You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

*You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown*
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Based on	Peanuts; by Charles M. Schulz
Written by	Charles M. Schulz
Directed by	Bill Melendez
Voices of	Chad Webber; Hilary Momberger; Stephen Shea; Robin Kohn; Todd Barbee; Linda Ercoli; Brian Kazajian; Lynda Mendelson; Bill Melendez;
Music by	Vince Guaraldi
Opening theme	"You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (vocal version)
Ending theme	"You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" (Dixieland version)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Bill Melendez; Lee Mendelson;
Editors	Robert T. Gillis; Charles McCann; Rudy Zamora, Jr.;
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Lee Mendelson Film Productions; Bill Melendez Productions; United Feature Syndicate;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 29, 1972
Related
	Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971); There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973);
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You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is the eighth prime-time animated TV special produced based upon the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, and the 10th one to air. It originally aired on CBS on October 29, 1972, nine days before the 1972 United States presidential election between incumbent Richard Nixon and Senator George McGovern. It was the first new Peanuts special to air since the spring of 1971.

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown ranked No. 9 in the Nielsen TV ratings the week it aired. It received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming, which is Entertainment/Fictional at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1973.