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Once Upon a Classic
Presented by Bill Bixby
Country of origin United States
Production company(s) WQED
Release
Original network PBS
Original release October 9, 1976 (1976-10-09) – September 1980 (1980-09)

Once Upon a Classic was an American television program hosted by Bill Bixby. The program aired on PBS from 1976 to 1980 as a production of WQED in Pittsburgh.

The episodes consisted of adaptations of such classic literature as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (which won a Peabody Award), Leatherstocking Tales, and The Prince and the Pauper; some of these adaptations were produced by other broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV in the United Kingdom. There were also some original teleplays.

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