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ABC Weekend Special

Season 2 1978 - 1979
TV-Y

  • 1978-09-09T04:00:00Z on ABC
  • 25m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

1978-09-09T04:00:00Z

2x01 The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody

Season Premiere

2x01 The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody

  • 1978-09-09T04:00:00Z30m

Joanna Peabody (Star-Shemah) is granted seven wishes by Aunt Thelma, a wise fairy-godmother (Butterfly McQueen) who appears on Joanna's TV screen. Joanna squanders a few wishes before she learns the value of sharing.

Harvey Small, a 12-year-old boy (Patrick Petersen) enters a contest and wins first prize: the services of a butler named Hawkins (John Williams) for one month.

1978-10-28T04:00:00Z

2x05 The $100,000 Bill

2x05 The $100,000 Bill

  • 1978-10-28T04:00:00Z30m

An insecure insurance salesman (Donny Most) asserts his independence by telling off his boss and quitting his job when he finds a large amount of cash and later discovers he possesses counterfeit 1,000 dollar bills.

1978-11-04T05:00:00Z

2x06 Little Lulu

2x06 Little Lulu

  • 1978-11-04T05:00:00Z30m

Little Lulu (Lauri Hendler), the mischievous little girl with big goals, and her friends crusade for women's rights when the boys object to the fact that their summer camp, Camp Whackadoo, has become co-ed.

1978-11-18T05:00:00Z

2x07 Soup for President

2x07 Soup for President

  • 1978-11-18T05:00:00Z30m

Soup (Christian Berrigan) runs for school president against Janice Riker (Mary Margaret Patts), the toughest kid in school.

1979-02-10T05:00:00Z

2x08 Weep No More, My Lady

2x08 Weep No More, My Lady

  • 1979-02-10T05:00:00Z30m

Skeeter (voiced by Jeremy Lawrence), a young Mississippi boy, adopts a courageous dog named My Lady and together they challenge the dangers of a scary swamp when they are both held prisoner by a vengeful man.

The N.Y. Goats baseball team have not won a game yet, but manager Casey Balloo (voiced by John Erwin) has a brainstorm – he sends in Oscar, a horse who is very good at catching oranges – to catch flys in center field and figures that the team's playing will improve. Oscar manages to lead the Goats to victory.

With Oscar as a permanent team member, the Goats make it to the World Series. When the Goats win the first three games, Oscar is suddenly "horsenapped" and everyone sets out on a wild hunt to rescue him before the series is lost.

2x11 The Baby with Four Fathers

  • 1979-03-31T05:00:00Z30m

In 1946 New York City, four 11-year-old boys (Al Billera, Patrick Piccininni, Albert Ferrara, Eric Gurry) encounter problems when they find an abandoned baby girl and decide to "adopt" her.

Season Finale

1979-05-12T04:00:00Z

2x12 The Puppy's Great Adventure

Season Finale

2x12 The Puppy's Great Adventure

  • 1979-05-12T04:00:00Z30m

Petey (voiced by Bryan Scott) is determined to prove he is an individual when his new owner is adopted by parents who do not like dogs.

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