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 2)
The Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody (Episode 1)
Air date: 1978-09-09
Runtime: 30 min
The Contest Kid and the Big Prize (Episode 2)
Air date: 1978-09-16
Runtime: 30 min
If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You? (1) (Episode 3)
Air date: 1978-09-30
Runtime: 30 min
If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You? (2) (Episode 4)
Air date: 1978-10-07
Runtime: 30 min
The $1,000 Bill (Episode 5)
Air date: 1978-10-28
Runtime: 30 min
Little Lulu (Episode 6)
Air date: 1978-11-04
Runtime: 30 min
Soup for President (Episode 7)
Air date: 1978-11-18
Runtime: 30 min
Weep No More, My Lady (Episode 8)
Air date: 1979-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Horse That Played Center Field (1) (Episode 9)
Air date: 1979-02-24
Runtime: 30 min
The Horse That Played Center Field (2) (Episode 10)
Air date: 1979-03-03
Runtime: 30 min
The Baby with Four Fathers (Episode 11)
Air date: 1979-03-31
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The Puppy's Great Adventure (Episode 12)
Air date: 1979-05-12
Runtime: 30 min