About this season
The ABC Weekend Special is a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated. Similar to both the ABC Afterschool Special and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie that had started five years previous, the ABC Weekend Special differed in that it was primarily aimed at younger viewers following ABC's Saturday Morning cartoon lineup, whereas the ABC Afterschool Special was known for its somewhat more serious, and often dramatic storylines dealing with issues concerning a slightly older teen and pre-teen audience. With the debut of the ABC Weekend Special, some of the early ABC Afterschool Specials that had been targeted towards younger viewers were subsequently repackaged and re-run instead as ABC Weekend Specials.
Episodes (17)
1. The Winged Colt (1)
Aired 10 September 1977 • 30 min
2. The Winged Colt (2)
Aired 17 September 1977 • 30 min
3. The Winged Colt (3)
Aired 24 September 1977 • 30 min
4. Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine
Aired 15 October 1977 • 30 min
5. The Ransom of Red Chief
Aired 22 October 1977 • 30 min
6. Portrait of Grandpa Doc
Aired 5 November 1977 • 30 min
7. Trouble River (1)
Aired 12 November 1977 • 30 min
8. Trouble River (2)
Aired 19 November 1977 • 30 min
9. Tales of the Nunundaga (1)
Aired 26 November 1977 • 30 min
10. Tales of the Nunundaga (2)
Aired 10 December 1977 • 30 min
11. The Haunted Trailer
Aired 24 December 1977 • 30 min
12. My Dear Uncle Sherlock
Aired 31 December 1977 • 30 min
13. The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (1)
Aired 7 January 1978 • 30 min
14. The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (2)
Aired 14 January 1978 • 30 min
15. The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (3)
Aired 21 January 1978 • 30 min
16. Soup and Me
Aired 4 February 1978 • 30 min
17. The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
Aired 6 May 1978 • 30 min