Did Abbadabbadoo air in the United States?

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Cronus - 29.12.2006, 10:11
Did Abbadabbadoo air in the United States?
Was the 1976 ABBA special ever aired on television in the U.S.A.? If so, was it subtitled? :?:

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Maxi-saxi - 30.12.2006, 05:09

Strange, What Television Specials Of ABBA did they show in the States then?

Maxi-saxi :lol: :lol:

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iancee - 30.12.2006, 05:56

As far as I know, the only specials shown on US TV during ABBA's time were the Olivia! special (made in and for the US) and ABBA In Concert (shown on PBS in 1980).

ABBA From The Beginnning shown in Australia was an edited version of ABBA-dabba-doo!!, with most of the interviews removed (only the bits listening to their early pre-ABBA hits remained), new English narration, and a couple of songs from the TV special ABBA In Australia inserted in the middle.

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Hummer3 - 30.12.2006, 19:23

I remember seeing an English version of the ABBA DABBA DOO special on US TV. It would have been about 1977 or so.
I didn't tape it and only saw it on TV that one time.
I know the in concert special was on PBS but that was shown in 1980 or so.

Maybe what I saw was a the version shown in Australia.

And yes I remember also seeing the live portion of the Dick Cavett show on PBS as well. So to have Universal say that what they released is the only good version of the concert is crazy. PBS has just the concert portion.

Re: Did Abbadabbadoo air in the United States?

Maxi-saxi - 01.01.2007, 04:06

Team ABBA wrote: Although they appeared on some variety shows over here, ( SNL, Don Kirschner's Rock Concert, Merv Griffin etc...) I don't recall there ever being an ABBA "Special" televised. I did happen to see about the last minute of some sort of ABBA documentary on PBS earlier this year. I have no clue what it was about because it was ending just as I hit the station.

That would be a release I's like to see ABBA & Don Kirschner's Rock Concert. I do have a tape but the quality is so horrendus it is bascially snowing and you can't see ABBA?

Maxi-saxi :roll:

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Maxi-saxi - 01.01.2007, 08:00

cheers thanks for that but I'm afraid I'm too fussy I like to have my clips and DVD's in top quality.

But Ill check it out though, Only!! if someone would offically release the show performances of ABBA it would be so cool.

Maxi-saxi :roll:

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Maxi-saxi - 05.01.2007, 09:24

ABBAFANUSA wrote: The Dick Cavett Special wasn't on PBS, that was Live In Concert. It was shown on network TV. I still have all the TV guide clippings for their appearances. I forwarded all the contact information of KTLA TV to Carl Magnus Palm to forwarrd to Universal prior to the release of the CSR Boxset to see if they might stil have the footage in their archives. I don't know if anything ever came of it.

And to my knowledge, ABBADABBADOO was never shown on US TV.

Strange, I thought you would have gotton Dick Cavett Special, but may be some people in higher places though differently.

Maxi-saxi :lol:

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DESIGNER - 05.01.2007, 17:48
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Hi every one, P.B.S. this last summer were showing ABBA the Concert,
it started in the west and only made it to the Midwest. I saw ABBA the history on P.B.S. going on now four years ago. The P.B.S. show is what
sparked my interest in ABBA.