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The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie was an anthology series of 60-minute cartoon movies airing Saturday mornings starting in the fall of 1972. It was patterned after the ABC Movie of the Week. Each film was budgeted at around $300,000, nearly a quarter more per half-hour than a normal Saturday morning cartoon.

Hanna-Barbera animated the wraparound segments for the show as well as providing most of the features.

Specials

Feature	Air date	Producer	Notes
The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island	September 9, 1972	Filmation	The Brady Kids cartoon series debuted afterwards
Yogi's Ark Lark	September 16, 1972	Hanna-Barbera	Pilot for 1973 series Yogi's Gang
The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters	September 23, 1972	Rankin-Bass
Nanny and the Professor	September 30, 1972	Fred Calvert	Characters from primetime series Nanny and the Professor
Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter	October 7, 1972	Hal Seeger
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid	October 14, 1972	Rankin-Bass
Oliver and the Artful Dodger, Part 1	October 21, 1972	Hanna-Barbera
Oliver and the Artful Dodger, Part 2	October 28, 1972	Hanna-Barbera
Robin Hoodnik	November 4, 1972	Hanna-Barbera
Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Mountain	November 11, 1972	Filmation	Pilot to 1973 series Lassie's Rescue Rangers
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection	November 18, 1972	Hanna-Barbera	Characters from the primetime series Gidget
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park	November 28, 1972	Hanna-Barbera
Tabitha & Adam and the Clown Family	December 12, 1972	Hanna-Barbera	Characters from Bewitched series
The Red Baron	December 9, 1972	Rankin-Bass
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies	December 16, 1972	Filmation	In association with Warner Bros.
Luvcast U.S.A.	January 6, 1973	De-Patie-Freleng
That Girl in Wonderland	January 13, 1973	Rankin-Bass	Characters from primetime series That Girl
Lost in Space	September 8, 1973	Hanna-Barbera	Characters from primetime series
The Mini-Munsters	September 15, 1973	Fred Calvert	Based on The Munsters primetime series
Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus	September 22, 1973	Fred Calvert

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series