Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown is the 20th prime-time animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz.

Among other animals, he sees three poodles, and immediately latches onto the white one (whom the audience later learns is named Fifi).

The next scene involves Snoopy trying to find a good, warm place to fall asleep while the train is in motion.

Meanwhile, back home, Lucy has decided to board up the doorway of Snoopy's doghouse and place a sign on it which reads "Premises Condemned".

Charlie Brown also recounts to Linus the story of why his parents gave him a pet dog.

After Polly shows no fear and tells him basically to get out of her way, Snoopy attacks her and wrestles her into the food coloring until she too is all pink, then jumps out and runs away, taking Fifi with him to the bus stop to return home, but Fifi decides to go back to the circus, then Snoopy sadly boards the bus and returns to Charlie Brown.

Back home, Charlie Brown is awakened by the shower running because Snoopy is washing the pink food coloring off him.

On January 9, 1996, it was paired with Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown for a double feature release by Paramount Home Video.

It was later included with the deluxe He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown DVD in the US from Warner Home Video on September 21, 2010.