At the height of the 80's music and fitness craze Snoopy assumes the cool alter ego of insanely hot and charismatic dance machine Flashbeagle. Meanwhile, the smitten Sally Brown (voiced by none other than Stacy Ferguson a.k.a. Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas!) pines for Linus and Lucy bosses everyone around. This Peanuts TV special takes a welcome and refreshing break from the usual big message and/or moral format; instead it's just a nifty series of loosely strung together amusing vignettes that admittedly doesn't add up to much, but manages to be quite funny and entertaining just the same. For example, the deliciously deadpan exchanges between the brash Peppermit Patty and her nerdy, bespectacled steady gal pal Marcie are as hilarious as ever. Better still, Snoopy cuts loose with some sweet fresh dope moves when he hits the dance floor (Snoopy's dance double was Marine Jahan, who also was the uncredited double for Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance"). The throbbing discoid songs certainly hit the groovy spot, with the jaunty "I'm in Shape" and the marvelously snotty "Listen to Lucy" rating as the single most tasty and memorable tunes. A total hoot.
Review of It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984 TV Short)
A real blast from the gnarly 80's past
3 June 2009
Warning: Spoilers