RateGuy Fraumeni
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ABC Afterschool Special
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MovieNerd ScoreDramatically 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.
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Episodes
Specials
1 episode
S0 E1 · Afterschool Special Clip Reel of the Stars' Highlighted Moments
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Season 1
6 episodes
S1 E1 · Last of the Curlews
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S1 E2 · Follow the North Star
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S1 E3 · Santiago's Ark
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S1 E4 · William
Introduces William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.
S1 E5 · The Incredible, Indelible Magical, Physical Mystery Trip
A partially-animated special about two youngsters who are miniaturized, then travel through their Uncle's body to understand more about his health.
S1 E6 · Alexander
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Season 2
7 episodes
S2 E1 · Rookie of the Year
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S2 E2 · My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel
Divorce, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. The youngster - whose father has been ordered out of the house and is forced to take up permanent residence in a downtown hotel - is traumatized by the imminent divorce, and it is up to his loved ones to help him cope.
S2 E3 · Pssst! Hammerman's After You
A small-for-his-age sixth-grade student and his wild attempts to flee a bully after word gets around he thinks of him as a Neanderthal.
S2 E4 · Cyrano
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S2 E5 · The Runaways
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S2 E6 · The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head
Two youngsters are shrunk so they can enter their teenage sister's head, and discover how the mind works.
S2 E7 · The Crazy Comedy Concert
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Season 3
7 episodes
S3 E1 · Sara's Summer of the Swans
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S3 E2 · The Bridge of Adam Rush
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S3 E3 · Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign
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S3 E4 · The Toothpaste Millionaire
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S3 E5 · The Skating Rink
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S3 E6 · Santiago's America
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S3 E7 · The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing
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Season 4
7 episodes
S4 E1 · It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb)
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S4 E2 · The Fawn Story
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S4 E3 · The Shaman's Last Raid
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S4 E4 · The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon
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 self-discovery and confidence that he can do anything.
S4 E5 · Me and Dad's New Wife
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S4 E6 · Blind Sunday
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S4 E7 · Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate
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Season 5
6 episodes
S5 E1 · Francesca, Baby
Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
S5 E2 · P.J. and the President's Son
Update of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Delivery boy and President's son discover they are exact doubles of one another, and decide to swap identities.
S5 E3 · Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid
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S5 E4 · My Mom's Having a Baby
My Mom's Having a Baby is an American television teen comedy/documentary that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on February 16, 1977. The program would be historic as it was the first television program of its kind in the United States to showcase the pregnancy process and conception to young people, using a combination of animation and live action. The program was a co-production between Dick Clark Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
S5 E5 · The Horrible Honchos
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S5 E6 · Very Good Friends
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Season 6
7 episodes
S6 E1 · Hewitt's Just Different
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S6 E2 · The Pinballs
Three diverse kids with different outlooks on life are sent to a foster home until family problems can be worked out.
S6 E3 · Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird
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S6 E4 · It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire
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S6 E5 · The Rag-Tag Champs
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S6 E6 · Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me
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S6 E7 · It's a Mile from Here to Glory
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Season 7
6 episodes
S7 E1 · One of a Kind
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S7 E2 · A Home Run for Love
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S7 E3 · Gaucho
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S7 E4 · Make-Believe Marriage
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S7 E5 · The Terrible Secret
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S7 E6 · The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid
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Season 8
7 episodes
S8 E1 · Which Mother is Mine?
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S8 E2 · A Movie Star's Daughter
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S8 E4 · The Late Great Me
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S8 E5 · Dinky Hocker
Dinky Hocker is an American television teen comedy/drama that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on December 12, 1979. It was based on the 1972 novel Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack by M.E. Kerr.
S8 E6 · The Heartbreak Winner
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S8 E7 · Where Do Teenagers Come From?
Where Do Teenagers Come From? was an American television teen comedy/documentary that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on March 5, 1980. The live action/animation program was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and was a sequel to the 1977 program My Mom's Having a Baby. The special was notable for its signature song "Growing Up," written by Doug Goodwin.
