It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown is the 39th and last animated special produced under the supervision of Charles M. Schulz. Based on characters from the comic strip Peanuts, it was originally released exclusively in VHS and DVD formats on September 12, 2000, seven months after Schulz's death.

Plot

Charlie Brown tells his little sister Sally the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (she rejects the other choice ''War and Peace" because it weighs more). The town in this version of the story is infested with mice (Sally demands the change because she can't stand rats) whose antics (mostly sports and dancing) disrupt the daily lives of the town citizens. In hopes of solving the problem, the mayor hires the "Pied Piper Beagle" (Snoopy) and promises to pay him with a year's supply of dog food. Playing his concertina, Snoopy lures the mice out of town. When the mayor refuses to pay Snoopy (despite a previously signed contract), the "Pied Piper Beagle" uses his instrument to lure the mayor and his assistants out of town as well. Charlie Brown finishes his story and Sally insists such a thing would not happen in real life. From his doghouse outside, Snoopy begins playing music. Linus, Lucy, Franklin and Peppermint Patty dance around the doghouse to the beat, with Lucy demanding that Charlie Brown make Snoopy stop.

Cast

Violet, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, Marcie, and Franklin also appear but have no lines.