Best 25 Family Movies Must-Watch Released in 1978

An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience. See more about The Wiz / IMDB / YouTube

Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment. Learn about The Star Wars Holiday Special / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry. Info on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / IMDB / YouTube

Three scientists help an Alien feline, stranded on Earth, to repair its damaged spacecraft in order to return home but their efforts are hampered by inept army officials and foreign spies. Info on The Cat from Outer Space / IMDB / YouTube

Tia and Tony visit Los Angeles, but he's quickly kidnapped by an evil scientist, leaving her to desperately search for him. Info on Return from Witch Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps. Check out The Bad News Bears Go to Japan / IMDB / YouTube

Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well. More about Crossed Swords / IMDB / YouTube

Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, named Small One, a boy in ancient Palestine takes the donkey to the Nazareth market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph. More about The Small One / IMDB / YouTube

Velvet's orphaned niece Sarah follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie. Find out about International Velvet / IMDB / YouTube

This saga of the old west involves twin brothers who compete for possession of a rickety cow town founded by their father while a crooked Mayor tries to put an end to the competitors so he can inherit the town himself. Find out about Hot Lead and Cold Feet / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price. Check out The Sorcerer's Apprentice / IMDB / YouTube

Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents. Find out about Christmas Eve on Sesame Street / IMDB / YouTube

A mermaid falls in love with a human prince, which leads to tragedy. More about The Little Mermaid / IMDB / YouTube

An innocent lamb learns about life and death when he seeks revenge upon the wolf who slaughtered his mother. Learn about Ringing Bell / IMDB / YouTube

A young girl gets lost in the Australian outback and befriends a kangaroo Explore Dot and the Kangaroo / IMDB / YouTube

The Wilderness Family battles fierce winter storms, an avalanche, and a ferocious pack of hungry wolves while standing strong together to prove that the best things in life are free. Find out about The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family / IMDB / YouTube

A friendly dragon comes to help a non-communicative boy overcome his debilitating fears. Find out about Puff the Magic Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

Snoopy has a nightmare of being an arctic sled dog. More about What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! / IMDB / YouTube

Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. His best friend, a foal they call Casey's Shadow, looks to be a loser, but comes out a champion. Explore Casey's Shadow / IMDB / YouTube

Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too. Read about The Magic of Lassie / IMDB / YouTube

This version of the story is told from the perspective of B.A.H. Humbug. After Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to assist the poor or have Christmas Dinner with his nephew, he is visited by the ghost of his one time business partner and friend, Jacob Marley. Marley tells him to change his ways and Scrooge refutes this as madness. He is then visited by three ghosts, all who sh. Check out The Stingiest Man in Town / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time. Look into Matilda / IMDB / YouTube

A witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir things up and disrupt the social gathering in her old house as well as turn a couple of kids who love monsters into actual monsters. See more about Witch's Night Out / IMDB / YouTube

A man and a woman and 3 children start to sail around the world. They are shipwrecked near an uninhabited isle. This island is full of wild animals and it is very dangerous for them in the beginning. They live through a lot of wonderful adventure together and they become a big family. More about The Sea Gypsies / IMDB / YouTube

One cartoon that has always stayed dear to my heart was Die Avonture van Mnr Rossi. Of course, that was a translated from Italian, with the three movies divided into a series of aproximately 20 minutes each. That would have made the series about 12 episodes. I'm not even sure if the series was translated from an earlier foreign series or just divided up by the local broadcaster. Explore Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness / IMDB / YouTube