WEEKEND TV : Gulf, Kids and the NBA

Shows for kids and a classic series on the civil-rights movement highlight a weekend that is sure to be laden with talk of the Persian Gulf War.

Originating from the Charlotte Coliseum, site of Sunday’s NBA All-Star game, pro basketball stars will stress the importance of education in the “NBA All-Star Stay in School Jamboree,” airing today at 9 a.m. (4)(36)(39) and TNT and at noon on Nickelodeon.

Tonight at 7, the Disney Channel screens “Big Friendly Giant,” an animated film based on a story by Roald Dahl.

Sunday, as part of Black History Month, KCET Channel 28 repeats the 6-part, 6-hour series “Eyes on the Prize” beginning at 1 p.m. The series covers desegregation of schools and buses, college protests, nonviolent marches, slain civil-rights leaders and the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.

And on the Persian Gulf War front, Vice President Dan Quayle is interviewed on “News Conference,” today at 12:30 p.m. on Channel 4, while “American Interests” examines the potential for an Arab backlash against the United States, Sunday at 10 a.m. on Channel 28.

Other weekend shows include:

TODAY Zalman Shoval, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, is interviewed on “Evans & Novak,” 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

“Newsmaker Saturday” begins at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. CNN. . . .

Israel’s restraint and Israeli-Palestinian relations are the topics on “John McLaughlin’s One on One,” 2 p.m. (28).

SUNDAY “Sunday Today” reports on the Gulf War, war-induced anxiety and a nun who works as an advocate for Death Row inmates, 7 a.m. (4)(36)(39). . . .

Hisham Maver, Saudi Arabia’s minister of petroleum, guests on “Newsmaker Sunday” airs at 7:30 a.m. CNN. . . .

“Sunday Morning” reports on the latest in the war with Iraq at 7:30 a.m. (2)(8). . . .

“Meet the Press” airs at 8:30 a.m. (4)(36)(39). . . .

“The McLaughlin Group” talks about the inevitability of a ground war, President Bush’s budget and the gender gap in Americans’ feelings about the war, 9 a.m. (4), 5:30 p.m. (50). . . .

Adm. Bobby Inman will discuss the transfer of military technology to the civilian sector on “Business World” at 9:30 a.m. (7)(42). . . .

“This Week With David Brinkley” follows at 10 a.m. (7)(10), 3 p.m. (3)(42). . . .

“Midday Sunday” interviews women in the armed services at 11 a.m. (11). . . .

“Signs of the Times” examines new laws that affect accessibility for the disabled, 11:30 a.m. (11). . . .

“Face the Nation” airs at 3:30 p.m. (8), 12:30 a.m. (2). . . .

“60 Minutes” reports on news from the Gulf War, 7 p.m. (2) (8). . . .

“Real Life With Jane Pauley” looks at drug-addicted newborns, 8 p.m. (4)(36)(39). . . .

“Expose” investigates homeless youths who are murdered in Rio de Janeiro and bizarre events in the war on drugs, 8:30 p.m. . . .

“Jesse Jackson” discusses the anti-war movement, 11:30 p.m. (8), midnight (9).