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'''''C'Mon Saturday''''' is a one-hour musical<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/25996170/ Independent from Long Beach, California - Page 31.] Retrieved 16 | '''''C'Mon Saturday''''' is a one-hour musical Saturday morning preview hosted by Andrea McArdle from the Broadway musical ''Annie'' and it was written by Thomas Meehan, who did the book for that musical.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/25996170/ Independent from Long Beach, California - Page 31.] Retrieved 16 Jul '16</ref> The special also starred Arte Johnson, Leonard Nimoy, Ruth Buzzi and Muhammad Ali, subject of a then-new cartoon series called ''I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali''.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/09/archives/tv-weekend.html TV Weekend by John J. O'Connor - September 9, 1977.] Retrieved 16 Jul '16</ref> The special aired on September 9th, 1977 on NBC. | ||
Andrea McArdle played as a programming executive putting together the Saturday schedule with her board of male adolescents. The special would be considerably brighter than any of the program samples, which includes ''The New Archie/Sabrina Hour''. | Andrea McArdle played as a programming executive putting together the Saturday schedule with her board of male adolescents. The special would be considerably brighter than any of the program samples, which includes ''The New Archie/Sabrina Hour''. | ||
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Revision as of 00:08, 21 January 2019
Press photo of Arte Johnson as Tyrone Portrait.
Status: Lost
C'Mon Saturday is a one-hour musical Saturday morning preview hosted by Andrea McArdle from the Broadway musical Annie and it was written by Thomas Meehan, who did the book for that musical.[1] The special also starred Arte Johnson, Leonard Nimoy, Ruth Buzzi and Muhammad Ali, subject of a then-new cartoon series called I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali.[2] The special aired on September 9th, 1977 on NBC.
Andrea McArdle played as a programming executive putting together the Saturday schedule with her board of male adolescents. The special would be considerably brighter than any of the program samples, which includes The New Archie/Sabrina Hour.
The special fell into obscurity, as it was aired only once and was never released in any format. Currently, only one still of the special exists.
References
- ↑ Independent from Long Beach, California - Page 31. Retrieved 16 Jul '16
- ↑ TV Weekend by John J. O'Connor - September 9, 1977. Retrieved 16 Jul '16