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Big John Little John (TV Series)Big John Little John (TV Series) (1976)
Feat. Herb Edelman
Wacky 70's sitcom concerning the misadventures of a forty–something school teacher. After drinking from a fountain of youth finds himself…
PinocchioPinocchio (1976)
Feat. Danny Kaye
Bright and energetic musical adaptation of the beloved children's fable, framed around the story of a young theater girl's desire to study and work…
Apple Dumpling Gang, TheApple Dumpling Gang, The (1975)
Dir. Norman Tokar
Feat. Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Harry Morgan
Attractive Disney adventure set on the Californian frontier in the 1870s, with an inveterate gambler (Bixby) ending up in charge of three orphaned…
Shadows (TV Series)Shadows (TV Series) (1975-1978)
Feat. Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke
Atmospheric and superbly scripted, this quintessential children’s series of the 1970s offers up psychological and supernatural tales in which young…
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) (1974-1982) Recommended
Feat. Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert
Gently focused account of a settler family building their 'little house' on the plains of Minnesota in the 1870s. While not exactly gritty, this is…
Little Prince, TheLittle Prince, The (1974)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder
The classic childern's story by aviator Antoine de Saint–Exupery is here translated with whimsy and wit intact. A pilot is stranded in a desert…
Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons (1974)
Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser
Solidly crafted adaptation of Arthur Ransome's celebrated children's novel about a group of children having a variety of holiday adventures in the…
Zoo Gang, The (TV Series)Zoo Gang, The (TV Series) (1974)
Feat. Brian Keith, John Mills, Barry Morse
Old fashioned but fun espionage series centered around five aged resistance fighters scamming scamming the scammers and gifting the money to the…
Optimists, TheOptimists, The (1973)
Dir. Anthony Simmons
Feat. Peter Sellers
Gentle, affirmative tale of a busker (Sellers) who inspires London's poor and neglected children to look on the bright side of life. Hard to dislike.
Tomorrow People, The (TV Series)Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973)
Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young
Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…

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