Comments on: Epic Win: ABC Weekend Special http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/ Awesome things from our collective childhood. All nostagia suggested by you, voted by you. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:52:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AngryD http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-32787 AngryD Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:03:32 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-32787 Best ABC Special: "It's a Mile From Here To Glory." FTW! -AD- Best ABC Special: “It’s a Mile From Here To Glory.” FTW!

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]]> By: Arcbuster http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-16456 Arcbuster Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:12:29 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-16456 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. 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.

]]> By: Mad Ness Monster http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-16071 Mad Ness Monster Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:12:20 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-16071 Well, that was the single most 70's opening credits sequence I have ever seen. Well, that was the single most 70’s opening credits sequence I have ever seen.

]]> By: Mad Ness Monster http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-16070 Mad Ness Monster Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:39 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-16070 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!" 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!”

]]> By: Doc http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-11618 Doc Fri, 01 May 2009 19:09:03 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-11618 ...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. =) …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. =)

]]> By: Ladytink_534 http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-8309 Ladytink_534 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:22:33 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-8309 Scruffy was my favorite too (it's based on a book by Jack Stoneley) Scruffy was my favorite too (it’s based on a book by Jack Stoneley)

]]> By: ForteWily http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7946 ForteWily Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:14:12 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-7946 THe Monster Ring, that was my favorite. THe Monster Ring, that was my favorite.

]]> By: Moon http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7417 Moon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:58:57 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-7417 YES! That one was awesome! YES!

That one was awesome!

]]> By: mary http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7065 mary Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:09:20 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-7065 wow. i totally forgot i watched that! thanks for the memory! wow. i totally forgot i watched that! thanks for the memory!

]]> By: mary http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 mary Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:06:57 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-7064 that's all i remember too! it must have been on at least once a month, from what i remember. that’s all i remember too! it must have been on at least once a month, from what i remember.

]]> By: Aggie http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7020 Aggie Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:23:59 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-7020 YES! I loved that show! YES! I loved that show!

]]> By: Anonymous http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6795 Anonymous Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:26:44 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6795 Bunnicula! And the one about the kid who works in a magic shop... So many good episodes. Bunnicula! And the one about the kid who works in a magic shop… So many good episodes.

]]> By: Anonymous http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6771 Anonymous Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:45:40 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6771 Secret Land of Og. Secret Land of Og.

]]> By: TheObject http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6748 TheObject Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:19:28 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6748 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" 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”

]]> By: Allison http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6734 Allison Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:20:54 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6734 I remember "The Red Room". I was little so it was scary to me. :( I remember “The Red Room”. I was little so it was scary to me. :(

]]> By: Nightlyeclipse http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-/#comment-6732 Nightlyeclipse Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:16:43 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6732 Geez, get out of the basement and get a life! Geez, get out of the basement and get a life!

]]> By: Nicole http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6723 Nicole Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:35:39 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6723 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. 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.

]]> By: stillatoucan http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6719 stillatoucan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:39:11 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6719 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. 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.

]]> By: KIMMIECHAN http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6716 KIMMIECHAN Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:34:00 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6716 Ah~ Intelligence at its best . . . . . . . anyhoo, I do fondly remember watching these when I was a kid. nice to be reminded. Ah~ Intelligence at its best . . . . . . . anyhoo, I do fondly remember watching these when I was a kid. nice to be reminded.

]]> By: Nicole http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6698 Nicole Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:09:21 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6698 Think that one was Trouble River. My favorites were the spooky ones: The Red Room Riddle and The Haunted Mansion Mystery. Think that one was Trouble River. My favorites were the spooky ones: The Red Room Riddle and The Haunted Mansion Mystery.

]]> By: GLENNEH http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-/#comment-6689 GLENNEH Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:52:37 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6689 People like you sicken me. People like you sicken me.

]]> By: kelli http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6678 kelli Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:47:58 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6678 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... 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…

]]> By: Shade Tail http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6676 Shade Tail Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:49:49 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6676 Am I the only person who thinks that intro looks a lot like a drug trip as represented by the animated Yellow Submarine movie? Am I the only person who thinks that intro looks a lot like a drug trip as represented by the animated Yellow Submarine movie?

]]> By: Deion http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6668 Deion Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:53:04 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6668 Agreed, Runaway Ralph aka "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" was the best. Agreed, Runaway Ralph aka “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” was the best.

]]> By: Don http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6667 Don Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:49:23 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6667 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). 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).

]]> By: lunacydress http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6662 lunacydress Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:09:08 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6662 The only one I remember is The Mouse and the Motorcycle. The only one I remember is The Mouse and the Motorcycle.

]]> By: Brad http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6657 Brad Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:19:27 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6657 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 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

]]> By: CB http://onceuponawin.com/2009/02/28/win-pics-abc-special/comment-page-1/#comment-6656 CB Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:06:48 +0000 http://onceuponawin.com/?p=2136#comment-6656 I loved these. Lots of good books you never heard of before. "Scruffy" was my favorite. I loved these. Lots of good books you never heard of before. “Scruffy” was my favorite.

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