Weekend Special (1977)
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.
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Episode 1 - The Secret Garden
Release Date: 1994-11-05A mischievous orphan (voiced by Anndi McAfee) and her sickly cousin find joy and magic in a neglected garden on a British estate.
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Episode 2 - Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Release Date: 1994-02-25A brave boy named Temba (voiced by Jamil Walker Smith) ventures to find food and water for his drought-stricken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.
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Episode 3 - P. J. Funnybunny: A Very Cool Easter
Release Date: 1996-03-30P. J. Funnybunny (voiced by Jason Barnhill) attempts to plan an Easter parade and an Easter egg hunt, despite some unseasonably cold weather.
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Episode 4 - The Magic Pearl (1)
Release Date: 1996-08-04 -
Episode 5 - The Magic Pearl (2)
Release Date: 1996-08-11 -
Episode 6 - The Magic Pearl (3)
Release Date: 1996-08-18 -
Episode 19 - The Magic Flute (1)
Release Date: 1994-04-30 -
Episode 20 - The Magic Flute (2)
Release Date: 1994-05-07