Family Classics
| Family Classics | |
|---|---|
The set of Family Classics and host Frazier Thomas. | |
| Genre | Classic Films |
| Created by | Fred Silverman Frazier Thomas |
| Presented by | Frazier Thomas Roy Leonard Dean Richards Steve Sanders |
| Theme music composer | Dennis Berry |
| Opening theme | "Moviescope" |
| Ending theme | "Moviescope" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 40 |
| No. of episodes | 1001 |
| Original release | |
| Network | WGN-TV |
| Release | September 14, 1962 – December 25, 2000 |
| Release | December 8, 2017 – January 5, 2020 |
Family Classics is a Chicago television series which began in 1962 when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films, but also selected the titles and personally edited them to remove those scenes which he thought were not fit for family viewing. After Thomas' death in 1985, Roy Leonard took over the program. The series continued sporadically until its initial cancellation in 2000.
On November 10, 2017, WGN announced that Family Classics would be returning after a 17-year hiatus with a presentation of the 1951 version of Scrooge to air on Friday, December 8, 2017, and announced that its longtime entertainment reporter, Dean Richards, would be the new host. Since then, it would continue to air each holiday season.