ABC Weekend Special
No Title Airdate Production Company Synopsis
19 The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody 1978.Sep.09 Learning Corporation of America 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
20 The Contest Kid and the Big Prize 1978.Sep.16 ABC Circle Films 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
21 If I 'm Lost , How Come I Found You ? 1978.Sep.30 ABC Circle Films ( Part 1 )
22 If I 'm Lost , How Come I Found You ? 1978.Oct.07 ABC Circle Films ( Part 2 )
23 The $ 1,000 Bill 1978.Oct.28 ABC Circle Films 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
24 Little Lulu 1978.Nov.04 ABC Circle Films 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
25 Soup for President 1978.Nov.18 ABC Circle Films Soup ( Christian Berrigan ) runs for school president against Janice Riker ( Mary Margaret Patts ) , the toughest kid in school
26 Weep No More , My Lady 1979.Feb.10 Ruby-Spears 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
27 The Horse That Played Centerfield 1979.Feb.24 Ruby-Spears ( Part 1 ) 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
28 The Horse That Played Centerfield 1979.Mar.03 Ruby-Spears ( Part 2 ) 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
29 The Baby with Four Fathers 1979.Mar.31 D'Angelo/Bullock/Allen Productions 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
30 The Puppy 's Great Adventure 1979.May.12 Ruby-Spears 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
List of episodes -- Season 2 ( 1978–1979 )
12 episodes :
ABC Weekend Special is a weekly 30-minute American television anthology series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997 which featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated. Similar to both ABC Afterschool Special and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, 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.