Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- gentle
- nostalgic
- family viewing
- children's television
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lucy is traded away from Charlie Brown's baseball team, and the supposedly beneficial change becomes a mistake.
Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder, and Snoopy contribute to the story's interpersonal humor.
Lucy’s long-standing jerkish behavior and the baseball-team dispute are presented through light Peanuts humor rather than harsh realism.
The Peanuts characters and short television format derive from Charles M. Schulz’s economical comic-strip aesthetic.
Films like Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown, and why
A Charlie Brown Christmas
family-friendly animated comedy centered on recurring childhood personalities and gentle interpersonal conflict
Snoopy Come Home
short-form Peanuts animation combining everyday childhood frustrations, ensemble humor, and sentimental resolution
The Peanuts Movie
classic animated family comedy featuring child characters, playful misunderstandings, and a warm emotional register
Movie Details
- Directors
- Bill Melendez, Larry Leichliter
- Release Date
- 2003-08-29
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Wesley Singerman
- Serena Berman
- Corey Padnos
- Megan Taylor Harvey
- Bill Melendez
- Christopher Johnson
- Daniel Hansen
- Melissa Montoya
Common questions
- What is Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown about?
- A baseball-team trade turns Charlie Brown’s familiar frustration with Lucy into a brisk, warmly comic Peanuts misadventure.
- What is Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown.
- Which films are like Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown?
- Films with a similar feel include A Charlie Brown Christmas, Snoopy Come Home, and The Peanuts Movie.
- How long is Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown?
- Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown runs 22 minutes.
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