Director: | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass |
Starring: | Willie Mays Tina Andrews Paul Frees Ernestine Wade |
Theme Music Composer: | Maury Laws |
Country: | United States Japan |
Language: | English |
Producer: | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass |
Editor: | Irwin Goldress |
Cinematography: | Toru Hara |
Runtime: | 43 minutes |
Company: | Rankin/Bass Productions Topcraft |
Network: | ABC |
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid is a 1972 American traditionally-animated comedy short produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.[1] The special aired on October 14, 1972 as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.[2]
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.