7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Weekend Special (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
The ABC Weekend Special is a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated. Similar to both the ABC Afterschool Special and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie that had started five years previous, the ABC Weekend Special differed in that it was primarily aimed at younger viewers following ABC's Saturday Morning cartoon lineup, whereas the ABC Afterschool Special was known for its somewhat more serious, and often dramatic storylines dealing with issues concerning a slightly older teen and pre-teen audience. With the debut of the ABC Weekend Special, some of the early ABC Afterschool Specials that had been targeted towards younger viewers were subsequently repackaged and re-run instead as ABC Weekend Specials.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
The ABC Weekend Special is a weekly 30-minute anthology TV series for children that aired Saturday mornings on ABC from 1977 to 1997. It featured a wide variety of stories that were both live-action and animated. Similar to both the ABC Afterschool Special and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie that had started five years previous, the ABC Weekend Special differed in that it was primarily aimed at younger viewers following ABC's Saturday Morning cartoon lineup, whereas the ABC Afterschool Special was known for its somewhat more serious, and often dramatic storylines dealing with issues concerning a slightly older teen and pre-teen audience. With the debut of the ABC Weekend Special, some of the early ABC Afterschool Specials that had been targeted towards younger viewers were subsequently repackaged and re-run instead as ABC Weekend Specials.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter, a slapstick comedy about a weekend getaway, is inherently apolitical, and its narrative focuses on comedic situations rather than promoting any specific ideological viewpoint or solution.
This 1976 South African film features a predominantly Black cast, reflecting its setting in a township during the apartheid era. The narrative implicitly addresses the social realities and challenges of the time, offering a subtle critique of the prevailing power structures through its depiction of community life.
Secondary
The film 'Weekend Special' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on heterosexual relationships and sexual escapades, typical of a 1976 sex comedy, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Weekend Special is an anthology series that adapted various stories. There is no widely known or documented instance of any established character from its source materials being portrayed with a different gender in the show.
Weekend Special (1977) is an anthology television series. Its characters are generally original to each episode and do not have pre-established canonical or historical racial identities from prior source material, making the concept of a 'race swap' inapplicable.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
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