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The Sunday morning schedule features a new entertaining and informative show, Animals, Animals, Animals," produced by ABC News. Next season's schedule includes the expansion of the highly praised "Schoolhouse Rock series, with primary "America Rock" emphasis on the Bicentennial-oriente- d d segments. Also expanded will be the networks twice telecast Afterschool "ABC series, Specials" winning monthly on weekday afternoons, which returns with 14 productions. ABC is offering a balance of popular childrens programs with highly innovative shows that are both entertaining and inofrmative," said Squire D. Rushneli, Vice President, Childrens Programs, ABC Entertainment. Commenting on "The ABC Short Story Specials," Mr. Rushneli said, This series of specials will bring original quality children's drama in the form of anthologies to weekend children's programming for the first time. It is our intention to expand this series in the future as we did with the 'ABC Afterschool Specials. The new live action shows premiering in the 1976-7- 7 children's schedule are: The ABC Short Story Specials a unique new series of half-hoanthologies will debut in the late fall with eight telecasts during the 1976-7- 7 season. is an animal magazine tor Animals, Animals, Animals children with a table of contents, features and editorials. Combining live action and animation, the program Is an entertaining and informative exploration of the animal world as it has been represented in art, history, literature, music and theatre. A host for the program will be announced at a later date. Animals, Animals, Animals" is an exciting new concept of the relationship of animat and man. It is created by executive producer, writer, director Lester Cooper and g team that producer Peter Weingerg, the same te pro-soci- al multi-awar- ' . award-winnin- PAGE 10 TV WEEK won a Peabody and an Emmy for the long running ABC News Series, "Make A Wish. series a comedy-adventur- e The Kroffts Supershow with .themes. This unique program, featuring a variety of the Kroffts original personalities, will pro-soci- al maintain the same production values that Sid and Marty Korfft have brought to their successful prime time variety show, "Donny and Marie." The show is composed of four e about program elements: "Wonderbug" three youngsters and their magical car, Wonderbug: "Dr. about three youngsters who Shrinker" a comedy-adventur- e are stranded on a mysterious island and are miniaturized by a the likable villain, Dr. Shrinker; "Electra Woman serialized, story of the adventures of Mara and Lori, magazine reporters who become Electra Woman and Dynagirl to combat evildoers; and "The Lost Saucer fiction edited episodes of this season's comedy-scienc- e series starring Jim Nabors and Ruth Buzz! as two bumbling androids from an advanced civilization on another planet. Jr. Almost Anything Goes a half-hoversion of ABCs successful prime time series, featuring youngsters in hilarious and outlandish outdoor compeititons. The games are a collection of wild obstacle courses and funny setups, involving teamwork, physical agility, comical costumes, and most important of all a sense of humor. Bob Banner is the executive producer of Jr. Almost Anything Goes." The animated shows premiering in the 1976-7- 7 children's schedule are: e "The Tom and Show" an hour-lon- g in which this hit season's comedy performers, Ton and Jerry and the purple gorilla, affectionately known as the Great Grape Ape, are joined by Mumbly, a sleuthing snickering dog whose manner and unkempt appearance belie his keen mind and mischevious sense of humor in a undoing prtential evildoers. The new series is a Production. e a series set in the future Jabberjaw when civilization might be existing under water, Jabberjaw, a sad sack shark, is the pet and mascot of four teenagers and their rock band. Unlike other sharks, Jabberjaw is incapable of rendering fear or earning anyones respect. But a he is loveable. Jabberjaw". is a Production. comedy-adventur- , Jerry-Grap- ly 30-fo- ot Hanna-Barber- comedy-adventur- Hanna-Barber- |