Why, Charlie Brown, Why?(1990)
A Peanuts look at a serious subject.
A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.
Movie: Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Top 6 Billed Cast
Linus Van Pelt
Janice Emmons
Lucy Van Pelt
Snoopy / Woodstock
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A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.
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1990-03-16
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A Peanuts look at a serious subject.
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