The series centred on an everyman type character, a little boy named Charlie Brown, aged 8. Nothing he ever does turns out quite as he intended, and the other children tend to be dismissive of him. So much so that everyone always calls him by his full name, never just Charlie. He has a beagle named Snoopy, who is rather eccentric and seems not quite certain of the fact that he is a dog and not another kid in the neighbourhood. Charlie Brown's best friend is Linus, who carries a security blanket and has an overbearing sister, Lucy, who bullies him and Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown has a younger sister, Sally, who is a hanger on that has a huge crush on Linus. There are other characters who lend supporting roles: Peppermint Patty the sandal wearing tomboy, Marcie the slightly dim but sweet glasses wearing best friend of Patty, Schroeder who is Lucy's unwilling love interest and a talented Beethoven inspired child pianist, Violet, one of Lucy's clique of friends, and Woodstock, a yellow bird who is Snoopy's best friend and ally against the neighbour's cat World War Two. Snoopy also had a rich fantasy life in which his doghouse is a WWII Sopwith Camel fighter plane with him cast as a flying ace battling it out with the legendary Red Baron and having adventures behind enemy lines.

~~~The Film~~~

The film explores the depth of meaning behind the concepts of love and loyalty, detailing in Snoopy and Charlie Brown their inner struggle to define these values and figure out what it means in application of their situations. Lila provides a counterpoint to the deeper meaning of love. Affectionate towards Snoopy on the surface, he learns the lesson in the difference between mere affection and the deep and abiding love of family. he learns that despite the occasional disagreement and spat, the bond between those who truly love each other is one that hurts to be broken, and this helps Snoopy come to his hard conclusion.
~~~The Disc~~
Like other DVDs in the Peanuts series, firefly have not added any extras. The picture has been cleaned up and remastered, and the sound cleared and converted to digital, so we do get bright, crisp pictures and unmuffled audio. This stand the film in good stead, as the film is full of quality songs to move the story along. Due To age, the sound IS mono, so those with stereo and surround sound may need to turn the sound up slightly to compensate. The aspect ratio is full screen as it was originally a television release before fullscreen televisions were about. You put the disc in, and a menu appears, with the option PLAY MOVIE. There are no previews or advertisements, which I personally like as I find them to be annoyances. It is priced in the higher end of the budget release bracket, and is available from Amazon for the princely sum of £9.98.