A pregnant 16yearold girl examines her choices over what to do with her unborn baby amidst interviews with teens, parents, educators, counselors, social workers and doctors that amplify the issues. Regardless, when properly written and executed, these specials were both entertaining and thoughtprovoking to children and bravely dealt with social concerns that were still considered taboo at the time. The abc afterschool special season 1 episode 1 the last of the curlews. The abc afterschool special tv show season 23 episodes list. A brief season 1969 christopher jones, pia degermark, angelo boscariol a private battle 1980 peter jeffries, jim boyd, peter demaio a salute to alaska 1967 a storm called mariah 1959 abc afterschool specials. The abc after school specials were a great treat and as i was just 11 years old. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from october 14, 1972, to july 1, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. I liked the abc weekend specials much more than the afterschool specials. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various educational shows that were. Season 4 episode 4 the amazing cosmic awareness of duffy moon.
Larry elikann 18 episodes, 19731980 arthur allan seidelman 5 episodes, 19791981 richard c. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various. Watch the official world news tonight with david muir online at. The series i believe there were something like 26 episodes was created and produced by martin tahse, and won a slew of awards, was really unique in that it. The abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from october 14, 1972 to july 1, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Aug 04, 2018 for those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these.
Today, many of the episodes are preserved for eternity on dvd. The american broadcasting company coined the term after school special in 1972 with a series of madefortelevision movies, usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant issues, that were generally broadcast in the late afternoon and meant to be viewed by schoolage children, particularly teenagers. The weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book. The abc afterschool special tv show season 23 episodes. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Find listings of daytime and primetime abc tv shows, movies and specials. The concept was similar to abcs afterschool special. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Trump reverses decision to slash funding for the special olympics. Track the abc afterschool special season 23 episodes. Underprivileged and troubled teens join the trapper creek jobs corp in montana to learn a trade, work in the wilderness and achieve a solid work ethic. The abc weekend special is a weekly 30minute anthology tv series for children that aired saturday mornings on abc from 1977 to 1997.
Season 23 guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. In fact, they aired until the fall 1995spring 1996 season, which was the 25th and last season for the abc afterschool specials. The show was preceded by 4 specials originally billed as. The episodes featured on after school specials 8286 vol 6 are as follows. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The abc afterschool special season 22 episode 1 love hurts. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from. Abc weekend specials was a halfhour series that ran on saturday afternoons for 20 seasons from september 10, 1977 to august 30, 1997. Abc weekend special is abc weekend special on netflix. For anyone who was a kid or young teenager in the 70s, the dvd series of abc s after school specials will be the first time youve seen these in over twentyfive years which is hard for me to believe, because i remember so many of them so clearly. This cute story centers around an insecure 6th grader, duffy moon played by ike eisenmann, whose discovery of cosmic awareness leads him on a journey to selfdiscovery and confidence that he can do anything. Abc afterschool special season 22 episodes watch on kodi. Cbs schoolbreak special is an american anthology series for teenagers that aired on cbs from april 1980 to january 1996.
One day an angel grants her that wish, by giving her a new image every day. Popular videos abc afterschool special abc afterschool special topic. Nowhere in the episodes that aired between 1972 and 1997 did abc cover gay teens. Below is a complete abc afterschool special episode list that spans the shows. Salvage 1 1979 abc s pilot movie part 12 video dailymotion. Abc afterschool special season 4 episodes watch on kodi.
All abc afterschool special episodes list of abc afterschool. It must be love fawn story the shamans last raid the amazing cosmic awareness of duffy moon me and dads new wife blind sunday dear lovey hart. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials flashbak. A highschool sophomore has her reputation tarnished by some male students who scrawl malicious graffiti about her in the boys restroom. Animated special about a father and son who go hunting, and debate whether or not to kill an eskimo curlew, which may become and may now be extinct. After school specials 18th emergency summer of swans martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. This multi award winning show ran for 25 seasons from 1972 to 1997 totaling.
Nov 21, 2014 the miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials. Jun 09, 2011 abc afterschool specials june 9, 2011 10. The abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from 1972 to 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Curated video from 80s and 90s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesheating virus. High school narc, a 22yearold police officer michael e. Jodie foster extremely rare abc afterschool special. A list of programs and specials that aired as part of the abc afterschool special.
Allison smiths career started on broadway at the age of nine, in the original production of evita. Abc afterschool specials april 24, 1985 sponsor plug. One of the upstairs rooms was supposedly inhabiting a ghost by the name of jamie bly, who was a young boy who burned in the room years before. Watch all 6 the abc afterschool special episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. This is a collection of transferred vhs tapes that were donated to the internet archive. His 26 productions have won numerous awards and prizes including 18 emmys three blue ribbons in the american film festival the peabody award and first second and third prize in the chicago film festival in the same year an honor which has never since. When after school specials made gay people seem notso.
The series began under the title cbs afternoon playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 85 season. The abc afterschool special season 1 episode guide on tv. Abc afterschool specials television academy interviews. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. The dorothy stratten story, and lance guest the last starfighter. Abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. Abc after school specials 1975 screamers retro flashbacks. The abc afterschool special series enjoyed a 25year run, ending in 1997. Reading, writing, and reefer 1979 after school special by. It featured a wide variety of stories that were both liveaction and animated. High school narc clip 1985 afterschool special with nancy travis, viggo mortensen. With lance kerwin, samaria graham, mara hobel, alexa kenin. When after school specials made gay people seem notsospecial.
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