ABC Weekend Specials (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

ABC Weekend Specials

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00

Show Details:

Start date: Jan 1977
End date: Aug 1996
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 132 eps
Genre(s): Children, Drama

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Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	29 Jan 77	Valentine's Second Chance
2.	1-2	26 Mar 77	The Haunted Trailer
3.	1-3	16 Apr 77	My Dear Uncle Sherlock
4.	1-4	30 Apr 77	Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine
5.	1-5	10 Sep 77	The Winged Colt, Part 1
6.	1-6	17 Sep 77	The Winged Colt, Part 2
7.	1-7	24 Sep 77	The Winged Colt, Part 3
8.	1-8	22 Oct 77	The Ransom of Red Chief
9.	1-9	05 Nov 77	Portrait of Grandpa Doc
10.	1-10	12 Nov 77	Trouble River, Part 1
11.	1-11	19 Nov 77	Trouble River, Part 2
12.	1-12	26 Nov 77	Tales of the Nunundaga, Part 1
13.	1-13	03 Dec 77	Tales of the Nunundaga, Part 2
14.	1-14	07 Jan 78	The Escape of a One-Ton Pet, Part 1
15.	1-15	14 Jan 78	The Escape of a One-Ton Pet, Part 2
16.	1-16	21 Jan 78	The Escape of a One-Ton Pet, Part 3
17.	1-17	04 Feb 78	Soup and Me
18.	1-18	06 May 78	The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

Season 2

19.	2-1	09 Sep 78	The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody
20.	2-2	16 Sep 78	The Contest Kid and the Big Prize
21.	2-3	30 Sep 78	If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You? Part 1
22.	2-4	07 Oct 78	If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You? Part 2
23.	2-5	28 Oct 78	The $100,000 Bill
24.	2-6	04 Nov 78	Little Lulu
25.	2-7	18 Nov 78	Soup for President
26.	2-8	10 Feb 79	Weep No More, My Lady
27.	2-9	24 Feb 79	The Horse That Played Centerfield, Part 1
28.	2-10	03 Mar 79	The Horse That Played Center Field, Part 2
29.	2-11	31 Mar 79	The Baby with Four Fathers
30.	2-12	12 May 79	The Puppy's Great Adventure

Season 3

31.	3-1	15 Sep 79	The Big Hex of Little Lulu
32.	3-2	22 Sep 79	The Contest Kid Strikes Again
33.	3-3	20 Oct 79	The Girl with ESP
34.	3-4	03 Nov 79	The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, Part 1
35.	3-5	10 Nov 79	The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, Part 2
36.	3-6	17 Nov 79	The Incredible Detectives
37.	3-7	15 Dec 79	The Revenge of Red Chief
38.	3-8	26 Jan 80	The Puppy's Amazing Rescue
39.	3-9	02 Feb 80	The Gold Bug, Part 1
40.	3-10	09 Feb 80	The Gold Bug, Part 2
41.	3-11	16 Feb 80	The Trouble with Miss Switch, Part 1
42.	3-12	23 Feb 80	The Trouble with Miss Switch, Part 2

Season 4

43.	4-1	04 Oct 80	Scruffy, Part 1
44.	4-2	11 Oct 80	Scruffy, Part 2
45.	4-3	18 Oct 80	Scruffy, Part 3
46.	4-4	03 Jan 81	Arthur the Kid
47.	4-5	10 Jan 81	Zack and the Magic Factory, Part 1
48.	4-6	17 Jan 81	Zack and the Magic Factory, Part 2
49.	4-7	24 Jan 81	Mayday! Mayday!, Part 1
50.	4-8	31 Jan 81	Mayday! Mayday!, Part 2

Season 5

51.	5-1	12 Sep 81	The Puppy Saves the Circus
52.	5-2	19 Sep 81	The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
53.	5-3	09 Jan 82	Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
54.	5-4	16 Jan 82	Miss Switch to the Rescue (Part 1)
55.	5-5	23 Jan 82	Miss Switch to the Rescue, Part 2
56.	5-6	06 Feb 82	The Joke's on Mr. Little
57.	5-7	01 May 82	Stanley, the Ugly Duckling

Season 6

58.	6-1	08 Jan 83	The Haunted Mansion Mystery (Part 1)
59.	6-2	15 Jan 83	The Haunted Mansion Mystery, Part 2
60.	6-3	05 Feb 83	The Red Room Riddle
61.	6-4	12 Feb 83	Horatio Alger Updated: Frank and Fearless, Part 1
62.	6-5	19 Feb 83	Horatio Alger Updated: Frank and Fearless (Part 2)
63.	6-6	19 Mar 83	All the Money in the World
64.	6-7	30 Apr 83	The Secret World of Og (Part 1)
65.	6-8	07 May 83	The Secret World of Og (Part 2)
66.	6-9	14 May 83	The Secret World of Og (Part 3)

