The ABC Afterschool Special

(10/04/1972–01/23/1997)

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ABC (US)60 min

The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired in the late afternoon on week days. Most episodes were 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. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards during its 25-year run.
In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD. The DVDs are currently out of print.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Last of the Curlews

October 04, 1972 at 09:00 PM

S01E02

Follow the North Star

November 01, 1972 at 10:00 PM

S01E03

Santiago's Ark

December 06, 1972 at 10:00 PM

S01E04

William: The Life, Works, and Times of William Shakespeare

January 03, 1973 at 10:00 PM

S01E05

The Incredible, Indelible Magical, Physical Mystery Trip

February 07, 1973 at 10:00 PM

S01E06

Alexander

April 04, 1973 at 10:00 PM

Season 2

S02E01

Rookie of the Year

October 03, 1973 at 09:00 PM

S02E02

My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel

November 28, 1973 at 10:00 PM

S02E03

Pssst! Hammerman's After You

January 16, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S02E04

Cyrano

March 06, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S02E05

The Runaways

March 27, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S02E06

The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head

May 15, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S02E07

The Crazy Comedy Concert

June 05, 1974 at 09:00 PM

Season 3

S03E01

Sara's Summer of the Swans

October 02, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S03E02

The Bridge of Adam Rush

October 23, 1974 at 09:00 PM

S03E03

Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign

November 06, 1974 at 10:00 PM

S03E04

The Toothpaste Millionaire

November 27, 1974 at 10:00 PM

S03E05

The Skating Rink

February 05, 1975 at 10:00 PM

S03E06

Me and My Dad's New Wife

February 18, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S03E07

The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing

April 27, 1975 at 09:00 PM

Season 4

S04E01

It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb)

October 08, 1975 at 09:00 PM

S04E02

Fawn Story

October 22, 1975 at 09:00 PM

S04E03

The Shaman's Last Raid

November 19, 1975 at 10:00 PM

S04E04

The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon

February 04, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S04E05

Me & Dad's New Wife

February 18, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S04E06

Blind Sunday

April 21, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S04E07

Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate

May 19, 1976 at 09:00 PM

Season 5

S05E01

Francesca, Baby

October 06, 1976 at 09:00 PM

S05E02

P.J. and the President's Son

November 10, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S05E03

Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid

December 01, 1976 at 10:00 PM

S05E04

My Mom's Having a Baby

February 16, 1977 at 10:00 PM

S05E05

The Horrible Honchos

March 09, 1977 at 10:00 PM

S05E06

Very Good Friends

April 06, 1977 at 10:00 PM

Season 6

S06E01

Hewitt's Just Different

October 12, 1977 at 09:00 PM

S06E02

The Pinballs

October 26, 1977 at 09:00 PM

S06E03

Trouble River

November 12, 1977 at 10:00 PM

S06E04

It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire

March 08, 1978 at 10:00 PM

S06E05

The Rag-Tag Champs

March 22, 1978 at 10:00 PM

S06E06

Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me

April 05, 1978 at 10:00 PM

S06E07

It's a Mile from Here to Glory

May 05, 1978 at 09:00 PM

Season 7

S07E01

One of a Kind

September 07, 1978 at 09:00 PM

S07E02

Thank You, Jackie Robinson

October 11, 1978 at 09:00 PM

S07E03

Gaucho

October 25, 1978 at 09:00 PM

S07E04

Dinky Hocker

December 12, 1978 at 10:00 PM

S07E05

Make-Believe Marriage

February 14, 1979 at 10:00 PM

S07E06

The Terrible Secret

March 07, 1979 at 10:00 PM

S07E07

The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid

May 09, 1979 at 09:00 PM

Season 8

S08E01

Which Mother is Mine?

September 26, 1979 at 09:00 PM

S08E02

A Movie Star's Daughter

October 10, 1979 at 09:00 PM

S08E03

A Special Gift

October 24, 1979 at 09:00 PM

S08E04

The Late Great Me

November 14, 1979 at 10:00 PM

S08E05

The Heartbreak Winner

February 13, 1980 at 10:00 PM

S08E06

Where Do Teenagers Come From?

