Once Upon a Classic (1976)
| First Air Date: | 1976, October 9 |
| Last Air Date: | 1976, October 9 |
| Status: | Returning Series |
| Seasons: | 3 |
| Episodes: | 1 |
| Episode Runtime: | 30 min |
Overview:
Once Upon a Classic was an American television program hosted by Bill Bixby, at the time of The Incredible Hulk fame. The program aired on PBS from 1976 to 1980 as a production of WQED in Pittsburgh.
The episodes consisted of adaptations of such classic literature as "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and Leatherstocking Tales; some of these adaptations were produced by other broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV in the United Kingdom. In a sense, it was a children's counterpart to Masterpiece Theatre, and a sort-of ancestor to Long Ago and Far Away a decade later.