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'''Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk''' is a rare ABC Weekend Specials episode and as well as the first episode of the ''ABC Weekend Specials'' host Cap'n O. G. Readmore. It is based on the fairy tale ''Jack and the Beanstalk''. The special aired in October 12, 1985 on ABC.
'''Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk''' is a rare ABC Weekend Specials episode and as well as the first episode of the ''ABC Weekend Specials'' host Cap'n O. G. Readmore. It is based on the fairy tale ''Jack and the Beanstalk''. The special aired in October 12, 1985 on ABC.


The plot of the special says (It's hard to make out from the 1993 VHS back cover, but here's what I've gathered - RetroGameFan9000, aka Gree443 and Ethan M. Nelson):  
The plot of the special says (It's hard to make out from the 1993 VHS back cover, but here's what I've gathered - RetroGameFan9000, aka Ethan M. Nelson):  


"Cap'n O. G. Readmore and his friends, Kitty Literature, Ol' Tome Cat, Wordsy, Lickety Page and Dog Eared, hold their Friday Night Book Club meeting in an alley mess to the public library. When members of the Book Club start to poke fun at some of the characters from their favorite fairy tales, the bookshelves part and Cap'n O. G. is confiscated by those same characters, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) challenges Cap'n O. G. to take his place to the story. When the Cap'n accepts, the fun begins!"
"Cap'n O. G. Readmore and his friends, Kitty Literature, Ol' Tome Cat, Wordsy, Lickety Page and Dog Eared, hold their Friday Night Book Club meeting in an alley mess to the public library. When members of the Book Club start to poke fun at some of the characters from their favorite fairy tales, the bookshelves part and Cap'n O. G. is confiscated by those same characters, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) challenges Cap'n O. G. to take his place to the story. When the Cap'n accepts, the fun begins!"

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Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk VHS.jpg

Cover of the 1993 VHS release.

Status: Lost

Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk is a rare ABC Weekend Specials episode and as well as the first episode of the ABC Weekend Specials host Cap'n O. G. Readmore. It is based on the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk. The special aired in October 12, 1985 on ABC.

The plot of the special says (It's hard to make out from the 1993 VHS back cover, but here's what I've gathered - RetroGameFan9000, aka Ethan M. Nelson):

"Cap'n O. G. Readmore and his friends, Kitty Literature, Ol' Tome Cat, Wordsy, Lickety Page and Dog Eared, hold their Friday Night Book Club meeting in an alley mess to the public library. When members of the Book Club start to poke fun at some of the characters from their favorite fairy tales, the bookshelves part and Cap'n O. G. is confiscated by those same characters, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) challenges Cap'n O. G. to take his place to the story. When the Cap'n accepts, the fun begins!"

Very little information is known about the title, the voice actors for the special have resurfaced at voicechasers.com and a few newspaper ads.

Only VHS releases, a Korean DVD release, and cels of the episode exists and no footage of this special have been uploaded on the Internet.

References

http://voicechasers.com/database/showprod.php?prodid=1225 Voice Chasers article.

http://www.dvd.co.kr/shop/shopdetail.html?branduid=88742 A completed DVD collection from the Korean DVD website including the Jack and the Beanstalk.