The ABC Weekend Specials - “Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit” (Complete Broadcast, 10/29/1983) 📺 🧛🐰
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- Here's a repeat of a Halloween-themed edition of the ABC Weekend Special as aired over WLS Channel 7, of "Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit" which originally aired on January 9th 1982.
The hosts were Willie Tyler and Lester, introducing this short about a new-found family bunny rabbit suspected of being a vampire.
Includes:
Promo for 3:00 Movie presentation of "Halloween with the Addams Family" for Monday (the 31st!) (voiceover by ??)
Animated "Closed Captioned" notice
Opening ABC Weekend Special titles, followed by introduction by Willie and Lester
Act I of "Bunnicula," starting with opening titles and credits
"We'll Return After These Messages" bumper (voiceover by Bill Owen)
Commercial: Return of the Jedi game from Parker Brothers (voiceover by Adolph Caesar?)
Kellogg's Strawberry Rice Krispies (with "Dennis" in strawberry suit for school play - featuring the "Wubby" kid from the film Mr. Mom - actor Taliesin Jaffe)
ABC Weekend Special "Now back to our story" bumper (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Act II of "Bunnicula"
Another "We'll return..." bumper (voiceover by Bill Owen)
Commercial: Barbie Dream Store - Fashion Department from Mattel
(16:23) - Commercial: Donkey Kong breakfast cereal
Commercial: Connect Four from Milton Bradley (posted separately here: • Connect Four - "Pretty... )
ABC Weekend Special "Now back to our story" bumper (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Final scene of "Bunnicula"
Yet another "We'll return..." bumper (voiceover by Bill Owen)
Commercial: Strawberry Shortcake Berry Happy Home from Kenner
Commercial: Kellogg's Rice Krispies (with girl pianist)
Animated PSA with Captain O.G. Readmore for Library of Congress
Return bumper (voiceover by Ernie Anderson)
Willie and Lester ending
Promo for next week's Special, "All the Money in the World" (voiceover by Bill Owen)
Ending credits (with voiceover promos by Ed Jordan):
Executive Producers - Joe Ruby & Ken Spears
Directed by Charles A. Nichols
Written by Mark Evanier
Based on the book "Bunnicula" by Deborah and James Howe
Director of Production Design - Ric Gonzalez
Supervising Story Direction - Gordon Kent
Story Direction - Don Sheppard
Models - Alan Huck
Voice Direction - Alan Dinehart
Layout Supervision - Larry Huber
Layout - Pete Alvarado, Richard Bickenbach, Hak Ficq, Wallace Sides, Aaron St. John, Gary Terry, Brad Landrath
Background Layout Supervision - David High
Background Layout - John F. Guerin, Bruce Zick
Animation Supervision - Jay Sarbry
Animation - Frank Andrina, Ed Barge, Tom Barnes, Bob Bemiller, Oliver Callahan, Rudy Cataldi, Zeon Davush, Rick Leon, Hicks Lokey, Mircea Manta, Bob Nesler, Margaret Nichols, Ed Demattia, Joan Drake, Hugh Fraser, Terry Harrison, Fred Hullmich, Aundre Knutson, Al Green, Barney Posner, Bill Pratt, Joanna Romersa, Don Ruch, Kunio Shimamura, Ken Southworth
Assistant Animation Supervision - John Boersema
Production Coordinator - Loretta High
Xerography - Star Wirth
Checking and Scene Planning - Jackie Banks
Ink and Paint Supervision - Alison Victory
Studio Manager - Jeff Cooke
Background Styling - Eric Semones
Background Painted by P.S. Lewis, Gary Salvaggio, Phil Phillipson, Peter Van Elk, Gloria Wood
Color Key - Bunny Semones
Title Design - Robert Schaefer
Assistants to the Executive Producers - Erika Grossbart, Kayte Kuch
Production Assistants - Joyce Benson, Brynn Melnick, Cathy Rose
Music - Dean Elliot
Music Supervision - Paul De Korte
Supervising Film Editor - Chip Yaras
Effects Editors - Jack Durney, Pete Grives, Karla McGregor, Kevin Spears
Music Editor - Denise O'Hara
Negative Cutting - Mary Nelson
Post Production Supervision - Lenore Nelson
Technical Supervision - Jerry Mills
Camera - Steve Altman, Charles Flekal, Curtis Hall, Dan Larson, Raymond Lee, Ralph Migliori, Joe Ponticelle, Cliff Shirpser, Roy Wade, Jerry Whittington, Dave Valentine
Laboratory - C.F.I.