S8 E8 · What Are Best Friends For?
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Season 9
7 episodes
S9 E1 · A Family of Strangers
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.
S9 E2 · Schoolboy Father
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
S9 E3 · The Gymnast
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S9 E4 · Stoned
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S9 E5 · A Matter of Time
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S9 E6 · Run, Don't Walk
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S9 E7 · My Mother Was Never a Kid
My Mother Was Never a Kid is an American television teen fantasy/comedy/drama that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on March 16, 1981. It was based on the 1977 Francine Pascal novel Hangin' Out With CiCi, which in turn was the first teen novel in the "Victoria Martin" trilogy series. It was also the first of two Pascal teen novels that were adapted into Afterschool Specials for the network, the other being The Hand-Me-Down Kid.
Season 10
7 episodes
S10 E1 · She Drinks a Little
""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.
S10 E2 · Starstruck
Aspiring teen folk singer is torn whether to continue her singing or to accept an educational scholarship.
S10 E3 · Tough Girl
After juvenile delinquent Renie Lake is caught dealing drugs in a stolen van, she is court ordered to live with her father and rigid step-family. Despite living with a family that seems to dislike her, she re-enrolls in High School and befriends a hearing-impaired girl.
S10 E4 · The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship is a 1981 film shown as part of the ABC Afterschool Special series. It's about the friendship between two 13-year-old boys, one black and one white, in a small town that has just started integrating its schools.
S10 E5 · The Unforgivable Secret
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S10 E6 · Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now
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S10 E7 · Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother
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Season 11
7 episodes
S11 E1 · Amy and the Angel
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S11 E2 · Two Loves for Jenny
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S11 E3 · A Very Delicate Matter
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S11 E4 · Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom is a TV episode that was nominated for Outstanding Children's Program in the 34th Primetime Emmy Awards.
S11 E6 · Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
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S11 E7 · But It's Not My Fault
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S11 E8 · The Wave
The Wave, is a short made-for-TV movie directed by Alex Grasshoff, based on Ron Jones' The Third Wave experiment. Though more prominently featured as an episode of the ABC Afterschool Special series, this show debuted October 4, 1981, almost two years before being featured in the Afterschool Special series. It starred Bruce Davison as the teacher Ben Ross, a character based on Jones. A novelization of the film The Wave, was released in the same year. Ron Jones' writings and Johnny Dawkins' screenplay were also basis of the 2008 German film The Wave
Season 12
7 episodes
S12 E1 · It's No Crush, I'm in Love
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S12 E2 · The Hand Me Down Kid
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S12 E3 · The Dog Days of Arthur Cane
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S12 E4 · Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
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S12 E5 · The Great Love Experiment
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S12 E6 · Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
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S12 E7 · The Hero Who Couldn't Read
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Season 13
6 episodes
S13 E1 · Summer Switch
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S13 E3 · The Almost Royal Family
The Almost Royal Family is an American television teen comedy that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on October 23, 1984. The program was based on the 1973 novel Meanwhile, Back At the Castle, by Hope Campbell.
S13 E4 · Mom's On Strike
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S13 E5 · I Want to Go Home
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S13 E6 · First the Egg
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S13 E7 · One Too Many
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Season 14
6 episodes
S14 E1 · No Greater Gift
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S14 E2 · Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
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S14 E3 · Don't Touch
A teen-aged girl named Karen Anderson suspects that Molly Stewart, the 6-year-old girl she is baby-sitting, is behaving quite strangely around an adult friend of the Stewarts. Turns out that the man is likely molesting Molly. Karen tries to bring the matter to the Stewarts' attention, but they only take action when it is almost too late. This special takes a look at child molestation and explores the warning signs people should notice.
S14 E4 · Can a Guy Say No?
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S14 E5 · Are You My Mother?
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S14 E6 · Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge
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Season 15
7 episodes
S15 E1 · A Desperate Exit
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S15 E2 · Wanted: The Perfect Guy
A teen-aged boy and his girlfriend secretly place personal ads for his divorced mother, Ellie, in an effort to find Mr. Right. The two screen potential dates, but none of them seem right for Ellie. In the end, it is Ellie who finds the man who she deems ""the perfect guy.
