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|title=<center>Little Lulu ABC Special</center> | |title=<center>Little Lulu ABC Special</center> | ||
|image=Littleluluabcweekendspecial.jpg | |image=Littleluluabcweekendspecial.jpg | ||
|imagecaption=A still of the episode. | |imagecaption=A still of the episode. | ||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=October 26, 2016 | |||
|foundby=VHS Land of Videos | |||
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'''ABC Weekend Special: Little Lulu''' was a 1978 half-hour live-action special that was based on the ''Little Lulu'' comic strip. It was directed by Arthur Lubin and originally aired on November 4th 1978. The episode had a sequel called ''[[The Big Hex of Little Lulu (Lost ABC Weekend Special episode; 1979)|The Big Hex of Little Lulu]]'' which was aired a year later. | '''ABC Weekend Special: Little Lulu''' was a 1978 half-hour live-action special that was based on the ''Little Lulu'' comic strip. It was directed by Arthur Lubin and originally aired on November 4th 1978. The episode had a sequel called ''[[The Big Hex of Little Lulu (Lost ABC Weekend Special episode; 1979)|The Big Hex of Little Lulu]]'' which was aired a year later. | ||
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No known prints of the special have surfaced since its initial airing and only a few publicity stills have been found. | No known prints of the special have surfaced since its initial airing and only a few publicity stills have been found. | ||
'''Update 10/26/16:''' A video of the special has been uploaded to | '''Update 10/26/16:''' A video of the special has been uploaded to YouTube and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDt5NtLn4cM | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 02:13, 27 October 2016
ABC Weekend Special: Little Lulu was a 1978 half-hour live-action special that was based on the Little Lulu comic strip. It was directed by Arthur Lubin and originally aired on November 4th 1978. The episode had a sequel called The Big Hex of Little Lulu which was aired a year later.
The special was a rare occurrence at the time in that it was a live-action adaptation of a comic strip. It starred child actress Lauri Hendler in the titular role and co-starred Beverly Archer, Eddie Singleton, Nancy Kulp, Robbie Rist, Billy Jayne, and Tim Reid among others. The only known aspect of the story is that it took place at a summer camp called Whackadoo.
No known prints of the special have surfaced since its initial airing and only a few publicity stills have been found.
Update 10/26/16: A video of the special has been uploaded to YouTube and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDt5NtLn4cM