Re-Recording - T.V.R., James L. Aiholtz
(C) 1982 Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Animated Ruby-Spears logo bumper
Ending ABC Weekend Special titles
This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 29th 1983 during the 11:00am to 11:30am timeframe.
This was from a tape donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Dennis Polkow Collection.
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This was made in 1983 yet it looks like they still had one foot in the 1970s. It's so foreign to anything that's on TV today. It had a kind of wholesomeness that you don't find.
Yeah, TV didn't really start changing much until the mid 90's
The intro was from 1979/80 and was used until about 1985/86 when it was updated.
Miss this era of TV having been a Teen in the 70s. We used to watch the ABC After 🏫 School Specials
was born in 1972 and can confirm that 1983 did indeed have one foot in the seventies.
You will notice much the same thing looking at media from the early 50s, 60s, 70s or the 90s or early 2000s. Decades don’t have hard end or start dates.
Early 80s were still like the 70s just like when you look at early shows from the 90s it still looks like the 80s
I never thought my phone could be a time machine that goes this far in my past. I feel so young. 🤣
Same here!! That’ intro though transported me instantly to 1983. Id totally forgot about the abc weekend specials. Nostalgia is a something else :0
It’s literally insane! Sometimes I watch commercials from the 80’s and I swear it feels like I’m right back there. I remember them like it was yesterday. It really is a time machine.
Makes me feel old.
Wrely
your comment made me so incredibly happy. this is truly delightful to witness.
I'm 67 and still watch cartoons. This was a fun one.😃
Generally assured there won't be violence
I like you. I'm 41 and still love watching cartoons from when I was a kid in the 80s. I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one.
@@MeggzillaI’m also 41 and enjoy watching cartoons from the 80s 😎
@@UaghBrian2000 You're my new homie then 😁... What's up Bri?
@@Meggzilla oh you know, watching lots of cool stuff from yesteryear. I’m currently watching Alf Tales on Tubi.
"Because he's just a baby." That line made Bunnicula more adorable.
Bunnicula was such a big thing in my life as a child, I'd read the book obsessively. Never saw the boomerang series. But man... So many memories from that book, it was my childhood.
1978.
You?
😁
@@xeroabyss9597
Sorry for the report, I tried for the reply but got the report instead. But anyways 1972. That was when I was born and I still remember this episode. 🤣👍🏻
I remember reading it to my daughter.
We are a Huge Halloween/Samhain family, so anything that comes out, we are usually all over it.
Especially back when the kid's were little.
Although I still dress up and hand out candy, decorate the house and before the pandemic, go to the huge Halloween/Samhain events here in town that are for Adults!!
Endless Magical Fun!
Bwahahah!!
@@katherinehunter9526
I noticed in your Prince list you don’t have the Batman themed songs. I’m actually surprised. 😯 👍🏻 Party-man in particular is the best one of the two.
@@dannydowd9768 Where did you see my Prince List?
Wow, haven't seen this since 83. Brings back memories. And why did I geek out with the Boba Fett poster in the kid's room?
I watched this back in the day with my mom...R.I.P. Mom...
A memory that I thank you for...
I remember the ABC weekend specials, the after school specials, too! I loved them and wish we still had them!
Ans school house rocks 😊
I love the commercials included too!!!! What a flashback!!
I could practically smell that strawberry shortcake doll . I would never want to be a kid again but I do miss a few things from the 80's .This made me feel super old.
Yup. Same with me. I felt old after I saw a commercial for a shampoo that said “now in a plastic bottle”. It’s all downhill from here.
