The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies, broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973.
Intended as a "Movie of the Week" for kids, this series was produced by several production companies — including Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rankin/Bass — and mostly contained features based on popular cartoon characters and TV shows of the time, such as Yogi Bear, The Brady Bunch, and Lost in Space. Some of the features served as pilots for new TV shows.
On a beautiful and peaceful island, there is a group of healthy and lovely vegetables. Under the leadership of the village chief, Radish, they live a happy and joyful life. However, after invading most parts of the world, the mysterious and evil Dr. Gene has set his sights on the vegetable homeland.
The story chronicles the adventures of Ken Tamaki, hotshot practitioner of the traditional Japanese skill toy “kendama.” But kendama is no mere toy. Ken battles rivals, defeats corrupt organizations and even finds love through his favorite pastime. The stakes are high indeed and Ken will have to face his own inner demons if he wants to live to play kendama (or perhaps become a kendama-man!) another day.
Bai Qiuran is one of Qingming's disciples, and has a lot of potential to be his successor. Even though he's still a Qi cultivator, he believes he will finally make his breakthrough this time. As such, Bai Qiuran decides to go down the mountain where exciting experiences await him.
Fifty years ago, the world was suddenly invaded by "Hundun". Murong Qiong founded the Demon Sect, but was still unable to defeat "Hundun". God Messenger Yi Zhihua came and taught them the demonization skill, helping them defeat "Hundun". After God Messenger left, the demonization skill was out of control. Murong Qiong felt disappointed and retired. His subordinate Yu Huabing took the opportunity to take over his position and improved the skill, creating an egoistic era full of primordial Qi, thus a prosperous world of martial arts. However, the consequence is that all martial artists have become "overworked monsters". A young ambitious man named Dongfang Sheng finds Murong Qiong in GoWest restaurant, and wants him to restore the glory of the world of martial arts. This is the start of the funny story.
Luka and Lumi Kobayakawa are twin sisters in love with the same man, athletic upperclassman Katsuyuki Touma. Lumi seems supportive of Luka's fledgling romance with Katsuyuki, until the twins are infected with a strange bacterium that transforms Lumi's personality and gifts the twins with terrifying psychic powers. Now Lumi will stop at nothing - or no-one - that gets between her and Katsuyuki, including her own twin sister...
When overscheduled teenager Jake Armstrong and his two best friends are accidentally exposed to an experimental chemical, they become Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, a team of unlikely superheroes who expand beyond the confines of their lives and embark on a series of adventures.
Set in early 1900s Tokyo, its story is about a makeup artist named Kosannba. All the women desire to have their make up done by Kosannba because he is the best. He also manages to get intertwined into the lives of many women and proceeds to work out their various problems.
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Haneru Tobitatsu is a middle school student who loves dancing! He can even dance to the rhythm of the chalkboard in class. One day, Haneru meets Kanon, a shy girl who is practicing at a secret dance place. The two learn the joy of dancing together and find happiness in their dance moves.
Follow Goldie as she shakes up her beloved town of Boysenberg with her best friends. Together, they learn that being different is something to celebrate—and it's a whole lot of fun.