ABC Weekend Special 47 years old
The ABC Weekend Special 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. Similar to both the ABC Afterschool Special and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie that had started five years previous, the ABC Weekend Special differed in that it was primarily aimed at younger viewers following ABC's Saturday Morning cartoon lineup, whereas the ABC Afterschool Special was known for its somewhat more serious, and often dramatic storylines dealing with issues concerning a slightly older teen and pre-teen audience. With the debut of the ABC Weekend Special, some of the early ABC Afterschool Specials that had been targeted towards younger viewers were subsequently repackaged and re-run instead as ABC Weekend Specials.
Credits
Mark Hamill
Tamino
Jane Krakowski
Lizzie Dodge
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Hamill He was 25 , now 73 years old | as Tamino |
| John Karlen He was 44 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Christian Slater He was 8 , now 55 years old | |
| Brian Bloom He was 7 , now 54 years old | |
| Jane Krakowski She was 8 , now 56 years old | as Lizzie Dodge |
| Melissa Joan Hart She was 1 , now 48 years old | |
| Billy Jayne He was 8 , now 55 years old | |
| Ike Eisenmann He was 15 , now 62 years old | |
| Kellie Martin She was 1 , now 49 years old | as Karen |
| Janet Waldo She was 53 , 92 years old when she died | |
| Melvyn Douglas He was 76 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Brad Savage He was 11 , now 59 years old | |
| David Doyle He was 47 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Charles Lane He was 72 , 102 years old when he died | |
| Noah Beery, Jr. He was 64 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Juanita Moore She was 62 , 99 years old when she died | |
| Jane Withers She was 51 , now 98 years old | |
| Frank Cady He was 62 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Tristine Skyler She was 6 , now 53 years old | |
| Frank Aletter He was 51 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Olivia Barash She was 12 , now 59 years old | |
| Mabel King She was 44 , 66 years old when she died | |
| Alan Young He was 57 , 96 years old when he died | as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice) |
| Lee Patterson He was 48 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Willie Tyler He was 37 , now 84 years old | as Himself - Host |
| Inga Swenson She was 44 , now 91 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Linda Gottlieb Production She was 76 , now 123 years old | Executive Producer |
| Jim Carlson Writing He was 45 , 74 years old when he died | Writer |
| Randal Kleiser Directing He was 31 , now 78 years old | Director |
| Ernest Pintoff Directing He was 45 , 70 years old when he died | Director |
| Ron Underwood Directing He was 23 , now 71 years old | Director |
| Arthur Lubin Directing He was 79 , 96 years old when he died | Director |
| Ann Elder Writing She was 34 , now 82 years old | Writer |
| Arthur H. Nadel Directing He was 56 , 68 years old when he died | Director |
| Robert C. Thompson Directing | Director |
| Rudy Larriva Directing He was 61 , 94 years old when he died | Director |
ABC Weekend Special (47 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1977-09-10
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 102