ABC Weekend Special
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The ABC Weekend Special was a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children which aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a wide variety of stories in both the live-action and animated realms.
In the 1980s, puppet character O. G. Readmore served as the host of this series, as well as starring in five animated episodes.
The opening title sequence was animated by San Diego based American Film Technologies, with key animation by comic book artist Terrie Smith.
- The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf
- Bunnicula
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore Meets Little Red Riding Hood
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Puss in Boots
- The Trouble with Miss Switch
- The Red Room Riddle
- ABC Weekend Specials at the Internet Movie Database
- Cap'n O. G. Readmore cartoon list @ Big Cartoon Database
- RetroJunk's page on the Weekend Specials - Features a video of the opening titles.
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