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Original Title :
Family Classics
Genre :
TV Series / Family
Cast :
Frazier Thomas,Dean Richards,Roy Leonard
Type :
TV Series
Rating :
8.5/10
Family Classics Online

Series cast summary:
Frazier Thomas Frazier Thomas - Himself - Host / - 105 episodes, 1962-1985

The original stage set that was shown on Family Classics (1962) is now on display in the Museum of Broadcasting and Communications in Chicago, Illinois.

When "reruns" were shown, only the very end was newly added film of Frazier telling what was on "Family Classics" the following week.

"The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)" was the most shown movie on Family Classics. It was shown twenty-one times during Family Classics run. "Moby Dick (1956)" comes in 2nd at 16 times. And "Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) had 15 viewings. "The Littlest Hobo (1958)" was shown only four times. But remains a fan favorite.

The Family Classics 4 DVD set that is available to the public has only two movies that were shown on Family Classics, Jungle Book (1942) and The Little Princess (1942). Lassie: The Painted Hills (1951) and Alice's Adventure in Wonderland (1972) were never shown on Family Classics.

Family Classics was brought back for one show on Dec. 8, 2017 and shown the 1951 version of Scrooge (originally titled "A Christmas Carol"). Dean Richards was the host for this event. Since this viewing Family Classics is now being shown as special broadcasts.

Family Classics had 991 episodes.

September 8, 1968 was when Family Classics was switched to Sunday. Before that it was shown on Friday's.

Family Classics was shown on a Saturday only once on November 24, 1962. The reason for this is because the day before Family Classics shown the movie "My Friend Flicka". The next day Family Classics had "Thunderhead - Son of Flicka".

"The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" (1954) was scheduled to be rerun on Nov. 22, 1963, but was rescheduled to Feb. 21, 1964, because of the JFK assassination.


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Family Classics aired on WGN Chicago for many years. It was originally hosted by Frazier Thomas (who is probably best known for his children's shows and for his part on the legendary Bozo's Circus). Thomas himself chose films to air and oversaw length and content editing so that they would be appropriate for people of all ages. Movies like "Robin Hood" were very common (and Errol Flynn movies in general seemed popular with Thomas). It aired on Sunday afternoons and was great viewing, especially on rainy days when you couldn't go outside.

After Thomas suddenly passed away in 1985, local Chicago radio legend Roy Leonard assumed hosting duties, and Family Classics continued to air well into the 90s.