About this season
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Episodes (4)
1. The Disappearance of Aimee
Aired 17 November 1976 • 120 min
The story of famed evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who in 1926 vanished from a California beach, setting off an extensive police search. Six weeks later she turned up in Mexico, claiming she had been kidnaped. But many, including her mother and the police, suspected Aimee staged her disappearance to conceal a tryst with a married man.
2. Beauty and the Beast
8.0Aired 3 December 1976 • 120 min
A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
3. Peter Pan
Aired 12 December 1976 • 120 min
Musical adaptation of the story of the boy who refuses to grow up.
4. Emily, Emily, Emily, Emily
Aired 7 February 1977 • 120 min