ABC CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN TELEVISION WITH A TRIBUTE TO ITS FUNNIEST MOMENTS, INCLUDING HILARIOUS FLUBS FROM THE CLASSIC COMEDIES �HAPPY DAYS� AND �THREE�S COMPANY,� IN �ABC�S 50th ANNIVERSARY BLOOPER CELEBRATION,� SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 ON ABC

Dick Clark Hosts

Marion Ross (�Happy Days�), Jim Belushi (�According to Jim�), Judd Hirsch (�Taxi�) And Joyce DeWitt (�Three�s Company�) Make Special Guest Appearances

ABC�s biggest stars from the past 50 years are seen in one of television�s longest-running series of specials, Dick Clark�s �Bloopers,� on �ABC�s 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration.� Hosted by Clark and featuring special guest appearances by Marion Ross (�Happy Days�), Jim Belushi (�According to Jim�), Judd Hirsch (�Taxi�) and Joyce DeWitt (�Three�s Company�), the special will air SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/28/03)

�ABC�S 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration� features funny out-takes from popular ABC shows of the past 50 years. Viewers will be treated to bleeped ad-libs, forgotten lines and uncontrollable laughter from many of ABC�s favorite stars.

Marion Ross introduces a series of bloopers from �Happy Days� and Joyce De Witt shares some flubs from �Three�s Company.�

Celebrities include Tim Allen, Priscilla Barnes, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Bosley, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Drew Carey, Angela Cartwright, Tim Conway, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny De Vito, Donna Dixon, Joe Flynn, Michael J. Fox, Jenilee Harris, Robert Hegyes, Marilu Henner, Ron Howard, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Gabe Kaplan, Richard Kind, Kathy Kinney, Don Knotts, David Lander, Louise Lasser, Christopher Lloyd, Marjorie Lord, Donny Most, Ozzie Nelson, Ron Pallilo, Patricia Richardson, John Ritter, Soupy Sales, Peter Scolari, Suzanne Somers, Martin Spanjers, Jeffrey Tambor, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Danny Thomas, John Travolta, Jerry Van Dyke, Anson Williams, Cindy Williams and Henry Winkler.

Shows featured are �8 Simple Rules,� �According to Jim,� �The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,� �Bosom Buddies,� �Coach,� �The Drew Carey Show,� �Happy Days,� �Home Improvement,� �Laverne and Shirley,� �McHale�s Navy,� �My Wife and Kids,� �Mork and Mindy,� �Soap,� �The Soupy Sales Show,� �Spin City,� �Taxi� and �Three�s Company.�

Dick Clark and Al Schwartz are the executive producers of �ABC�s 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration,� with Schwartz also directing. The producer and writer is Barry Adelman. Ken Shapiro is the co-producer and Bob Bardo is the executive in charge of production. The special is a presentation of dick clark productions, inc.

This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.