

The Peanuts gang is nervous about going to a new school, so Lucy starts her own. She soon learns that teaching is tougher than she thought—and that change can be a good thing.
Writing
Lucy's teacher meltdown is peak Schulz neurosis, modernized.
Score
Vince Guaraldi echoes without cheap imitation—rare feat.

Director
Raymond S. Persi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first Peanuts special explicitly developed as a 'teacher tribute' during pandemic-era educator appreciation efforts.
The 38-minute runtime mirrors classic Peanuts specials of the 1960s-70s, rejecting the bloated 90-minute trend of recent family animation.