin and other kids will join the fun when cards and candies are given out at the class party. But will there be a card for Charlie Brown?.

10. It's The Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

VHS, PARAMOUNT

What do you do when your town is overrun with soccer-playing, river-dancing mice? Charlie Brown has an idea -- call Snoopy to the rescue! In this delightful Peanuts Classic -- the last special developed under the supervision of creator Charles Schulz -- Snoopy becomes the Pied Piper Beagle. Playing a magical-sounding concertina, Snoopy travels from street to street trying to make the troublemaking mice follow him out of town. Will it work? We'll find out as this beloved story unfolds and have a lot of fun dancing, laughing and playing along the way. Featuring a bonus tribute to Charles Schulz, "It's The Pied Piper, Charlie Brown" is a program every Peanuts fan will cherish.