Family Classics is a Chicago television series which began in 1962 when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films but also selected the titles and personally edited them to remove those scenes which he thought were not fit for family viewing. After Thomas' death in 1985, Roy Leonard took over the program. The series continued sporadically until its cancellation in 2000. A few props from the Family Classics set are on exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Hiawatha | 1972-01-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Yankee Doodle | 1972-09-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Cinderella | 1972-09-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1) | 1972-10-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2) | 1972-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Jack O'Lantern | 1972-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Johnny Appleseed | 1972-11-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Around the World in 80 Days (1) | 1972-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Around the World in 80 Days (2) | 1972-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Puss-in-Boots | 1972-12-09 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | A Christmas Tree | 1972-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Ballad of Paul Bunyan | 1973-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Swiss Family Robinson | 1973-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Sleeping Beauty | 1973-01-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Arabian Nights | 1973-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Alice in Wonderland | 1973-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Robinson Crusoe | 1973-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Tom Sawyer | 1973-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1973-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Robin Hood | 1973-11-26 | 30 min |
