ABC Afterschool Special
1972
📺 25 Seasons
🎬 147 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
A widower's two teen-aged daughters resent their father's remarriage to a single mother, especially since the woman's 12-year-old daughter (who is several years younger) will now compete for the parents attention. This special focuses on the parents' attempts to unite the new stepsisters into a loving family.
Season 10
""She Drinks a Little"" ... or does she a lot, lot more? That's what Cindy's friends try to convince her as she denies that her mother may be a flat-out alcoholic. Eventually, Cindy sees that her mother indeed has a serious drinking problem and needs help. This ABC Afterschool Special showcases Alateen, the national support group for teenagers with alcoholic family members.
Season 11
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
A 16-year-old high school student tries to cope with his schizophrenic father's behavior, which takes its toll on his schoolwork, activities and reputation.
Season 19
A Question About Sex is a TV episode of ABC Afterschool Special.
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
A high-school sophomore has her reputation tarnished by some male students who scrawl malicious graffiti about her in the boys' restroom.
Season 23
Season 24
Season 25
Network
ABC
Keywords
anthology