March 05, 1980 at 10:00 PM

S08E07

What Are Best Friends For?

March 19, 1980 at 10:00 PM

Season 9

S09E01

A Family of Strangers

September 24, 1980 at 09:00 PM

S09E02

Schoolboy Father

October 15, 1980 at 09:00 PM

S09E03

The Gymnast

October 29, 1980 at 10:00 PM

S09E04

Stoned

November 12, 1980 at 10:00 PM

S09E05

A Matter of Time

February 11, 1981 at 10:00 PM

S09E06

Run, Don't Walk

March 04, 1981 at 10:00 PM

S09E07

My Mother Was Never a Kid

March 19, 1981 at 10:00 PM

Season 10

S10E01

She Drinks a Little

September 23, 1981 at 09:00 PM

S10E02

Starstruck

October 14, 1981 at 09:00 PM

S10E03

Tough Girl

October 28, 1981 at 10:00 PM

S10E04

The Color of Friendship

November 11, 1981 at 10:00 PM

S10E05

The Unforgivable Secret

February 10, 1982 at 10:00 PM

S10E06

Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (The Night Swimmers)

March 03, 1982 at 10:00 PM

S10E07

Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother

April 07, 1982 at 10:00 PM

Season 11

S11E01

Amy and the Angel

September 22, 1982 at 09:00 PM

S11E02

Two Loves for Jenny

October 27, 1982 at 09:00 PM

S11E03

A Very Delicate Matter

November 10, 1982 at 10:00 PM

S11E04

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

January 19, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S11E05

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

February 09, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S11E06

Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?

March 16, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S11E07

But It's Not My Fault

March 23, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S11E08

The Wave

March 30, 1983 at 10:00 PM

Season 12

S12E01

It's No Crush, I'm in Love

September 21, 1983 at 09:00 PM

S12E02

The Hand-Me-Down Kid

October 19, 1983 at 09:00 PM

S12E03

The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid

November 09, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S12E04

Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy

December 07, 1983 at 10:00 PM

S12E05

The Great Love Experiment

February 08, 1984 at 10:00 PM

S12E06

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

March 17, 1984 at 10:00 PM

S12E07

The Hero Who Couldn't Read

April 18, 1984 at 10:00 PM

Season 13

S13E01

Summer Switch

September 19, 1984 at 09:00 PM

S13E02

Out of Step

October 10, 1984 at 09:00 PM

S13E03

The Almost Royal Family

October 24, 1984 at 09:00 PM

S13E04

Mom's on Strike

November 14, 1984 at 10:00 PM

S13E05

I Want to Go Home

February 13, 1985 at 10:00 PM

S13E06

First the Egg

March 06, 1985 at 10:00 PM

S13E07

One Too Many

May 21, 1985 at 09:00 PM

Season 14

S14E01

No Greater Gift

September 11, 1985 at 09:00 PM

S14E02

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

October 09, 1985 at 09:00 PM

S14E03

Don't Touch

November 06, 1985 at 10:00 PM

S14E04

High School Narc

December 04, 1985 at 10:00 PM

S14E05

Can a Guy Say No?

February 12, 1986 at 10:00 PM

S14E06

Are You My Mother?

