The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies, broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973. 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.
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (Season 1)
The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island (Episode 1)
Air date: 1972-09-09
Runtime: 60 min
Yogi's Ark Lark (Episode 2)
Air date: 1972-09-16
Runtime: 60 min
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (Episode 3)
Air date: 1972-09-23
Runtime: 60 min
Nanny and the Professor (Episode 4)
Air date: 1973-09-30
Runtime: 60 min
Popeye Meets the man Who Hated Laughter (Episode 5)
Air date: 1972-10-07
Runtime: 60 min
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (Episode 6)
Air date: 1972-10-14
Runtime: 60 min
Oliver and the Artful Dodger (1) (Episode 7)
Air date: 1972-10-21
Runtime: 60 min
Oliver and the Artful Dodger (2) (Episode 8)
Air date: 1972-10-28
Runtime: 60 min
The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (Episode 9)
Air date: 1972-11-04
Runtime: 60 min
Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Island (Episode 10)
Air date: 1972-11-11
Runtime: 60 min
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection (Episode 11)
Air date: 1972-11-18
Runtime: 60 min
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (Episode 12)
Air date: 1972-11-25
Runtime: 60 min
Tabitha and Adam Meet the Clown Family (Episode 13)
Air date: 1972-12-02
Runtime: 60 min
The Red Baron (Episode 14)
Air date: 1972-12-09
Runtime: 60 min
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (Episode 15)
Air date: 1972-12-18
Runtime: 60 min
Luvcast U.S.A. (Episode 16)
Air date: 1973-01-06
Runtime: 60 min
That Girl In Wonderland (Episode 17)
Air date: 1973-01-13
Runtime: 60 min
