Snoopy Come Home is a 1972 American animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Bill Melendez and written by Charles M. Schulz, based on the Peanuts comic strip.

[2] Marking the on-screen debut of Woodstock, who had first appeared in the strip in 1967, the main plot was based on a storyline from August 1968.

En route to see Lila, Snoopy and Woodstock face the challenges of a world full of "No Dogs Allowed" signs, are briefly adopted as pets by an animal-obsessed girl (identified as Clara in the theatrical poster), whose mother lets her keep Snoopy, though they successfully escape, and they camp out, play football and make music while preparing their dinner.

Prior to Charlie Brown adopting Snoopy, Lila’s family were about to move to a new home, they were forced to return him to Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.

However, when he sees Lila watching him tearfully from her hospital window, Snoopy finds it too hard to leave her and he runs back and hugs her, which she takes as a sign that he wants to live with her.

The kids throw Snoopy a large, tearful going-away party, each one bringing a gift (all of which turn out to be bones).

This was achieved by having his typed correspondences appear at the top of the frame, giving the viewer full access to his thoughts.

Snoopy, Come Home was the only Peanuts animated project produced during Vince Guaraldi's lifetime (1928–76) that did not contain a musical score by the noted jazz composer.

Guaraldi had composed all the previous Peanuts animated television specials as well as the debut film A Boy Named Charlie Brown.

"[4] Schulz later said he had planned on utilizing Guaraldi's services for the third Peanuts feature, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, had the composer not died suddenly in February 1976.

[6] The New York Times said: "This sprightly, clever and hilarious treat—all that a comic strip could be on the screen—is even better than A Boy Named Charlie Brown, which began the series.