The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — Season 1
About this season
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies, broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973. Intended as a "Movie of the Week" for kids, this series was produced by several production companies — including Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rankin/Bass — and mostly contained features based on popular cartoon characters and TV shows of the time, such as Yogi Bear, The Brady Bunch, and Lost in Space. Some of the features served as pilots for new TV shows.
Episodes (17)
1. The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island
Aired 9 September 1972 • 60 min
2. Yogi's Ark Lark
Aired 16 September 1972 • 60 min
3. The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
Aired 23 September 1972 • 60 min
4. Nanny and the Professor
Aired 30 September 1973 • 60 min
5. Popeye Meets the man Who Hated Laughter
Aired 7 October 1972 • 60 min
6. Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
Aired 14 October 1972 • 60 min
7. Oliver and the Artful Dodger (1)
Aired 21 October 1972 • 60 min
8. Oliver and the Artful Dodger (2)
Aired 28 October 1972 • 60 min
9. The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
Aired 4 November 1972 • 60 min
10. Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Island
Aired 11 November 1972 • 60 min
11. Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
Aired 18 November 1972 • 60 min
12. The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Aired 25 November 1972 • 60 min
13. Tabitha and Adam Meet the Clown Family
Aired 2 December 1972 • 60 min
14. The Red Baron
Aired 9 December 1972 • 60 min
15. Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies
Aired 18 December 1972 • 60 min
16. Luvcast U.S.A.
Aired 6 January 1973 • 60 min
17. That Girl In Wonderland
Aired 13 January 1973 • 60 min