🎢 weeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I was nine in 83', I don't remember this episode. But thank you for taking me back to my childhood 💜. Watching this gives me the warm feeling of being home with my mom and in comfort.
I was nine in 83 as well, those were the good ole days
I was 13, so I guess I'm the ol man here?🤭☺️
Always got excited when the cartoon lineup got stretched just a little longer when the weekend special came on!
I was an adult by then, but it still upset me when Saturday morning died, and society has been going downhill ever since!!
How did I miss that there was a Star Wars board game?!🤔
Halloween is never the same as when you were a child and the imagination ran wild. It is always a sad thing when your kids grows past the Halloween and Santa phase. Im going to miss these days, mine and my daughters.
I used to watch this all the time when I was a kid
I just adore how the cat and dog get along so well and work as a team to investigate the matter with the Bunnicula. :-D
Yeah its totally adorable.
What I found hilarious was the cat was always having a an imagination that ran wild
This could make a great Halloween Special cartoon, especially when a Vampire Rabbit drains vegetable juices! This is such a Halloween Nostalgia best!
I agree
I miss weekend specials!
That opening brings back a lot of fond memories. 😊
My Childhood was so Rich with Good Old School 🏫 late 70's and early 80's Action packed Fun.😎
I really can't thank the person(s) who run this channel enough for helping to preserve this part of my childhood. Without people like you, stuff like this would be lost to time never to be seen or heard again. ❤️
Bunnicula was one of my favorite books as a child. Memories 😢
I honestly wish I found this video yesterday. This was and still is one of the best show for Halloween.
On Halloween I could share it on Facebook or Instagram.
Well, this is your chance! Don't forget about it this year
This brings a lot of memories when I was growing up back then. I was 19 years old in 1983. But I'm a kid at heart. I grew up watching shows like this throughout my youth. The years we all gotten old. But never never let the kid in your heart grow old. Thanks so much for the memories. Keep showing memories like this as long as you can.😊❤️
Halloween specials where the best and right after that was Christmas specials.
Much closer to the books. Chester is my favorite.
i'm really really happy you include commercials in these. i LOVE seeing old commercials for some reason.
oh man, I want that Star Wars game!
I loved the Bunnicula novels as a child! I had no idea they'd made a movie version of it.
They also made a tv show.
Me neither. About a few years before the Covid showed up, I saw it for the very first time.
@@harrystoller4147 When I first found the show I thought it was an old show I didn't see at the time.
Neither did I!! I’m seeing it for the first time, but I always thought about Bunnicula and the stories lol in my own bunnies😆😆
Wow, I actually remember some of those commercials. And to think that those kids in them are all in their 40's and 50's now.
Right, I’m one ☝🏽 of those kids 😂
For those who are interested, the russian in the note fully translated:
Please take care of my bunny, his name is Bunnicula. He protects those who love him.
I reckon even though first correctly identified as russian they later keep refering to it as romanian more in tone with Dracula's country of origin but also i guess as the word is easier for kids to say when they might tell about the film, I remember struggling through words with two ss in them! :D Honestly wish these where available on dvd or blu. It would be a shame for these shows to be lost someday.
It was on vhs and it may be possible to find a copy on someplace like eBay or Amazon but I couldn't find anything about it being on DVD. It would be nice to find it but most likely it would get just as lost. Places like CZcams it seems is the best place to find the really old animated shows. I even found that old Raggedy Ann and Andy movie on here. It was fantastic to see it. I've been able to find so many shows from when I was little.
Thank you!
Thank you for translating that note! The Russian language, culture, history, and people absolutely fascinate me. Some day, I hope to travel to Russia!
Exactly
@@SkitSkat674 It's on DVD. Movie Buffs Forever.
I loved seeing the old commercials 💕👍 Thanks for including them.
A vampire bunny...now i've seen everything. i wish we read the books when i was in school.
Those commercials were great. We were too poor for Strawberry rice crispy cereal..
Plain white sugar in rice Chex and Saturday morning cartoons, yay !!
