Ended · 1972–1973

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie is the umbrella title for hourlong animated telefilms broadcast over ABC on Saturday mornings in 1972 and 1973. It was the first anthology series of first-run animated telefilms produced for a network. Intended as a "movie of the week" for kids, this series was produced by several production companies, including Hanna-Barbera, Filmation and Rankin/Bass. Mostly this series 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.

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Season 1 · 17 episodes

S01 E01 · The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island1972-09-09
S01 E02 · Yogi's Ark Lark1972-09-16
S01 E03 · Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters1972-09-23
S01 E04 · Nanny and the Professor1972-09-30
S01 E05 · Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter1972-10-07
S01 E06 · Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid1972-10-14
S01 E07 · Oliver and the Artful Dodger (1)1972-10-21
S01 E08 · Oliver and the Artful Dodger (2)1972-10-28
S01 E09 · The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik1972-11-04
S01 E10 · Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Island1972-11-11
S01 E11 · Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection1972-11-18
S01 E12 · The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park1972-11-25
S01 E13 · Tabitha and Adam Meet the Clown Family1972-12-02
S01 E14 · The Red Baron1972-12-09
S01 E15 · Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies1972-12-16
S01 E16 · Luvcast U.S.A.1973-01-06
S01 E17 · That Girl in Wonderland1973-01-13

Season 2 · 3 episodes

S02 E01 · Lost in Space1973-09-08
S02 E02 · The Mini-Munsters1973-10-27
S02 E03 · Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus1973-11-17

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