In between seasons 2 & 3 of The Littles, the ABC series spun off a feature film, "Here Come The Littles", which, if memory serves me correctly, was later picked up by the network to use on the ABC Weekend Special. A 2nd film, "Liberty & The Littles", was produced later that year, and debuted as a 3 part episode on Weekend Special, doubling as the coda to The Littles.
The plot: Henry Bigg (Jimmy Keegan) has to live with his mean, evil uncle, Augustus (Hal Smith), when his parents disappear while on an expedition in Africa. Tom & Lucy Little end up tagging along in Henry's suitcase, and then, well, see for yourselves......
"Here Come The Littles" marked the final performance of 2nd generation actor Donavan Freberg (Stan's son) as Tom. Today, Donavan, who debuted in a series of commercials for Encyclopedia Brittanica that his father produced & directed, is a portrait photographer based in Los Angeles.
Veteran writer-producer Heywood "Woody" Kling wrote this story and "Liberty".
Rating: B.
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