Chester and Harold are the best supporting characters. I especially liked them in the book where Bunnicula runs away.
Watching this makes me want to be a kid again so I can wake up early Saturday morning for cartoons.
Brought back so many great memories I had as a kid in the 80s.
Bunnicula is my favorite book.
I just found out about Bunnicla three weeks ago. I have read all his books and I have have watched the cartoons. I like little Bunnicla . Thank you for your post.
Tim Burton should make a film of him
Bunnicula is SO cute! I wanna hug him!
" SUUPER WOWWW!!! I JUST STUMBLED ACROSS THIS AND I AM SO TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY... AS SOON AS I SAW THE COVER AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC IMMEDIATELY TOOK ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS AWESOME TRIPPY MEMORY OF MINE THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN 😌☺️💯🇺🇸🖐️♥️♥️‼️
WOW the best nostalgia ever man… This brings back so many memories
Saw this as a kid in the early 80’s. The world has certainly changed.
Oh my God!!!! The ABC weekend special's we some of my favorite cartoons growing up!!! This was a great one!!! Thank you showing it!!!
A Vampire Rabbit Hm very interesting I Never Saw this Program so I guess I can watch it, Thanks For Sharing Joseph.
Oh my gosh the abc weekend specials! I’m loving that CZcams can be a time capsule. I just which it could transport me back to that time and get out 2021!
I remember watching this in middle school for social studies. I'm almost in college now, god the memories this brings back.
Bunnicula 1982 and current version are both cool.
What does the current version look like? Boomerang?
@@harrystoller4147 Yes, I mean the one on Boomerang.
They both have their merits.
@@Savagewolver Yes, I agree
Yeah.
Man, this takes me back. WLS is my local ABC station here in Chicago, so more than likely I saw this on there back in the 1980s.
Yep ABC Channel 7 Chicago I was 7 years old and American Bandstand after that lived in Morgan Park Neighborhood
Me too
@@taiwanarnold5927 or during the fall om occasion an 1100 am college football game from abc sports
I grew up in Chicago in the eighties too. I just happened to stumble upon this video and that opening brings back memories.
Growing up in the 70's was simply the best, If you are a 70's kid you know "WE" had the best years.
There's something special about us kids who survived the 70s..
This cartoon was in the ‘80s.
@@apexone5502 Just barely...it was made in '80-81. Very 70's style. Ruby Spears Studio did a lot in the 70's.
@@Tangobutton I know all of that. It’s still the ‘80s.
@@apexone5502 Well I guess everybody from the 70s disappeared since they couldn’t watch 80s stuff, then huh?🙄
gosh, the movie brings back childhood memories but the commercials are the best!! "because reading is a trip!" I remember this still
OMG I haven't seen this since I was a kid. I remember this and Ms Switch the witch. Thank you so much for this. 🥲
Back when the 3 big networks put out quality material.
What an adorable specimen of a fictional character!
I used to have this on VHS, and I've also have other old 80's cartoons movies, Scruffy and Black Beauty.
"We'll return after these messages!" Old school 1980's commercial comes on & get's interrupted... by a CZcams Ad. XD
THIS is the version of Bunnica I remember and love!
I was 3 months old when this aired! I lurve Bunnicula!
We read this in school when I was a kid years after it came out and I actually ended up naming a pet bunny after it. I’ve never seen this adaptation, it’s nice to see it and them using the sound of a monkey as the rabbit is hilarious to me. It’s interesting to see those old commercials too, thanks for this!
I remember reading this in elementary school.. this is so cool
OMG, that classic credit voice-over. Oh the nostalgia
The ventriloquist is scarier than Bunnicula.
I read this book when I was about 8 or 9. I am 50 now and still remember that book
My first book I ever read by myself in 3rd grade 1987 awesome 👏🏻
Thank you for uploading this! I havent seen this again since 1988 when I was 4! Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks for leaving the commercials in, that really took me back....
The voices of the characters….. I remember so well.
I loved seeing the old commercials posted with the special, I loved Bunnicula as a kid but never saw this before now. It was a really cute special and I love watching old commercials for some reason I find them so interesting!