S15 E3 · Teen Father
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S15 E4 · The Gift of Amazing Grace
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S15 E5 · Supermom's Daughter
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S15 E6 · Divorced Kids' Blues
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S15 E7 · Class Act: A Teacher's Story
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Season 16
6 episodes
S16 E1 · Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
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S16 E2 · The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
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S16 E3 · The Day My Kid Went Punk
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S16 E4 · Seasonal Differences
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S16 E5 · The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me
Terrible Things My Mother Told Me is a 1988 TV film starring Nicole Andrews, Ita DeMarco, Carol Goodheart, Beth Howland and Stephen James. This TV film is about a 16-year-old girl who doesn't realize that her mother is emotionally and verbally abusive to her. It was directed by Susan Rohrer and written by John Alan Palmer, Christopher Whitesell and Susan Rohrer. It aired on ABC.
S16 E6 · Daddy Can't Read
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Season 17
7 episodes
S17 E1 · Date Rape
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S17 E2 · A Family Again
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S17 E3 · Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend
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S17 E4 · Taking a Stand
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S17 E5 · Just Tipsy, Honey
A teenage girl is in total denial about her mother's drinking problem.
S17 E6 · The Cheats
Three girls steal the answers to their final exam. When the headmistress finds out, she gives those responsible one-day to confess. After that anyone participating in the cover-up will be expelled.
S17 E7 · Torn Between Two Fathers
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Season 18
3 episodes
S18 E1 · My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He?
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.
S18 E5 · Over the Limit
High school student Matt Thompson (Keith Coogan) must decide whether or not to come forward with the truth about a tragic drunk-driving accident. Co-starring Sam Rockwell.
S18 E6 · The Perfect Date
A 16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.
Season 19
4 episodes
S19 E1 · A Question About Sex
A Question About Sex is a TV episode of ABC Afterschool Special.
S19 E2 · Testing Dirty
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S19 E3 · Stood Up
A teen-aged girl attempts to get even with her boyfriend who stood her up on prom night by suing him for the cost of the dress. When the small claims court docket is full, she takes her case to a high school student court.
S19 E4 · The Less Than Perfect Daughter
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Season 20
4 episodes
S20 E1 · Summer Stories: The Mall (1)
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S20 E2 · Summer Stories: The Mall (2)
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S20 E3 · Summer Stories: The Mall (3)
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S20 E4 · Shades of a Single Protein
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Season 21
4 episodes
S21 E1 · Love Hurts
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S21 E2 · Montana Crossroads
An art student enters the breach between her controlling mother and her stubborn, aging grandfather during a stay at her grandfather's Montana ranch.
S21 E3 · I Hate the Way I Look
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S21 E4 · Jacqi's Dilemma
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Season 22
4 episodes
S22 E1 · Boys Will Be Boys
A high-school sophomore has her reputation tarnished by some male students who scrawl malicious graffiti about her in the boys' restroom.
S22 E2 · The Magical Makeover
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S22 E3 · Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About
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S22 E4 · Notes for My Daughter
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Season 23
4 episodes
S23 E1 · Fast Forward
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S23 E3 · Educating Mom
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S23 E4 · Daddy's Girl
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S23 E5 · Through Thick & Thin
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Season 24
2 episodes
S24 E1 · Too Soon for Jeff
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S24 E2 · Positive: A Journey Into AIDS
Positive: A Journey Into AIDS is a 1995 documentary directed by Eamon Harrington and John Watkin. It was produced for the ABC Afterschool Special series. It followed actors Michael Sutton and Kimberly McCullough, who played Stone Cates and Robin Scorpio, respectively, as they researched HIV and AIDS for their roles as HIV+ teenagers on the long-running ABC daytime serial General Hospital.
Season 25
4 episodes
S25 E1 · Too Soon for Jeff
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S25 E2 · Me and My Hormones
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S25 E3 · Teenage Confidential
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S25 E4 · Miracle at Trapper Creek
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