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.
Weekend Special (Season 1)
The Winged Colt (1) (Episode 1)
Air date: 1977-09-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Winged Colt (2) (Episode 2)
Air date: 1977-09-17
Runtime: 30 min
The Winged Colt (3) (Episode 3)
Air date: 1977-09-24
Runtime: 30 min
Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine (Episode 4)
Writer: Mark Fink
Air date: 1977-10-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Ransom of Red Chief (Episode 5)
Air date: 1977-10-22
Runtime: 30 min
Portrait of Grandpa Doc (Episode 6)
Air date: 1977-11-05
Runtime: 30 min
Trouble River (1) (Episode 7)
Air date: 1977-11-12
Runtime: 30 min
Trouble River (2) (Episode 8)
Air date: 1977-11-19
Runtime: 30 min
Tales of the Nunundaga (1) (Episode 9)
Air date: 1977-11-26
Runtime: 30 min
Tales of the Nunundaga (2) (Episode 10)
Air date: 1977-12-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Haunted Trailer (Episode 11)
Air date: 1977-12-24
Runtime: 30 min
My Dear Uncle Sherlock (Episode 12)
Air date: 1977-12-31
Runtime: 30 min
The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (1) (Episode 13)
Air date: 1978-01-07
Runtime: 30 min
The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (2) (Episode 14)
Air date: 1978-01-14
Runtime: 30 min
The Escape of a One-Ton Pet (3) (Episode 15)
Air date: 1978-01-21
Runtime: 30 min
Soup and Me (Episode 16)
Air date: 1978-02-04
Runtime: 30 min
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (Episode 17)
Air date: 1978-05-06
Runtime: 30 min