Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown is the 13th
prime-time animated television special based on the
comic strip Peanuts by
Charles M. Schulz.
In the United States, it debuted on CBS on January 28, 1975.
The special received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Special at the
27th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1975. It was one of two Peanuts specials nominated that year, along with
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, but they both lost to
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (another Bill Melendez production).
The special originally aired annually on
CBS from 1975 to 2000.
The special placed in the top 20 for television ratings in its first airing in 1975.
The special aired annually on
ABC from 2001 until 2020, paired with
A Charlie Brown Valentine starting in 2009. (In this special, Linus attempts to give a valentine to his teacher as Charlie Brown hopes to receive one.) After that,
Be My Valentine and other Peanuts specials left broadcast TV for streaming and moved to Apple TV.
After the original special aired in 1975, similar to what happened after
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, many children sent Charlie Brown lots of valentines via Charles Schulz out of sympathy.
