CBS Children's Film Festival

CBS Children's Film Festival


Summary

CBS Children's Film Festival is a television series of live action films from several countries that were made for children. Originally a sporadic series airing on Saturday mornings, Sunday afternoons, or weekday afternoons during the summer from 1967, it became a regularly scheduled program in 1971 on the CBS Saturday morning lineup, running one hour with some films apparently edited down to fit the time slot. The program was hosted by 1950s television act Kukla, Fran and Ollie, aka puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and actress Fran Allison. Kukla, Fran and Ollie were dropped from the series in 1977 and the program was renamed CBS Saturday Film Festival. In 1978 CBS canceled the show in favor of the youth targeted magazine 30 Minutes which was modeled after its adult sister show 60 Minutes. CBS canceled 30 Minutes in 1982 and brought back Saturday Film Festival which ran for two seasons until CBS cancelled it for good in 1984. Perhaps the most famous "episode" of the series was the 1960 British film Hand in Hand, the story of a deep friendship between two elementary school students, one a Roman Catholic boy and the other a Jewish girl. In addition to many American and British films, the series also featured motion pictures from Russia, France, Bulgaria, Japan, Sweden, Italy, China, Australia, South Africa, and Czechoslovakia as well as several other countries.

  • Keywords: puppet, puppetry, educational, puppet show, kid
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    CBS Children's Film Festival Seasons

    Season 1967

    First Air Date: 1967-02-05
    1 Episodes

    Season 1973

    First Air Date: 1973-09-08
    8 Episodes

    Season 1974

    First Air Date: 1974-01-19
    13 Episodes

    Season 1975

    First Air Date:
    0 Episodes

    Season 1976

    First Air Date:
    0 Episodes

    Season 1977

    First Air Date:
    0 Episodes

    Season 1978

    First Air Date: 1978-02-04
    3 Episodes

    CBS Children's Film Festival Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1967Episode 1Episode 160 min
    Season 1973Episode 1Jumping Over Puddles60 min
    Season 1973Episode 2Lucy and the Miracles60 min
    Season 1973Episode 3The Lone Wolf60 min
    Season 1973Episode 4Gosha the Bear60 min
    Season 1973Episode 5Birds Come Flying to Us60 min
    Season 1973Episode 6Countdown to Danger60 min
    Season 1973Episode 7Black Mountain60 min
    Season 1973Episode 8The Magnificent Six and a Half60 min
    Season 1974Episode 1Six Bears and a Clown60 min
    Season 1974Episode 2Friends for Life60 min
    Season 1974Episode 3The Giant Eel60 min
    Season 1974Episode 4Three Nuts for Cinderella60 min
    Season 1974Episode 5Paganini Strikes Again60 min
    Season 1974Episode 6Shok and Sher60 min
    Season 1974Episode 7Bunnie60 min
    Season 1974Episode 8Anoop and the Elephant60 min
    Season 1974Episode 9The Orange Watering Cart60 min
    Season 1974Episode 10Circus Adventure60 min
    Season 1974Episode 11The Boy Who Wore Spectacles60 min
    Season 1974Episode 12Mauro the Gypsy60 min
    Season 1974Episode 13A Member of the Family60 min
    Season 1978Episode 1That's My Name, Don't Wear It Out60 min
    Season 1978Episode 2Soapbox Derby60 min
    Season 1978Episode 3Joey60 min

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