Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) is a 1980 animated film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Meléndez, and the fourth and final in a series of movies based on the Peanuts comic strip.


 * The Alleged Car: The Blue Citeron 2CV that the Peanuts gang gets isn't exactly a dreamboat.
 * Apathetic Citizens: Snoopy abandons his guard duties immediately after Charlie Brown asks him to stand watch so he [Snoopy] can hang out at the cafe all night. He also overhears The Baron the next night threatening Charlie Brown and Linus, and he....still sits at the cafe.
 * Possibly justified, assuming The Baron is actually speaking French and his dialogue is simply translated for our benefit, meaning that Snoopy hears him ranting and making a commotion but doesn't understand what he's saying.
 * As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Charlie Brown does his best to order bread from a French bakery and it isn't meant to be offending. Marcie speaks French many times in the movie, though.
 * Bilingual Bonus: The insults Marcie hurls at the other drivers.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Violette's uncle is known only as "The Baron".
 * The Faceless: The Baron, and he talks, which is rare for an adult in Charlie Brown's world.
 * Foreign Exchange Student: The premise. Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie go to France for two weeks as students. In the meantime Babette and Jacques come to the US to their school.
 * French Jerk: The Baron.
 * Gay Paree: Inverted; half the movie is in France but not Paris.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: Patty is talking about Pierre as they are saying goodbye, "Too bad I can't give the kid a tumble."
 * Also Snoopy's hand gestures at the other drivers when the car gets rear-ended.
 * Haunted House: The Chateau.
 * It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: The opening of the movie.
 * Mood Motif: Snoopy's many jukebox songs quickly change his moods.
 * The Reveal: Violette tells Linus that
 * Sequel: The 1983 TV special What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? has the gang visiting WWI and WWII memorials on their way back to London from France. The special earned a Peabody Award.
 * Theme Tune Cameo: Snoopy whistles the movie theme and even plays it on a jukebox in the cafe.
 * Title Drop
 * The Voiceless: Inverted, along with He Who Must Not Be Seen. Almost every adult in this film talks, is shown or both.