Ashinaga Ojisan
English title: Daddy Long-Legs
Japanese title: あしながおじさん
Type: TV Special
Source: Novel
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 10, 1979
Duration: 1 hr
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Tatsunoko Production
Producers: Fuji TV, Meruhensha
Genres: Comedy, Drama

An orphan girl receives a scholarship for a prestigious school from an anonymous benefactor who she refers to as Daddy Long Legs.

Note: This TV special is not related to the 1990's series directly.

(Source: AniDB)