The Beatles/At a Glance

Broadcast History

• ABC, 10:30 AM ET Sat. 9/25/65 - 9/2/67 (preceded by Shenanigans to 12/18/65, The Porky Pig Show to 9/3/66, and King Kong to 9/2/67; followed by The New Casper Cartoon Show)

• ABC, 12 Noon ET Sat. 9/9/67 - 9/7/68 (preceded by George of the Jungle; followed by American Bandstand)

• ABC, 9:30 AM ET Sun. 9/15/68 - 4/22/69 (preceded by local programming; followed by Linus the Lionhearted)

The episodes and sing-alongs by broadcast date

(Studio producing episode in parenthesis)

Season 1: (opening by Los Dibujos Animados; song: Can't Buy Me Love)
1. - Sept. 25, 1965
A Hard Day's Night (Artransa)
The boys rehearse in a Transylvanian castle.
Sing-alongs: Not a Second Time; Devil in Her Heart
I Want to Hold Your Hand (TVC)
On an ocean liner, the boys hide out from fans in a diving bell and encounter a lovesick octopus.

2. - Oct. 2, 1965
If I Fell (Graphik)
Dr. Dora Florahyde wants to use John's brain to activate her monster.
Sing-alongs: A Hard Day's Night; I Want to Hold Your Hand
Do You Want to Know a Secret? (Canawest)
On a vacation to Ireland, the Beatles follow a girl leprechaun to her pot of gold.

3. - Oct. 9, 1965
Please Mr. Postman (TVC)
The boys must wire London for more money after Ringo loses it all.
Sing-alongs: If I Fell; Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Devil in Her Heart (Artransa)
A witch has eyes for Ringo.

4. - Oct. 16, 1965
Not a Second Time (TVC)
The boys rehearse in a jungle and cannot escape their fans.
Sing-alongs: Baby's In Black; Misery
Slow Down (Artransa)
Ringo takes off on a runaway horse.

5. - Oct. 23, 1965
Baby's In Black (Artransa)
A mad scientist tries to get his creation--a girl vampire--hitched to Paul.
Sing-alongs: I'll Get You; Chains
Misery (Canawest)
Count Dracula chases the boys through a wax museum.

6. - Oct. 30, 1965
You've Really Got a Hold On Me (TVC)
A witch doctor turns a worm into a boa constrictor, which takes a liking to Ringo.
Sing-alongs: Slow Down; Honey Don't
Chains (TVC)
Ringo dreams he's Captain Bligh and the other are mutinying against him.

7. - Nov. 6, 1965
I'll Get You (Cine-Centrum)
The boys join a great white hunter on a safari.
Sing-alongs: You've Really Got a Hold On Me; Anytime at All
Honey Don't (Artransa)
Ringo tries to tame Honey, a rodeo's wild bull.

8. - Nov. 13, 1965
Anytime At All (TVC)
At a museum, the boys daydream about being the Three Musketeers.
Sing-alongs: I'll Be Back; Little Child
Twist and Shout (TVC)
The boys help a budding artist unleash her creativity.

9. - Nov. 20, 1965
Little Child (Artransa)
The boys visit an Indian village.
Sing-alongs: Long Tall Sally; Twist and Shout
I'll Be Back (Graphik)
Three outlaws steal Ringo's gift, a diamond-studded guitar.

10. - Nov. 27, 1965
Long Tall Sally (Canawest)
Ringo and John put on cursed suits of armor.
Sing-alongs: I'll Follow the Sun; When I Get Home
I'll Cry Instead (Artransa)
George seeks a doctor for his injured hand and ends up competing against a judo champ.

11. - Dec. 4, 1965
I'll Follow the Sun (Canawest)
The boys are taken captive by an inept highwayman.
Sing-alongs: I'll Cry Instead; Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
When I Get Home (TVC)
At the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the boys encounter Quasimodo.

12. - Dec. 11, 1965
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (Artransa)
Japanese natives mistake the boys as their ancestors.
Sing-alongs: I'm a Loser; I Wanna Be Your Man
I Should Have Known Better (TVC)
The boys seek a place in Rome to rehearse.

13. - Dec. 18, 1965
I 'm a Loser (TVC)
Ringo takes his lumps as a movie stuntman.
Sing-alongs: No Reply; I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
I Wanna Be Your Man (Cine-Centrum)
The boys buy a statue which is actually guilded stolen gold coins.

