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Submitted by M Bailey
Although a lot of the children’s literature that ABC Weekend Special covered wasn’t as good as reading the book, it definitely exposed us to stories we may have never known about otherwise. It may have even inspired a few of us to go read the book.
What’s your favorite ABC Weekend Special episode?
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I loved these. Lots of good books you never heard of before. “Scruffy” was my favorite.
This goes hand in hand with CBS Storybreak as my favorite education-disguised-as-entertainment from my childhood. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_DPRFKel8
The only one I remember is The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
that’s all i remember too! it must have been on at least once a month, from what i remember.
Whether animated or live-action, the “original” Weekend Specials were awesome. Started to dip a bit with “O. G. Readmore” and that, but the late-70s/very early 80s Weekend Specials were top-notch.
I remember Scruffy, The Trouble With Miss Switch, and several live-action ones (something with a cougar, The Ransom of Red Chief, and Soup for President).
Agreed, Runaway Ralph aka “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” was the best.
actually, they made a TV movie for both of those books. The original story “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” and one of the sequel books “Runaway Ralph”
Am I the only person who thinks that intro looks a lot like a drug trip as represented by the animated Yellow Submarine movie?
does anyone remember the title of the one with the two kids whose house washes away in a flood. they land on some kind of island–they fight off a tiger or something…
Think that one was Trouble River. My favorites were the spooky ones: The Red Room Riddle and The Haunted Mansion Mystery.
I remember “The Red Room”. I was little so it was scary to me.
Ah~ Intelligence at its best . . . . . . . anyhoo, I do fondly remember watching these when I was a kid. nice to be reminded.
Does anyone remember the show where the guy read part of a book while he drew a picture of a scene from the book? Then he would tell you to go read the rest of the book.
That was “Gather ‘Round” on PBS (the one with the charcoal drawings, I think?). I remember him illustrating something from the Little House books, which inspired me to start reading those.
YES! I loved that show!
wow. i totally forgot i watched that! thanks for the memory!
There were actually a couple of those, and I wonder if every city had a different series? The ones I remember both had stop-motion opening sequences and were named “Books from Cover to Cover” and “Readit!”
Secret Land of Og.
YES!
That one was awesome!
Bunnicula! And the one about the kid who works in a magic shop… So many good episodes.
THe Monster Ring, that was my favorite.
Scruffy was my favorite too (it’s based on a book by Jack Stoneley)
…Ratha’s Creature. It wasn’t until…ages later, in highschool, that i found the book. I will always be greatful to ABC for that. =)
I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembered that book! I didn’t find them till middle school as a kid and by gum were they darker and more adult than anything that ABC special showed.
Well, that was the single most 70’s opening credits sequence I have ever seen.
Best ABC Special: “It’s a Mile From Here To Glory.” FTW!
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People like you sicken me.
Geez, get out of the basement and get a life!