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Subgenre Sampler
Muppet Show, The (TV Series) (1976-1981)
- Dir. Various
- Six volumes of inspired puppetry from Jim Henson’s legends: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gopher, Animal, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and the rest, beguiling,…
Pinocchio (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…
Shaggy D.A., The (1976)- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette… - Extremely shaggy later Disney live–actioner, with Dean Jones playing a District Attorney who finds himself repeatedly turning into a dog.…
Apple 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…
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence - One of Disney's best live–action telemovies, where two orphans with mysterious telekinetic powers flee the attentions of a shifty entrepeneur.…
Huckleberry Finn (1975)- Dir. Robert Totten
Feat. Ron Howard, Royal Dano, Antonio Fargas… - Fairly straightforward version of Mark Twain's best–loved book, with Howard playing Huck with freckled charm. Avoids some of the darker…
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Clive Revill… - Inane British slapstick involving spy games, hidden microfilm, a colossal dinosaur skeleton and a squadron of English nannies. Ustinov helps keep the…
Paddington Bear (TV Series) (1975)- London's cuddly, overcoated bear made his television debut in 1975 as a stop–motion puppet (a la Postman Pat), much to the delight of children…
Secret Garden, The (TV Mini-series) (1975)- Dir. Katrina Murray
Feat. Sarah Hollis Andrews, John Woodnutt, Hope Johnstone - One of the best of the many adaptations of Francis Hodgkins Burnett's childrens' classic, in which a disagreeable young girl becomes fascinated with…
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…
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