I haven’t seen Bunnicula in a while. Ruby-Spears did a sterling job on that one.
I remember this book and it's a little scary but it's a great book and it's told from a dog's perspective.
I love that intellectual cat; I wish all cats could really read books the way he does. I wonder if this Halloween special is what started the Bunnicula T.V. series?
Do you know the movie Felidae ?
@@aleisterlavey9716 no.
@@stevenconnelly1468 you may want to if you like a story with intellectual cats. It is found on CZcams. It's a thriller based on a book from the perspective of a cat. Not suitable for younger kids.
I totally remember these classic stories, The best amazing cartoon’s
They should bring this back!
I read all the books to my children. We all loved them. But my recollection is that Mr. Monroe was a lawyer and Mrs. Monroe a college professor. It made it funnier because these were brilliant people who were completely oblivious to what was going on around them.
Mr. Monroe was the professor. He would do dissertations in front of Chester as a kitten and if he didn’t fall asleep during it, it was good!!
"Bunnicula" was the 1st book I ordered from "Troll Books" when I was a kid. Great memories.
This brings back good memories.
I've never even known there was another Bunnicula! I've only seen the Boomerang version!
This was amazing, and the commercials are still included!
I was twelve years old watching this on TV.... memories ☺️
If I remember correctly, the family found Bunnicula at the movies.
Yep! They found him at a showing of Dracula (don't know which version) and that was part of how he got his name
Wow this brings back memories😍
God, I was born in the 80's, I Still have the VHS of This AWESOME Cartoon Movie, and Also Have The VHS Of The Classic Cartoon Movie Black Beauty, And The Classic Cartoon Movie Scruffy, in the Bookshelf In the Family Room Of My House, Sometimes My 6-year-old Fraternal Twins a Boy Named Tyler and a Girl named Selena would be watching These Cartoon Movies, Also Other Cartoon Shows Too, Like,
Serendipity The Pink Dragon (Dinosaur), Terrahawks, Alvin And The Chipmunks, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (Yes I'm also a Peanuts Fan), Dungeons & Dragons Animated Series, He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe, Inspector Gadget, The Littles, Mr. T, The Get Along Gang, The Adventures Of Little Koala, Noozles, Sherlock Hound, Towser, Heathcliff, Muppet Babies, My Little Pony 'N' Friends, Rainbow Brite, Snorks, The Transformers, Voltron, Clementine, Seabert, The World Of David The Gnome, The Berenstain Bears, The Care Bears, CBS Storybreak, Disney's Adventures Of The Gummi Bears, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero, Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling, M.A.S.K, Paw Paws, She-Ra Princess Of Power, Thundercats, The Wuzzles, Maple Town, The Wonderful Wizard Of OZ, The Bluffers, Defenders Of The Earth, Dennis The Menace, The Flintstone Kids, FooFur, G-Force Guardians Of Space, Popples, Pound Puppies, The Real Ghostbusters, Silverhawks, Wildfire, My Pet Monster, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, The Adventures Of Teddy Ruxpin, ALF The Animated Series, Beverly Hills Teens, Bionic 6, BraveStarr, Dinosaucers, Ducktales (The Original One), Fraggle Rock, Lady Lovely Locks, Little Clowns Of Happy Town, Maxie's World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Smoggies, C.O.P.S, Count Duckula, Denver The Last Dinosaur, Garfield and Friends, The New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh, Police Academy, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, This Is America Charlie Brown, Babar, Dragon Ball Z, Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli, Beetlejuice Animated Series, Rude Dog and The Dweebs, etc. etc.
Grace Martin have you seen the new bunnicula cartoon?
Dude nice bro!
i remember renting this movie on vhs from the library as a kid.
I still have This and The VHS Movie Of Scruffy, and Black Beauty.
I wonder how this animation of the film made? I wanted to make it like that! How is it made like that!
I don't think the cgi Animation isn't that good as dreamworks, and Nick, and illumination!
