Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid

{{Short description|1972 television special directed by Jules Bass}}

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| image = Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid logo.jpg

| caption = Title card

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| creator =

| based_on =

| writer = Romeo Muller

| screenplay =

| story =

| director = Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass

| starring = Willie Mays
Tina Andrews
Paul Frees
Ernestine Wade

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = Maury Laws

| country = United States
Japan

| language = English

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| producer = Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass

| editor = Irwin Goldress

| cinematography = Toru Hara

| runtime = 43 minutes

| company = Rankin/Bass Productions
Topcraft

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| network = ABC

| released = {{Start date|1972|10|14}}

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Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid is a 1972 American traditionally-animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=55}} The special aired on October 14, 1972 as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 |date=1989 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-2198-2 |accessdate=27 March 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/448/mode/2up |pages=449–450}}

Plot

A guardian angel agrees to help Willie Mays win the National League Pennant, if Mays agrees to take care of Veronica, a lonely, mischievous orphan girl. Veronica makes Mays' life difficult, but when relatives show up to claim her after hearing that she's inherited money, Mays' heart softens.

Cast

Crew

See also

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