You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

Fun wins in a landslide!

1972 · 24 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation, Family, Comedy, TV Movie

With the school election looming, Linus is talked into running for school president. With Lucy and Charlie Brown as his campaign manager and Snoopy and Woodstock assisting, he stands a decent chance of victory. Soon however, he makes unrealistic promises and learns the hard way that preaching about the Great Pumpkin can not be considered a sound campaign strategy.

Directed by Bill Melendez · Written by Charles M. Schulz

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