Season 7

67.	7-1	07 Jan 84	Cougar!, Part 1
68.	7-2	14 Jan 84	Cougar!, Part 2
69.	7-3	21 Jan 84	Cougar!, Part 3
70.	7-4	18 Feb 84	The Dog Days of Arthur Cane, Part 1
71.	7-5	25 Feb 84	The Dog Days of Arthur Cane, Part 2
72.	7-6	10 Mar 84	A Different Twist
73.	7-7	24 Mar 84	The Amazing Bunjee Venture, Part 1
74.	7-8	31 Mar 84	The Amazing Bunjee Venture, Part 2
75.	7-9	14 Apr 84	Bad Cat

Season 8

76.	8-1	08 Dec 84	Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost, Part 1
77.	8-2	15 Dec 84	Henry Hamilton, Graduate Ghost, Part 2
78.	8-3	02 Feb 85	The Bollo Caper
79.	8-4	23 Feb 85	The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf, Part 1
80.	8-5	02 Mar 85	The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf, Part 2
81.	8-6	06 Apr 85	The Return of the Bunjee, Part 1
82.	8-7	13 Apr 85	The Return of the Bunjee, Part 2
83.	8-8	20 Apr 85	The Velveteen Rabbit

Season 9

84.	9-1	07 Sep 85	The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn, Part 1
85.	9-2	14 Sep 85	The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn, Part 2
86.	9-3	05 Oct 85	Jeeter Mason and the Magic Headset
87.	9-4	12 Oct 85	Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk
88.	9-5	02 Nov 85	Pippi Longstocking, Part 1
89.	9-6	09 Nov 85	Pippi Longstocking, Part 2
90.	9-7	23 Nov 85	Columbus Circle
91.	9-8	30 Nov 85	The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Part 1
92.	9-9	07 Dec 85	The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Part 2

Season 10

93.	10-1	13 Sep 86	Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
94.	10-2	20 Sep 86	The Day the Kids Took Over, Part 1
95.	10-3	27 Sep 86	The Day the Kids Took Over, Part 2
96.	10-4	18 Oct 86	Liberty and the Littles, Part 1
97.	10-5	25 Oct 86	Liberty and the Littles, Part 2
98.	10-6	01 Nov 86	Liberty and the Littles, Part 3
99.	10-7	08 Nov 86	The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Part 1
100.	10-8	15 Nov 86	The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Part 2
101.	10-9	22 Nov 86	Santabear's First Christmas

Season 11

102.	11-1	02 Apr 88	Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Little Red Riding Hood
103.	11-2	23 Apr 88	Here Come the Littles, Part 1
104.	11-3	30 Apr 87	Here Comes the Littles, Part 2
105.	11-4	07 May 87	Here Comes the Littles, Part 3

Season 12

106.	12-1	10 Sep 88	Cap'n O.G. Readmore's Puss in Boots
107.	12-2	29 Oct 88	Runaway Ralph, Part 1
108.	12-3	05 Nov 88	Runaway Ralph, Part 2
109.	12-4	04 Feb 89	P.J. Funnybunny
110.	12-5	09 Sep 89	The Monster Bed

Season 13

111.	13-1	16 Feb 91	Ralph S. Mouse, Part 1
112.	13-2	23 Feb 91	Ralph S. Mouse, Part 2
113.	13-3	23 Mar 91	Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Season 14

114.	14-1	25 Jan 92	McGee and Me!: The Big Lie
115.	14-2	18 Apr 92	Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little
116.	14-3	02 May 92	The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten

Season 15

117.	15-1	12 Sep 92	McGee and Me!: Take Me Out of the Ball Game
118.	15-2	31 Oct 92	Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream
119.	15-3	07 Nov 92	Stanley and the Dinosaurs
120.	15-4	12 Dec 92	Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King, Part 1
121.	15-5	19 Dec 92	Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King, Part 2
122.	15-6	27 Mar 93	The Parsley Garden
123.	15-7	24 Apr 93	The Legend of Lochnagar
124.	15-8	08 May 93	Commander Toad in Space

Season 16

125.	16-1	11 Dec 93	P.J.'s Unfunnybunny Christmas
126.	16-2	30 Apr 94	The Magic Flute, Part 1
127.	16-3	07 May 94	The Magic Flute, Part 2

Season 17

128.	17-1	05 Nov 94	The Secret Garden
129.	17-2	25 Feb 95	Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
130.	17-3	30 Mar 96	P.J. Funnybunny: A Very Cool Easter
131.	17-4	04 Aug 96	The Magic Pearl, Part 1
132.	17-5	11 Aug 96	The Magic Pearl, Part 2
133.	17-6	18 Aug 96	The Magic Pearl, Part 3

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