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The ABC Weekend Specials is a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Kids
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Rated
- TV-YUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-Y in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
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Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 31 · most episodes first
Alan YoungMr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice) · 4 episodes
Frank Cady4 episodes
Mark HamillPrince Tamino (voice), The Admiral (voice) · 3 episodes
Jane Withers2 episodes
Michael YorkKing Sarastro (voice) · 2 episodes
Ike Eisenmann1 episode
Brad Savage1 episode
Janet Waldo1 episode
Charles Lane1 episode
Christian Slater1 episode
Melissa Joan Hart1 episode
David Doyle1 episode
Lee Patterson1 episode
John Karlen1 episode
Noah Beery Jr.1 episode
Melvyn DouglasGrandpa Doc · 1 episode
Billy Jayne1 episode
Brian Bloom1 episode
Olivia Barash1 episode
Juanita Moore1 episode
Tristine Skyler1 episode
Inga Swenson1 episode
Frank Aletter1 episode
Mabel King1 episode
Directing · 11
- Charles August Nichols Director
- Rudy Larriva Director
- Ernest Pintoff Director
- Mark Cullingham Director
- Randal Kleiser Director
- Ron Underwood Director
Writing · 7
- Ann Elder Writer
- Mark Fink Writer
- Malcolm Marmorstein Writer
- Jim Carlson Writer
- Catherine Woolley Story
- Barbara Avedon Teleplay
Production · 1
- Linda Gottlieb Executive Producer
Visual Effects · 1
- Christopher Minos Animation
Other crew · 1
- Pierre Berton Book, Writer
ABC Weekend Specials episodes
15 seasons · 112 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Valentine's Second Chance, 2.7
- S1 E2 The Haunted Trailer, 4.8
- S1 E3 My Dear Uncle Sherlock, 4.5
- S1 E4 Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine, 6.0
- S1 E5 The Winged Colt, 7.3
- S1 E6 The Ransom of Red Chief, 6.6
- S1 E7 Portrait of Grandpa Doc, 8.2
- S1 E8 Trouble River, 6.2
- S1 E9 Tales of the Nunundaga, 7.4
- S1 E10 The Escape of a One-Ton Pet, 5.1
- S1 E11 Soup and Me, 6.7
- S1 E12 The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, 7.0
- S2 E1 The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody, 7.4
- S2 E2 The Contest Kid and the Big Prize, 6.6
- S2 E3 If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You?, 7.3
- S2 E4 The $1,000 Bill, 6.2
- S2 E5 Little Lulu, 7.1
- S2 E6 Soup for President, 7.3
- S2 E7 Weep No More, My Lady, 6.4
- S2 E8 The Horse That Played Centerfield, 6.5
- S2 E10 The Puppy's Great Adventure, 6.8
- S3 E1 The Big Hex of Little Lulu, 6.4
- S3 E2 The Contest Kid Strikes Again, 6.2
- S3 E3 The Girl with ESP, 7.3
- S3 E4 The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 6.5
- S3 E5 The Incredible Detectives, 6.5
- S3 E6 The Revenge of Red Chief, 5.4
- S3 E7 The Puppy's Amazing Rescue, 6.7
- S3 E8 The Gold Bug, 7.4
- S3 E9 The Trouble with Miss Switch, 7.4
- S4 E1 Scruffy, 7.6
- S4 E2 Arthur the Kid, 5.5
- S4 E3 Zack and the Magic Factory, 7.7
- S4 E4 Mayday! Mayday!, 6.6
- S5 E1 The Puppy Saves the Circus, 5.8
- S5 E2 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, 7.3
- S5 E3 Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit, 6.3
- S5 E4 Miss Switch to the Rescue, 7.7
- S5 E5 The Joke's on Mr. Little, 6.2
- S6 E1 The Haunted Mansion Mystery, 6.8
- S6 E2 The Red Room Riddle, 6.8
- S6 E3 Horatio Alger Updated: Frank and Fearless, 7.1
- S6 E4 All the Money in the World, 5.4
- S6 E5 The Secret World of Og, 7.6
- S7 E1 Cougar!, 7.4
- S7 E2 The Dog Days of Arthur Cane, 6.5
- S7 E3 A Different Twist, 7.0
- S7 E4 The Bunjee Venture, 6.8
- S7 E5 Bad Cat, 5.5
- S8 E1 Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost, 5.8
- S8 E2 The Bollo Caper, 7.0
- S8 E3 The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf, 6.2
- S8 E4 The Return of the Bunjee, 6.9
- S8 E5 The Velveteen Rabbit, 6.9
- S9 E1 The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn, 7.1
- S9 E2 Jeeter Mason and the Magic Headset, 5.9
- S9 E3 Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk, 6.5
- S9 E4 Pippi Longstocking, 7.5
- S9 E5 Columbus Circle, 5.8
- S9 E6 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, 7.5
- S10 E1 Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 6.9
- S10 E2 The Day the Kids Took Over, 5.9
- S10 E3 Liberty and the Littles, 5.8
- S10 E4 The Mouse and the Motorcycle, 7.1
- S11 E1 Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Red Riding Hood, 7.4
- S11 E2 Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Puss in Boots, 7.0
- S11 E3 Runaway Ralph, 6.8
- S12 E1 Ralph S. Mouse, 6.8
- S12 E2 Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, 9.0
- S12 E3 P.J. Funnybunny, 7.3
- S12 E4 The Monster Bed, 5.8
- S14 E1 P.J.'s Unfunnybunny Christmas, 6.0
- S14 E2 The Magic Flute, 6.8
- S14 E3 Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little, 8.7
- S15 E1 The Secret Garden, 6.1
- S15 E5 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale, 8.9
- S15 E6 The Legend of Lochnagar, 6.8
- S15 E7 Commander Toad in Space, 6.6
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