14. - Dec. 25, 1965
Don't Bother Me (TVC)
Two spies try to steal the boys' book of new songs.
Sing-alongs: It Won't Be Long; I Should Have Known Better
No Reply (Graphik)
A criminal master of disguise impersonates Paul.

15. - Jan. 1, 1966
I'm Happy Just to Dance With You (TVC)
Paul is a dancing bear's partner.
Sing-alongs: Don't Bother Me; Can't Buy Me Love
Mister Moonlight (TVC)
The boys follow a professor to an island to see a lunar eclipse.

16. - Jan. 8, 1966
Can't Buy Me Love (Artransa)
John hides out after being tagged to marry an island chief's daughter.
Sing-alongs: Anna; Mister Moonlight
It Won't Be Long (Artransa)
John jumps into a lake tainted with a shrinking formula.

17. - Jan. 15, 1966
Anna (Artransa)
Paul follows the Dragon Lady aboard her junk.
Sing-alongs: Matchbox; Thank You Girl
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party (Canawest)
Paul, George and Ringo hide out from John at a Greenwich Village party.

18. - Jan, 22, 1966
Matchbox (Artransa)
The boys buy a trailer.
Sing-alongs: I Don't Want to Spoil the Party; Help!
Thank You Girl (Cine-Centrum)
The boys try to sneak a free lunch at a cooking school.

19. - Jan. 29, 1966
With Love, From Me To You (Artransa)
Beach bully Surf Wolf challenges George to a surfing duel.
Sing-alongs: Please Mr. Postman; I Saw Her Standing There
Boys (TVC)
The boys enter a contest to find the next "Mr. Hollywood."

20. - Feb. 5, 1966
Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Artransa)
George is entered in an ice boat race.
Sing-alongs: Ticket To Ride; From Me To You
I Saw Her Standing There (TVC)
John encounters the wrath of a girl's jealous boyfriend.

21. - Feb. 12, 1966
What You're Doing (Artransa)
A gypsy queen tries to make Ringo her husband.
Sing-alongs: Dizzy Miss Lizzy; All My Loving
Money (TVC)
Holding the boys' money, Ringo is chased through Coney Island by a mysterious figure.

22. - Feb. 19, 1966
Komm Gib Mir Diene Hand (Graphik)
A St. Bernard guides the boys to the top of a mountain.
Sing-alongs: Bad Boy; Tell Me Why
She Loves You (Cine-Centrum)
The boys spot an imperiled lady aboard an ocean liner.

23. - Feb. 26, 1966
Bad Boy (Artransa)
A boy runs away from home so he can become a Beatle.
Sing-alongs: Please Please Me; Hold Me Tight
Tell Me Why (TVC)
The boys discover a donkey that runs like a race horse.

24. - March 5, 1966
I Feel Fine (TVC)
A movie star challenges Paul to perform his stunts.
Sing-alongs: What You're Doing; There's a Place
Hold Me Tight (Canawest)
George and Ringo follow a man who they think is out to blow up the Statue Of Liberty.

25. - March 12, 1966
Please Please Me (Cine-Centrum)
The boys offer to filli-in for a bullfight's injured bull.
Sing-alongs: Roll Over Beethoven; Rock and Roll Music
There's a Place (TVC)
The boys set a studio's prized ape loose.

26. - March 19, 1966
Roll Over Beethoven (TVC)
A musical elephant takes a liking to Paul
Sing-alongs: I Feel Fine; She Loves You
Rock and Roll Music (TVC)
The boys are invited to play at a ritzy reception.

Season 2: (opening by Los Dibujos Animados; song: Help!)
1. - Sept. 24, 1966
Eight Days A Week (Group Two, TVC)
Paul fills in after a movie star loses his ability to kiss.
Sing-alongs: Run For Your Life; Girl
I'm Looking Through You (TVC)
An Egyptian spirit steals Ringo's body.

2. - Oct. 1, 1966
Help! (TVC)
Paul follows a fashion thief up the Eiffel Tower.
Sing-alongs: The Night Before; Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out (TVC)
A fake soothsayer tries to scam the boys.

3. - Oct. 8, 1966
I'm Down (TVC)
The boys help an Italian family replenish their wine inventory.
Sing-alongs: Eight Days A Week; Paperback Writer
Run For Your Life (TVC)
Ringo dreams he's Louis XIV.