I remember this cartoon. I totally loved Bunnicula.❤❤❤❤❤❤I wished could have read the book. It sounds mysterious. 😊😊😊😊😊
I was born in the mid 80s, so i was too young to remember this tv special. As a child I had heard of the Bunnicula book but have never seen either. Finding this here made me remember good times of my youth and I'm glad to have finally seen Bunnicula.
I was born in 96 and we went to a play when I was in elementary school. I feel like I’m one of a few people who remember this series.
this is so staticool im so happy to finally have seen this the true original origin story of bunnicula at last thank you ever so much if only they had a love button for youtube videos
I can't believe how far back the character of Bunnicula goes. I'm only 32 and only heard of the cartoon on the crappy Boomerang with all the Hanna Barbera cartoons taken off.
I love Bunnicula!
OMG, is that Connect Four commercial 17:19 why the phrase, 'pretty sneaky, sis' rings a bell
Not to hate on the boomerang adaption, but I like how Harold isn’t a complete idiot in the version.
And in the books, he's actually the narrator.
Rainbow Dash Is Awesome
There are books!
@@couragew6260 You didn't know that?
You're probably older than me (I'm seventeen)
Rainbow Dash Is Awesome
I’m not too much older. Only 19
I'd have to agree. I like how they portray him here then on Boomerang series. Much better.
Bunnicula was my favorite book as a child. I kinda remember seeing this version as a kid, but I don’t know why they would scooby do it like this. Mr Monroe was a professor he didn’t work at a haunted plant (scooby do) and Mrs Monroe was a LAWYER. The story was so great, kids obviously loved it or else they wouldn’t have made a special of it so WHY do producers have to change it? Fortunately I happen to have kept my book on tape version read by Lou Jacobi which is brilliant and 👌
Amen! There were no neighbors involved at all. The mystery was kept entirely in the family. And the rabbit didn't go all demonic either. He just slept all day and went after the vegetables at night. The things they will do to juice up a movie.
Omg thank you for posting this and for leaving in the commercials! I am way thrilled.. maybe a bit too much but whatever
I remember reading Bunnicula in elementary school, so I only have a vague recollection of it. Things I remember about it include a suspicious cat and dog trying to figure out if the new cute pet rabbit is a vampire, but never finding decisive proof either way. Things I don't remember are factory lay-offs, wolves, and telekinesis. Although I never saw this animated adaptation of it 'til now, I'm sure young me would have dug it.
Loved that story....The drained carrots with the two fang marks in them.....Awesome.....
Thank you for the memories!
This version of Harold is definitely smarter & wiser than the one from the Boomerang series.
Chester is better in the Boomerang series.
And both Bunniculas are adorable!😊
The Boomerang series was.... odd. As a longtime fan of the books from childhood I had so many questions when I saw it (why are Harold and Chester nothing like they are in the books, where tf is Howie, where tf are the Monroes and who is this budget Kim Possible who is apparently in their place, why is Bunnicula babbling like a demented 3 year old etc).
BTW the Boomerang series completely butchered Chester but this film got him slightly more right, although his voice is too happy-go-lucky. The Chester of the books was a grumpy fiery brilliantly paranoid cat whose doomsaying, cynicism, and paranoia wove imagery that drove a lot of the books' plots (he is particularly in top form in Nighty Nightmare, my favorite of the books). I hate to be the "neeehhhh it's not like the books" guy, but it's so true in this case.
Ikr
I actually remember watching this episode on this date! Thanks for the posting of this and memory jog of the commercials that aired!
You mean you saw it just like this?
It’s those dam old commercial’s for me 😂😂 love it ! The way tv, movies, cartoons evolved is just amazing. But some old classics still and always will be the best. ❤
I remember these shows.
I used to love watching them.
Thank you for sharing this.
This is the longest ever running cartoon out of Louisiana. You can tell by the names they use in the stories haha. Different time in America for sure. Wholesome
Oh my gosh!!! I used to love Donky Kong Cereal!!! Thank you so much for the happy memory!! I just donated to the cause. I also want to go read an old book now. You are awesome!! Thank you for preserving history and my childhood.