Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenager. Sensing his mom is lonely and looking for companionship, a yearold places a personal ad for the perfect guy add image. All you need is an internetconnected foxtel iq or you can download the free. Abc afterschool special featured stories about tough topics and family issues in an entertaining format. The abc afterschool special series enjoyed a 25year run, ending in 1997. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various. The abc afterschool special season episode 1 summer switch.
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. 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. Pages in category abc afterschool special episodes the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. A young puerto rican new york boy thinks his mother wants to move back to her homeland, so he takes a job as an errand boy for a smalltime hood to pay for the move back to her caribbean homeland. A contemporary remake of cinderella aimed at a preteen audience, for an abc american broadcasting company afterschool special. 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. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. 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.
Abc afterschool specials s 01 e 02 follow the north star air date. Watch the abc afterschool special season , episode 5 i want to go home. I had forgotten their existence up until that moment, yet i began shouting out lines verbatim at my computer screen. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
The 18th emergency originally aired 011674, and stars christian juttner, lance kerwin, and jim sage. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. 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. When after school specials made gay people seem notso. The riddle of dyslexia, airing as an abc afterschool specials presentation wednesday, march 7, 1984 4. Abc afterschool specials less than ten dollars if you order here. Jodie foster extremely rare abc afterschool special. A young boy helps his friend escape slavery through the underground railway external download links. Usa abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. By season three, the specials were largely made up of topical content.
Curated video from 80s and 90s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesheating virus. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s usedwigs. Usa abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. Abc after school specials 1975 screamers retro flashbacks. Watch the abc afterschool special season, episode 5 i want to go home. Brad ages 18 1 episode, 1987 timothy owen waldrip mark davis 1 episode, 1987 reed diamond gary farrell 1 episode, 1988 katherine kamhi. The specials were generally broadcast four to six times during the school year, pre.
The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials flashbak. May 31, 2009 this feature is not available right now. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. High school narc clip 1985 afterschool special with nancy travis, viggo mortensen. Aug 04, 2018 for those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these. 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. Abc afterschool special a family again 1988 ricki lake. Kids growing up in my generation got to see the likes of anthony kiedis. 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. Lonely rich kid is suddenly granted seven wishes from a genie. For those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these. The weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. 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. At the moment no download links are available, please check another time maybe.
I used to watch this as a kid, and i thought i was the only one who ever heard of it. Hopefully you will get all tingly inside when you hear some of these marvelous and majestic tv special themes from your past. All abc afterschool special episodes list of abc afterschool. The best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything from bullying to divorcing parents. Abc afterschool specials hit their zenith or nadir with the day my kid went punk, a punksploitation show to rival the chips rip and destroy episode.
Jun 09, 2011 abc afterschool specials june 9, 2011 10. A yearold boy has a crush on a cheerleader at his school and dreams up creative ways to try. 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. The laser sounds in the big event theme are especially choice. Actor peter horton directed this tale of four high school friends lance guest, val kilmer, michelle pfeiffer and mare winningham who find their lives changed forever, when one of them drives drunk with devastating results.
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. With lance kerwin, samaria graham, mara hobel, alexa kenin. Ken kwapis directed this adaptation of mary rodgerss novel about a man who magically switches personalities with his son, and about the comical chaos that ensues. A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media.
Today, many of the episodes are preserved for eternity on dvd. In fact, they aired until the fall 1995spring 1996 season, which was the 25th and last season for the abc afterschool specials. An abc american broadcasting company afterschool special, about an overworked housewife, who, as the title suggests, goes on strike, in order to persuade the rest of her family to share household chores. Frustrated and ashamed because he cant read or write, he takes out his anger by defacing a school hallway in backwards. Abc after school special please dont hit me mom by ale correia. 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.
Two releases, totalling 8 abc after school specials, are coming to dvd on october 12, according to tvshows. The abc afterschool special tv show season episodes. Tv time the abc afterschool special s14e02 cindy eller. 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. Were a badass a cappella group from the claremont colleges. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from. Fabulous packaging a long awaited release with more volumes on the way.
Abc afterschool specials season 1 episode 2 follow the. The adolescent act of rushing home after school to look up porn and masturbate on the singular family computer before the rest of the family returns home. 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. 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. Over the limit is the fifth episode of the eighteenth season of abc afterschool specials, and the one hundred twentysecond episode overall starring. The abc afterschool special season episode 7 one too many. 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. The abc after school specials were a great treat and as i was just 11 years. An aspiring teenager lisa dancer gets the chance to try out for a dance troupe. 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. 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. A dutch public broadcaster has organised a special online song contest where all.
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. Most people remember the day my kid went punk for its great tv guide ad, which. The abc afterschool special tv show season episodes list. After school specials 18th emergency summer of swans martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials.
My oldest two children are a son and a daughter age, and they both have sat endlessly. 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 best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything. P shown above, favorites include the red room riddle, the ghost of thomas kempe, the jokes on mr. The abc afterschool special season episode 2 out of step. A highschool senior named hae min lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in baltimore county, maryland. Abc afterschool specials dont touch by forlisabonet. Little starring richard more news with les nessman sanders, the. A list of programs and specials that aired as part of the abc afterschool special. A modern fairy tale s14e02 is the second episode of season fourteen of the abc afterschool special released on wed oct 09, 1985. River phoenix stars as young brian ellsworth, who suffers from an undiagnosed case of the reading disorder dyslexia.
In the skating rink, a teen skater overcomes shyness borne out of stuttering. Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and actresses like joaquin phoenix and jodie foster before they were famous. Foxtel on demand access amazing shows, ready anytime you like. If you had asked me the chances of it coming to dvd yesterday, i.
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. Available now for the first time on home video and dvd at an affordable price. But will fear of failure keep her from auditioning. My oldest two children are a son and a daughter age, and they both have sat. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s written by jeff lyons. 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. The magical mystery trip through little reds head episode.
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