ABC Funfit

ABC Funfit
Genre	Children's program
Written by	Donna Bond
Directed by	Bill Fertik
Starring	Mary Lou Retton
Composer	Michael Zager
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Eleanor Sanger Riger
Running time	5 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 7 (1985-09-07) – December 7, 1985 (1985-12-07)

ABC Funfit is a series of short American television segments that were broadcast in 1985 and aired twice a day during ABC's Saturday morning cartoon programs. The segments were five minutes long and presented exercises and information to promote children's physical fitness. Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton hosted the series, assisted by the "Funfit Kids" (Ericka Pazcoquin, Bradley Kane, Melissa Kern and Efrain Bracero). The show was choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett.^[1] The album ABC Funfit featuring Mary Lou Retton was released in 1985. The segment replaced Schoolhouse Rock!.

References

^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.

External links

ABC Funfit at IMDb

v t e Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s
First-run animated series	The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–80) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) Super Friends (1980-82) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–82) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–84, 1985) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) Wolf Rock TV (1984) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–90) Ewoks (1985–87) Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) Pound Puppies (1986–88) The Care Bears Family (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987-88) Little Wizards (1987-88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–91) Beetlejuice (1989–92)
First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)
Rebroadcasts	The Best of Scooby-Doo (1983–84) The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

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