P shown above, favorites include the red room riddle, the ghost of thomas kempe, the jokes on mr. Abc after school specials 197476 abc after school specials 197677 abc after school specials 197879. Today, many of the episodes are preserved for eternity on dvd. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenager.
Track the abc afterschool special season 12 episodes. Over the limit is the fifth episode of the eighteenth season of abc afterschool specials, and the one hundred twentysecond episode overall starring. 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. Unfortunately for my hopes to get anything done that day, two of my personal favorites swiftly followed. The abc afterschool special season episode 2 out of step.
The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of. For more than 25 years, the after school specials educated and entertained young tv viewers while dealing with issues that included child abuse, teen pregnancy, drug addiction, aides, hate crimes, students rights, sexual harassment, anorexia, homelessness, divorce. The weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and actresses like joaquin phoenix and jodie foster before they were famous. Little starring richard more news with les nessman sanders, the. Watch the abc afterschool special season 12, episode 5 the great love experiment. The abc afterschool special tv show season 3 episodes list. If you had asked me the chances of it coming to dvd yesterday, i. After school specials 18th emergency summer of swans martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. Tired of receiving hand me downs from her sister, an 11yearold girl secretly borrows her bicycle, which then gets stolen by somebody else.
Watch the abc afterschool special season 12, episode 2 the hand me down kid. The laser sounds in the big event theme are especially choice. Click this link to tv shows on dvd to find out which shows have been included in the two volumes that have already been released and in the four scheduled to come. But will fear of failure keep her from auditioning. At school she meets her new english teacher who looks closely like the soapopera star.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Available now for the first time on home video and dvd at an affordable price. Though new episodes were being made as recently as 1997, i stopped watching probably a decade earlier, right around the time the day my kid went punk aired. Stars melissa sue anderson, katy kurtzman, sparky marcus, pamela nelson, william bassett and more. A modern fairy tale s14e02 is the second episode of season fourteen of the abc. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials. A modern fairy tale s14e02 is the second episode of season fourteen of the abc afterschool special released on wed oct.
The abc afterschool special an acclaimed series of daytime specials for young people that explores a range of topical issues, including sex, substance abuse, race relations and divorce. Several of abcs afterschool specials from the mid1970s have been released on dvd and in nifty packages that resemble the trapper keepers we all carried to school back then. 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. The dance fight is odd for so many reasons not the least of which is the fact that all of the bad guys are wearing very feminine purple outfits. The abc afterschool special tv show season 12 episodes list. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s usedwigs. Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and a. An aspiring teenager lisa dancer gets the chance to try out for a dance troupe. In fact, they aired until the fall 1995spring 1996 season, which was the 25th and last season for the abc afterschool specials. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from october 4, 1972, to january 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays.
Abc afterschool specials 1 include characters seth 1 bobbie 1 include relationships include additional tags drama 1 character development 1 other tags to include exclude. With lance kerwin, samaria graham, mara hobel, alexa kenin. Abc afterschool special featured stories about tough topics and family issues in an entertaining format. Larry elikann 18 episodes, 19731980 arthur allan seidelman 5 episodes, 19791981 richard c. What really got me to be honest was the way cool packaging of the dvd with the locker case that flips open to show the dvds inside. Nov 21, 2014 the weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. Before the little rascals, sam saletta started out in show business, doing tv commercials and voiceovers, with his debut in an episode of abc afterschool specials in 1993. After playing the main bully, butch, in rascals, saletta maintained a busy acting career with parts in films and tv series throughout the 90s and 2000s.
Abc afterschool special daddys girl alicia elise neal, 16, and younger brother blake sharif rashed know nothing but what they remember about their longgone dad, and hardworking. The abc afterschool special tv show season 12 episodes. Jun 22, 2011 abc afterschool specials 1 include characters seth 1 bobbie 1 include relationships include additional tags drama 1 character development 1 other tags to. Abc after school special please dont hit me mom by ale correia. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various educational shows that were shown in the afternoon, occasionally. Abc afterschool specials television academy interviews. 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. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. The abc afterschool special series enjoyed a 25year run, ending in 1997. Abc after school specials 1975 screamers retro flashbacks. 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. Nov 16, 2004 several of abc s afterschool specials from the mid1970s have been released on dvd and in nifty packages that resemble the trapper keepers we all carried to school back then.
Two releases, totalling 8 abc after school specials, are coming to dvd on october 12, according to tvshows. When after school specials made gay people seem notso. But its not to be outdone by the skating rink, which gives a glimpse into the widespread issue plaguing american teenagers of the late. Abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that. An early abc afterschool speical about an imaginative and determined 14yearold puerto rican boy who builds a sailing ship to sail around central park. The abc afterschool special season 12 episode 2 the handmedown kid. Anyone who grew up in the preinternet age is bound to remember the 4 p. One of the things i originally intended to do with this blog is rewatch the abc afterschool specials, or at least, as many as youtube has available. Curated video from 80s and 90s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesheating virus. 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. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. A high school girl has a crush on a soapopera star but she thinks she is in love with him. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s written by jeff lyons.
The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials flashbak. May 31, 2009 this feature is not available right now. I used to watch this as a kid, and i thought i was the only one who ever heard of it. The best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything from bullying to divorcing parents.
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