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'''''The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special''''' is a 1977 one-hour prime-time special that was a comedy carnival with music and variety combined in a wacky welcome to the four then-new and six returning Saturday Morning shows on CBS the Thursday night before their premiere two days later. Returning series that would share in the special salute were ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour'', ''In the News'', ''The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour'', ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', ''The Secrets of Isis'', and ''The CBS Saturday Film Festival''. The special aired in September 8, 1977.
'''''The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special''''' is a 1977 one-hour prime-time special that was a comedy carnival with music and variety combined in a wacky welcome to the four then-new and six returning Saturday Morning shows on CBS the Thursday night before their premiere two days later. Returning series that would share in the special salute were ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour'', ''In the News'', ''The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour'', ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', ''The Secrets of Isis'', and ''The CBS Saturday Film Festival''. The special aired in September 8, 1977.


''The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special'' was a project of Payson-Odin Productions. Chris Bearde and Bob Wood were executive producers. The comedy hour was produced by Coslough Johnson, Richard Adam son and Kathe Connolly, and directed by Stanley Dorfman. The script was written by Rick Kellard, Bob Comfort and Bo Kaprafl. Alexander Hamilton was music director.
''The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special'' was a project of Payson-Odin Productions. Chris Bearde and Bob Wood were executive producers. The comedy hour was produced by Coslough Johnson, Richard Adamson and Kathe Connolly, and directed by Stanley Dorfman. The script was written by Rick Kellard, Bob Comfort and Bo Kaprafl. Alexander Hamilton was music director.


The special starred the cast from the short-lived children's television series ''Wacko'' along with the special guests Soupy Sales, The Sylvers and the Dwight Twilly Band. The hour of shenanigans would featured the famous Star Wars character Darth Vader. The special would also featured the cameo appearances by Marty Allen, Jim Backus, Harry Nilsson, Gary Owens and Loretta Swit.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19770907&id=aOcgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MG4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6014,1244634 The Hour - Sep 7, 1977.] Retrieved 11 July '16.</ref>
The special starred the cast from the short-lived children's television series ''Wacko'' along with the special guests Soupy Sales, The Sylvers and the Dwight Twilly Band. The hour of shenanigans would featured the famous Star Wars character Darth Vader. The special would also featured the cameo appearances by Marty Allen, Jim Backus, Harry Nilsson, Gary Owens and Loretta Swit.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19770907&id=aOcgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MG4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6014,1244634 The Hour - Sep 7, 1977.] Retrieved 11 July '16.</ref>

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Newspaper advertisement of the special.

Status: Lost

The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special is a 1977 one-hour prime-time special that was a comedy carnival with music and variety combined in a wacky welcome to the four then-new and six returning Saturday Morning shows on CBS the Thursday night before their premiere two days later. Returning series that would share in the special salute were The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, In the News, The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Secrets of Isis, and The CBS Saturday Film Festival. The special aired in September 8, 1977.

The Wacko Saturday Preview and Other Good Stuff Special was a project of Payson-Odin Productions. Chris Bearde and Bob Wood were executive producers. The comedy hour was produced by Coslough Johnson, Richard Adamson and Kathe Connolly, and directed by Stanley Dorfman. The script was written by Rick Kellard, Bob Comfort and Bo Kaprafl. Alexander Hamilton was music director.

The special starred the cast from the short-lived children's television series Wacko along with the special guests Soupy Sales, The Sylvers and the Dwight Twilly Band. The hour of shenanigans would featured the famous Star Wars character Darth Vader. The special would also featured the cameo appearances by Marty Allen, Jim Backus, Harry Nilsson, Gary Owens and Loretta Swit.[1]

The special was only aired once and no footage of the special exists.

  • Still of Darth Vader and Marty Allen.

    Still of Darth Vader and Marty Allen.

  • Still of Marty Allen.

    Still of Marty Allen.

  • A newspaper listing.

    A newspaper listing.

References

  1. ↑ The Hour - Sep 7, 1977. Retrieved 11 July '16.
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