4. - Oct. 15, 1966
Drive My Car (TVC)
The boys help a budding driver win a race.
Sing-alongs: Yesterday; We Can Work It Out
Tell Me What You See (TVC)
The boys tamper with a quick-change artist's changing machine.

5. - Oct. 22, 1966
I Call Your Name (Group Two)
Ringo's new pet frog proves to be disruptive.
Sing-alongs: She's a Woman; Wait
The Word (TVC)
The boys are sentenced for gazing upon a shiek's unveiled harem.

6. - Oct. 29, 1966
All My Loving (TVC)
A charm school is the type that charms wild animals.
Sing-alongs: I'm Looking Through You; Nowhere Man
Day Tripper (TVC) - Oct. 29, 1966
The boys are taken to a distant planet.

7. - Nov. 5, 1966
Nowhere Man (TVC/Group Two)
A hermit tries to rid his cave of the boys.
Sing-alongs: And I Love Her; Michelle
Paperback Writer (TVC)
The boys each write how they met each other.

Season 3: (opening by TVC-London; song: And Your Bird Can Sing)
1. Sept. 9, 1967
Penny Lane (TVC)
The boys track down a presumed thief.
Sing-alongs: Good Day Sunshine; Rain
Strawberry Fields (TVC)
The boys bring color to a dishelved orphanage.

2. Sept. 16, 1967
And Your Bird Can Sing (TVC)
The boys help bring two bird watchers together.
Sing-alongs: Penny Lane; Eleanor Rigby
Got to Get You Into My Life (TVC)
The boys' inner spirits escape from their bodies during a meditation session.

3. Sept. 23, 1967
Good Day Sunshine (TVC)
Ringo thinks he's a jinx.
Sing-alongs: Strawberry Fields Forever; And Your Bird Can Sing
Ticket To Ride (TVC)
Ringo's captured girl escapes.

4. - Sept. 30, 1967
Taxman (TVC)
The boys dream they're helping Robin Hood.
Sing-alongs: Got to Get You Into My Life; Here, There and Everywhere
Eleanor Rigby (TVC)
The boys wonder why kids pick on an old lady.

5. - Oct. 7, 1967
Tomorrow Never Knows (TVC)
The boys land in the "inner world."
Sing-alongs: She Said, She Said; Long Tall Sally
I've Just Seen a Face (Group Two)
The boys put Ringo in a haunted house in a bid to get his singing voice back.

6. - Oct. 14, 1967
Wait (Group Two)
The boys help a prince get back his kidnapped girl.
Sing-alongs: Penny Lane; Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping (TVC)
John dreams he and the others are helping a king fight a dragon.

(NOTE: On season two, show five, the sing-along of She's a Woman had been replaced with I Feel Fine on numerous bootleg tapes of the Beatles cartoons.)

Bumpers

(All by Los Dibujos Animados)
Season 1:
1. The Beatles are lost in the desert.
2. Ringo and George discover a giant pearl atop a tree.
3. Ringo's sleepwalking makes him assume any animal whose name is mentioned.
4. Ringo and George's beekeeping hobby gives John the hives.
5. Ringo and George wind up in a ski race.
6. John and Paul's fishing trip leads them out at sea.

Seasons 2 and 3: (all self-contained)
1. Ringo encounters a man-eating plant.
2. Ringo makes a phone call.
3. Ringo fixes George's radio.
4. Ringo and the fortune teller.
5. Ringo and the beanstalk.
6. Ringo and the merry-go-round.
7. Ringo and the alien.
8. Ringo takes up shadow boxing.
9. Ringo takes up judo.
10. Ringo finds an island with a bathtub stopper.
11. Ringo has an accident.
12. Ringo's serenade (scenes from next week's show).
13. Ringo the cowboy (scenes from next week's show).
14. Ringo flies (scenes from next week's show).

Sing-along host segments

(All by Los Dibujos Animados)
Season 1:
1. A tender romatic love song; torch song (Host: Paul)
2. Jump tune; song to make people join in (Host: John)
3. A song with mood; a real ringer-dinger (Host: George)
4. The "G" on the sing-along sign drops off; Ringo takes diction lessons (Host: Paul)
5. A song with punch; a ballad (Host: John)
6. A song that comes in like gangbusters; a song to get people to sing up a storm (Host: George)

Season 2 and 3:
1. A swinging number; a song that really rocks (Host: Paul)
2. A song that starts off with a bang; a song that really takes off (Host: George)
3. A wild number; a knockout (Host: John)