ABC Weekend Special

  • Premiered: Jan 1977
  • Episodes: 158
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Saturday
  • Adventure Animation Children Comedy Drama Family Fantasy

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Season 5
5x1
The Puppy Saves the Circus
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 12, 1981
Petey (voiced by Sparky Marcus), after suffering a memory loss, finds fame as a performer, which saves the fortunes of a struggling family circus.
5x2
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 19, 1981
A modern adaptation of the short story by Mark Twain about a young scoundrel (Billy Jacoby) who plots to win a frog-jumping contest at all costs.
5x3
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 09, 1982
After a family adopts an abandoned baby rabbit, Bunnicula, mysterious happenings lead the family cat Chester (voiced by Howard Morris) and dog Harold (voiced by Jack Carter) to suspect their new peer is a vampire.
5x4
Miss Switch to the Rescue, Part 1
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 16, 1982
A dark and stormy night sees Rupert and Amelia studying about energy when a mysterious stranger gives Rupert a package. He unknowingly frees the pirate wizard, Mordo, who kidnaps Amelia. Rupert calls on Miss Switch for help in this new adventure.
5x5
Miss Switch to the Rescue, Part 2
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 23, 1982
Saturna the wicked witch (voiced by June Foray) is the real power behind this diabolical plot. Amelia begins to fade away and vanishes – a disappearance Miss Switch knows will be permanent, unless Amelia is rescued by nightfall.
5x6
The Joke's on Mr. Little
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 06, 1982
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5x6
The Joke's on Mr. Little
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 06, 1982
An unusual school teacher (Richard Sanders) uses a little creativity to out-trick an inventive pair of pranksters (K.C. Martel and Georg Olden).
5x7 Season finale
Stanley, the Ugly Duckling
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1982
A modernized take on the classic fairy tale that follows an ugly duckling (voiced by Susan Blu) who befriends a loner fox and learns a lesson about self-esteem.

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