Harry Nilssons THE POINT (1971) Alan Thicke Narration Third Telecast Restoration

In the mid 80 s, my parents recorded the third telecast of Harry Nilsson s The Point from TV on VHS. To this day, it is the ONLY recording I ve ever found of this supposed lost version of the film. The Point first aired February 2, 1971, and was the first animated special ever to air in prime time on US television. It appeared on the ABC television network as an ABC Movie of the Week. The film was directed by Fred Wolf and produced by MurakamiWolf Films in association with Nilsson House Music, adapted from Harry Nilsson s album of the same name. In the animated special, there is a framing device of a father telling his son the fable as a bedtime story. In it s initial airing, the voice of the father was provided by a friend of Nilsson s, Dustin Hoffman, who agreed to take 20, 000 for his narration to be used on one broadcast, so for later airings of the film, the narration had to be rerecorded. On it s second telecast, the narration was prov