6.6 /10 1 Votes
6/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of episodes 20 First episode date 9 September 1972 Number of seasons 2 | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Movie of the week No. of seasons 2 Running time 45–48 minutes Final episode date 17 November 1973 Number of episodes 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Also known as ''The New Saturday Superstar Movie'' Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Barry Williams, Janet Waldo, Susan Olsen, Christopher Knight Similar The Brady Kids, Yogi's Gang, Lassie's Rescue Rangers, Yogi's Ark Lark, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Ple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies (some of which also contained live action), broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973.
Contents
Intended as a "Movie of the Week" for kids, this series was produced by several production companies — including Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rankin/Bass — and mostly 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.
Season 2
For the second season, the series was retitled The New Saturday Superstar Movie.
Availability
Only three of the above movies have been released on VHS videocassette:
- The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
- Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
- Oliver and the Artful Dodger
- The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Only "The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters" and "Yogi's Ark Lark" have been released on DVD.