Specials

1978 – 1995 23 cartoons

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Episode guide

  1. The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy

    May 6, 1978 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Petey the puppy has one wish for Christmas: to have a boy of his very own. But boys are in short supply this year, and he can't seem to find one who is just right! After the trials and trib…

  2. The Puppy's Great Adventure

    February 3, 1979 No. 1104 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    A dog named Petey looses his owner, Tommy. Throughout the series Petey, along with his girlfriend Dolly, and three other dogs, would search the globe for Tommy, but get sidetracked with new…

  3. Weep No More, My Lady

    February 10, 1979 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Skeeter, a young Mississippi boy adopts a basenji (the only dog that can't bark), and names her My Lady. When she beats Alligator Ike's dog in a contest, the vengeful man holds boy and dog…

  4. The Horse That Played Centerfield

    February 24, 1979 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    The New York Goats cannot seem to win a single game of baseball. That is, until Oscar the Horse joins their team.

  5. The Incredible Detectives

    November 17, 1979 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    While visiting a museum, Davey Morrison is kidnapped. It is left to his pets to find him.

  6. The Puppy's Amazing Rescue

    January 26, 1980 No. 030-080 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Petey the Pup and his girlfriend Dolly become separated during a massive snow slide while celebrating Tommy's birthday at his parents' mountaintop cabin

  7. The Trouble With Miss Switch, Part One

    February 16, 1980 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Miss Switch gets a job as a substitute teacher. She enlists the aid of student Rupert Peavley Brown. He and classmate Amelia discover the truth: Miss Switch is a witch. She tells the youngs…

  8. The Trouble With Miss Switch, Part Two

    February 23, 1980 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Rupert and Amelia fly to Witch Mountain with Miss Switch and her cat Bathsheba. But Saturna knows they're coming, and sends out her bats to attack. The bats cause the broom to splinter. Som…

  9. Scruffy, Part One

    October 4, 1980 No. 030-010 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    When their family moves away and leaves them behind, Scruffy and her mother Dutchess are trapped in the house when contractors set it on fire. The two dogs are rescued. Once they are safe,…

  10. Scruffy, Part Two

    October 11, 1980 No. 030-020 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Tibbles and Scruffy outwit the robbers by luring them into a train. Afterwards, he adopts her, and they continue their performances. But then one night, Tibbles dies of a heart attack, and…

  11. Scruffy, Part Three

    October 18, 1980 No. 030-030 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Butch is able to prevent Caesar from taking Scruffy, but he is also injured while fighting him. Caesar returns to Catlin empty-pawed, and Scruffy prays to the stars above for Butch's recove…

  12. The Puppy Saves The Circus

    September 12, 1981 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Petey is hit by a car driven by George Goodbee and gets amnesia. Not knowing who he is, he winds up working at Goodbee's Giant Traveling Circus as a performer.

  13. Bunnicula, The Vampire Rabbit

    January 9, 1982 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    A rabbit is a vampire who bleeds carrots and other things dry in order to make them look white.

  14. Miss Switch To The Rescue

    January 16, 1982 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Miss Switch returns to help Rupbert save Amelia and the rest of their class from Mordo and evil Warlock from the past.

  15. Beauty And The Beast

    November 25, 1983 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions, TCG Products

    Featuring Beauty, Beast/Prince, Jacqueline, Queen, Old Crone, Erwina, Messenger Boy, Rene, Gerard

  16. I Love Chipmunks Valentines Special

    February 12, 1984 TV Episode Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Alvin, Simon, Theodore, David Seville, Chipettes (Brittany, Jeanette, Elenore)

  17. Bad Cat

    April 14, 1984 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Bad Cat, Gordon, Neddy, Vernon Turner, Jim Harrison, Steve Harrison, Pam Harrison, Champ, Diedra, Dimples, Riff, Mouser

  18. The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas

    December 7, 1984 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions, Heywood Kling Productions

    The Cabbage Patch Kids leave the safety of their patch and head for a big city in search of the Christmas spirit. After eluding a villain who has plans to make them mine for gold, the gang…

  19. Rose-Petal Place

    1984 (estimated) TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions, David Kirschner Productions

    An animated special, set in Rose-Petal Place, a magical land where beautiful flowers live, relates incidents in the lives of its residents, especially Rose-Petal, the most beautiful of flow…

  20. The Revenge of Nazgar

    December 1984 (estimated) TV Special Ruby-Spears Enterprises

    Featuring Dr. Fury, Mark Fury, Nazgar, Hun-Dred, Maxx Steele

  21. A Chipmunk Reunion

    April 13, 1985 TV Episode Bagdasarian Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions

    It is almost the boys' birthday and they can't figure out when it is (the 12th, 15th, or 18th). They then leave home to find their long lost mother who left the boys as orphans. When the bo…

  22. The Magic Flute

    April 30, 1994 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions, Greengrass Productions

    Based on the opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this story is about a young prince who was given a magical flute by the Queen of the night to help him find the princess and return her to the…

  23. Jirimpimbira: An African Folktale

    February 25, 1995 TV Special Ruby-Spears Productions, Huff-Douglass Productions

    Featuring Temba, Old Man, Featherbrain, Greedy, Rat, Mother, Sly, Headman, She Hawk, Sister