March 05, 1986 at 10:00 PM

S14E07

Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge

March 19, 1986 at 10:00 PM

Season 15

S15E01

A Desperate Exit

September 17, 1986 at 09:00 PM

S15E02

Wanted: The Perfect Guy

October 01, 1986 at 09:00 PM

S15E03

Teen Father

October 22, 1986 at 09:00 PM

S15E04

The Gift of Amazing Grace

November 19, 1986 at 10:00 PM

S15E05

Supermom's Daughter

February 18, 1987 at 10:00 PM

S15E06

Divorced Kids' Blues

March 04, 1987 at 10:00 PM

S15E07

Class Act: A Teacher's Story

March 18, 1987 at 10:00 PM

S15E08

Read Between the Lines

June 03, 1987 at 09:00 PM

Season 16

S16E01

Just a Regular Kid: An A.I.D.S. Story

September 09, 1987 at 09:00 PM

S16E02

The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

September 23, 1987 at 09:00 PM

S16E03

The Day My Kid Went Punk

October 23, 1987 at 09:00 PM

S16E04

Seasonal Differences

December 02, 1987 at 10:00 PM

S16E05

The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me

January 20, 1988 at 10:00 PM

S16E06

Daddy Can't Read

March 16, 1988 at 10:00 PM

Season 17

S17E01

Date Rape

September 15, 1988 at 09:00 PM

S17E02

A Family Again

October 15, 1988 at 09:00 PM

S17E03

Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend

October 26, 1988 at 09:00 PM

S17E04

Taking a Stand

January 19, 1989 at 10:00 PM

S17E05

Just Tipsy, Honey

March 16, 1989 at 10:00 PM

S17E06

The Cheats

March 30, 1989 at 10:00 PM

S17E07

Torn Between Two Fathers

April 20, 1989 at 09:00 PM

Season 18

S18E01

My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He?

September 14, 1989 at 09:00 PM

S18E02

Private Affairs

October 26, 1989 at 09:00 PM

S18E03

A Town's Revenge

November 30, 1989 at 10:00 PM

S18E04

All That Glitters

January 25, 1990 at 10:00 PM

S18E05

Over the Limit

February 22, 1990 at 10:00 PM

S18E06

The Perfect Date

April 19, 1990 at 09:00 PM

Season 19

S19E01

A Question About Sex

September 13, 1990 at 09:00 PM

S19E02

Testing Dirty

October 18, 1990 at 09:00 PM

S19E03

Stood Up

December 06, 1990 at 10:00 PM

S19E04

The Less Than Perfect Daughter

January 24, 1991 at 10:00 PM

S19E05

It's Only Rock & Roll

March 21, 1991 at 10:00 PM

Season 20

S20E01

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

September 18, 1991 at 09:00 PM

S20E02

Summer Stories: The Mall (1)

March 19, 1992 at 10:00 PM

S20E03

Summer Stories: The Mall (2)

April 02, 1992 at 10:00 PM

S20E04

Summer Stories: The Mall (3)

April 16, 1992 at 09:00 PM

Season 21

S21E01

Surviving a Break-up

October 01, 1992 at 09:00 PM

S21E02

Shades of a Single Protein

January 28, 1993 at 10:00 PM

S21E03

Learning Not to Hurt

March 18, 1993 at 10:00 PM

S21E04

Girlfriend

April 15, 1993 at 09:00 PM

Season 22

S22E01

Love Hurts

September 16, 1993 at 09:00 PM

S22E02

Montana Crossroads

December 09, 1993 at 10:00 PM

S22E03

I Hate the Way I Look

March 21, 1994 at 10:00 PM

S22E04

Jacqi's Dilemma

May 02, 1994 at 09:00 PM

Season 23

S23E01

Boys Will Be Boys

September 15, 1994 at 09:00 PM

S23E02

The Magical Makeover

December 08, 1994 at 10:00 PM

S23E03

Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About

March 16, 1995 at 10:00 PM

S23E04

Notes for My Daughter

April 06, 1995 at 09:00 PM

S23E05

Long Road Home

May 25, 1995 at 09:00 PM

Season 24

S24E01

Fast Forward

September 21, 1995 at 09:00 PM

S24E02

Positive: A Journey Into A.I.D.S.

December 07, 1995 at 10:00 PM

S24E03

Just Chill

January 24, 1996 at 10:00 PM

S24E04

Educating Mom

March 14, 1996 at 10:00 PM

S24E05

Daddy's Girl

April 18, 1996 at 09:00 PM

S24E06

Through Thick & Thin

June 11, 1996 at 09:00 PM

Season 25

S25E01

Too Soon for Jeff

September 12, 1996 at 09:00 PM

S25E02

Me and My Hormones

October 24, 1996 at 09:00 PM

S25E03

Teenage Confidential

December 05, 1996 at 10:00 PM

S25E04

Miracle at Trapper Creek

January 23, 1997 at 10:00 PM